(updated title) Mariucci Still Under Consideration, But No Follow Up Interview Yet
 

Looks like we might be down to three?

[URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3232394"]ESPN - Giants defensive coordinator Spagnuolo interviews for Skins job - NFL[/URL]


Snyder has met with several other candidates, all of whom are no longer under consideration for various reasons. Those candidates included [URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=ten"]Tennessee Titans[/URL] defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, [URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=sea"]Seattle Seahawks[/URL] defensive backs coach Jim Mora, former Redskins assistant Gregg Williams, former [URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=sfo"]San Francisco 49ers[/URL] and [URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=det"]Detroit Lions[/URL] coach Steve Mariucci and Southern Cal coach Pete Carroll.

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My money is still on Fassel....

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It's either going to be Fassel or Spags. But I'm thinking probably Fassel.

:doh:

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I don't really understand the disdain for Fassel but to each his/her own..

I think for Snyder it's Spags job to lose at this point. For the record, I don't believe that's the right call..

NYG defense gave up 35+ pts. 4 times last year
Gave up 21+ pts.7 times
Produced 1 [b]less[/b] turnover than we did last year
Can't bring the NYG front 4 with him

That being said, if he's the coach I'll support it.

From the options left (Spags, Fassel, Meeks) I think for our team and for Campbell's development Fassel is the best choice and fits more to our 'needs' in order to get us to the next level.

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I hope Spags is a good interviewer!

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spags and fassell seem to me to be the bottom two candidates. its only natural its down to them, right? I must be a football retard.

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[quote=Paintrain;417904]I don't really understand the disdain for Fassel but to each his/her own..

I think for Snyder it's Spags job to lose at this point. For the record, I don't believe that's the right call..

NYG defense gave up 35+ pts. 4 times last year
Gave up 21+ pts.7 times
Produced 1 [B]less[/B] turnover than we did last year
Can't bring the NYG front 4 with him

That being said, if he's the coach I'll support it.

From the options left (Spags, Fassel, Meeks) I think for our team and for Campbell's development Fassel is the best choice and fits more to our 'needs' in order to get us to the next level.[/quote]

As a rational human being I agree with you on Spagnuolo. The fan in me gets kind of excited about the prospect of the 'hot' coach coming into town. From what we already know about Snyder I'd say his inner fan/desire to make waves is definitely making it tough for him to say no to Spags. For the record, I also don't get the vitriol with regards to Fassel (and no need to rehash it for me, I've read the 'arguments', just don't agree).

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I'm ok with Fassel or Spagnuolo.

Let's wrap it up B!

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At this point I don't really care who it is as long as my nightmare from last night doesn't come true:[I] Danny sits on Vinny's shoulders and they created a double-decker head coach, a la Master Blaster from Beyond Thunderdome.[/I]

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;417913]I'm ok with Fassel or Spagnuolo.

Let's wrap it up B![/QUOTE]

i think there might be more interviews ahead......i just get that feeling cause it seems for the past month it seems thats all they been doing...

i,m like you get this thing done..

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why isn't brian billick a candidate?

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[quote=birdz4gibbs;417916]i think there might be more interviews ahead......i just get that feeling cause it seems for the past month it seems thats all they been doing...

i,m like you get this thing done..[/quote]

They're just gonna interview right up until training camp starts.

THEN We'll get a HC. :D

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We're waiting to see how Super Tuesday shapes out. Huckabee might not be President, but watch out for him as Head Coach!!

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[quote=SmootSmack;417922]We're waiting to see how Super Tuesday shapes out. Huckabee might not be President, but watch out for him as Head Coach!![/quote]

Geez after the results today, I wouldn't count him out just yet.. :Smoker:

But I digress...

But there should be a Super Tuesday for the Redskins. Where fans and Redskins staff cast their ballots for HC.

Classic. Mooch would win. Personally, I'd vote Cerrato for HC! ;)

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Look towards the future and hire either Spags or Meeks, they're both younger than Fossil and show potential.

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I think Spags can be a good HC, but I worry about all the assistants already being in place. Fassel has signed off on most in one way or another, but who's to say Spags won't butt heads with them (especially Blache)?

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The thing that makes most anti-Fassel fans pissed, is why didn't Dan Snyder hire him a few weeks ago instead of acting like these other guys had a chance when he had already made up his mind. If he was thinking that fans needed to cool off on his choice, boy was he wrong. I'm more pissed now than 2 weeks ago. I hope he proves me wrong and hires Meeks or Spags.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;417945]The thing that makes most anti-Fassel fans pissed, is why didn't Dan Snyder hire him a few weeks ago instead of acting like these other guys had a chance when he had already made up his mind. If he was thinking that fans needed to cool off on his choice, boy was he wrong. I'm more pissed now than 2 weeks ago. I hope he proves me wrong and hires Meeks or Spags.[/quote]

Well, given the outcome of the Super Bowl and the Giants' defensive performance, I'm glad Danny held out for a Spags interview, regardless of what his initial intentions were surrounding the Fassel thing. Spags has earned the consideration.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;417920]They're just gonna interview right up until training camp starts.

THEN We'll get a HC. :D[/quote]

or they'll recruit a college coach at the combine!

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[quote=freddyg12;417961]or they'll recruit a college coach at the combine![/quote]

And with the 21st draft pick the Redskins select....

Steve Spurrier!!!!! :hitfan:

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is richie pettibon available?

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[QUOTE=SFREDSKIN;417945]The thing that makes most anti-Fassel fans pissed, is why didn't Dan Snyder hire him a few weeks ago instead of acting like these other guys had a chance when he had already made up his mind. If he was thinking that fans needed to cool off on his choice, boy was he wrong. I'm more pissed now than 2 weeks ago. I hope he proves me wrong and hires Meeks or Spags.[/QUOTE]

Well if people want to assume that he had made up his mind and that the other interviews were an act, then really there's nothing anyone can do about that I suppose.

If he had hired Fassel a few weeks ago, I'm sure there would have been a "What's the rush? Why didn't we wait to at least interview Spagnuolo?" thread

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;417945]The thing that makes most anti-Fassel fans pissed, is why didn't Dan Snyder hire him a few weeks ago instead of acting like these other guys had a chance when he had already made up his mind. If he was thinking that fans needed to cool off on his choice, boy was he wrong. I'm more pissed now than 2 weeks ago. I hope he proves me wrong and hires Meeks or Spags.[/quote]

He said himself that Spagnuolo was on his original list of candidates to interview and he didn't want to not interview him simply because they had to wait another week. Quite simple really.

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It would be crazy if Meeks came out and won the job. Talk about a sleeper!

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Whatever! I am sick of all this. When Mooch was first brought up I was excited about the prospect, but as we've waited I have lost interest in him anyways. PEACE!!!

Isn't it funny how we heard all during the first couple weeks: "we want this to be a speedy process / A decision should be made by..." and now its been dragged out. Well, although Im peeved by all this waiting, I am glad DS took his time. On the other hand, all this time has produced little. I wasn't enthralled with any of our candidates after Williams to be honest, and at this point I just want it to be over. I guess Im more excited about Spags, but Fassel is probably the better fit (blah).

In the end, who really could have followed Gibbs? I guess Williams, but lets pretend he was never even an option. What outside coach could we really have gotten behind entirely? I just hope whomever it is will prove to be worthy of succeeding Gibbs.

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I honestly understand the clamoring of GW because of loyalty, but I really don't think Fassel would be a bad fit. He really impressed Snyder in '04 and I would rather have a coach the owner would be willing to trust and make his own decisions instead of a coach that Danny would be constantly interfering with in decisions.

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Nothing wrong with taking your time and interviewing everyone before pulling the trigger. I don't see why everyone is so aggro about it. The Redskins will have a coach when they have a coach. That's about the long and short of it. Whoever it turns out to be, there will be pressure on them from the get-go and then there will be thousands of whiny threads second guessing WHOEVER Snyder hires. Vicious friggin' circle and quite tiresome.

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I like Spagnuolo and I really don't mind Fassel either. I'll admit that I really don't know much about Meeks other than he was with the Redskins awhile back. At this point, I don't see any one of those three candidates being the wrong choice, as long as all three are agreeable on the current coaching staff being already set in place.

I would probably say that overall, Fassel would be the best choice simply because he can help Zorn out with the offense. Blache will have everything in hand with the defense, so it might not work to have a head coach who was a former defensive coordinator. Anyways, like the rest of you, I'm just ready for the search to be over and for us to look toward the future. Whoever our next head coach is going to be, I'll back them.

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Among the names I've heard so far, Mariucci was my favorite. I'd be fine with Fassel.

But Spagnuolo -- he's the flavor of the week. Just like Norv without Aikman, Emmitt and Irvin, Spags will be nothing without Strahan, Umenyiora, and Tuck.

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DS said he wanted to wait until after the SP before deciding on the HC position. What about he makes a move for Coughlin. I understand that the Giants are in talks with him about an improved contract but after all their ‘will we sack him or not’ at the end of last year and even the beginning of this season he might be open to an offer. What if Snyder came in with a sack of cash to persuade him. With all the Coaching Assistances in place we are going to need a HC that can knock heads together and show leadership and who knows the NFCE.

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Back in '04 -- before Gibbs was hired -- I was a big fan of bringing in Coughlin to coach. For some reason, his name was never mentioned on the list of candidates. Knowing the trouble he went through in NY, he wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes under Lil' Danny.

Now, there's NO WAY the Giants let him loose.

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Coughlin and Brunell reunited again!

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Funny how when the first candidates were mentioned I liked Fassel. I would prefer someone who has had HC experience. Then Mariucci's name came up. I figured that he would be a lock due to him being from the WC offensive tree and would help Zorn with all the changes on offense.

Last night I was looking up the "coaching trees" and it took me to Wiki and I found that (If it has not been altered.) there were six coach's under Bill Walsh. Holmgren, Hackett, Wyche, Seifert, Green and none other then FASSEL. He was a teacher to John Fox his only protege who has not been too bad in the past. Having said that which is the best candidate? Either Fassel will bring the orginal WC with him and add it to what Zorn has or Zorn will teach Fassel something, maybe spring board Fassel's career again. lol.

Perhaps this is DS plan...wear out the fans until they simply say just pick someone already.

I'm not sure if Meeks would be a good candidate at this point. I revert back to is Meeks Defensive style similar to Blache's. If not then perhaps he is not the best choice.

Then I look at Spag. His Defensive style does not look remotely close to Blache's. Can they co-exist? is there some way they can blend the two? A front four that is a monster at rushing the QB and yet have maybe an extra man perhaps a safety or cornerback in the box to not only add speed at rushing but able to meneuver through the holes undetected to sack the QB. Who knows. It would be nice to have a HC who's not over the hill. lol.

I'm not sure who the best answer is but I heard on the radio that DS is still consulting JG in regards to the HC.

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The more I think about it, the more I think that a lot of GM's and suits around the league think of Spag's as a younger version of Jim Johnson, and on top of that a version willing to take a head coaching position.

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[quote=Beemnseven;418011]Among the names I've heard so far, Mariucci was my favorite. I'd be fine with Fassel.

But Spagnuolo -- he's the flavor of the week. Just like Norv without Aikman, Emmitt and Irvin, Spags will be nothing without Strahan, Umenyiora, and Tuck.[/quote]

Why would you assume Spags will be nothing without Strahan, Umenyiora or Tuck, that makes no sense?

I disagree totally, the guy has a solid resume and now a nice ring to go with it, going all the way back to even starting his career here in DC in 1983 (or maybe this was his second job). First of all he's not being interviewed for DC, of course as HC with his one year at DC and GREAT success his finger print would be all over the D IMO. But I don't see ANY reason why he can't succeed at the HC level for the SKINS.

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Only guy that would make sense now is Fassel. He has coached in the NFC East, been to a SB, and the only one with HC experience. I really don't want to take more of a risk with a rookie HC.

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[QUOTE=skinsfan_nn;418023][B]Why would you assume Spags will be nothing without Strahan, Umenyiora or Tuck, that makes no sense?[/B]

I disagree totally, the guy has a solid resume and now a nice ring to go with it, going all the way back to even starting his career here in DC in 1983 (or maybe this was his second job). First of all he's not being interviewed for DC, of course as HC with his one year at DC and GREAT success his finger print would be all over the D IMO. But I don't see ANY reason why he can't succeed at the HC level for the SKINS.[/QUOTE]

It's the "in thing" to do when one likes to gloom and doom all day long. Of course, if we hire Spagnuolo, then the DS bashers will call him Norv turner 2.0. But, if he found another head coaching job and became the next winning dynasty head coach, then the DS bashers will bash him for not picking Spags to be our head coach. I personally like the idea of hiring him, because I think he's going to be in a perfect position to be successful. He would be inheriting a playoff team who has most of their coaches coming back. The big question mark will be the offense, but everybody seems to believe Zorn is the next offensive mastermind. I see no reason why we shouldn't give him a chance.

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I'll be honest, I think the Skins are going to have a hard time filling the position. People just dont want to work under Snyder. Not being able to pick your own assistants is going to be a problem for a lot of guys, as well. FWIW, Pierce today said we should expect Spagnolo to be back in NY. Now that I said that, he should probably look for a house in the DC area.

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I guess it worked for the Cowboys this year with Garrett being a first time OC and Wade Phillips really being defensive minded. But hiring Spagnuolo would make me wonder what exactly is the deal with Blache, and Phillips had experience as a head coach before Dallas

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;418034]I guess it worked for the Cowboys this year with Garrett being a first time OC and Wade Phillips really being defensive minded. But hiring Spagnuolo would make me wonder what exactly is the deal with Blache, and Phillips had experience as a head coach before Dallas[/QUOTE]

I don't really feel like Blache is a long term guy in Washington. He might be here for another season, two at tops. I believe this will probably be more evident if we do hire someone like Meeks or Spaguolo.

Then again, if we hire Fassel, Rex Ryan might be realistic in a couple of years.