The Manlove Is Still There: Marty Schottenheimer

Miss You Marty

Former Redskin Ross Tucker and former Redskins coach Marty Schottenheimer are co hosting The Red Zone on Sirius NFL Radio, I forgot how much I love Marty Schottenheimer, Ross and Marty opened the show talking about finding hidden talent in the undrafted free agent pool, Marty had five undrafted free agents on the Redskins in 2001 as he tried to cut dead weight, take the cap hit and refresh the roster: Ross Tucker, Antonio Pierce, Kenny Watson, Ifeanyi Ohalete, David Brandt.

They then moved on to discussions of Adam Jones' reinstatement (Marty says one more strike and he's done) and Shawne Merriman's decision to play on an injured knee (a foolish move though Marty acknowledges he may not know all the details).

Marty was hired by Dan Snyder in 2001 and fired after that season when Steve Spurrier became available. This switch will be remembered as one of the major turning points in the history of the team, firing a proven winner to replace with a flavor of the moment that turned out to be a complete failure. As we have written here, here and here, Curly R salutes Marty Schottenheimer, I have heard he wants to get back into coaching, someone give this guy a job.



Chiefs fans holding a Where's Marty sign in San Diego last year: Lenny Ignelzi / AP photo from here.