The coaching talent was obvious, but the coaches were just young -- in some cases, too young to even rent a car. But it was a group that helped develop one of the NFL's most dynamic offenses for a season in Washington, and eventually delivered head coaches to three different teams.
When Matt LaFleur was hired last week by the Green Bay Packers, he became the third former Redskins assistant coach under Mike Shanahan to be hired as an NFL head coach.
One of the others, Sean McVay, is preparing his team for the NFC Championship Game in only his second season with the Los Angeles Rams.