Rumors: Big Name Coaches

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Originally Posted by WillH

This statement has been said and argued for and against a thousand time now this week.

Most appreciate that Snyder is taking his time to make sure that he picks the right guy, with the future of this franchise in mind. One (like yourself I assume) might argue that GW is the only "right guy," but none of us can say that for sure. What we know is that the players like GW and that if he were named HC this would presumably go a long way towards continuity.

However, I am sure that he and Snyder have discussed every detail of the franchise imaginable, beyond what you or I can even fathom. So there is a possibility that GW sees a future for the Redskins that doesn't jive well with Snyder's and perhaps Gibb's vision (like some have suggested he may want to do away with Saunders, and this would disrupt said continuity that he as a candidate is supposed to offer).

All and all I agree that this decision will be very telling about the maturity of Snyder. We will not be able to make that call immediately, however, and by no means can anyone claim that GW is the only decision that proves his maturity. In the end we will have to wait to see how this new coach performs to be able to make any statement about Snyder's success/failure in making this decision. And even if the coach doesn't do much, who is to say that given the circumstances he didnt make th right decision. Let me put it this way, since you are convinced that GW is the only sound decision, if GW is the next HC, but fails miserably, will Snyder have made the right choice? Who can tell?

Snyder has a difficult decision to make here. Give him credit for at least taking his time to weigh all possibilities. If he chooses Brian Billick then you can go ape shit if you want, but it may be more prudent to wait and see how things turn out. (Personally I would say to hell with prudence if Billick were hired, and would join you in going ape shit)

I agree that he has multiple plays here that allow him to look like a changed man but that seems to be because of the limited field of candidates. The thing I find disheartening is that if he could get Cowher or some other big name, it seems he would immediately do it. The only thing more disheartening is the fact that based on what one reads, the majority of Redskins fans would willingly fall for it yet again. If it's not Williams the thing I hope for is that the the general response of fans upon hearing the name of the new coach would be, "Never heard of him." I thought the Ravens owner expressed the right attitude when discussing his objective in making a new hire. He said, "There's a HOF coach out there somewhere, our job is to find him." Cowher, Marty, Vermeil are the past. We need to hitch our wagon to a rising star. I don't know that GW is that guy, but I'm pretty sure that Marty isn't.