Al Saunders on the way out?

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

For the record I'm not advocating for Saunders to be fired, I can just understand the rationale behind the decision if it ends up going that way.

Understood Matty. Per one of the coaching threads of last week, we discussed Snyder's self-proclaimed newfound "patience." This will be another decision that will test it.

One way to look at it is that he will be patient w/AS & let the offense develop as JC does, i.e. keeping Al around.
Another way to look at it is his "patience" will allow him to let a new head coach mold the team as he chooses & get a new OC, even if it takes time & sacrifices continuity for the upcoming season.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

For the record I'm not advocating for Saunders to be fired, I can just understand the rationale behind the decision if it ends up going that way.

Well, the rationale that "we thought we could find someone better" does it for me.

I'm really not picky on who coaches the team, so long as we get him the best possible players.

[afredskins06]

I think Al should stick here for at least another year to see how the offense clicks.

[JLee9718]

I'd like to see Saunders stay, but I think Joe Bugel, Don Breaux, Rennie Simmons, and Jack Burns probably should go. I read the article in the Washington Post that said they would like to stay, but the new coach should choose his own assistants. If Willams gets the job, they'll probably stay, but their loyalty is with Joe Gibbs. I like those guys, but we need new ideas, especially on blocking schemes. If the Giants can win two playoff games with Eli, then we need manor changes. So I'd give Saunders one more year to produce. He did a fairly good job until Seattle came along, but the offensive line just didn't give the QB any help in that game.

[70Chip]

No one will ever accuse me of being an Advocate for Al Saunders (although I do create alliteration without even meaning to sometimes) , but I think that if he wants to stay and if Williams (or whoever) doesn't object then he should stay. Why? First, it improves the chances that we keep Collins. I think that if Saunders leaves, Collins is as good as gone. We need him here as either The Man or as an Uber-Backup. Second, Jason Campbell seems to have a positive relationship with Al. I'm not convinced that Al's system is the best for Jason's skill set, but I would hate to start over only to find out that he's even less suited to some new system. If keeping Al proves impossible, then I say promote Lazor and try to maintain as much continuity in the offense as possible.