It's official - Al Saunders is our new offensive coordinator!

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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

I join in the "This would be a great aquisition." chorus. It essentially gives us two head coach quality coordinators. Either Willliams or Saunders could step in after Gibbs stops coaching and moves up to CEO/General Manager/Redskin Guru and all-around football man.

One question though: Has Saunders worked with/for anyone from the Gibbs/Coryell coaching tree? Just curious.

He worked with Gibbs at USC

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Originally Posted by TAFKAS

He worked with Gibbs at USC

That must of been at least 30 years ago, right TAFKAS?

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Originally Posted by Redskins_P

That must of been at least 30 years ago, right TAFKAS?

Right. Early 1970s. In the mid 1980s, he was the receivers coach and then assistant head coach under Coryell in San Diego. Then he took over as head coach, I think in 1986.