Not one of Mike Shanahan's major decisions over the past twelve months has worked out well. You have the most expensive defensive player in the league, so naturally you switch to a defensive scheme that minimizes his impact and alienates him. (BTW, Haynesworth's behavior this year has been reprehensible and is not excused by Shanahan's managerial incompetence -- even his teammates hate him.) You had one of the best defenses in the NFL last year, so naturally you hire a new defensive coordinator who wants to install an all-new defensive scheme, and predictably your defense is one of the worst in the league. One of your division rivals offers to unload their "star" QB on you, which suggests they know something you don't, and you jump at the opportunity and trade a relatively high draft choice for him -- and now, you're benching that QB after a predictably ineffective season. Oh, and in a shameless display of nepotism that would get you lectured if not fired at every major U.S. company, you hired you own son as offensive coordinator. You didn't interview people for the job, you just hired your own kid. True, Kyle Shanahan ran a respectable offense in Houston, but there he had a good QB and the best WR in the league, and played in a dome. Predictably, this hire also hasn't worked out in D.C. And now you are turning to Sexy Rexy, who conclusively demonstrated with the Bears that he cannot be an effective starting NFL quarterback. Shanahan had a great career, but his ego has now exceeded his talent, and his team is now a joke.
Dammit.