Dan interviewing for Defensive Coordinator not HC
 

I have noticed over the passed 2 weeks that Dan has been interviewing only DEFENSIVE coaches from around the league... Schwartz, Mora, Meeks. Combine this with news that the famous "mystery candidate" that Redskin 1 flew to Green Bay for may have been Spagnulo and that he has met with GW 4 times and I see it this way...

Gregg Williams will be introduced as our next head coach. Greg Blache will not be his Defensive Coordinator. My opinion only, but, I think that Dan liked the way that Gibbs was a team manager and organizer, not a hands-on one side of the ball guy.

I think he has been talking the GW about being a true "head coach" and therefore asking him who he would trust to run his defense. Shwartz being the first candidate interviewed would make complete sense if it just to see if he'd take the same job with us. It would also make sense that Mora backed out after finding out that he was being interviewed for DC and not HC.

Just a thought... anyone else see the logic?

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Sure do man -- thats what i posted over a week ago -- GW as head, schwartz as DC -- good insight on the Mora backing out as well.

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No! I have no clue and quit trying to figure anything out.

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That's a good point (some have mentioned similar theories over the past week). I just don't know why they would go forth with all the secrecy around it. Why not introduce GW as the head coach and then let him hire the DC later? It's not like there is a rule that says that the HC and coordinators MUST be hired at the same time. If somehow GW's terms of taking the HC job are that he is allowed to pick his successor, that doesn't sound like something snyder (or Gibbs) would interfere in. IMO it's all just a bunch of unnecessary confusion. I'm just sitting back and waiting for things to shake out how they will.

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[QUOTE=Hail to the Redskins;410171]\ Combine this with news that the famous "mystery candidate" that Redskin 1 flew to Green Bay for may have been Spagnulo and that he has met with GW 4 times and I see it this way...[/QUOTE]

The mystery candidate is Jimmy Johnson.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;410185]The mystery candidate is Jimmy Johnson.[/quote]

I agree. And I think it's who we're going to hire.

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Has anyone REALLY confirmed any fact to Jimmy Johnson being the "mystery candidate"?

John Castleberry on Hampton Roads radio is not a source to use as fact... is he? lol

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[QUOTE=Schneed10;410186]I agree. And I think it's who we're going to hire.[/QUOTE]

I'll take him, just think how Jerry "plastic face" Jones would feel? There's no love lost there. JJ is a damn good coach, I'll take him over Cowher any day.

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Best of all worlds would be Jimmy Johnson in a personnel role and GW as head coach.

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Well that wraps up all the angels.

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For Jimmy Johnson to be put into a personnel move would be a very good move. I'm thinking that he's right, all we've been looking for is a defensive coordinator

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[quote]Why not introduce GW as the head coach and then let him hire the DC later? It's not like there is a rule that says that the HC and coordinators MUST be hired at the same time.[/quote]

Maybe I'm wrong here, but if we're looking for a DC currently employed by another team this head coach search could be an excuse to maybe offer them a contract and see if they're interested. I don't know the rules well enough to know if this is true, but I believe it's tampering to try to hire another teams DC as your DC, but if they initiate the conversation, etc.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;410185]The mystery candidate is Jimmy Johnson.[/quote]

Link???

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[quote=Giantone;410219]Link???[/quote]

Nothing official yet but there's plenty of behind the scenes rumors swirling, hence the "mystery" candidate.

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[quote=Mattyk72;410220]Nothing official yet but there's plenty of behind the scenes rumors swirling, hence the "mystery" candidate.[/quote]

No there is'nt at least not involving Johnson,Fassel maybe but not Jimmie Johnson.

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I think anything is possible with the mystery coach. I do agree with your logic it makes sense, because a mystery interview is probably unlikely to be a big name or it would have gotten around.

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Its Brian Billick

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[quote=REDSKIN-TIME;410266]Its Brian Billick[/quote]

so you think its going to be Brian Billick? or Brian Billick?...maybe it'll be Brian Billick!...what if they REALLY throw a curve ball and hire Brian Billick with Brian Billick as the offensive coordinator!

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[QUOTE=REDSKIN-TIME;410266]Its Brian Billick[/QUOTE]

Please no!!!

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A great coach doesn't make a great team. A great coach and great players make a great team. A great team becomes great through stability, understanding, and knowledge of one another and the game..hence Greg Williams staying with the team and taking over as Head Coach. Cmon...we have had 4 different head coaches in the last 7 years all besides Joe Gibbs having no connection to our team before being named Head Coach. Gibbs put all the pieces together and I believe GW would be perfect to finish the job Coach Gibbs started. So enough with the Bill Cowher, Jimmy Johnson, etc. talk. Try someone close to home and see if it works. That's the best thing for the organization.

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That Would Be Fine With Me

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[QUOTE=IggyG;410273]A great coach doesn't make a great team. A great coach and great players make a great team. A great team becomes great through stability, understanding, and knowledge of one another and the game..hence Greg Williams staying with the team and taking over as Head Coach. [/QUOTE]

Sure, go explain your theory to the Chargers. With the talent on that team JG would be on his 3rd SB.

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I throwing monkey wrenches in the gears so what if it's that Snyder does not like how the defense has been handled or playing. Maybe he and GW don't get along. So....he maybe looking for a Defensive minded HC so that he can get rid of GW and his style of football and let the HC run the D and allow Saunder's to run the O.

Another thing. Maybe GW simply is happy where he is at not having to answer to the media especially after games lost( I always think of t he older Mora. lol.) All we keep hearing is speculation about GW. maybe he does want the job. maybe he does not. Maybe when he came to the Skins he thought yea great gig later. Then after working with Snyder and seeing what Gibbs had to go through he is saying...no I'm happy being Asst. HC.

I tend to belive that each meeting with GW was a meeting as to who GW wanted next to be interviewed for defensive co-ordinater. I can also see Snyder sitting down with the candidate and asking what they would do differently then see him running back to GW and seeing what GW would do.