while mike shanahan opens up and speaks out about r.g. iii. dan snyder, donovan mcnabb he went on and on. you don't want to miss it co >> all right. i've said this countedless times before and i've said it before that the washington redskins are a dysfunctional organization. look at their win/loss record over time. look at the lack of continuity and all the drama that they carry. lot more today when jay gruden walked to the podium at the nfl combine and named r.g. iii the starting quarterback for 2015. folks, he said at the end of the season it would be an open quarterback competition at training camp. come on! r.g. iii had a horrible season. kirk cousins threw nine picks and colt mccoy got the biggest win against dallas. he was inconsistent. today, we wake up and we hear this. >> going into the season robert is the number one guy obviously and, you know, it's up to robert to continue to grow and mature as a quarterback and as a person. and moving forward just want to see some improvement. that's up to us as a staff to get more out of him. >>

help our football team win. >> reporter: while jay gruden kept it short and sweet former coach mike shanahan and he wasn't holding back. >> die anannadianna you're right. shanahan discussed everything from donovan mcnabb to albert haynesworth. but let's face it. what's a mike shanahan interview without talking about robert grichk griffin iii. he discussed it in detail. >> i knew he could things in the dropback game that would really give him a chance to excel later in his career but as i told him, i said, you're not ready for that right now. you're not. i said i don't care who you talk to. we've got to do the things that give you the best chance of being. you're going to have to trust me. i don't think he ever did after that point. >> so mike shanahan letting the redskins and everybody else have it. great interview, over an hour long. he pretty much aired everything out. >> i heard some people say he threw eye bunch of people under the bus. >> he did. >> i wonder if he offered clarification and if there's any melding twin the two. >> he offered clarification but threw a lot of people under t

got to wonder now. >> absolutely. >> these are things we all suspected and now it's coming from mike shanahan. >> interesting. >> i guess the check cleared. mike can talk. >> cone of silence is over. >> you know it buddy. >> let's get a check of the traffic situation. we expect weather to change things up in a couple of hours or so. bob emler is looking at how things look right now. what's the word? >> leon 270 has been quite a hotbed of activity this after. latest of the crash northbound before shady grove road and that's on the left side of the roadway and that's already causing delays headed north out of rockville through gaithersburg, crash at 109. that's out of the road now and on the beltway, inner loop just after connecticut avenue another crash. this is along the left side of the roadway. already, big delays through bethesda trying to get through silver spring now complicated by the crash and traffic on 95 headed south slows mostly in woodbridge and farther south doing ok into stafford. look at cameras now on 270 at shady grove. starting to bog down here headed north up to the crash a

but now they're coming from mike shanahan. >> what's that tell you about going forward? >> totally dysfunctional. >> there you have it. >> all right. and you've heard of cops and robbers. what about cops and cabbies? >> still to come tonight, why police are looking for as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch. upload speeds as fast as your download speeds. so large files go out in a snap and your video conferences with customers are seamless. it's verizon's 100% fiber-optic network that gives you 100% of the internet. switch now to get fios internephone for your small business for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and as a bonus get a $200 visa pre-paid card. call 1.888.410.4404 now so your business doesn't have to settle for half-fast internet. get fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with $200 back and get a firm price quote of your total monthly charges upfront and in writing so there are no surprises

mike shanahan's window of silence has ended. he said that dan snyder told bruce allen to make the deal for donovan mcnabb. shanahan did not like how hurricane's worth -- hello -- and he did not want to give up draft picks to get rg iii and said that rg iii is a know it all and a pain to coach. >> i think that really hurt our football team. it's not just a matter of working out. working out is great. but you have to understand game so well, understand the defenses, understanding coverages, understanding the game afoot all. if not, you will get in barest. >> 16th-ranked maryland played nebraska tonight, playing the cornhuskers tomorrow. foggy bottom, smith center, the ball goes up, back in. five point leave late. 65-63, with 16 seconds left. gw with a chance to lead or time. this will drive the head coach nuts. the team gives up the three, cannot put it down. davidson wins. boston university in red, at american. the bender arena. the fake, in the corner, drives the baseline. how about the finish b.u. over a.u. the wizard should be

. >> meanwhile, mike shanahan discussed everything from mcnabb to his drama with robert griffin iii. plays were acceptable and unacceptable to run in the offense. >> talking about what plays were unacceptable that he was not a rookie anymore and wanted the opinion and the term unacceptable is used by dan, the owner, quite often. so it was a little bit of a smile when i heard these complaints and the bottom line is you want to throw more, run less. >> so we hear from the current redskins coach and the former redskins coach. shanahan went for like an hour. >> especially about robert griffin, iii. we're going to move on to college basketball right now. george washington they haven't lost games since the 2012 season. with conference play winding down the colonials are one of those teams on the bubble tournament time. we'll pick this up in the first half. here's the junior from denmark, kevin larson. a little later on watch the big fella here. jumps over everybody. up eight at halftime but a cold start to the second half. final seconds, it's a two-point game. keith and savage tries to win

. >> reporter: while jay gruden only spoke for a few minutes, a former redskins head coach mike sharn shanahan was on the radio back in d.c. and not holding back. we'll have that coming up at 6:00. in indianapolis, dianna russini news4 sports. >>> this just in, spotsylvania county schools announced they will be closed tomorrow. we'll update you throughout the evening on air and on the nbc washington app. >>> coming up a mother dog and her puppy are finally getting the care they need tonight. >> why shelter workers believe they were dumped on the side of a road. >> reporter: after millions of dollars of earthquake restoration work has been done, a lot more work needs to be done and money raised. i'll have the story coming up. >>> and pat and his snow stick challenge, not just dogs but horses, cows, pigs. go check out the photos in the how can i avoid maintenance fees? why would you want to avoid them? because i don't want to... you know what? i'm gonna bring my maintenance guy in here to tell you all about it. roddy! so, uh, without your fee your checking chamber can't run smoothly. every time