Anyone want to coach the Washington Redskins? According to the AP the Skins have fired Gregg Williams and Al Saunders and promoted Greg Blache and hired Jim Zorn. I can’t be sure but I’m guessing this means Gregg Williams won’t be the next head coach (which seems to be confirmed by Jason La Canfora from the Post). It also means that the next head coach probably won’t get to pick his assistants.
From my perspective that might be good - I doubt Jim Fassel would sign up for such a gig. I’m hoping this points towards the Skins looking for an up-and-coming coach who wouldn’t mind having a staff pre-assembled for him. The least interesting thing to me is to hire some so-so coach on his 2nd or 3rd go around - let’s give someone new a shot!
Unfortunately, with Williams out of the running I haven’t heard any names that get me at all excited. Maybe the young guy from the Pats? I’m certainly not excited about the defensive coordinator from the Giants (who I think was with the Eagles before that) - lame. What about Mike Singletary? That would be interesting.
I can’t help thinking that if Sean Taylor hadn’t been killed this all wouldn’t be happening. I think the Skins would have won another game or two and maybe gotten further in the playoffs. I think Gibbs might have stuck around another year. For some reason I even think maybe Gregg Williams would have had a shot at head coach. Maybe I’m wrong about all that - but if you look at the Skins before Taylor’s death and you look at them now it is two totally different pictures.