ASHBURN — Kyle Shanahan’s patented bootleg plays, a staple in his hybrid West Coast offense, had the ability to deceive almost every linebacker on the Washington Redskins’ practice field.
During the 2013 season, Shanahan’s last as the Redskins’ offensive coordinator, a pseudo-competition formed among the linebackers, who were constantly challenging one another not to bite on the fake stretch-run but to follow the quarterback.
It was something that always tripped someone up, but it would hardly ever be Will Compton, then an unknown undrafted free agent out of Nebraska who had spent the first 16 weeks on the practice squad.