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Countertrey wrote:Ouch!

SKINFAN wrote:Hmn, not really, but it sounds good for a defensive coordinator....

UK Skins Fan wrote:

SKINFAN wrote:Hmn, not really, but it sounds good for a defensive coordinator....

Come on now - it's not even that good. 4 out of 5 years, his defences (or is that defenses?!) have been in the bottom half of the league. I don't think I'd let the guy coordinate my sock drawer, let alone the Redskins defence.

Let's get this over and done with, and give Williams the job ASAP.

In five years as Titans defensive coordinator, Schwartz's defences have been ranked 19th, 25th, 27th, 32nd, and then 5th in the NFL?! This hardly seems like the CV of a defensive genius, does it? He doesn't come close to Williams' record.

Irn-Bru wrote:. . .now I'm wondering what CT's interview process might be like. Probably simple, yet. . .

*shudder*

Countertrey wrote:My major concern is that he doesn't seem to be a very large Schwartz. It's of critical importance that our HC have a larger Schwartz than any other NFC East HC... it would be great if his Schwartz was huge, in fact. When it comes to Scwartz's size matters. I want Williams to have a large Schwartz.

gamecocks21 wrote:Clinton Portis just said on ESPN First Take that he and everyone else in the locker room are hoping that it's Gregg Williams. He also said that the new coach is gonna come in and work with what we got, and he followed that up by saying we don't need major change, and that Gregg Williams has the respect of everyone, including players and the organization. He went on to say that it's on the organization to go out and bring in whoever they want, and the coach that comes in allows an opportunity to go out and play. Clinton said they have something good going on, they can build off their season, and he doesn't think they need a lot of change.

Countertrey wrote:My major concern is that he doesn't seem to be a very large Schwartz. It's of critical importance that our HC have a larger Schwartz than any other NFC East HC... it would be great if his Schwartz was huge, in fact. When it comes to Scwartz's size matters. I want Williams to have a large Schwartz.

JSPB22 wrote:May the Schwartz be with you.

tribeofjudah wrote:He can buy a large Schwartz......

the little blue pill.........

Redskins To Interview Second Coaching Candidate



POSTED: 2:04 pm EST January 11, 2008
UPDATED: 2:44 pm EST January 11, 2008



WASHINGTON -- The Washington Redskins were expected Friday to interview a second candidate for the vacant head coaching job.

The candidate is said to be an assistant from another team.

The interviews are being conducted by team owner Dan Snyder and vice president for football operations Vinny Cerrato.

Although former coach Joe Gibbs will remain an adviser to Snyder, he is not meeting with the candidates.

Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz became the first person to interview for the coaching vacancy Thursday.

GRIMM VISITS WITH 'SKINS?

There's talk on the league grapevine that Cardinals offensive line coach Russ Grimm interviewed on Friday for the vacant head-coaching job with the Redskins.

It's only a rumor at this point -- not fact.

If it's a fact, it makes sense, given that Grimm was one of the "Hogs." And given that Grimm nearly was named the Steelers' coach last year at this time. In fact, there have been reports that Grimm actually had the job before the Steelers did an about-face and gave it to Mike Tomlin.

It's amazing, frankly, that Grimm hasn't gotten any consideration for the other vacant gigs. How does a guy go from being a finalist to off of the map in only one year? It's further proof as to how the media drives the process by focusing on assistant coaches from teams that are doing "well." But even though the Cardinals didn't make the playoffs (again), they have improved, and Grimm should still be in the mix for jobs.

CanesSkins26 wrote:Schwartz in a box?

skinsfan#33 wrote:

tribeofjudah wrote:He can buy a large Schwartz......

the little blue pill.........

Use the Schawrtz, Luke!

Redskins, Schwartz could be a fit
Titans coordinator has in-depth interview with Snyder
Posted: Friday January 11, 2008 2:34PM; Updated: Friday January 11, 2008 2:43PM
You can hold off on the notion that Redskins assistant Gregg Williams is a slam dunk to replace the re-retired Joe Gibbs in Washington, in light of the news that Redskins owner Daniel Snyder started his coaching search Thursday by interviewing Tennessee defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.

And this was no cursory three-hour, keep-your-name-on-file interview either. Snyder and Redskins vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato met for about nine hours with Schwartz at Sndyer's mansion overlooking the Potomac River.

Sources say Snyder came away very impressed with Schwartz's intelligence, coaching philosophy and communication skills. That Schwartz, 41, is close to Snyder in age (the owner is 42), and knows the D.C. market from having grown up in Baltimore and attended Georgetown further boosts his candidacy. That common ground lent itself to a long and surprisingly detailed and wide-ranging conversation that stretched from morning until early evening.

And there's another factor that could work in Schwartz's favor: He's suddenly in demand, at least in terms of head coaching interviews. Schwartz was scheduled to be in Atlanta on Friday to interview for the Falcons' coaching vacancy, and the Dolphins received permission to meet with him about their opening on Monday. Knowing he may have competition for Schwartz can't possibly do anything but deepen Snyder's interest in him, since Snyder seldom shies away from a bidding war.

Conventional wisdom was that Sndyer would follow his familiar pattern of seeking a head coaching candidate who has headline name potential -- see Marty Schottenheimer, Steve Spurrier and Gibbs -- but there are indications that he's unconcerned with such factors this time around. While it is believed that the Redskins have ex-Steelers head coach Bill Cowher on their radar screen, the NFL analyst for CBS has again put the word out that he intends to remain out of coaching in 2008.

Sndyer is said to be focused on how to seamlessly build on the success that the Redskins had this season, when they rallied to a 9-7 finish and made the NFC playoffs as a wild card entry. Interestingly, that desire seemed to strongly favor Williams, the team's assistant head coach-defense under Gibbs. Several Redskins players have come out strongly in favor of Williams being elevated to replace Gibbs, and his three years of head coaching experience in Buffalo (2001-03) was seen as another plus.

But in Schwartz the Redskins would be hiring someone who runs a very similar style of attacking and aggressive defense to the one Williams has installed in Washington. In part that's because Schwartz served two years as a defensive assistant under Williams in Tennessee (1999-2000), when Williams was the Titans' defensive coordinator.

The Titans were ranked fifth defensively this season, and Tennessee made the AFC playoffs for the first time since 2003. Schwartz' only previous head coaching interview took place in San Francisco in 2005, before the 49ers hired Mike Nolan.

CanesSkins26 wrote:

Redskins, Schwartz could be a fit
Titans coordinator has in-depth interview with Snyder
Posted: Friday January 11, 2008 2:34PM; Updated: Friday January 11, 2008 2:43PM
You can hold off on the notion that Redskins assistant Gregg Williams is a slam dunk to replace the re-retired Joe Gibbs in Washington, in light of the news that Redskins owner Daniel Snyder started his coaching search Thursday by interviewing Tennessee defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.

And this was no cursory three-hour, keep-your-name-on-file interview either. Snyder and Redskins vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato met for about nine hours with Schwartz at Sndyer's mansion overlooking the Potomac River.

Sources say Snyder came away very impressed with Schwartz's intelligence, coaching philosophy and communication skills. That Schwartz, 41, is close to Snyder in age (the owner is 42), and knows the D.C. market from having grown up in Baltimore and attended Georgetown further boosts his candidacy. That common ground lent itself to a long and surprisingly detailed and wide-ranging conversation that stretched from morning until early evening.

And there's another factor that could work in Schwartz's favor: He's suddenly in demand, at least in terms of head coaching interviews. Schwartz was scheduled to be in Atlanta on Friday to interview for the Falcons' coaching vacancy, and the Dolphins received permission to meet with him about their opening on Monday. Knowing he may have competition for Schwartz can't possibly do anything but deepen Snyder's interest in him, since Snyder seldom shies away from a bidding war.

Conventional wisdom was that Sndyer would follow his familiar pattern of seeking a head coaching candidate who has headline name potential -- see Marty Schottenheimer, Steve Spurrier and Gibbs -- but there are indications that he's unconcerned with such factors this time around. While it is believed that the Redskins have ex-Steelers head coach Bill Cowher on their radar screen, the NFL analyst for CBS has again put the word out that he intends to remain out of coaching in 2008.

Sndyer is said to be focused on how to seamlessly build on the success that the Redskins had this season, when they rallied to a 9-7 finish and made the NFC playoffs as a wild card entry. Interestingly, that desire seemed to strongly favor Williams, the team's assistant head coach-defense under Gibbs. Several Redskins players have come out strongly in favor of Williams being elevated to replace Gibbs, and his three years of head coaching experience in Buffalo (2001-03) was seen as another plus.

But in Schwartz the Redskins would be hiring someone who runs a very similar style of attacking and aggressive defense to the one Williams has installed in Washington. In part that's because Schwartz served two years as a defensive assistant under Williams in Tennessee (1999-2000), when Williams was the Titans' defensive coordinator.

The Titans were ranked fifth defensively this season, and Tennessee made the AFC playoffs for the first time since 2003. Schwartz' only previous head coaching interview took place in San Francisco in 2005, before the 49ers hired Mike Nolan.

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why keep dredging up Snyder's actions from the past - we know what we have seen recently and that is who he is now - these guys are really out of touch with our team and have an agenda