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Slingin Sammy 33 · 12-18-2007, 06:49 PM

I think Saunders should return, but Williams needs to go. IF Gibbs stays on the sidelines he needs to give TOTAL offensive control to Saunders. Gibbs would obviously create the overall gameplan and handle the critical coaching decisions but all offensive playcalling needs to be with Saunders. Give a guy all the rope he asks for and he'll either be successful or hang himself.

GWs defense has done fairly well statistically, but the second half breakdowns game after game are a major concern and show a major coaching flaw. The stat they showed in the game Sunday night was that Gibbs 1.0 was 2nd best in the NFL in protecting 2nd half leads from 1982-92 (Richie Petitbone). Gibbs 2.0 was either the worst or 2nd worst in the same stat since 2004 (GW). Gibbs' offensive philosopy hasn't changed dramatically, Gibbs 1.0 was constantly criticized for being "too conservative" also. So IMO this is primarily a D-Coordinator issue. What this indicates is good preparation going into the game but the ability to "think on your feet" and make in-game adjustments is poor. We need to make sure our defense is strong, and makes good halftime adjustments because in late Nov. & December in the NFC East the elements can limit an offense severely and the D must carry us.

The D-Coordinator I would like to see is Ron Rivera. He had extremely successful defenses in Chicago from 2004-2006 and you see how they're doing this year without him. He's currently a LB coach in San Diego so their wouldn't be any problem with him taking the D-Coordinator job.

12-18-2007, 06:49 PM	#22
Slingin Sammy 33 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 4,347	Re: Should Al Saunders return in '08? I think Saunders should return, but Williams needs to go. IF Gibbs stays on the sidelines he needs to give TOTAL offensive control to Saunders. Gibbs would obviously create the overall gameplan and handle the critical coaching decisions but all offensive playcalling needs to be with Saunders. Give a guy all the rope he asks for and he'll either be successful or hang himself. GWs defense has done fairly well statistically, but the second half breakdowns game after game are a major concern and show a major coaching flaw. The stat they showed in the game Sunday night was that Gibbs 1.0 was 2nd best in the NFL in protecting 2nd half leads from 1982-92 (Richie Petitbone). Gibbs 2.0 was either the worst or 2nd worst in the same stat since 2004 (GW). Gibbs' offensive philosopy hasn't changed dramatically, Gibbs 1.0 was constantly criticized for being "too conservative" also. So IMO this is primarily a D-Coordinator issue. What this indicates is good preparation going into the game but the ability to "think on your feet" and make in-game adjustments is poor. We need to make sure our defense is strong, and makes good halftime adjustments because in late Nov. & December in the NFC East the elements can limit an offense severely and the D must carry us. The D-Coordinator I would like to see is Ron Rivera. He had extremely successful defenses in Chicago from 2004-2006 and you see how they're doing this year without him. He's currently a LB coach in San Diego so their wouldn't be any problem with him taking the D-Coordinator job. __________________ "I would bet.....(if), an angel fairy came down and said, '[You can have anything] in the world you would like to own,' I wouldn't be surprised if you said a football club and particularly the Washington Redskins.'' — Jack Kent Cooke, 1996.