JPFair wrote:IMO, the best man for this job is Greg Williams. As Dan Snyder himself pointed out today....if it aint broke, don't fix it.
I agree but not at the expense of losing Al Saunders. I prefer GW focused on defense and with a good offensive guru sidekick, the Skins would be fine losing Gibbs.
JPFair wrote:Second of all, why is Cowher the "best" option?
Although I agree with you (we should keep our entire current staff and promote Greg Williams), Cower was a heck of a coach. It's not about how many Super Bowls he won but how much success he had and how often Pittsburgh challenged for a SB. I think he also had a good deal to do with the personnel decisions. If he didn't, maybe we should be targeting Pittsburgh's GM in the Cower years. Very impressive in my opinion how they would build and retool teams.
JPFair wrote:...Can't they realize that Snyder has a new "adviser" in Joe Gibbs, and his modus operandi since Gibbs was the Team President was to refrain from big market splashes just like this one would be.
I never saw Gibbs as having a great eye for talent, but more of a good judge of character, great game strategist, and team manager. Judging personnel is not his forte'. Don't forget when he threw away two 1st rounders after winning SB 26 to trade up for Desmond Howard. Gibbs I think lobbied for Howard. Horrible move. I saw them drafting defense, keeping their picks and getting MLB Michael Barrow of Miami and CB Troy Vincent of Wisconsin. I was sick after that. I was also sick when Gibbs banked on Brunell and completely dissed Pat Ramsey. We know how that turned out.
Love Gibbs but let's face it, he needed Bobby Beathard to win during his glory years. It's painfully obvious, at least to me, nowadays. The talent Beathard brought to the table and how he obtained it was nothing short of genius. Beathard should make the HOF too. He doesn't get enough credit for building those Championship teams. Like baseball's Theo Epstein and Brian Cashman, the guys who obtain the personnel deserve some Kudos too.
If Gibbs had better personnel this second tour of duty, we may have been talking about a 4th SB victory. I don't buy that Gibbs was too old and the game past him by. You need Super Bowl caliber playmakers and a relatively healthy team to win.