The era in Washington lasted
With young innovators includingIKE SHANAHAN sits at the head of a banquet table. His
disciples, roughly two dozen members of the Church
of Outside Zone, fill the seats on either side. They’re
turning a social event into a coaching clinic—same as
always—and it’s getting a little... weird. Salt shakers
become wideouts. Empty wine bottles stand in for run-
ning backs. Slabs of meat, partially dissected, land in
the middle of new plays.
Six years ago little was expected out of the men
PHOTOGR APH BY now filling the private back room of this upscaleMAT T L AFLEUR
Then:
Quarterbacks
coach
Now: Head
coach, Green
Bay Packers
K Y L E
SHANAHAN
Then:
Offensive
coordinator
Now:
Head coach,
San Francisco
49ers