Official Spagnuolo Thread/He's Staying in NY

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:01 am

hogproud wrote:this is starting to look ugly.

Starting? LOL It's just starting to look ugly? Just like RIC predicted, I said the same, things were going to stink the moment Joe left....

VetSkinsFan · Post by **VetSkinsFan** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:59 am

Guess Fassell doesn't see anyone beating his door down with job opportunities so THAT'S why he's hanging out. We have a good core and everyone knows the Danny pays well. Why WOULDN'T he want a shot here?

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:03 am

The sides began talking face-to-face last evening and Spagnuolo spent the night in a guest house on Snyder's property, as expected.

Man what goes on in that guest room ??? :shock:

Well this doesn't surprise me as I've said, it will be the first one who says "yes" and that is usually a coach who was fired and has been out of work for a few years.... :-k

What a shame that Dan Snyder has taken a once desirable job like HC of the Washington Redskins and made a mockery of it!!

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:09 am

DEHog wrote:
The sides began talking face-to-face last evening and Spagnuolo spent the night in a guest house on Snyder's property, as expected.

Man what goes on in that guest room ???

20 virgins.

andyjens89 · Post by **andyjens89** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:17 am

WASHINGTON -- Steve Spagnuolo's interview with the Washington Redskins turned into a marathon.

The architect of the defense that won the Super Bowl spent about 10 hours Wednesday meeting with owner Dan Snyder about the Redskins coaching vacancy, starting in the morning and continuing well into the evening.

That's on top of the 90 minutes the two spent on the phone Monday evening and the first face-to-face portion of the interview at Snyder's house Tuesday night. The talks ran late Tuesday, with the New York Giants defensive coordinator spending the night in a guesthouse on the owner's property, as other candidates have done during the team's monthlong search.

The talks were confirmed by two people familiar with the Redskins selection process who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has preferred to keep the details private.

The Giants, meanwhile, are reportedly ready to offer Spagnuolo a counter-offer if their defensive coordinator is offered the Redskins' head coaching job. Multiple New York-area newspapers reported that New York is willing to give Spagnuolo a significant pay raise in order to keep him with the team.

Snyder is known for holding long sessions with coaching candidates, with preliminary talks often exceeding 12 hours and follow-up meetings held later. The schedule with Spagnuolo is more compressed because the Redskins had to wait until after the Super Bowl to interview him.

Spagnuolo, Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Ron Meeks and former Giants coach Jim Fassel are the three leading contenders to replace Joe Gibbs, who resigned Jan. 8. Snyder has met several times with both Meeks and Fassel.

The owner planned to consider his options and possibly make a decision Wednesday night. He has said he would like to have a coach in place by the end of the week.

Spagnuolo became a hot commodity during the Giants' championship run, which culminated with their 17-14 Super Bowl upset of the New England Patriots.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3234349

MEZZSKIN · Post by **MEZZSKIN** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:57 am

can you imagine just for agruements sake that Snyder and Cerrato gush over Spagnuolo and after a tedious 3 ring circus 5 week search we offer SS THE JOB------------AND HE DENIES IT BY GOING TO BACK TO THE NYG FOR A PAY RAISE

THEN WHAT????

I find it hard to believe a guy who was A LB coach in philly last year would turn down the Redskins HC job .......but its a possibility

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:59 am

MEZZSKIN wrote:can you imagine just for agruements sake that Snyder and Cerrato gush over Spagnuolo and after a tedious 3 ring circus 5 week search we offer SS THE JOB------------AND HE DENIES IT BY GOING TO BACK TO THE NYG FOR A PAY RAISE

THEN WHAT????

I find it hard to believe a guy who was A LB coach in philly last year would turn down the Redskins HC job .......but its a possibility

AsI've said, it will be the first one who says "yes" and that is usually a coach who was fired and has been out of work for a few years

SkinsFreak · Post by **SkinsFreak** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:45 am

DEHog wrote:
MEZZSKIN wrote:can you imagine just for agruements sake that Snyder and Cerrato gush over Spagnuolo and after a tedious 3 ring circus 5 week search we offer SS THE JOB------------AND HE DENIES IT BY GOING TO BACK TO THE NYG FOR A PAY RAISE

THEN WHAT????

I find it hard to believe a guy who was A LB coach in philly last year would turn down the Redskins HC job .......but its a possibility

AsI've said, it will be the first one who says "yes" and that is usually a coach who was fired and has been out of work for a few years

True, but I'm quite sure Fassel said "yes" a loooong time ago.

ESPN just reported that it's looking less likely that Spags will come to the Skins. They said it's now down to Jim, Steve and Ron. I gotta think it'll be Steve.

KazooSkinsFan · Post by **KazooSkinsFan** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:47 am

Yeah, what a horrible job. An owner who loves the team and will spend whatever it takes to win. You don't have to have hired people directly to manage them. You don't have to LOVE the owner to work with him. There are a few people who can write their own ticket and are too Prima donna to work with someone they don't love, but this ongoing nonsense that business people aren't going to come here because they weren't picked first or given the job right away or they don't think Danny's the greatest boss in the world are just naive, wrong and totally missing the reality of the search. There are 32 NFL head coach jobs and hundreds of viable candidates.

If anyone wants to keep lamenting that Danny's actually working hard to pick the right guy and not just jumping at the first guy popular in the public domain then go ahead and waste your time. You haven't hit an insight. You are missing the boat. Most of this discussion is just foolish nonsense.

SkinsFreak · Post by **SkinsFreak** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:13 pm

KazooSkinsFan wrote:Yeah, what a horrible job. An owner who loves the team and will spend whatever it takes to win. You don't have to have hired people directly to manage them. You don't have to LOVE the owner to work with him. There are a few people who can write their own ticket and are too Prima donna to work with someone they don't love, but this ongoing nonsense that business people aren't going to come here because they weren't picked first or given the job right away or they don't think Danny's the greatest boss in the world are just naive, wrong and totally missing the reality of the search. There are 32 NFL head coach jobs and hundreds of viable candidates.

If anyone wants to keep lamenting that Danny's actually working hard to pick the right guy and not just jumping at the first guy popular in the public domain then go ahead and waste your time. You haven't hit an insight. You are missing the boat. Most of this discussion is just foolish nonsense.

Agreed, not to mention, when the salary for said job is in the range of $5 million a year, like Gibb's salary was, I seriously doubt many folks are in the position to turn that down, regardless of what they think of their boss. I've worked for plenty of people I didn't necessarily like.

SkinsFreak · Post by **SkinsFreak** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:23 pm

Just did some research on Spagnoula. He went from a defensive backs coach at Bowling Green to a LB and DB coach for the Eagles to one year as the DC in NY. That to the HC of the Redskins? I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:45 pm

Yeah, what a horrible job. An owner who loves the team and will spend whatever it takes to win

Here we go again with the Snyder spends...[/quote]

Sir_Monk · Post by **Sir_Monk** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:01 pm

ESPN just reported that Spags is staying put as the DC in New York.

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:05 pm

DEHog wrote:
Yeah, what a horrible job. An owner who loves the team and will spend whatever it takes to win

Here we go again with the Snyder spends...

LOL It'll never go away. Whenever that crap is brought up, I just point to the win/loss column.

Good job Spags, you made the right career choice by not coming to this cluster youknowut.

I'm on record as saying I want Snyder as the HC.

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:12 pm

KazooSkinsFan wrote:If anyone wants to keep lamenting that Danny's actually working hard to pick the right guy and not just jumping at the first guy popular in the public domain then go ahead and waste your time.

He is working "hard" because he does not have the slightest clue and he is not COMPETENT enough to diagnose his own INCOMPETENCE to hire a good HC.

I would like to run the 100 m in less than 10 seconds but I do know that that I do not have the ABILITY to do so no matter how "hard" I work.

He had in front of his nose G Williams who the PLAYERS and the fans wanted. If fans are a bunch of ignorants, the players maybe are a bit less so. He PLEDGED continuity. Instead, he is pursuing any flash on the pan. I do wish him luck as the owner of MY team. It just does not improve things in the slightest.

The Danny clown is clueless. His sidekick Cerrato is even worse. This search has become a circus and some of you are right. We may have a guy coming here not because they like the owner but because they like his MONEY. It has happened before. Ask Dion Sanders for example. :roll:

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:16 pm

Chris Luva Luva wrote:I'm on record as saying I want Snyder as the HC.

He feels he ALREADY is. He hired all the assistants. He has total control over hirings and firings. He is just looking for a guy who walks on the sidelines (and take the fall when the season goes to the dogs).

In other words, he is looking for the most expensive and least pretty cheerleader in the whole NFL. :lol:

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:20 pm

OK Danny..Fassel is the only "yes" man you can find...pull the trigger!!

Hope I'm wrong but I'm keep waiting for Brian Billick's name to pop up??

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:22 pm

Who else is ready for more mediocrity?!

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:24 pm

Oh crap.

SKINFAN · Post by **SKINFAN** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:25 pm

Chris Luva Luva wrote:Who else is ready for more mediocrity?!

ME! me me me!

I sure do hope it's Mooch, at the very least, we'll get some respect from the network.....

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:25 pm

RUSS GRIMM!!!!! Why haven't we atleast talked to the guy?

SkinsJock · Post by **SkinsJock** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:26 pm

There it is - thanks RiC - DC does not stand for District of Columbia, it's an alias for Danny Clown :wink:

This charade is now also another acronym - DC also stands for Damage Control.

The Washington Redskins are looking for a Head Coach - instead of trying to select a Desirable Coach :wink:

we are now in the Desperate Coach mode - instead of selecting from a number of applicants we are now down to who is desperate enough to take this job with the Danny Clown and his bozo sidekick? :lol:

this is such a joke :oops:

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:27 pm

JansenFan wrote:RUSS GRIMM!!!!! Why haven't we atleast talked to the guy?

We're not interviewing people who have backbones. Hence the departure of Gregg Williams. Yes-men only.

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:32 pm

Chris Luva Luva wrote:
JansenFan wrote:RUSS GRIMM!!!!! Why haven't we atleast talked to the guy?

We're not interviewing people who have backbones. Hence the departure of Gregg Williams. Yes-men only.

I nominate Vinny Cerrato to have a DUAL role.

Yes-man in the front office, and Yes-man on the field. It has to be impossible to find a worse/better (depending on your take) candidate.

NC43Hog · Post by **NC43Hog** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:34 pm

Chris Luva Luva wrote:I'm on record as saying I want Snyder as the HC.

I heard he turned down the job because he couldn't work with himself.