January 16- Nodbody knows anything
I had a couple of conversations with those in the know at Redskins Park today and found out they are as much out of the know as I am about the coaching search..
Here's what I do know today, former Falcons coach current Seahawks assistant Jim Mora Jr is interviewing for the job somewhere.. This candidate (of the ones we publicly know about) seems to be the most serious contender to steal the job from Gregg Williams thus far. Williams has interviewed (if you can call it that) numerous times over the last week and is considered still the front runner for the job..
One person I spoke with says Gregg "really wants it." This is contrary to what Williams has presented in recent years saying he is satisfied working as an assistant and allowing a lot of the media/off field issues for a head coach to worry about.. In the mind of those I spoke with, they suggested he wasn't hiding his true ambition, only he was satisfied working under Gibbs in that capacity and that he wants to, and likely will be successful at whichever head coaching position he eventually gets..
I started having a conspiracy thought.. Miami's job is closed, Baltimore's is close to being settled.. Atlanta likely will move quick with either Jason Garrett or their fall back should Garrett take the Ravens job or stay in Dallas as an assistant.. If the market closes, then the Redskins are not obligated to allow Williams to speak to other teams about their vacancies as a lead assistant coach.. Indeed they could essentially force him to stay as a top paid defensive coordinator and work under a new head coach.. Hmmm.. Gregg likely wouldn't be happy undr that scenario, but may have no choice if this is the way the Skins went.. Maybe the job gets turned over to Greg Blatche or Jerry Gray if Williams left after being passed over..
Plus, I'm still waiting for a rabbitt to get pulled out of Dan Snyder's hat not unlike the surprising Gibbs trick he pulled four years ago.. So we wait and wait.. In all liklihood until next week, there appears to be no expectation for any announcement by Friday and I doubt the Skins would do anything during the weekend of the conference championship games, I'm sure the league wouldn't appreciate that..
So my new odds right now are: Gregg Williams 60%, Jim Mora Jr. 20%, Some big name we just flat out don't know about %20
OK men
Here's what I do know today, former Falcons coach current Seahawks assistant Jim Mora Jr is interviewing for the job somewhere.. This candidate (of the ones we publicly know about) seems to be the most serious contender to steal the job from Gregg Williams thus far. Williams has interviewed (if you can call it that) numerous times over the last week and is considered still the front runner for the job..
One person I spoke with says Gregg "really wants it." This is contrary to what Williams has presented in recent years saying he is satisfied working as an assistant and allowing a lot of the media/off field issues for a head coach to worry about.. In the mind of those I spoke with, they suggested he wasn't hiding his true ambition, only he was satisfied working under Gibbs in that capacity and that he wants to, and likely will be successful at whichever head coaching position he eventually gets..
I started having a conspiracy thought.. Miami's job is closed, Baltimore's is close to being settled.. Atlanta likely will move quick with either Jason Garrett or their fall back should Garrett take the Ravens job or stay in Dallas as an assistant.. If the market closes, then the Redskins are not obligated to allow Williams to speak to other teams about their vacancies as a lead assistant coach.. Indeed they could essentially force him to stay as a top paid defensive coordinator and work under a new head coach.. Hmmm.. Gregg likely wouldn't be happy undr that scenario, but may have no choice if this is the way the Skins went.. Maybe the job gets turned over to Greg Blatche or Jerry Gray if Williams left after being passed over..
Plus, I'm still waiting for a rabbitt to get pulled out of Dan Snyder's hat not unlike the surprising Gibbs trick he pulled four years ago.. So we wait and wait.. In all liklihood until next week, there appears to be no expectation for any announcement by Friday and I doubt the Skins would do anything during the weekend of the conference championship games, I'm sure the league wouldn't appreciate that..
So my new odds right now are: Gregg Williams 60%, Jim Mora Jr. 20%, Some big name we just flat out don't know about %20
OK men
posted by Bram Weinstein | 12:22 PM
3 Comments:
The Skins are going to hire Gregg Williams. They are going through the current process because Dan Snyder has to give the appearance that a full fledged coaching search is being undertaken. The Redskins must also comply with the Rooney Rule, which is why Ron Meeks and Jim Caldwell are being interviewed. Not that they aren't highly qualified candidates, because they are. One of the two will be hired to take over for Tony Dungy when he retires, which could be as soon as next week.
People can say that Gibbs Act 2 wasn't successful, but it was on two fronts. First of all, he taught Dan Snyder how a football team should be managed, and in the process totally changed the culture at Redskins Park. Second, Snyder learned the value of continuity in a successful NFL program. For those reasons, Williams is the obvious choice, especially since the players want him. Finally, anyone who thinks the Skins shouldn't hire a "recycled" head coach should remember this: a current NFL head coach failed miserably in his first head coaching job (in Cleveland). That coach got a job with his former boss as a defensive coordinator. He was later given a second chance, well actually a third chance since he walked away from his second job after two days. That coach's name is Bill Belichick. I am not equating Gregg Williams with Bill Belichick, but the similarities are hard not to notice.
The Skins are going to hire Gregg Williams. They are going through the current process because Dan Snyder has to give the appearance that a full fledged coaching search is being undertaken. The Redskins must also comply with the Rooney Rule, which is why Ron Meeks and Jim Caldwell are being interviewed. Not that they aren't highly qualified candidates, because they are. One of the two will be hired to take over for Tony Dungy when he retires, which could be as soon as next week.
People can say that Gibbs Act 2 wasn't successful, but it was on two fronts. First of all, he taught Dan Snyder how a football team should be managed, and in the process totally changed the culture at Redskins Park. Second, Snyder learned the value of continuity in a successful NFL program. For those reasons, Williams is the obvious choice, especially since the players want him. Finally, anyone who thinks the Skins shouldn't hire a "recycled" head coach should remember this: a current NFL head coach failed miserably in his first head coaching job (in Cleveland). That coach got a job with his former boss as a defensive coordinator. He was later given a second chance, well actually a third chance since he walked away from his second job after two days. That coach's name is Bill Belichick. I am not equating Gregg Williams with Bill Belichick, but the similarities are hard not to notice.
EB, I think you're dead on. What I like best about the Gibbs 2.0 Skins is that, for the first time since 1.0 left, the team is filled with character guys you feel like you know, instead of lots of Dana Stubblefields. I'll be astonished if Snyder hires anybody but Williams -- to me it would show he hasn't learned much from Gibbs.
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