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Originally Posted by killromo
Is it the general consensus that Gregg Williams will cesede (spelling?) Joe Gibbs when he retires?
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succeed. There is also
secede as in, "Virginia has voted to
secede from the Union". Just trying to help.
As to your question, I think the general consensus is that if Gibbs steps down, Snyder would eat the million he would owe Williams and hire the flavor of the month. Agitating against this line of reasoning is the influence of Joe Gibbs who would remain as team President and who would be more likely to advocate doing right by Williams, IMO. But, Gibbs' role may be more totemistic with him going back to Charlotte and having very little to do with the day to day operations. It's hard for me to imagine that he could come into the Park 25 hours a week and feel like he wasn't wasting his time. He throws himself into things whole hog and I suspect that he will end up being more of an occasional advisor to Snyder, trying to steer him in a sensible direction but not having the final authority in big decisions. Hopefully as Snyder reasserts himself after Gibbs 2, he will be more seasoned and less likely to do things like sign Jeff George.
Having said that, making Williams the HC may be the absolute wrong move. He seems somewhat unable to rise above petty disputes like this latest Springs flap which should never have happened. I don't think Saunders is ideal either as he is viewed by some as an egotist and self-promoter. So, this may be a situation where Snyder's penchant for headline-grabbing may be just what the doctor ordered.