3 starts (0-3)
Completion % = 60.6 (80/132)
858 yrds - 2 TD - 4 INT - 72.1
16 sacks
Rex Grossman ('10-'13) "Giant Douche"
16 starts (6-10)
Completion % = 57.4% (339/591)
4035 yrds – 23 TD - 24 INT – 74.4
34 sacks - 3 Game Winning Drives
John Beck and Rex Grossman were The Shanahan All-Stars. The two quarterbacks that the Shanahans tried to peddle on the Redskins fan base by intimating that their system was so superior that they could have anyone run it and be successful, and they were not too far off. But as the saying goes; almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. The Shanahans' system only worked as well as the talent level of their two starting quarterbacks, which they quickly found out was like voting for the new South Park School Mascot. But their talent had been fairly high at some points in their respective careers, so the Shanahans thought they could rekindle that magic.
Rex Grossman came to the Redskins with a much more storied resume. Grossman was redshirted at Florida in 1999 and won the starting job midway through the 2000 season. He would go on to throw for 9,164 yards and 77 touchdowns as a starter and lose the 2001 Heisman Trophy to Eric Crouch in one of the closest Heisman votes in history. He was drafted in the First Round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Bears, but his inexperience and injuries caused him to start only 7 games between 2003-2005. Lovie Smith named Grossman the starter for the 2006 season, and he would start all 16 games and lose to Peyton Manning and the Colts in Super Bowl XLI. The next two seasons, however, saw Grossman make only 12 starts due to injuries and poor ball security. He was released by the Bears after the 2008 season, but as luck would have it he was signed by the Texans in 2009 where his offensive coordinator was none other than Kyle Shanahan. He would spend one season with the Texans before following Kyle to Washington to back up Donovan McNabb in 2010, where he would take over for McNabb in the last three games of the season going 1-2.
John Beck's career was characterized by gaps in playing time. Beck went on his Mormon Mission after graduating high school in 1999, so he would be a true freshman at BYU at the age of 22 in 2003 and become only the second true freshman in BYU's history to start at quarterback. He would start for the Cougars every year after that attaining All-Mountain West honors along the way. In his senior season Beck led the Cougars to a 10-2 record and gave BYU it's first bowl win since 1996. He was drafted in the second round by Miami in 2007 but he would only get four starts with the Dolphins in two seasons, all of which he lost. Beck was released by the Dolphins and spent the entire 2009 season on the Ravens' bench. It looked like another year in Baltimore for Beck until the Redskins......traded?!........for John Beck in August of 2010 after Mike Shanahan was unimpressed with Colt Brennan. Beck was the third string quarterback for the entire 2010 season.
Enter 2011 with Grossman and Beck being the only quarterbacks on the Redskins roster after McNabb was unceremoniously traded, and Mike and Kyle Shanahan were ready to unleash their collective genius on the NFL. And for the first four games it was working. The Redskins went 3-1 in their first four games behind Rex Grossman, but Grossman showed his propensity for throwing bad interceptions at inopportune times that made the games closer than need be and costing the Redskins a victory against Dallas. Those interceptions caught up with Grossman after he threw four, that's right, FOUR interceptions before halftime against the Eagles in Week 6 and he was replaced by John Beck. Beck would lose that game, and the next three games, before Mike and Kyle realized they had to sit the Turd Sandwich and put the Giant Douche back in; but it didn't matter. Grossman would only win two of the next eight games and the Redskins would have yet another disappointing season.
The 2011 season was somewhat of a conundrum. The Shanahan apologists pointed to the season stats, and they did provoke some feelings that the Shanahans' system may have just been lacking a competent quarterback. As a team in 2011, the Redskins threw for 3773 yards which ranked them 14th in the NFL. They also ran for 1614 yards, of which 1489 of those yards came from four running backs. If that total came from one running back it would have been second only to Maurice Jones-Drew that season. The Shanahan detractors noted the hubris of the Shanahan's to think that this "starter by committee" on offense would work, and that we needed more focus on consistency and ball security.
Whatever the reason for the failure, after the 2011 season John Beck would be let go and sign with the Texans. He would be released in October 2012 and never be on another NFL roster having never won a single start in his NFL career. Rex Grossman would spend two more seasons as the Redskins third string quarterback, but he would never take another snap after the 2011 season. He was released by the Redskins after the 2013 season and he would follow Kyle Shanahan yet again. This time it was to Cleveland, but Grossman was cut before the season started. He is currently not on an NFL roster. The Shanahans knew they needed a consistent starter at quarterback, and all season long they had been hearing about one name that would fit the mold. One name that could turn the franchise around. One name that they had to have no matter what the cost.
Fun Fact: In 2011 the Redskins beat the eventual Super Bowl winning Giants twice in the regular season. That would be only the sixth time that happened in NFL history, and the second time the Redskins had done it. They beat the Cowboys twice in 1995 before they eventually won Super Bowl XXX.
16 sacks
Rex Grossman ('10-'13) "Giant Douche"
16 starts (6-10)
Completion % = 57.4% (339/591)
4035 yrds – 23 TD - 24 INT – 74.4
34 sacks - 3 Game Winning Drives
John Beck and Rex Grossman were The Shanahan All-Stars. The two quarterbacks that the Shanahans tried to peddle on the Redskins fan base by intimating that their system was so superior that they could have anyone run it and be successful, and they were not too far off. But as the saying goes; almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. The Shanahans' system only worked as well as the talent level of their two starting quarterbacks, which they quickly found out was like voting for the new South Park School Mascot. But their talent had been fairly high at some points in their respective careers, so the Shanahans thought they could rekindle that magic.
Rex Grossman came to the Redskins with a much more storied resume. Grossman was redshirted at Florida in 1999 and won the starting job midway through the 2000 season. He would go on to throw for 9,164 yards and 77 touchdowns as a starter and lose the 2001 Heisman Trophy to Eric Crouch in one of the closest Heisman votes in history. He was drafted in the First Round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Bears, but his inexperience and injuries caused him to start only 7 games between 2003-2005. Lovie Smith named Grossman the starter for the 2006 season, and he would start all 16 games and lose to Peyton Manning and the Colts in Super Bowl XLI. The next two seasons, however, saw Grossman make only 12 starts due to injuries and poor ball security. He was released by the Bears after the 2008 season, but as luck would have it he was signed by the Texans in 2009 where his offensive coordinator was none other than Kyle Shanahan. He would spend one season with the Texans before following Kyle to Washington to back up Donovan McNabb in 2010, where he would take over for McNabb in the last three games of the season going 1-2.
John Beck's career was characterized by gaps in playing time. Beck went on his Mormon Mission after graduating high school in 1999, so he would be a true freshman at BYU at the age of 22 in 2003 and become only the second true freshman in BYU's history to start at quarterback. He would start for the Cougars every year after that attaining All-Mountain West honors along the way. In his senior season Beck led the Cougars to a 10-2 record and gave BYU it's first bowl win since 1996. He was drafted in the second round by Miami in 2007 but he would only get four starts with the Dolphins in two seasons, all of which he lost. Beck was released by the Dolphins and spent the entire 2009 season on the Ravens' bench. It looked like another year in Baltimore for Beck until the Redskins......traded?!........for John Beck in August of 2010 after Mike Shanahan was unimpressed with Colt Brennan. Beck was the third string quarterback for the entire 2010 season.
Enter 2011 with Grossman and Beck being the only quarterbacks on the Redskins roster after McNabb was unceremoniously traded, and Mike and Kyle Shanahan were ready to unleash their collective genius on the NFL. And for the first four games it was working. The Redskins went 3-1 in their first four games behind Rex Grossman, but Grossman showed his propensity for throwing bad interceptions at inopportune times that made the games closer than need be and costing the Redskins a victory against Dallas. Those interceptions caught up with Grossman after he threw four, that's right, FOUR interceptions before halftime against the Eagles in Week 6 and he was replaced by John Beck. Beck would lose that game, and the next three games, before Mike and Kyle realized they had to sit the Turd Sandwich and put the Giant Douche back in; but it didn't matter. Grossman would only win two of the next eight games and the Redskins would have yet another disappointing season.
The 2011 season was somewhat of a conundrum. The Shanahan apologists pointed to the season stats, and they did provoke some feelings that the Shanahans' system may have just been lacking a competent quarterback. As a team in 2011, the Redskins threw for 3773 yards which ranked them 14th in the NFL. They also ran for 1614 yards, of which 1489 of those yards came from four running backs. If that total came from one running back it would have been second only to Maurice Jones-Drew that season. The Shanahan detractors noted the hubris of the Shanahan's to think that this "starter by committee" on offense would work, and that we needed more focus on consistency and ball security.
Whatever the reason for the failure, after the 2011 season John Beck would be let go and sign with the Texans. He would be released in October 2012 and never be on another NFL roster having never won a single start in his NFL career. Rex Grossman would spend two more seasons as the Redskins third string quarterback, but he would never take another snap after the 2011 season. He was released by the Redskins after the 2013 season and he would follow Kyle Shanahan yet again. This time it was to Cleveland, but Grossman was cut before the season started. He is currently not on an NFL roster. The Shanahans knew they needed a consistent starter at quarterback, and all season long they had been hearing about one name that would fit the mold. One name that could turn the franchise around. One name that they had to have no matter what the cost.
Fun Fact: In 2011 the Redskins beat the eventual Super Bowl winning Giants twice in the regular season. That would be only the sixth time that happened in NFL history, and the second time the Redskins had done it. They beat the Cowboys twice in 1995 before they eventually won Super Bowl XXX.
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