While everyone has assumed that John Beck is the starting quarterback of the Washington Redskins, Mike Shanahan says that's no necessarily so. “First of all, I’ve never mentioned a starter,†Shanahan told Albert Breer of NFL Network by way of Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post. “I’ve never even insinuated a starter. I said I had a lot of belief in John Beck, I had a lot of belief in Rex Grossman. We’re gonna play the best player at the end of camp, but I do believe in both those guys. I’ve watched them practice. You make decisions based on practice. I’ve watched both these guys for a year, I like what they bring to the table. Now I get a chance to watch them compete on a day-to-day basis.)†Source: TheRedZone.org
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT JOHN BECK THOUGHT! ... no, but for real. Apparently, it doesn't. Shanahan screwed the pooch with this one.