Mike Shanahan
Former Broncos and Redskins HC Mike Shanahan said he was โcloseโ to returning to coaching after speaking with John Elway following the 2017 season.
However, Shanahan explained that he had to be โon the same pageโ with everyone on their staff.
โI was close, I was close,โโ Shanahan said, via ESPN.com. โOne thing that has to happen is you all have to be on the same page. One thing youโve got to make sure of when you are a head football coach that the owner, the GM, the quarterback are all on the same page. And if it doesnโt happen the chances of you winning the Super Bowl arenโt very good. โฆ I had a great conversation with John as everybody knows, it didnโt work out, sometimes it works out for the right reasons.โ
โYou always miss coaching, but itโs been five years,โ Shanahan added. โI made the decision a long time ago, right when I got fired (by the Redskins), I said if I didnโt get the right job right away, where you had a chance to win a Super Bowl, that I was probably going to do what Iโm doing, being a dad, kind of following your son, the organization, being a part of it.โ
Broncos
Regarding the Broncos playing poorly in their scrimmage this week against the 49ers, RB Phillip Lindsay said their offense entered with the wrong mentality.
โI think we went into it as this was going to be a practice,โ said Lindsay, via Mike Klis. โThey came into it as a game. And they shocked us a little bit. We didnโt get knocked down but we got stung. We regrouped and you see us out there today?โ
Broncos GM John Elway pointed out that the team is a โbit thinโ on their offensive lineโs depth.
โI think weโre better there. Obviously, we have to continue to work and weโre a little bit thin there,โ said Elway, via Ryan OโHalloran.
- Broncos HC Vic Fangio said LB Von Miller is experiencing โminor knee soreness,โ but could still play in Monday nightโs preseason game against the 49ers (Mike Klis)
- Fangio added that Broncos CB Horace Richardson is dealing with a lingering back issue. (Nicki Jhabvala)
- Broncos CB Dymonte Thomas was fined $28,075 for unnecessary roughness in their preseason game against the Seahawks. (Tom Pelissero)
Raiders
Raiders QB Derek Carr said Antonio Brown has had โno mental errorsโ during walkthroughs despite missing the majority of training camp so far.
โHe has great recall. He had no mental errors. You can tell heโs been studying,โ said Carr, via Vic Tafur of The Athletic.
Raiders HC Jon Gruden added that Brown showed โgreat retentionโ during his walkthroughs and expects him to return to practice in the near future.
โHe took all the reps today in our walkthrough. He showed great retention and weโll see what happens here with this afternoon; weโre going to have a walkthrough today as wellโฆso weโll pick it up tomorrow,โ said Gruden, via Paul Gutierrez.
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