mike shanahan talking to mike yesterday about who the key special teams guys. and kind of groping for -- >> cris: he gave that you look. but for robert griffin, so many comparisons to adrian peterson because the way peterson recovered from the knee surgery a year ago. and they're saying well if he did it and rushed for 2,000 yards, robert griffin can certainly come back and play quarterback. if you look at some of the numbers, it took about four games for adrian peterson to get it going, too. i think we've seen a little bit of that tonight. >> al: they can take another 40 seconds of clock. so peterson last year, he had that humungous season. we saw eric was here tonight, in fact. first four games, 332 and then you could see it building. then he had that tremendous second half of the season. but there is, you know, a mental aspect that you have to get over as well. i mean this is robert's second major knee surgery that he's had to endure. and second rehab. so do you start thinking about it a little bit. and yet even in preseason, he wanted to play. mike shanahan

don't forget to tune in tonight for the mike shanahan show at 7:30 on nbc 4. thanks for watching.oc" walker. we'll see you next week. >>> the golf channel on nbc and the pga tour are proud to present live day three coverage of the 2013 presidents cup. early morning just outside columbus, ohio, in a competition which started back in 1994 and a competition which has been dominated by the united states winning seven of the first nine presidents cup. first two days featured a couple of weather

to get back to mike shanahan.ssed this off-season of work on his fundamenta fundamentals. >> al: third and ten. a little dumpoff underneath. carter says hello. fourth down. >> cris: we've seen it before. you try go screen. when the linebacker has man coverage, you get an offensive lineman down there blocking. usually it works out. bruce carter two or three times tonight has been able to shed blockers and make tackles at the line of scrimmage. >> al: washington uses its final time-out. dwayne harris, this a punt return for 86 yards for the touchdo touchdown. then the kickoff return. that sets them up deep in washington territory at the 15 yard line. he scored from there. coverage as well. a lot of heroes tonight. a lot of guys that don't get a lot of publicity. the defensive linemen. tony harris is woshing hard today. >> fourth and nine. and they will not. the pass is dropped by amerson. lose it on downs. they're out of time-outs. and the dallas cowboys are going to be tied with the philadelphia eagles for first pl

know, from the nfl, future hall of famer. >> reporter: he was a two-time super bowl champion for mike shanahan. >> mike was extremely organized. that's one of the biggest things, how organized he was and how prepared he was for practice. anything else for that matter. just treating guys right, treat them with respect and expect them to come out andlay their hardest. >> reporter: now the former bronco is a coach himself at sherwood high school. >> it feels good, especially when your trying to teach the kids and you see them get it. a light goes on. it's a small way of giving back. >> reporter: it doesn't end with being a coach and mentor. he's a dedicated father. his youngest son is on the team. he's heard all the stories and seen the takes on his old man. >> just the intensity he brought, how he could hit anybody, no matter how big they were. he would take them down. he keeps on telling me every day to do the best i can. depending on what that is, i'll be satisfied with it and he will be. >> reporter: the older sons are playing college ball. dionne dre is a freshman and princeton. >> we are th

mike shanahan had this say -- to say regarding his boss' letter. >> i'm not sure how many players saw the letter but personally i was glad he expressed exactly how he feels from an ownership standpoint. i think i addressed that many times in the offseason. as soon as the football season started i concentrate on football and i'd like to do that. >> mike shanahan said the -- he used the idol week to analyze rg3's throws and griffin is 2-0. against the cowboys. he has received plenty of scrutiny suggesting that he rushed back to the field too soon. >> there's going to be naysayers and people that doubt you and say you shouldn't have came back so soon and this or that but you can't worry about those kind of things. we did not expect the year to start off going 1-3 but as far as some of the scrutiny that comes with it you kind of have to be prepared for that kind of stuff whenever people build you up they're waiting to cut you down. >> coming up it's winner to go home as cardinals and pirates battle. >>  i got you white chocolate pumpkin. oh, please don't call

evename is so big that mike shanahan admits this week is different. i think that as you grow part theny division rivalry, more games you play, the more intensity goes with it. >> signing a four-year deal with the new york yankees. the red sox beat tampa 3-1. but old the celebration. boston playing either detroit or oakland. how about this punt return? watch all the guys that hit him. itr 9 guys until he turns loose, finds a hole. he is fast, big, and gone. the high school play of the week. what a return. i showed you which can be the best. did you see it? i will show it to you again. the fourth goal of the night. he is 19 years old. out, here he comes. the caps start against the carolina hurricanes. there all day, practicing that shot. >> kind of wet tonight and more to come. ofplenty of rain and most the heavier elements south of the metro area. do released in the south carolina coast. moderate to heavy times tonight and tomorrow. more of the shower pattern by tomorrow night and friday. sunshine, your will not find it the next few days. at times it w

. >>> hey coming up, we've got much more to go once the man, proving the rockies, mike shanahan right. he returns as the enemy today. but gives a little love in the beginning of the game. more on that when game [ male announcer ] we know heat control means everything in cooking. that's why we reimagined the range using a tri-ring burner. from the lowest simmer, to the hottest sear, nothing can stop you from achieving the perfect dish... almost. ge. reimagining home. visit bray & scarff and save 10% on select ge cooking appliances when you buy two or more. hurry in for this limited time offer. ♪ >>> a lot of memories here. it's very easy to get on out here with the football games. >> all right, that is mike shanahan, talking about the old stomping grounds. they won 146 games, two super bowls in denver. all right, we'll spin this thing on forward for them. only 23 here in washington, d.c. a lot of people have talked about the job securities. right now they are staying up. this should change very quickly. three better game match ups coming up on the schedule. ultimately it's a failing re

this sunday the broncos will be doing the honor, this time a tribute to mike shanahan. he served as head coach for the bottom companies from 1995 to 2008, led them to back-to-back super bowl titles in '97 and '98, the only two titles in their history. sunday marks his first return to the mile high city. >> yeah, it's something that you look forward to. what a great experience for the fans, both as an assistant and head coach. we've got a lot of great memories there, no question about it. >> he's going to tell you, you know, just like any other game, he wants to win. we want to wing. at the end -- to win. at the end of it we'll see what he says but so far he hasn't said anything about it. >> game one of the world series last night. cardinals-red sox in fenway. the cardinals struggled defensively all night except for this highlight. carlos beltran. a two-run shot in the 7th made it 7-0. red sox take game one. 8-19 final. we'll see -- 8-1 the final. we'll see if the cards can get it back. i'm kristen berset, have a great thursday. >>> researchers find proof that money real

losing 31-16 as we head back to arlington at the podium right now with mike shanahan. >> that's what was saying, that's the difference in win or lose. that's 14 points right there. and sometimes your team will be a little tired for them. and they are kind of watching over the area or is it an overreaction? >> it will be a big emphasis for them and any time you have a game like that. >> what kind of a scenario did you give to them? >> oh yeah, you always do. you get a thought and you make a decision. if it is one yard you would have gone for it at that one point in time. i'm usually the one that leans on the side of going for it. if i don't, then that will give you the best chance when they need to make that decision. you have an option not to take one. first of all it is 3rd down and 7 with two time-outs. you know, to have two to three plays. that's what we did. it was incomplete. when you need to complete the pass plays with the time-out and they would have been in an excellent field position. when you go second down incomplete. it's, you know, something that you need to use the tim

mike shanahan an nall lies had every single one of rg3's throws -- analyzed.ffin has every reason to feel comfortable 2-0. griffin's statistics 28 to 45, 404 yards. 92 yards rushing and five touchdowns. >> coming off the bye it didn't matter who we were going to be playing obviously we know the magnitude of this game being redskins cowboys. they'll be ready to go. everyone is going to put their best foot forward so it's about us and that's what we got to focus on. we can't focus on what are we going to do here and there. you go to out and play and execute what you have to do. we have to focus on us as opposed to focusing on them. >> griffin and his wife spent their bye week. hanging out in colonial williamsburg. in practice he showed up with a colonial hat. >> no. he did not. >> that would have been a great picture. >> he came in on a horse and it was fantastic. >> not really but it would have been fun. >> still to come on fox 5. >> a behind-the-scenes look at the late tribute to cory monteith. the cass talks about the message the show has for hands -- fans. >

. >>  mike shanahan says he will use his bye week to evaluate his team. last year they won every regular season game. that evaluation includes the quarterback. according to the coaching staff robert griffin iii is improving and he's going to have to do that if this team is going to make the playoff run like it did a season ago. >> 18-31 227 yards in the touchdown. no turnovers and most importantly a win. offensive quart nate tore assessed his progress -- coordinator. >> just all around. i think he's done a better job in the last few games extending some plays keeping his eyes down field and making plays with his arm after he extended out of that pocket. i don't think we did as good as last year. i have seen it week by week but we're not where we want to be at. i hope we come back after this bye week. >> it was return of jarvis jenkins for use of performance enhancing drugs. not only could they not to play they were barred from the facilities per league rules. jenkins explains how tough it was for the first four weeks. >> very hard. me missing my whole roo

on monday, mike shanahan told us griffin was sore. he got sacked in the fourth quarter. not so good news for the capitals. alex didn't practice today after suffering what the coach is calling an upper body injury. he plaid just under 20 minutes in monday's loss. the injury happened in the first period. he is listed as questionable on friday's game. and the terrapins might be cursed. out 8 to 10 weeks, fractured his left foot. the terps began their season november 8. a big blow for the team hoping to make big leaps this season. >> it sounds like the terps have a lower body injury. >> and they never -- no. that's all for us at 6:00. stay with cbs news. >> and we'll be back with your obenshain tried to outlaw. birth control pills. rape or incest. criminals, felons shows, a month law, in bulk. instead of dictating to women, criminals. this ad. vo: "wrong" "too extreme" "senseless" meet the tea party ticket. together waging "ideological crusades" to ban abortion even in the case of rape and incest. cuccinelli and obenshain even sponsored legislation the post says could ban bi

mike shanahan had this to saysay after practice regarding his his boss's letter.ter. >> not sure how many players saw the letter but personally i wass glad he expressed how he feels s from an open standpoint.andpoin. i think i addressedded that many times in the offseason.ff as soon as the season started, i concentrate on football and i'd like to do that.tha >> to football now and mikeik shanahan says he used the idleel week to analyze every one of rg3's throws this season.season. griffin has every reason to beae comfortable facing america'samer team this week. wee. he's 2-0 against the cowboys but still griffin has received plenty of scrutiny for ther he team's one and three startstart suggesting he may be rushed bac to the field a little too soon.. >> there's going to be people pe that doubt you and say youay ou shouldn't have came back so sooo or this or that. tht. you can't worry about these kink of things.of thi we did not expect the year toye start off the way it did as farr as going one and three but as far as some of the scrutiny tha comes with it, you kind of have to be prep

the game yesterday -- tribute performed before the game yesterday but it wasn't a homecoming for mike shanahan. washington actually led the game 21-7 in the beginning ever the third quarter and peyton manning figured something out. broncos put up 38 unanswered points. rg3 injured his other knee. >> it was a mess. remember, at one point it was just back and forth, turnover, turnover, turnover. >>> changes are coming at mcdonald's restaurants around the nation. that's coming up in your today's your money report. >> southern storms, will they affect your commute? first alert forecast and i sponsored this ad. candidate for attorney general, if you think ken cuccinelli would take virginia in the wrong direction, wait til you meet his attorney general candidate senator obenshain. like cuccinelli, obenshain believes politicians should dictate our most personal decisions they cosponsored a bill together to ban the birth control pill; and outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. cuccinelli and obenshain: together - a dangerously wrong turn for virginia >>> 4:40 on this monday morning. grab a

. >>> this week, no game, because it's a by weekend, head coach mike shanahan thinks it's important forlayers to take a break and get away from football for a few days. >> the thing that we're hopinga' is that they run a couple times. we emphasize that to our players, the man upstairs is the only guy watching. so we are hoping that they getgt two good workouts in, so they don't lose any conditioning. it's time to get away. they have been going eight nine nine weeks, and when the by week comes, ebb joy your tim enjoy yh family and come back and be ready to go.y to >> it's time to watch the guys with the preparation, they arear playing denver so they got their hands full. have a chance to get those guyss and see them on tape, and watchn them on t.v. enjoy your family o and allur of those things. >> what the skins take the field against dallas, jenkins will bee active on the roster for first o time this year. he and the will complete the league mandated suspension for performance enhancing drugs. >>> we are talking about what it going on with the govern thee shutdown. government shutdown.d

today we will hear from head coach mike shanahan before thete team breaks for the week. >>> after a longht, university of maryland football team is ranked at number 25 in the latest associated press poll. that is the top 25 showdown this saturday at number eight floridr state. that is a tall order. both teams are 4-0, and we're going to head from head coach tony edsall, about getting readg for this week's match up. >>> the wait is almost over. sign up for insurance under the new healthcare law begins this morning. >> from dozens of plans to pick from, dispiedin deciding which e best for you is going to be a tough decision. we will be talking about after the break. (crowd c cheering) never be far from the game. download nfl mobile and watch live nfl games exclusively from verizon. every thursday, sunday and monday night. never being with out football. that's powerful. verizon. >>> welcome back. if you are one of the millions without health insurance todayrn is the first day you can startt enrolling for coverage under the affordable care act. but how do you decide which plan is

. >> shawn, mike shanahan was in good spirits.am got their first win of the season or maybe it's because he and the staff get to take a few days away from redskins park. another reason to be happy on victory monday how about the play of that much mel lined defense -- maligned defense. to the house for his first career interception. then the offense got untracked. rg3 with a bullet to be pierre garcon. remember the skins trailed this game 14-0 and this put them up for good and roy did quite nicely 84 total yards. redskins get that all important first win of the season 2014. now it's time to enjoy that bye week. >> you can use excuses and it's the perfect time for any bye week. at the end of the day we get a chance to heal up and we got a couple guys banged up which is a positive for us to get guys healthy. when you look at the preseason games and regular season games at least we can come back healthy and we know where we're at in the season and it starts the season all over again. >> the bye week. came at a good time last season. t

. >> the guy upstairs that mike shanahan i don't think he's talking about dan snyder. >> the redskinsgame is october 16th. that game could be for first place in the n.f.c. east. how about that? >> scott see you at 11:00. thanks. >> coming up next x-factor is changing things up. the show is introducing a brand new challenge. we'll explain what it is and what the judges are saying about it next. >> ♪ [ engine revs, tires squeal ] [ male announcer ] since we began, mercedes-benz has pioneered many breakthroughs. ♪ breakthroughs in design... breakthroughs in safety... in engineering... and technology. and now our latest creation breaks one more barrier. introducing the cla. starting at $29,900. ♪ fans of the x-factor will notice changes. the show is introducing a four chair challenge and the judges say it has made things a little more interesting. will kerr explains. >> as you can see there are four seats for each category. >> emotions ran high on if x-factor with the introduction of the new four chair challenge. >> it's very dramatic. it is hard for the contestants because the premise is

i asked mike shanahan how muchah he truly wants the guys to get away from football for a few days. >> thing that you are hopin is that they will run a couplea of times.of the man upstairs is the only onn watching, but we are hoping theh will get two good workouts in, so we lose any conditioning. it's time to get away afteraf eight and nine weeks.we when the by week comes, it comes, enjoy your time with the family, and come back the second half ready to go. g >> you do a little bit of relaxation time, but you get a chance to focus on the upcomingg opponent, and batch those guys,e they are playing denver so theyy have their hands full, you see e them and watch them on t.v., enjoy your family and all oflof those things. thin >> speaking of the by week, last year it came at week 10. the skins were 3-6 at the time3- an6 d a division title, and the wild card seemed to be thinking. all the did was rim three straight wins. today, alluding to how theythey played after the by week, starting in week 5 it's almostal like beginning the season all al over again. coming up alt6:00, i caught up p wit

. >> mike shanahan said he used ud the league to analyze every onen of the throws this season saying he sees improvement and a moreme comfortable qb.b. griffin is 2-0 against the cowboys.coys. cumulative stats against the ste cowboys, 28 of 45, 404 yards thrown, 92 yards rushing andngad five touchdowns. griffin said that he unplugged over the bye week. ek. he got away. awa while many of the teammates wenw to florida, bahamas to rest to s april relax.elax. griffin and his wife paid apai a visit to williamsburg.iamsbu. >> that's very nice. >> great.eat. colonial, it's a nice vibe. vbe. >> staying local, all right.ig thank you, scott.scott. >>> that's very interesting. >> roller-coasters at bush gardens. >> you can see a lot of otherotr historical sites as well. well >> there's roller-coasters atast bush gardens. >> roller-coasters.>> r >>> we'll talking about thislk rain that might be rolling in. n >> it's rolling in right now. w. it's getting wet. wt. you will need your umbrellas.mbs you will need your fancy rainin boots. you'll need the stuff to stay ay dry especially this evening an

mike shanahan says it's the other knee. it's sore, but he compacts him to practice wednesday. we'll hear from rg3 in the middle of the week. today we heard from brendan meriweather of the safety just returned from suspension for head hunting. of course, has he learned his lesson? we talked to him today. you decide. >> i've seen the tape. didn't use my head in either hit and i'm moving on from it. >> oh, really. this video tells a difference story. a company weeks ago meriweather launching to hit brandon marshall. meriweather has accumulated over $150,000 in fines. you would think he would stay quiet and not cause a stir with salty soundbites, but today no. >> y just got to go low now, man. you got to end people's er. you got to tear people's acls and mess up people's knees now. you can't hit them the way -- you can't hit them high anymore. you just got to go low. >> not what you want to hear from your safety. if you think that was bad, wait until you hear what else he said directed towards bears wide receiver brandon marshall. kristen berset will have that a bit later. >>> tod

who's got the worst job in washington, the coach of the redskins mike shanahan or john boehner? >> well, you know, i think that could be up for debate as to what you think is best and worst, but i have to tell you this, i really am just humbled that i can be here and be working to find a long-term solution to our nation's spending problems. we cannot continue borrowing $2 billion a day. we can't do it. we've got to find a way around this. >> i think everybody in the country would love to see a long-term solution. >> yes we would. >> seems, john harwood, the debate is focused on short-term changes to obama care. >> well, right. the real question is whether we can get over the finish line in the next couple days. i would like to ask congresswoman blackburn, there's been tremendous criticism of the approach that house republicans have taken from your colleagues in the senate, some in the house as well. i would be interested in your view, do you think that you in the house have taken the right strategy and do you think it's worked out well for the republican party for the house and

. >> all right, redskins head coach mike shanahan is spending the by week evaluating his team, that includesobertgriffin is. here is the offensive coordinator on griffin's progress. >> just all around, there's no exact one thing. i think he has done better job on the last two games, extending some plays, and making some plays with his arm, i don't think we have done as good as we did last year, i think we need to get better. i have seen him week by week, fairly better, i hope we come back after this by week, better. >> all righty. to soccer we go. d.c. united plays westernn conference leader real salt likt with the u.s. open cup championship on the line withne the big break came in the 45th minute.minu lewis neil would score on the rebound. that would be all the often needed. d.c. united gets the nail theth third u.s. open championship anp first since 2008, yay. >> i love it. it. >> that is good news. >> that is huge. >> all the players are cute. >> once you score a point in soccer, it's hard for the teamth toe overcome on that. >> you have a comment on my comment. >> no.o. >> at 8:00, dr. o