Fassel meets with Redskins over coaching vacancies

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Yeah but maybe we should consider just how happy Gibbs was with Saunders' offense.

Even before Gibbs stepped down there were rumors that Saunders could have been on the hotseat this offseason.

I can't possibly understand the logic behind that one. We ranked 15th in the NFL in offense this year, and that DESPITE the INSANE number of injuries we endured. Moss and Randle-El were off and on the field, Jon Jansen missed the whole season, and so did Randy Thomas. We're built to run, and our two best drive-blocking linemen were out for the season.

And yet people are going to come down on Al Saunders? WTF.

I mean sheesh, we kept saying on this very board all season long, "just imagine what we'd do without the injuries."

All this hub-bub about Gibbs retiring and now the coaching search has made people forget; we were a playoff team despite sustaining a RIDICULOUS rash of injury. The #8 defense in the league despite killer injuries to Carlos Rogers, Rocky McIntosh, the death of our best player Sean Taylor, and countless other nagging injuries. And the #15 offense in the league despite missing the entire right side of our line.

The last thing we wanted as the season ended was to see ANYTHING change. We wanted Gibbs back, we wanted Saunders and Collins and Grilliams back. Because we honestly thought, in this wide open NFC, we could get to the SB next year.

Now Gibbs resigns, and how quickly we forget. WE'RE CLOSE. The last thing we should do is mess with it.