Gibbs to give up playcalling

[Jason72]

Originally Posted by Horseplayer

Can anyone confirm that Dan Henning called the plays back in the 80s? I've done a google search on this and have found nothing. I think I recall hearing John Riggins saying this on George Michael's show, but I'm looking for independent verification.

Yes, I remember very clearly this being a very public fact that was especially talked about after Henning left the second time for a head coaching position (1987 I think). Henning had two stints with the Redskins as OC (in between HC gigs) and called plays most of that time.

[Beemnseven]

I don't know why, but I was always under the impression that Gibbs was in complete control of the offense and has always called the plays from day one, back in 1981.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I don't know why, but I was always under the impression that Gibbs was in complete control of the offense and has always called the plays from day one, back in 1981.

Because the current media acts like that. They are a generally clueless bunch that will repeat anything they hear. One guy on ESPN says Gibbs has always called the plays and suddenly it is the truth. Morons, all of them, morons.

[Jason72]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Because the current media acts like that. They are a generally clueless bunch that will repeat anything they hear. One guy on ESPN says Gibbs has always called the plays and suddenly it is the truth. Morons, all of them, morons.

You're soo right! I can't believe some of these people get paid good money to get so many facts wrong. My only knowledge of the Redskins comes from following the team for the last 15 years and yet I seem to know much more than the average sports guy on tv, radio or newspaper. They get facts about the Redskins wrong all the time. In this case it was a headline that was repeated by almost everyone ( including Comcast) that told the news.