Fassel meets with Redskins over coaching vacancies

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

If assured that hiring Williams to be head coach (and only head coach) would mean continuity in terms of keeping key assistants, same philosophy on both sides of the ball, and so on then yeah I think Williams is the best coach for this team. If you're asking is the most skilled head coach, then no I don't think he is. If I'm hiring a coach that's not from this organization then Wiliams is not my first choice, probably not even my second or third. But he is, and that shouldn't be ignored.

Ideally a head coach would have been selected by now, but he hasn't been. And again, while I don't think Fassel is the best choice, I don't think he's a horrible selection (if he were to bring in Billick as his OC then we might have an issue) and I, quite honestly, think people here are being idiots for panicking and saying shit like "I'm going to sell all my Redskins stuff."

So many have wanted Snyder to be "patient" for years now, and it's pretty pathetic that "knowledgeable fans" can't seem to do the same.

I agree with the "freak out" stuff. But let's just assume the potential coach in question wasn't Fassel. Let's say it was Cowher. Everyone's tone around here would probably be a lot different. Fassel didn't exactly leave the league on a good note. In '06 he was fired mid-season by the Ravens, who proceeded to go 9-1 after he left. I just wonder what's so great about Fassel in Danny's eyes. Is it solely his skill at QB development? Of late he's unsuccessfully interviewed for a few coordinator positions (most recently OC in KC), but suddenly he's numero uno for the Skins? For me, the frustration lies in not understanding the decision making process. And hearing other league sources refer to us as a "laughing stock" is no fun.