as shanahan said it's not like great quarterbacks are falling out of trees. number 8's rex gross man at today's rainy practice. grossman ranked in the fourth quarter on sunday, a loss to the eagles. and now beck will get a chance. the same beck that spoke like he was the starter in the offseason and the same beck that mike shanahan fell in love with when he came out of byu in '07 and now it's beck's job to lose. >> i've got a lot of confidence in john beck because he has that mobility and a strong arm. i'm not going to put him in the hall of fame yet but i believe he has a lot of talent and just as he showed in the fourth quarter, hopefully he can keep on doing that and we can see some of his mobility help us out as well. >> things change in the blink of an eye and you always have got to be ready and i'm just trying to move forward with this opportunity to do the very best that i can. i was hoping the day would come when i would get the opportunity but like i said, i just never knew, and over these last six weeks, i've just been trying to prepare myself for i

is he staked his -- mike shanahans since he staked his reputation on. year. jot one think this s though, they did have a winning record at 3-2 and there is some danger there. >> and they this had that record last year and that is when wit went south. >> this is this kind of tom foolery. >> nice use of tom foolery. >> i do what he do. >> and speaking of tom foolery, are the panthers tom foolerring the rest of the nfl? and they are 1-5 and taking on the redskins sunday who vince why? >> the redskins will win. >> really? the panthers are so bad. >> i'm not going go so far and i will tell you that he's legit. >> , huh. >> and the problem is nobody else on the team is legit. >> wow. >> and stove smith is good. >> and -- >> i like when he does that. >> the only problem, again, i'm going to refer to this again. >> yeah. >> and this is a problem all year long. >> uh. >> the third down efficiency. if you can't convert on 3rd down. >> you can't keep the drive going. >> if they don't do that against the carolina panthers, they won't win and i expect them to do thi

mike shanahan hoping to avenge last year's loss to the rams and he would do that.edskins second possession 3rd and 8 from the 33, rex grossman, jabar gaffney, 20 yards for the 1st down to the rams 47. gaffney four catches, 62 yards. eight plays later 3rd and 4, rex to santana moss, 6 yards for the touchdown, skins in front 7-0. 2nd quarter still 7- 0 , sam bradford back to pass, brian over rack poe with the initial push. ryan kerrigan -- orakpo with the initial push, ryan kerrigan comes from the back. redskins in at rams 44. 20 yards for the touchdown. redskins led 14-0. late 1st half, rams austin pettis fielding a punt wiped out by miles paul, paul slides for a 16-yard penalty. 2nd half more torain, takes the handoff at the forth 4, nice cutback and look out, fine -- 44, nice cutback and look out, finally take him down. led to a graham gano 38-yard field goal. 17-0 redskins. grossman's pass picked off by justin king, backed down by tim hightower the redskins 31-yard line after fifth-yard return that led triples field goal. rams -- 50-yard return that led to a rams

it will be interesting to see who mike shanahan goes with.can tell you, injuries a huge problem for the redskins right now especially on the offensive line. dunned for the year with a torn knee ligament. cooley could be done for the year, too. he has fractured finger. they are going to evaluate his knee and see where he is. starting left tackle, trent williams out with a high ankle sprain. so, things not great out here at redskins park. still waiting on that quarterback decision. that's certainly the lead story that everybody is talking about until wednesday. >> you don't want to hear any of that with 11 more games left in the season. >> exactly. >> if john beck wants to be an nfl quarterback, i recommend he upgrade his news conference wardrobe. was that a shirt from his other job or what? >> he had a part time job at the exxon after work. >> that's what it looks like. all right. thank you, dan. >> see you guys. >>> here is what we are working on for news 4 at 6:00. a serious story from the racing world. they are mourning a loss of a supersta

it was a halloween party and the mike shanahan show.es, this is mike shanahan on the catch and touchdown for pitt. pitt goes up 13-0. more mike shanahan. he can play football too. 27 yards if for score. two touchdowns. pitt downs connecticut 35-20. and no, asar as i know there is no relation to the other mike shanahan that we are all very familiar with. >>> seems like the caps have been off photographer. the guys back at it tomorrow in edmonton where they continue their march to the best start in nhl history. they are 7-0 three wins away from matching the record for the best start to a season. the capitals played two road games thus far but in hostile environments. so they are 7-0 now starting the canadian road trip. and halpern says he can help the chemistry of the team for the long haul. >> the guys have a taste that there is something good here. you want to try to build and sometimes being together and going out the eat on the road and being able to after a game to be with each other as opposed to time at home with friends and family

head coach mike shanahan benched him in the fourth quarter. john beck took over, but he couldn't lead the team to victory. grossman says he's still confident he has what it takes to win even after being pulled from the game. >> i believe in myself no matter if the whole stadium doesn't, coaching staff doesn't. you know, whatever the situation is. i believe in myself that every single play i'm going to get it done. so i fall back on that. >> so has rex grossman lost his job as starter? we'll tell you what coach shanahan told us about his quarterback going forward in the season a little later this half hour. another quarterback controversy, jim. >> it was an ugly three quarters. >> oh, it really was. i was still pulling for him, hoping they were going to do a comeback maybe. >> it is now 4:38, still 63 degrees on this monday morning. ahead on "news 4 today," why police arrested a noted civil rights activist on the steps of the supreme court. we have the latest on cornell west. >>> welcome back. if you are an nbc 4 facebook fan, you can win an ap

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sure enough, coach mike shanahan pulled him. the only question is will he be back under center next week? we can only hope not. >> reporter: hey derek, grossman had to fight for the starting job before the season began. against john beck and now he has to fight to keep t mike shanahan said today he won't make a decision on who will start the next game until wednesday. no coach or team wants the quarterback changed in the middle of game or season, it can derail a team. but grossman left shanahan no choice but to bench him. john beck came in, so what to do now? shanahan addressed the situation at his press conference today. >> reporter: i believe in both these guys. both these guys can play. i have been around quarterback in the nfl for a long time. i know these guys have got what it takes and whichever direction we go, that guy is going to get an opportunity to show us what he can do on game day. >> we'll wait and z our redskins experts will join us a little later in sports to grade the game breaking down what went right and what

. >> reporter: for the first time in his coaching career mike shanahan is shut out as he sees his team feeling down and out. >> very disappointed at the end results scoring no points. i don't think i've ever had that as a coach, assistant or coach, college or pro. it's pretty humbling to take that. >> it's tough. you just wouldn't to give yourself a chance to win in the nfl because momentum can shift. we weren't even close. so it's tough to swallow and obviously it's going to be a rough day tomorrow and we'll see what kind of gumtption this team has. >> reporter: from the rogers center in toronto, lindsay murphy, fox 5 sports. >> last time mike shanahan got bagelled in the nfl he was a receivers coach with the broncos and denver lost to the bears. the year was 1984. >>> coming up the nfc east leading giants try to keep one of the worst teams in the nfl winless, miami, baby. every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that l

mike shanahan as a coach for the first time in 18 years shut out.ay murphy with more from toronto. >> reporter: today's loss was tough to swallow, not only was it the third straight for the redskins, but it was the first time mike shanahan has been shut out as a head coach. >> obviously there's a lot of pressure there and very disappointed at the end results scoring no points. don't think i've ever had that i since i've been coaching as assistant college or pro. so it's pretty humbling to take that. >> i don't know, man. it's just a blur right now. i don't know. at a loss for words. i really thought i prepared. i felt like we knew we needed this game to stay in the race, mine we're not technically out of, it but -- i mean we're not technically out of, it but this is just obviously devastating and i don't know, man. it's very frustrating. >> reporter: it won't get any years next week for the redskins when they host of the 6-1 san francisco 49ers. lindsay purr, i fox 5 sports. lindsay murphy, fox 5 sports. >>> eli manning and the giants hosting the do

mike shanahan pulls the trigger. beck is in. is now on his fourth starting quarterback in two years. shanahan said benching gross man after five games wasn't easy. >> it was very difficult. as i told rex, i sat down and talked to rex. rex has played a couple good games agant arizona and parts of the st. louis games. i told him, i believe in him. i felt right now i'm going to give john a chance and see what he can do. i believe in both guys. you are one play away from being a starter. it's always a tough decision to make. doing what john did in that game with his mobility, offensive lineman, i believe he deserves a chance to show what he can do. >> beck came off the bench in the fourth quarter. he led the skins on their only touchdown drive of the game. it was their first action since 2007. now, he's getting ready to start his first game since 2007. for beck, it's the chance he's been waiting for since losing the quarterback competition during the preseason. >> definitely excited. there's been a lot of hard work that goes into th

today, mike shanahan changed the starter for sunday's match up. something beck has been waiting to hear all season. >> things change in the blink of an eye. you always have to be ready. i'm trying to move forward with this opportunity, do the best i can. i was hoping the day would come that i would get the opportunity. i just never knew. over the last six weeks, i have been trying to prepare myself for if this did happen. >> i have a lot of confidence in john beck. he does have that moibility and strong arm. i'm not putting him in the hall of fame, yet. as he showed in the fourth quarter, hopefully he can keep doing that. >> that's mike shanahan on his new starting quarterback, john beck. the last time john beck started a regular season game, 2007 against the miami dolphins. >> thanks, dan. >>> still ahead, sparks were flying at last night's gop debate. >> i tell you what -- you had your chance, let me speak. i'm speaking. let me speak. >> today, a new poll shed light on the winners and losers. >> also, one of the city's new speed cameras is a spe

. >> bruce allen is looking for mike shanahan. title may not look that way, but mike shanahan makes all the decisions. i'm picking them tomorrow. the rams are giving them all kinds of trouble the last few years. i think the dallas loss was good for this game, because they gone in undefeated, they may have lost the game. and it's a little soon. they really got lucky. beat arizona, they didn't play great on offense monday night. let's see when they start playing the patriots and jets. they are better than i thought in preseason. >> where can we get the book? >> pretty much everywhere. local bookstores, barnes and noble, costco even. amazon, a publisher, dave roth is selling some on the corner. >> yes, complete illustrated history. thank you very much for coming in. it's a good read, people. check it out. i already have. it's an excellent read, especially if you're a washington redskins fan. don't go anywhere. we're back in a moment.  ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over ththe river and down the road ♪ [ female annou

mike shanahan has three solid running backs to choose from and shanahan seems pleased with his team'sg into the bye week. >> i think we made some strides not that we're there but i think we're improving. that's what you want to do, improve each day, each week and give yourself an opportunity to do something special. i think we have that type of football team. we're not there yet. but hopefully we can keep on getting better each week. once you start listening to how great you are or how good the defense is going or the offense is doing week by week it is easy to get lulled into a trap. >>> tampa bay's cinderella season could be nearing an end. the rays one loss away from elimination after falling to the rangers today. colby lose its perfect for the first three innings. but in the fourth that is a solo home run to left and the rays take a 1-0 lead. same score in the seventh. mike napoli takes david price out of the yard. this a two-run shot and price just wanted that one back. that puts texas up 2-1 and they have played welton road in the divisional series the last couple years. bottom

shanahan, the speculation that you and i have, shanahan is not even getting close to that. >> talk about said, when you look at the cowboys game yesterday and the eagles game yesterday. they lost but they were moving ball. the redskins weren't moving the ball but they won. you got to win the game. >> seven sacks. i can't remember the last time a redskins defensive front had seven sackss. you saw in critical situations yesterday, they were dropping back. so he was getting pressure with a lot of front four or bringing kerrigan. it worked out. the defense, they will really lean on these guys until they get the offense cranked up. we'll hear from shanahan later today and one of the key things he said is you get better with a win and you can learn on the fly. that is what they're doing. they are not playing their best football but yet they are 3-1. that is a really good sign as you go into the bye week. >> i like it. thank you. we'll talk with dave next hour. right now, back to maureen. >>> straight ahead at 6:00, we are seeing a dip in oil prices but some say it is not translating to a sharp

. >>> mike shanahan and -- from day one. >>> mike shanahan and the redskins officially on a bye, getting a chance to rest their bodies and mind. well, sort of. it's not stopping mike shanahan from getting his team ready for next week's game against the phillies. >> i've asked them to at least get a couple good days of running in and told them god's watching. so we have to go by the honor system, but we got guys that understand that, you know, we're four games into the season and we've got a lot to get done. they'll let their bodies rest, mentally get way from football a little bit, even though some may watch it on the weekend, but when they come back monday, they'll be ready to go against philly. >>> this saturday acc football is on fox 5, 2-2 florida state travels to winston, salem to face 3-1 wake forest. kickoff 12 cloven 30 here on fox 5. >>> game -- 12:30 here on fox 5. >>> game five with the tigers and yankees, sabathia facing martinez, tigers up 2-0 in the 5th and martinez singles the center driving home terence jackson from second, 3-0 detroit. the bottom of the 2nd, yankees down

shanahan said the best player will play.eal our list of the dc.highschoolsports.net game of the week candidates. we have the menu for you. we have some early games this friday. take note of of the times. roosevelt at wilson among the games at 4:00. cast your vote at dc.highschoolsports.net. baseball playoff continued tonight and the problem with tampa's dramatic season coming down from seven down to beat the yankees on the final day is their tank may be empty now for the playoffs. game three tonight. nolan ryan doesn't seem very happy. that would change with this swing. mike napoli topped six. the rangesers lead 2-1 and the ryan express is in a much better mood. and six batters later it would improve. the rangers win 4-3. all four series will pay tomorrow. alex ovechkin left the capitals today where he will attend the funeral of his uncle. a team official said they hope to have him back on saturday. finally tonight, this is lewis and clark college taking on pacific. lewis and clark gets their extra point blocked there. so ev

mike shanahan naming john beck as the start. shanahan said he was pretty impressed.ocker room all week long. now that he's been named the starter, do they still have the same feeling that things aim towards beck. >> i think santana moss still thinks rex grossman should be. i don't know if the receivers necessarily feel that way, but erik cook the new center has been practicing with beck all along. i think some feel bad for rex and he had one bad game and he's out. >> you mentioned erik cook the new center. he's one of a few new players/positions on the offensive line. they lost trent williams this past week. but having all of these new players shuffled around, what kind of effect does that have? >> definitely a negative effect. both guys are gone over there. carolina is not the best defense in the league. if you were playing the ravens, it would be a problem. it's good to get a break from an inferior defense and see what happens down the road. >> carolina has been setting records left and right and they're still 1-5. what kind of threat is he to the redskins defense?

. >> mike shanahan said the right thing about chris. hopefully he can come back and be productive.ey for cooley in some way is davis is a free agents. if they resign davis, i don't see how cooley is here. >> i'm a former player and i'll say read the writing on the wall. when you start hearing rumors, you start feeling things, it's normally true. he may come back, but he may come back on another football team. >> all right. now it is time for our redskins pre game pick. we'll talk with offense. who gets the edge. >> the third ranked offense in the game. bills. >> unless you make a mistake, i agree with dave. >> in terms of defense, who are you going with on that one? >> buffalo is not real good on defense. the redskins. >> the redskins don't give us as many. the last two weeks they looked bad but i think the better defense is the washington redskins. >> and coaching? >> mike shanahan despite his struggles here is one of the bigger winners in history. >> we're talking about right now and right now the buffalo bills are getting the best. we once thought the team was the win for the re

mike shanahan doesn't know either. i think i believe him. shawn, this town is no stranger to quarterback controversy. we talked about this last year. mcnabb yanked with three games left. and then rex grossman, the guy that beat out john beck, yanked yesterday for john beck. and we still don't know who will start. but rex grossman had a very bad day yesterday and here is how it all went down. rex was making his 8th start as a redskin and his most forgettable. completed 9 of 22 passes, picked off four times matching a career high. he now has 11 turnovers through 9 games, 9 interceptions and two lost fumbles. after the fourth, shanahan had seen enough. john beck making his first start since sept 2007. he didn't start but first action. he can run and he showed that during his fourth quarter clearance. 117 and his longest a 32-yard hookup with terrance austin which led to the redskins lone touchdown in the 20-13 loss to the eagles. now the question is, is it grossman or beck sunday against its panthers? >> i've not made up my mind right now. i ha

now we'll see if shanahan knows something we don't when beck starts against carolina. here's what the guys had to say about practice about the switch. >> have to go with your gut, like i said, we have two guys we can win with, but we're going to give john an opportunity. >> i'm definitely excited. there has been a lot of hard work that has gone into this. you have to stay ready and i have tried to do that, you know, and just want to go out there and perform my best. >> i am frustrated. not completely surprised, but disappointed that i wasn't able to come back off that game. >> and coming up a little later in sports, find out which redskins star has changed his tune on who he thought should be the starter. for now, i'm kristen, back to you guys. >> kristen, thanks. an area food pantry was forced to temporarily shut its doors yesterday after they ran out of supplies for needy families. organizers at the action and community through service food pantry in dumfries say they have seen nearly a 50% increase in demand. it came pretty much overnight and they simply cannot keep

shanahan says he's undecided. he's going to make an announcement for the panther's game on sunday on wednesday after practice. we are going to have to wait for a couple days. the old quarterback debate reared its ugly head after throwing four interceptions and the redskins lost to the eagles yesterday. it was not a pretty game for rex grossman. worst game as a redskin yesterday. two first halves. two more in the third quarter. it gives him an nfl nine interceptions this season. his fourth one sent him to the bench. he was replaced by beck. beck led the skins on their only touchdown drive. it wasn't enough. the skins now 3-2 after the loss to the eagles. mike shanahan will wait to announce the starting quarterback on wednesday. >> on wednesday, a decision will be made based on who is going to start. the best interest of the organization. i have not made up my mind. i have talked to the coaches to get their opinions on the play. both these guys can play. the national football league for a long time. i know these guy

he probably won't get to start sunday unless shanahan feels he is 100%. ready to go. >>> two games in and the capitals are 2-0. good start for them as well. unfortunately, their star isn't doing so well on the ice. alex ovechkin has just one point on the score sheet and that was an assist against carolina. in fact, in two games ovi had just five shots on goal and another six that he missed. after he failed to score in monday's game against tampa bay, coach bruce boudreau expected more from his captain. today he reiterated but that said he's not too worried about the lack of production. >> this was game 38 and he had one point in a two game stretch. i don't think people would be being overwhelmed but i mean it was the first two games so he could have been better. but there's a lot of guys that could have been better. >>> two wins, two different

for the first time in his coaching career, shanahan is shut out. john beck second start of the season for the redskins. it was rough. redskins down 7-0, beck taken down by byrd, later it's edwards. redskins tie a team record giving up nine sacks in the game. not a record you want to have. third quarter, 13 up, bills watch number 30 here, leron landry. makes a mistake. bites in. fitzpatrick. chandler. fletcher. london flefrp, no help on the coverage. he is upset. so then de angelo hall, trying to calm down the side line. buffalo shuts out washington 23-0. more from toronto. >> humbling, embarrassing and frustrating. all words heard in the locker room after this loss here in toronto. the redskins are shut out for just the fourth time in ten years. and mike shanahan shut out for the first time ever in the nfl or college. >> no, never got things going the whole day. it seemed like if you looked at our running game or passing game, especially when we got behind couldn't get the flow going. one of the reasons you get shut out. >> doesn't translate on the

it is the first time a mike shanahan team has been shut out in the nfl. that is 18 years and 268 games. >> you think i'm satisfied we didn't score a point. obviously very disappointed in our execution. >> this is adversity. coach shanahan always talks to us about being people of character, a team of character. i do believe this is a team of character and we will bounce back. >> it is as bad as i've ever been involved before. it is a tough one to take. >> the frustrations spilled over to the sidelines. bickering between several players. coming up in about 20 minutes, we'll have more on that. plus n our next hour, dave ross will join us to break down this latest loss. >>> a gop presidential hopeful responds to allegations that could derail his campaign. details coming up next. >>> stranded on a grounded plane for more than eight hours with no food, no water or functioning bathrooms. we'll explain and hear from some of those upset passengers. stay with us.  [ female announcer ] having grands! biscuits in the morning is easy. just pop 'em in

just one time, for mike shanahan, his entire career on any level.shanahan has never been shut out before. they had big time problems. the leading rusher with just 14 yards against a bills defense that isn't even that good. with no running game, the passing game never got going, either. john knocked down 23 times. that's almost every other play. they tied the record giving up nine sacks in the game. beck tossed two interceptions. a game mike shanahan said was not one of his best. he was a little off. the entire offense was off. >> everybody is disappointed when you lose, no question about it. especially when you lose the way we did, without scoring a point. it's disappointing. you find out the type of character you have with the work ethic of the players. hopefully, we'll put a full game together. >> you never want a game where you didn't score points. we started to get something going and couldn't continue it. our defense created turnovers. >> i just know that we haven't executed what's been called. you know, you can blame the coordinator all you wa

you expect the physical back to get the nod from mike shanahan. >> brought him here last year.he obviously likes this guy. a little more recent acquisition. hightower would play as a receiver and a blocker, because he does that well. >> it's only week five, but if they could beat the eagles, it would be an early blow to philadelphia chances. >> and their best pass rusher and jason, left tackle isn't quite as important, but he is still a pro bowl player. advantage redskins right now. >> i would say so. it's going to be a pleasure working with you. nobody knows the skins like dave. welcome to the team. we look forward to working with you throughout the season. back to you guys. >> we like. right now at 6:00, from coast to coast, to protests to just getting bigger. demonstrators are camped out in cities from new york to ohio to l.a. all of them rallying against what they call corporate greed and the widening gap between the rich and the poor. and there is breaking news right now in the protests here in washington. the standoff between the cops and protesters appears to be done. pr

mike shanahan said he will not announce the starting quarterback until wednesday. for the red skins sunday against the eagles. he had completed only 9 of 22 passes. now the question will be, not only who starts next week but are the players behind grossman here is santana moss. >> i mean, he played a hell of a game, i feel like for the game yesterday it worked. got us back in but that is a luxury you have when you have two quarterbacks that come in and do their thing. >>> santana, that is what you want you want players supporting your quarterback. you want an offensive line supporting your quarterback. you want a defense supporting your quarterback or whatever position they are at. >>> laura you think red skins have a controversy that is nothing like jim schwartz and jim hear bag. we will tell you what happened the fall outcoming up 6:20 p.m. >> thanks. >>> race powered by the sun, hit the road in australia, today, these sleek vehicles here created by students at universitys in 20 countries, university of michigan representing the u.s. competitors stop the race eve

if you are mike shanahan, how about you focus on your next opponents rather than thinking about beinger bowl. >> wrong that tim hightower has seen the packers play yet. because he is clearly delusional if he thinks they're better than the packers. there is no chance the redskins are going to super bowl. he should concentrate on his vacation next week and then the eagles. >> i don't have a problem with the guys talking about this because what we have seen from all the players is they all believe in coach shanahan. they all bought in. it is kind of the same thing that rex grossman said before the season that they are going to win the nfc. like to see the confidence. what else do you want them to say? >> if the season ended today, hello, the redskins are in the playoffs. >> but if i'm tight lipped mike shanahan, i don't want those guys saying anything. i want them to be robots and to give nothing to the media. >> i don't know. >> he has already said that. he said look, don't buy into anything. just zip it. >> i kind of like the fact that they're talking. but i wouldn't be talking super b

the first for mike shanahan, first time that one of his teams has been shut out in the nfl.. fans are not happy. we spoke with a for you in bethesda. >> they suck. i can only go to this next week. >> i'm completely frustrated. >> apparently, we can't score a single point. make me feel like i shouldn't exist in life. >> but he has a caps hat on so there is hope. >> i can't believe it. good morning. >>> hypothermia appear cain is on the offensive over his past. just ahead, claims of harrassment and settlement. >>> also next, an explosion so big it could be felt across state lines. what happened at a grain elevator that has claimed several lives. we'll check headlines coming up. [ boy's voice ] hi, samantha. [ girl's voice ] hi todd, do you wanna be my boyfriend? [ chuckles ] sure! great -- gimme your melt. myy--melt? [ singsong voice ] yeah. i'm your girlfriend now. ahh, i don't think this is working out. [ male announcer ] get your own subway steak melt. like the steak & cheese -- layers of juicy steak and bubbly, melted cheese. subway. eat fresh. >>> three men w

[unintelligible] >> shanahan lost faith in grossman in the fourth quarter. >> with 4 turnovers we thought it was time to make a change. >> there was one scoring drive. [applause] and displays of athleticism like this. this change could be permanent. >> i am rusty on some things. getting out of the huddle with more opportunities, but i do not know what is going to happen next. >> head coach mike shanahan refused to address if grossman will remain the starting quarterback. he will make a decision on wednesday. reporting at fedexfield, abc7 sport. >>> here is something you do not see every week in the nfl. the detroit in the san francisco game. late in the third the first loss of the season. jim harbaugh slapped one person on the back. it set him off. they both tried to explain what happened. >> i wanted to congratulate the coach but got shut out of the way. -- shoved out of the way. i did not expect an obscenity. >> i went too hard. it was a strong slap, handshake a little too hard on the hand shake their. >> that explains it all. >> the cardinals are close to closing things out. they are l

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does shanahan go with his boy wonder beck?e says that decision won't be made until wednesday. >> on wednesday the decision will be made, based on who's going to start, best interest of our organization. i have not made up my mind right now. but we are going to do what we think is best for our football team. >> the redskins had surprised everybody in the league, going into the bye week 3-1 and first in the division. it was theirs to lose. yesterday was a big step backwards. four turnovers yesterday played a key part in the skins loss to philly. many of grossman's teammates jumped to his defense right after the game and reiterated that statement today in ashford. >> it is a decision. but you know as an offensive line we have to make better plays. we know that. >> anytime you want to drive you turn the ball over. it takes the air out of you. john came in running around doing what he does it felt real good. >> the news doesn't get any better for the redskins. they lost three key offensive players. trent williams out with an ankle

and shanahan was pleased with their play considering the circumstances, but now that has to be completely reconfigured by sunday. >> we got a chance to play, you know, about three quarter -- three quarters last week. it's getting in practice this week and going out there, playing together. and being able to perform. >> it will be tough, but i feel strongly about the guys that we're bringing in. those are the guys that credited us when i was in. those were the guys that were going to try to win. >> and hopefully a week of practice are seeing a few days out here in new positions that will help the redskins offense get their running game going after the starters went down on sunday. it was pretty much non-exist taint. good news for the teams as they do get back tim hightower. >>> up in philadelphia for an eastern conference showdown, hoping to extend their season opening win streak to 6. the players have been saying they are not 100% satisfied with their play. three of their five wins came in overtime and tonight, it might be no different because they are taking on a flier's squad that has b

shanahan going all in on a quarterback who has not started a regular season game since 2007. >> i've got a lot of confidence in john beck because he has mobility and a strong arm. i'm not going to put him in the hall of fame yet but i really do believe he has a lot of talent and just as he showed in that fourth quarter, hopefully he can keep on doing that. and we can see some of his mobility help us out as well. >> i don't want to convince someone from a microphone. i want to go out on the field and play the way i can play. you just want to earn the respect by playing well. that's my number one goal. i'm not going to worry about anything else. >>> from football to the pitch. d.c. united needed to beat the portland shiver me timbers tonight. the ball in the box. the shot, how about this? that is sweet. ties it up at 1. his 16th goal of the season. in the 89th minute. united on the offensive. oh, no what do we have here? a header for the goal. are you serious? but it's no goal because he was offsides. no goal. so it ends in a 1-1 tie. d.c. united not going to the playoffs. they had to

kyle shanahan said he will not change the play calling with beck under center. how will the panthers take on beck sunday. >> he is a young quarterback that is getting his opportunity. to me, you game plan for what they do. kyle shanahan will do what he does on the offensive side. it doesn't matter what quarterback. what does this quarterback do best? that's on us on coaches. we will watch his tape, preseason, go back to last season and some of the things that he has done in the past and base those things off that. but you attack their scheme, what they do and do best. >> the redskins o line is dealing with injury issues. cory is out for the year with torn ligaments in his right knee. trent williams is out at least a couple of weeks. high ankle sprain. 3/5 of the starting offensive line will have players at new positions but the replacements are ready to step up. >> we are very comfortable group. if it happened that both of us had to go up, swing tackle, we are comfortable and can go with it. >> got my feet wet. you don't want to go in when somebody gets hurt but

hear from mike shanahan for the first time since losing some of his biggest offensive stars. and the nationals managerial search is done. we have got the inside track on who it will be. find out next in sports. >>> a couple of rough weeks for the redskins. dropped three of their last four games, fallen out of first place in the division and looking ahead the schedule doesn't get any easier. the redskins were back to work today preparing for a well rested buffalo bills team. time to work on catching all those holes created by those injuries and getting the next man up ready to go. today for the first time mike shanahan reacted to the news that the face of the franchise chris cooley is done for the season. >> every time somebody goes on i.r. it is tough. i think with chris he knew he had a chance to come back. when he talked to the doctor it was in his best interests and usually when it is in the team's best interest it is in the player's best interest as well. >> london fletcher did not practice today. resting his pulled hamstring he suffered sunday. if he can't play this comi

here is dan hellie with head coach mike shanahan. >> usually the biggest concern is when you lose iname, they have practiced in a week. i feel good about the football team. guys go down. we have veteran players with a few positions or a few experiences. we have an excellent two days of practice. >> the bills won four straight. they have lost two. they are a good football team. they are the third highest scoring team in the football league. what impresses you most about their offense? >> they have done a good job of getting turnovers on defense. offensively, they haven't turned the ball over much. when they have been in the red zone, they scored touchdowns. >> reporter: redskins and bills playing up in toronto sunday. the high school football game of the week 7-1, seneca valley. the two teams have split the past six meetings. tonight's game could come down to defense. it's one of the top in the area. an average of six points per game thanks to a 14-year-old freshman. his name is blake dove. he stands 5' 10," 180 pounds. he plays for his father who died in a motorcycle accident. he's t

kyle shanahan said he will not change the play calling with beck under center. how will the panthers head coach ron rivera approach the change on sunday. >> he's a young quarterback that is getting his opportunity. to me you game plan for what they do. tile shanahan will do what he does on the offensive side it doesn't matter which quarterback. we have to find out what this quarterback does best and that's what we do as coaches. we'll watch his tape in the preseason sand whenever he started, go back to last season and see some of the things he's done in the past and you would base all of those things off the bat. >> the redskins o-line dealing with injuries. kory lichtensteiger is out for the season. williams out at least a couple of weeks with a high ankle sprain. so three fifth of the starting offensive line are players at new positions. but are the replacements ready to step up? >> we're a very comfortable group. we all take reps at practice and we were ready for whatever to go down and it ended up happening where both of us have to go out. we were comfortabl

mike shanahan says he will make a decision on a starter early this week.e'll have a lot more from this game in a few minutes. >> thank you, dan. >>> we are now getting some breaking news. a shocking and sad story right now out of las vegas, nevada. indy car driver dan weldon has died. he was flown to a hospital after he was involved in a massive 15-car wreck a little more than an hour or so ago. his vehicle hit part of the catch fence during that crash. three our drivers in the crash taken to the hospital. dan weldon's carry apparently flew over other vehicles as part of this crash. we'll stay on top of this breaking story for you and have much more on news 4 after the game tonight. >>> and still ahead on this broadcast, a swap agreement that would free hundreds of palestinian militants a step closer to reality tonight. >>> police make an arrest in a fire that left nearly two dozen people homeless in northern virginia. >>> plus, crews answer the sos call from an accomplished researchers stranded and sick at the south pole. how about the forecast? >> what w

mike shanahan announced john beck will start sunday against carolina. beck becomes the 21st quarterback to start in the last 19 seasons. shanahan says the mobility and the arm strength that he saw from beck in one quarter of play last sunday pushed him to choose beck as the starter. here's what they all had to say after the announcement was made public. >> it's always a tough decision to make. doing what john did in that game, his mobility, i believe he deserved a chance to show us what he can do. >> things changed in a blink of an eye. i was hoping the day would come and i would get the opportunity. i never knew. i have been trying to prepare myself. >> as for the rest of the team, those that commented today strayed from controversy, giving the politically correct answer. >> a very talented quarterback that hasn't really, you know, had his shot yet to really prove who he can be in his league. watching every day and some of everything, man. he really gets into what he does. i am looking forward to the opportunity. >> and some good news on the redskins o

mike shanahan decided not to draft the quarterback this year. rather he opted to fortify his d.s working. the redskins mo is simple. look at the offense and mistakes, smother the opponent, win ugly, but the qb has to make some plays. rex grossman not making enough of them. he was helping out the other team too much, so bring on beck. how important is this move? very. if your average at quarterback position, you're an average team at best. fortunes can turn. so is beck the ladder? well mike shanahan says yes. >> when i said i had a lot of confidence in these quarterbacks, i do. john is one of those guys that i believe in that is going to have a great future and now he's going to have his opportunity to show us what he can do. >> all right, looking at marty, coaching virginia in the usl championships. how about that? it's a former virginia tech. a will the of formers in the house. 47-yard house call. winning it 17-3. west virginia, below the radar in college football. bad news, syracuse looked below the radar. found west virginia and blew him up. ryan had three touchdowns. syracus