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08:03 AM ET 09.01 | The new sheriff has been in town for a little while now. For more than 30 years, the Washington Redskins and their fans have witnessed an NFL anomaly that Mike Shanahan is in the process of reversing. Ever since George Allen left after the 1977 season, the Redskins' coaches have fit a description that is seldom heard in professional football: Nice guys. Well, that's over. And about time. One reason the Redskins look much improved in the exhibition season is that they are once again led by a dominant personality type that has often succeeded spectacularly in the NFL: a gloriously lopsided fanatic. ... Someday, it may wear thin. Right now, the Redskins and their fans are ready for a full adult dosage.

Mike Shanahan, Getty Images

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September 1, 2011 08:07 AM ET

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Let's get it on!!!

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September 1, 2011 08:07 AM ET

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Nice guys = cupcakes. Good luck with that!

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September 1, 2011 08:12 AM ET

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Looks like somebody is bending over to receive his punishment already. Slap that butt, Shanny.

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September 1, 2011 08:14 AM ET

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One thing that hasn't changed: they still do QB controversies in DC. Even tho no matter how hard you squint, Beck and Grossman don't look like the second coming of Sonny and Billy.

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September 1, 2011 08:22 AM ET

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Get as mad as you want Shanny, it's still a crappy team. You're just going to make yourself more miserable as the weeks progress.

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September 1, 2011 08:23 AM ET

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Redskins are certainly overdue for a decent season, they've had what? 2 trips to the playoffs this millennium? Just can't see Shanahan being the guy to do it.

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September 1, 2011 08:24 AM ET

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He's kinda short to be a tough guy eh

Chuck Norris is short

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September 1, 2011 08:31 AM ET

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That's why no one's afraid of him. I could hold his forehead with my palm and he couldn't hit me :)

Dude, he's Chuck Norris! He would he would grab your palm and use it to turn your entire body inside out!!!

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September 1, 2011 08:34 AM ET

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5'10" is taller than an average male

It might say that in his official bio, but the only way he's 5'10" is if you measure him in his custom made cowboy boots

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September 1, 2011 08:34 AM ET

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hahahahahahah highly doubt it. this isn't tv yo

Hey I saw it in a movie, it's gotta be true!

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September 1, 2011 08:37 AM ET

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HAIL!!!!

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September 1, 2011 08:37 AM ET

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Dude, he's Chuck Norris! He would he would grab your palm and use it to turn your entire body inside out!!!

While using his other hand to singlehandedly (haha) capture Mallomar GaDaffy and turn him over to Nancy Grace for interrogation, or maybe to be her partner on Dancing With The Stars.

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September 1, 2011 08:38 AM ET

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He's one of those guys.....I see

I met him in the lobby bar of the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong in 87. I'm 5'10" he was shorter than me

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September 1, 2011 08:38 AM ET

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While using his other hand to singlehandedly (haha) capture Mallomar GaDaffy and turn him over to Nancy Grace for interrogation, or maybe to be her partner on Dancing With The Stars.

Goes without saying

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September 1, 2011 08:44 AM ET

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I met him in the lobby bar of the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong in 87. I'm 5'10" he was shorter than me

So as long as I kept my hand on his forehead he could never reach me. The reason he was shorter was because #1 The screen makes everything look bigger #2 he wasn't wearing his high heel boots.