If Gibbs Goes, Who coaches next year?

[MTK]

I think this is a non-issue anyway. Gibbs will be back for year 5 of his contract.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I think this is a non-issue anyway. Gibbs will be back for year 5 of his contract.

Should he be?

And I'm not talking about whether or not the Redskins would be better with or without him. That's a dumb debate that can not ever be based in reason because you can't really attribute any specific performance directly to the coaches.

I'm simply saying should Gibbs have to put up with this much disgrace from his fan base every time he loses. Should he put himself through this mess all over again? .500 obviously isn't good enough to satisfy our fans, and if Gibbs can't satisfy the fans, why should he bless us with his leadership?

I'm starting to think that it might be in his best personal interest to step down at the end of the year. He's not going to alter any attitudes in his 5th year that he was unable to alter in 4 years.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Should he be?

And I'm not talking about whether or not the Redskins would be better with or without him. That's a dumb debate that can not ever be based in reason because you can't really attribute any specific performance directly to the coaches.

I'm simply saying should Gibbs have to put up with this much disgrace from his fan base every time he loses. Should he put himself through this mess all over again? .500 obviously isn't good enough to satisfy our fans, and if Gibbs can't satisfy the fans, why should he bless us with his leadership?

I'm starting to think that it might be in his best personal interest to step down at the end of the year. He's not going to alter any attitudes in his 5th year that he was unable to alter in 4 years.

Precisely why I said this: http://www.redskinswarpath.com/376979-post46.html

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Precisely why I said this: http://www.redskinswarpath.com/376979-post46.html

Actually, I was just applying your MB argument from last year to Gibbs.

Since last year, they were sharing the blame that belongs on the defensive players, and this year Gibbs is just getting all of it.

I think it's high time to take a critical approach to Gregg Williams. One of the reasons he's be so successful in the past is that he does it differently than all other coordinators. He doesn't follow the trends.

But if he's incapable of producing a top 3/4 defense without elite defensive talent, then we simply can't move foward with him. Injuries are too much a part of the game to have a total collapse when they happen every year.

Some defensive dropoff is to be expected with Rogers out, Washington out, and Griffin banged up. But the scheme can't fall from No. 2 all the way to No. 30 just because one guy is out for the year and two others are dinged up. If our coordinator is to arrogant to adjust, we have to get someone else who can.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

But if he's incapable of producing a top 3/4 defense without elite defensive talent, then we simply can't move foward with him. Injuries are too much a part of the game to have a total collapse when they happen every year.

Some defensive dropoff is to be expected with Rogers out, Washington out, and Griffin banged up. But the scheme can't fall from No. 2 all the way to No. 30 just because one guy is out for the year and two others are dinged up. If our coordinator is to arrogant to adjust, we have to get someone else who can.

Agreed. I actually gave Williams props earlier in the season, because he seemingly found away to take away the big plays from big play teams(excluding the Pats). But as the season has progressed, he is still very cut and dry with his defensive scheme. Don't blitz Brady at all, and let him pick you apart all day, then come back the next week and blitz Clemens 30 times when he's much better at escaping the blitz than Brady... There's no happy medium.

And the dropoff that occurs when the starters are out is ridiculous. When Taylor left the game yesterday, the defense was immediately gashed for two 40+ yard plays. WTF is that?