May the Schwartz be with you?

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An update on Schwartz:

Jim Schwartz, the Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator, has emerged as the frontrunner for the Washington Redskins head coaching position.

A league source says that Schwartz interviewed Thursday with Washington in “blew them away.”

Former Redskins quarterback and ESPN analyst Joe Theismann is acting as an advisor in the Redskins search process.

If the 41-year-old Schwartz gets the position, that would likely mean a change of venue for current Washington defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. When Joe Gibbs suddenly retired earlier in the week, it was assumed by many Williams would skate into the head job. But Schwartz, who got some run as a head coaching candidate in 2005 and nearly got the San Francisco job, has apparently overtaken Williams.

Williams, ironically, was the defensive coordinator in Tennessee before Schwartz succeeded him in 2001. Williams went on at that point to become the Buffalo Bills head coach.

Schwartz is a local guy for the Redskins. A native of Baltimore, he went to Georgetown and his first job out of school was as a grad assistant at the University of Maryland. He also worked as a scout for Bill Belichick in Belichick’s final two seasons in Cleveland before moving with the Browns to Baltimore. He joined the Titans in 1999.

Schwartz is also in the mix for the Falcons head coaching position. According to the Florida Sun Sentinel, is scheduled to meet with Atlanta Friday and the Dolphins on Monday.

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