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I hate rooting for NE.

Can they both lose?

From Peter King of CNNSI.com

Washington (9-8). "I'm not interested in winning any press conferences,'' Dan Snyder told one of the candidates who interviewed for the head-coaching job. "I'm interested in winning the Super Bowl.'' Here's one of the strangest things about this coaching search: Snyder has talked to Gregg Williams about the job four times. This is a guy he's seen in the building for four years now.

Things that make you go hmm on a Monday:

- Gregg still not named the head coach after the Rooney Rule has been satisfied
- Mora bowing out (could holmgren be retiring?)
- Mystery candidate reportedly interviewed twice?
- Gregg has not spoken publically since Joe Gibbs annouced his retirement
- Cower, Vermeil, Fassel, Mora and now M000ooch - not names we thought would be in the mix.
- Head coach by the end of the week? If not it'll make us all start speculating that the coach they are most interested in is on the Giants or Patriots team.

Stay tuned... should be a fun week. GG's shot at being coach is almost in the luke warm stages.

In Grilliams we trust
hand him the keys danny boy
The suspense kills me!

More from Peter King:

In Washington, it sounds like Gregg Williams is the leader in the clubhouse, and I'm not sure he fits the mold of the oft-impulsive Dan Snyder; but Williams is a direct, pointed guy.

I'll repeat an earlier point - if Williams is the guy after all this charade, how will that affect him and the team? Even if he is in on the ruse, reports are that the other coaches have heard nothing from Snyder & Co. Looks more and more like the urge for dysfunction is appearing stronger adn stronger.

i still think that even snyder doesn know who he wants, I really doubt it will be Cowher or Vermil. I dont remember fossil being a good HC, but I could be mistaken. I think Snyder will interview anyone who he sees as possibly being a good HC for us, just to make sure he makes the best descion he can. That doesnt mean he will make the best descion though,

So, if we use logic and our knowlege of our owner, what do the signs point to? Something splashy? I think so... if he can't get it he has his fall back plan, GG.

So really simple right? He is looking for the big splash first:

Cower, Mariucci, Vermeil

I woke up this morning convinced that GW and The Danny are playing this out in an attempt to see if any "great" assistants pop up without having to fire anybody currently on the staff. 

They can interview and consider the possibilities under the guise of the looking for a HC, and not worry about psing anybody off(big Al maybe).

It must be GW or Snyder really is lost in space(and that space/time continuem is stuck somewhere, myabe in 1990).

Snyder needs to get his head out of his A#$ in a hurry though, it's time to get to work on the draft, and if the staff is changing, they need to know it.

Danny Snyda - if you f this up your dead to me...don't go pull some bozo off another club that knows nothing of our history and the NFC Beast...I mean c'mon.

Grilliams deserves it no doubt and if somehow it's not him we better win the division next year and go deep...nothing else is acceptable.

Fassel is a complete uninspiring joke!!!!

Don't make me embarrassed by talking to him Snyda. Do not do it.

JLC,

You have done a good job during this long search thank you. Without coming across as being either a team toady or another snarky self-centered reporter.

Thank you

Mr & Mrs Mooch are in the area looking at property.

The mystery interviewee is Danny's Pizza Hut delivery kid. Danny is hellbent on finding out how they get the ring of cheese into the crust.

something tells me danny didn't strike it rich by being an idiot. he made mistakes when he first started, but he's come a long way since then. i see no problem with him taking as long as possible to find a coach. better to make a guy wait and make sure he's the best for the job than to be impulsive again and hire the wrong guy.

But it has to be Cowher! It has to be! All along, Jason has been telling us that Dan Snyder always always wants to make a big splash! That is what everybody says! Even when Charlie Cassrely, the day after Gibbs retired, said to "Take Cowher off your list", Jason and all the other lazy media schlubs kept on saying, "Cowher is very likely because the owner always wants to make a big splash!" Big Splash Big Splash Big Splash! Cowher Cowher Cowher!

TE - Its like Shawshank Redemption where "everyone is innocent." We hamsters are all lawyers, doctors, playboys and CEOs. Except the self proclaimed teachers... who would lie about that?

I heard a rumor that Fudge-Ums was the "mystery" candidate... he is highly qualified and a locker room favorite. He also plays a mean game of racquet ball.

Oh, now that's just wrong. This is a respect issue.
It's cload and daggar, if you please.
I'm gonna start referring to you as Jasno "at least I got the 'and' right" LaToucanfora, just so you'll keep it in mind.
Of course, I can't completely discount the possibility that you meant to spell daggar, and the keyboard just outfought you again...

I got a reprieve by posting this on the last thread, but wtf...

Wow...just wow! We're now measuring our coaching suspicions in Lear Jets and volleyball games. Talk about your foreign currency. Where's Thomas Cook when you need him?

I think 4th Floor is right and he'll be having a good laugh tomorrow. You're not going to announce your coach during the championship games, and you might not even announce him on MLK's day. They wouldn't bother announcing the new Pope during the World Cup final. I'd expect a big dose of GGGGG's tomorrow.

Tell em cload...

YOU'VE CHANGED JASNO! IT USED TO BE ABOUT THE PEOPLE!

(ps- can you sneak me into the locker room next season?)

I keep getting the feeling that Williams has been the guy all along, and that the rest was just for show. I picture Williams, Snyder and Vinny moving forward behind closed doors with plans for the future while the world is left to wonder what's going on.

Just a gut reaction, we'll find out soon. Hopefully............

SMACK,

this one's for you . . .

SJK WARNING - Not all the language is appropriate for Jack's kids . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2triiYXSY8

haven't been on in a while, so my apologies if this is a repeat . . .

Profootballtalk.com is reporting another "mystery candidate" that $nyder is interviewing today or tomorrow. BTW, it's been confirmed by the league that a team can promise that a team's assistant coach will be the next HC w/o satisfying the Rooney Rule, provided it's in the coach's contract.

Imagine what the NFL world would look like, if Campbell could have gotten a touchdown on one of those 4 tries at the goal line...

Thanks, sk8, I'll listen to it in a second. Someone posted it last night but I was importing Soul Coughing: Irresistible Bliss. Now I'm on Soundgarden: Superunknown. Not the freshest beats, I know. Recent hard-drive crash has me reloading everything.

But, I must admit, that new Lupe Fiasco joint is off the hook.

Flag on me for being white and 40 and typing that sentence.

Jasno, you need to check into Jimmy Johnson for us, man. Redskins One went to Green Bay today. Fassell, yeah maybe. But Jimmy Johnson was also there yesterday covering the game for FOX.

If the announcement is not tomorrow then it proves that Snyder is just prolonging this as one big BS ego trip for himself. Maybe he thinks that he has decades to get this right... like a medieval cathedral builder.

Dorf abides with Lupe Fiasco.

But Dorf was also just listening to Live if that gives you any idea about me

(this was while I was sitting in my limo throwing $100 bills out the window)

what blows my mind is that in this day and age with the kind of technology we have and the lack of privacy...HOW can they keep someone who's not a national security risk a SECRET? HOW?

jason, i don't think you're doing a good enough job buddy. this is ridiculous. it's obvious you can't do your job from arlington and need to move closer to the park ASAP. there's fire sale going on here so you should be able to upgrade pretty easily.

HOW? how can anyone keep a person/people secret? you are a disgrace to woodward and bernstein. you need to give up your "reporter" creds right away.

i'm just messin! seriously how can NO ONE find out who these mystery candidates are?

This coaching search is our SupaBowl, isn't it? With all the ups and downs of a closely fought game, but we won't find out if we won or not for a few years.

dealer, you have a little something in your teeth.

No, other side.

My wife's sister is a team mate of the Cowher girls at Ravenscroft HS in Cary NC...

and Bill is at EVERY game.

He played football at NCSU, and met his lovely wife at State as well.

If Bill is not at the games this week, I'll be one of the first to know...and pass it along.

I have to ask...why would a grown man want to go into a men's locker room unless he was changing in/out of gym clothes?

:-)

This is absolutely our Super Bowl. It's like 4th and 1 and half of us are yelling at Weird Al to run Sellers up the middle, while the other half is telling him to play action and throw it to Yoder.

So what you're saying Diddy is that this would not be the time to take a knee to center the ball for the GW field goal?

Adam

I'm thinking like Schneed10... why is noone talking about Jimmy Johnson. If Redskins One is out -or has been out- in Green Bay, they aren't looking at Fassel. The bigger catch would Jimmy Johnson... he may like retirement, but the old Double J like the dollar bills more!

Nobody buying Jimmy Johnson's comeback to battle and spite Jerry Jones twice a year!?!

I'm in the group that thinks the gig is already G-Williams, and they're just trying to have everything buttoned up when they do finally go public.

If this was not the case, wouldn't it make sense that Gregg would be making the rounds interviewing with other teams? I mean, if he wasn't getting the gig, wouldn't other teams be calling the Redskins to interview him?

Or is that just too simple....

You want Jimmy? Remember his stint in Miami (and that whoop-ass the Jags put on him)?

You want Jimmy? Remember his stint in Miami (and that whoop-ass the Jags put on him)?

GG can only interview with other teams for head-coaching gigs. because he's still under contract here, he's not allowed to interview for anything less, unless snyder ok's it. my hunch tells me he's not a serious candidate for head coaching gigs outside of DC.

Let's consider that GW doesnt want the responsibilities of the HC job... what if he is sitting up there with Snyder, Gibbs and Cerato contemplating who would be the best fit for the HC & GW is staying on as DC, because that's what he wants to do?

The trend this year is against retread coaches. I think the owners looking for head coaches this time around are the more thoughtful types, with the exception of our guy, who happens to be an impetuous jerk.

Arthur Blank, Bill Parcells (for all intents and purposes the owner down there), and Steve Bisciotti are all guys who have football men in place making good football decisions. As a result, they're not looking for the big name hire and are all looking for the next John Fox or Mike Tomlin.

That's my theory as to why GG is not getting interviews elsewhere.

As for the 'Skins, I think taking a knee on 4th and 1 would be, uh, dumb, but not out of character. After all, this is the team that called two timeouts in a row...

Funny, the only reason I still think GG has the best shot is because he has been so quiet. If he didn't have a shot it seems like we would see him more in the public.

However, the more time that passes the less chance he has of getting the job.

Speculatory comment:
What if GG doesn't want the job? Is that even a possibility? Maybe he is acting as an advisor like Gibbs and wants to find a guy who gels with him?

Extremely out there:
What if Snyder is looking for the first WOMAN head coach! ow, I just hurt my braaaiiinnn...

Dorf was close. Under the cload of darkness, Fudge-Ums will ride into town on a winged unicorn and become the new coach.

let's not forget what Jimmy Johnson did in Dallas, and how he built that team from the ground up... one of the best coaching jobs I've seen in my time. I mean he would bring the talent evaluator that this organization needs... lets not forget that it is Jimmy's formula that is used by almost the entire league to rate draft prospects...

I don't think you'd see a press conference today because of the holiday and the respect most businesses will afford MLK and those who honor his memory.

I'd bet you'd see a press conference tomorrow with GG named head coach. If there isn't one tomorrow, then all the GG lemmings can rightfully start panicking.

From the previous blog entry... "(though at 31 that would be quite a bold stroke and not sure how many of Washington's ubber-experienced coaches would want to stick around to work under somone that young)."

Really? The old guys aren't quitting just so that they can have one last year's worth of paycheck? They'd actually stick around? I mean, I hope Buges is here next year, but past that what's the reasoning past the coaches staying *and* the new (or old) OC wanting them?

While I think that Jimmy Johnson would make an excellent coach, he seems to enjoy being retired. I just can't see that happening.

The skins are the only team in the market for a new head coach that has actually interviewed a "retread" coach, and they interviewed 2 (mora and GW). If you look at the final 4 teams this year, 3 of the 4 are retreads...

It think the reason for the delay is that Gibbs and Danny are arm wrestling and Gibbs keeps winning. Danny wants the splash, Gibbs wants Williams

The only reason I'm harping on Jimmy Johnson is that, do you think Snyder sent Redskins One to Green Bay to visit with Fassel or Johnson? I mean, who would make the bigger splash that Danny may be trying to drop?

Greg,

What you are saying makes sense, but I don't think anyone has a clear picture of what's going on here. I guess Gregg could make rounds interviewing with other teams, but many of those teams might be dissuaded in interviewing him if they think he's got the inside track on the Skins HC job.

You can spin what's going on with the search in a million different ways. You can say Dan Synder is doing the right thing by taking his time to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of all available candidates to make sure he makes the best decision possible or you can call him an idiot for taking so damn long to pick GWill. You can say GWill is the shoo in for the job and it is already his, or you can say he can't be the candidate Synder wants to pick because otherwise, Snyder would have already made this decision.

I don't think anyone knows (or is ever going to know) exactly what's going on (went on) during this process, so all the "information" right now is speculation and innuendo. Since there's not much (if anything) you can do to influence things, sit back and do your best to enjoy the show.

Adam

Thanks sk8, the Hitler thing was hilarious. I highly recommend it if you are into Hitler hilarity. If not, then not so much.

Are we 100 percent certain that the "redskin 1 to Green Bay" happened? Or is this like the line that gets trotted out during the free agency signing period of, "the redskins are said to be interested". It makes for good press, but not much more....

i dont think if he wanted to create a "splash" jim fassel would be the name popping up. neither would the likes of marriucci. they may be recognizable names, but not necessarily "big".

Not sure on the validity of Skins 1 being out in Green Bay just whats been heard... can anyone validate where Skins 1 is???

Marriucci is a big name, he was the 4th coach in 49ers history in wins.

I think it's either Steve Mariucci or Dennis Green.

Can anyone picture "How 'bout them Redskins!"

*shudder*

Grilliams is going to be the Skins head coach.

The real intrigue is in San Diego: What happens to Norv when the Chargers go 9-7 next year?????

Hail to the ????
Hail mystery
Coaches on the career path
Hail more money!

if the chargers can keep everyone there, theyll be nasty next year. every one of their key cogs is either yuong and developing or in the middle of their prime. they were the better team on sunday, in my opinion, its just tough to win with a qb on one leg, your best aerial threat on one leg, and your best overall talent sitting on the sideline.

the mystery candidate IS Marty Schottenheimer...i would love to have that dude back. but all in all, when this thing is said and done, the next HC will be Vinny Cerrato. I mean, he has been here since Danny Boy and is the epitimy of continuity. Who is more revered in Danny's eyes than Gibbs? Vinn! Open your eyes people, he will be our next HC and will subsequently trade all of our draft picks to Green Bay for Brett Favre, who will then retire 3 days later.

There's no reason not to hire Williams - we've had a top 10 defense in 3 of the 4 years he's been here. He clearly took stock of himself and the D he had and actually checked his ego and made the necessary changes to give our team a chance to win this year. He's proven that he can change and the players respect him and should play hard for him.

david, I completely agree, its such an obvious choice. I have to think that Gibbs on his way out, 'might' have hinted around that Williams would be the best guy for the job, that continuity would benefit the team.

they were the better team on sunday...

Posted by: psps23 | January 21, 2008 03:11 PM

...same as last year. Marty was 14-2 with the Chargers, before losing to the Pats in the playoffs, 24-21. He was fired.

Norv was 12-5 this year before losing to the Pats in the playoffs, 21-12.

If the Chargers--for whatever reason--don't deliver next year, then what? I'll be watching curiously... it's not like Norv has a strong record of head coaching success to fall back on.

Just read that Snyder was in Green Bay yesterday for the NFC title game... hmm

IF it is not GG, I am DONE. The best way to impeach the owner is to stop showing up for games and buying season tickets. Enough of taking Redskins fans for granted!!!

bgmoney, where did you read that? Got a link?

Danny is gonna bring back DAN REEVES! Hey it could happen!

better yet, class action lawsuit gainst the danny if he f's this up.

Can you link up these stories you are reading about Snyder in GB or is that BS?

I'd have to think that if Williams was no longer in the running we would have heard something about it by now after 4 meetings. If rumors keep coming around and he isnt named in the next day or 2 all bets are off. Fassel would be an embarassment. He got fired by Billick and hasn't sniffed a head coach interview in 3 years, nuff said.

the mystery candidate IS Marty Schottenheimer...

Posted by: jmc2007 | January 21, 2008 03:14 PM

That actually makes sense. It's got to be someone who isn't currently affiliated with another team (i.e., a former HC or a college guy). I don't see them going with a college guy after the Spurrier mess. The only former HC's that make sense (to me anyway) are Marty, Cowher, and Holmgren if he retires - not sure what we'd have to give the Seahawks in return though.

I'm starting to think that the "Redskin 1 in GB" stories are stories and not much more. All fluff...

gmarino - I read on the "other" message board on Extreme Skins, so it is not official... obviously.

The only reason Danny would be in Green Bay is to gather DNA from Lombardi so his crack team of scientists could start working on cloning him.

I hear his scientists have already successfully cloned Mark Brunell to keep him on the roster (his death of old age was covered up last year when JC officially became the starter).

I'd have to think that if Williams was no longer in the running we would have heard something about it by now after 4 meetings.

Posted by: cdubb | January 21, 2008 03:37 PM

That and they're royally screwing him by letting him hang while there are still coaching vacancies out there. I think it'll be Double G tomorrow.

Urgent Breaking News of the Non-Head Coaching Variety
We are 469 posts away from 150k.

bg, until a reputable source confirms what you've said, then that information, and $5.00 will get you a cup of coffee....

Holy crap, Cindy, that's awesome news!

Finally an update of substance up here!

"You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!"

Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention. I've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. I need all of you, to stop what you're doing and listen.

Cannonball!

It is anchorman, not anchorlady, and that is a scientific fact!!

Brick Tamland: (opposing women in the newsroom) I read somewhere their periods attract bears. Bears can smell the menstruation.

Brian Fantana Well, that's just great. You hear that, Ed? Bears. Now you're putting the whole station in jeopardy.

Consider the Redskin One to GB issue validated. The link below tracks flights in and out of Dulles. Redskin One's flight number is N4009. Departed from Dulles to GB at 8:30 am today.

http://icarus.red1aviation.com/jsp/landings.jsp?airport=IAD&date=01/21/2008&biz=true

Wow less than 500 to go, almost there. will probubly hit it tonight or tomarrow morning, the way its going today probubly tomarrow.

whats up gang? I have been away from the board for a few days.. had to bring a new redskins fan in to the world. He and mom are doing well... Now HOW IS IT WE DONT HAVE A NEW COACH YET!!!???

tb, congrats on your new addition, glad to hear everyone is well.

thanks greg!

Congratulations, trailblazer! :)

Consider the Redskin One to GB issue validated. The link below tracks flights in and out of Dulles. Redskin One's flight number is N4009. Departed from Dulles to GB at 8:30 am today.

http://icarus.red1aviation.com/jsp/landings.jsp?airport=IAD&date=01/21/2008&biz=true

Posted by: schneed10 | January 21, 2008 03:58 PM

Looks like it just arrived

01-21 12:52 N4009 LJ45 Arrived from GRB

thank you freak!

just heard that dan snyder has traded vinny cerrato for brett favre and two undisclosed mid-round draft picks. the packers are said to be in need of a strong front office presence as they're in salary cap hell from drafting too many players over the past 5 seasons.

i am holding out hope its gonna be grimm, although GG is prolly the guy and thats fine...

i think grimm would rule and would prove my 1.5 year prediction true, and i love being right...

Congrats trailblazer, we are wondering the same thing.

schneed10,

Just a thought: If the rumor that Snyder was at yesterday's game is true, then Skins1 might just be flying out there to pick Snyder up and bring him home. The flight log doesn't show an earlier flight to GB, but he could've hitched a ride with someone else.

I will now prepare myself for the onslaught...Bracing...

Other than the fact that Williams would provide continuity/stability I wouldnt mind having Mooch as our coach...

"You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!"

Posted by: NateinthePDX | January 21, 2008 03:50 PM

Nate, wrong character. You're supposed to say, "Use the Force, Luke. Let go, Luke."

congrats on your "trailblazing" trailblazer!

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting that Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy will return for the 2008 season. The team has scheduled a press conference for today at 4:30 p.m. ET.

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting that Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy will return for the 2008 season. The team has scheduled a press conference for today at 4:30 p.m. ET.

This just in a new Johnny Rockets is going to be put in at Lambeau Field. Farve said nothing gets him more pumped for a game that a good meal from Johnny Rockets.
www.goodluckfindingalinkforthis.com

I have on good authority from a good friend who is high ranking within an organization that:

1. Jimmy Johnson will be named President of Football operations

2. Greg Williams will be named coach of the Redskins

Announcement should come tomorrow.

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting that Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy will return for the 2008 season. The team has scheduled a press conference for today at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Posted by: LongandFoster | January 21, 2008 04:07 PM

Caldwell is also suppose to be at the presser, along with the president of the team and the GM. I think it points to him stepping down. Schefter has been saying alot of stuff lately.

By freakzilla:

"Just a thought: If the rumor that Snyder was at yesterday's game is true, then Skins1 might just be flying out there to pick Snyder up and bring him home. The flight log doesn't show an earlier flight to GB, but he could've hitched a ride with someone else."

I guess so, but given that Glazer reported on Fox last night that there was an interview set up with a "mystery candidate" for Monday, I think it's more likely that the plane is either taking Snyder to someone in Green Bay, or bringing someone from Green Bay back to Snyder. Like JLC says, Fassell was in GB covering the game. But so was Jimmy Johnson. And Glazer couldn't have known we had an interview set up with a Packers or Giants coach, because when Glazer announced it he didn't know whether the Giants or Pack would be bounced from the playoffs. It's either Fassell or Jimmy Johnson. My money's on JJ, knowing big-splash Snyder.

Congrats on the new one TB.

I don't particularly like Rivers. Seems like a loudmouth who is kinda average so far. But playing on a torn ACL I won't question his toughness.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/specials/playoffs/2007/01/21/rivers.surgery.ap/index.html

I have on good authority from a good friend who is high ranking within an organization that:

1. Jimmy Johnson will be named President of Football operations

2. Greg Williams will be named coach of the Redskins

Announcement should come tomorrow.

Posted by: isnadd | January 21, 2008 04:10 PM

This would actually make sense, but really doubt that JJ would come out of retirement to be president for his former teams rival.

you all see that rivers was playing on a completely torn acl and had his knee scoped last monday for meniscus damage just to be able to play in that game yesterday. i just gained a lot of respect for that guy.

I was just poking around over on one of the Seahawks message boards, and they are just as excited about Mora staying in Seattle as we are.

More proof of my theory that the average fan out here doesn't know much about football.

Yeah, gained for Rivers, but lost a little for Tomlinson, who didn't play when his team needed him the most. Kind of strange...

This would actually make sense, but really doubt that JJ would come out of retirement to be president for his former teams rival.

Posted by: SAK2 | January 21, 2008 04:12 PM

1. I don't think JJ has any more ties to Dallas.

2. He still hates, and I mean hates Jerry Jones. Jerry was 10 times worse than Snyder when Jimmy was coach in Dallas.

All of this is just personal opinion and does not come from "good authority from a good friend who is high ranking within an organization."

well remember JJ doesn't particularly like the cowboys and he hates the other JJ (Jerry Jones). It wouldn't surprise me at all to see him taking a position here. And I would be all for it, because I do think he has one of the best eyes for talent this league has seen (at least he did 10 years ago while he was coaching).

I think the JJs have buried the hatchet, and have done a bunch of TV spots together...

F the JJs

Tomlinson's tough. If he didn't play it was because he couldn't play. Rivers shouldn't have played. He had a bad day. His backup should have been in the game.

"good authority from a good friend who is high ranking within an organization."

what does "an" organization entail. does this not mean "the" organization?

LOL thanks CL

"You don't need to see his credentials... These aren't the Redskin rumors you're looking for... He can go about his reporting... Blog along..."

psps23,

You're a high ranking official in the organization known as Redskins Insider. Consider yourself qualified to spread rumors.

Ooops. Nate's here. Everybody look busy.

its so much more fun if you actually believe a rumor could be true.

trailblazer, that is great news, congrats, dude.

Sure feels good to come back to the blog to relax, doesn't it? By 'relax' I mean fret about Snyder making a misstep that sets the franchise back six years.

SAK2, Schefter's report is probably correct. The local news media in Indy is also reporting that Dungy will return. They also stated that Caldwell will be at the presser.....maybe they are going to anoint him as Dungy's predecessor in 2009.

maybe they are going to anoint him as Dungy's predecessor in 2009.

Posted by: Lisa_R | January 21, 2008 04:23 PM

Lisa, Probably you meant to write successor? Otherwise, it gets kind of Twilight Zoney, which would be interesting, too.

maybe they are going to anoint him as Dungy's predecessor in 2009.

Posted by: Lisa_R | January 21, 2008 04:23 PM

That makes sense, he did pull his name from open jobs he was going to interview for. It just seems like alot of people for a press conference to say whether hes coming back or not. but its almost 430 so we'll find out soon.

Oops....yes, I meant successor :)

What does a "Director of Football Operations" position entail exactly? And what does that do the Cerrato's role?

Other than JJ being a big-name, this move does not seem very "Dannyish."

i would basically envision it to mean the same thing as team president, president of football ops, general manager, all of the above, with the notable exception of possibly not having final say over personnel decisions (that i would expect would still fall on snyder). that would be kind of strange to hire a director of football ops and a head coach at the same time, don't you think?

Vote for Joe

In fine Republican tradition, you can vote early, and vote often!

Dungy Can't Quit Colts

Indianapolis fans, take heart. Your team didn't make it back to the Super Bowl this season, but the team announced Monday that coach Tony Dungy will return to the sideline next season. (ESPN)

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3207137

We should probably figure out how Coach Kost feels about it, before we settle on a DFO.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD JUST HIRE GREGG ALREADY!! THIS SUCKS!

Jimmy Johnson, President of Football Ops
Gregg Williams, Head Coach
Jim Schwartz, Assistant HC, Defense

Tomorrow.

Jason, can you find out who from the Skins organization is at the Senior Bowl practice? Vinny usually attends....is he still at the Park?

Also, how can we be certain Gregg Williams has interviewed 4 times? Keep hearing this said but is there any evidence?

Danny's jet was in GB to pick up the bikini girls so they could train the Redskins cheerleaders on the fine art of staying warm during winter despite wearing little to no clothing

http://www.green-bay-packer.com/2007/12/31/green-bay-packers-bikini-girls/

They're cute and I'm sure they're very nice, but you gotta be nuts (and extremely hammered?) to wear a bikini in 0 degree weather.

Adam

I am now a Packers fan.

please, someone make it stop.

The mystery candiate is Pete Carroll. Get to work Jason and find out some information.

Good find Adam. Apparently, the girls were there last night in all their frozen glory, and now Maxim wants them....

http://maxim.com/Girl-on-Film-New-Post-01-20-2008/Girl-on-Film/blogs/518/12056.aspx

Adam, you said you're heading for NYC soon? I'll be there in a few weeks as well. If those people were insufferable a few weeks ago when I was there, they should be off the charts leading up to the SB. Girding my loins for the onslaught of the chooches.

Are those Packers girls are wearing blue lipstick? I'm guessing their lips weren't so blue when they first got there.

how reliable are those skins sources who are claiming Jimmy Johnson is coming to town as Team President?

I used to work with a guy who played for Fosseil back in college. Guy was probably around 35-40, was a running back. Said that Fosseil was a horrible coach, had good x's and o's but he was totally unable to motivate his players.

Here are Fossils HC stats from college and pro ball.

1985 Utah 8-4 5-3 3rd
1986 Utah 2-9 1-7 9th
1987 Utah 5-7 2-6 7th
1988 Utah 6-5 4-4 5th
1989 Utah 4-8 2-6 7th
NYG 1997 10 5 1 .656
NYG 1998 8 8 0 .500
NYG 1999 7 9 0 .438
NYG 2000 12 4 0 .750
NYG 2001 7 9 0 .438
NYG 2002 10 6 0 .625
NYG 2003 4 12 0 .250

By my count he has had 6 seasons of .500 + and 6 years below .500, note one of his winning seasons in college they played 11 games.