Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs

sbaughone · 02-13-2008, 09:52 AM

I was curious what was going on before Gibbs was hired in 1981. Apparently Beathard had determined he wanted a defensive assistant (Petitbon) to be promoted to Defensive Coordinator. Of course, Beathard said "...this would have to be approved by the new coach..." But the similarities are striking.

Check it out the original story from the post here: On the RAC: RAC Exclusive!

AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace · 02-13-2008, 09:59 AM

good find...you mean the world isn't ending?

Redskins8588 · 02-13-2008, 10:27 AM

Can someone copy and past the article? I can not access it here at work.

skinsfan69 · 02-13-2008, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by sbaughone

I was curious what was going on before Gibbs was hired in 1981. Apparently Beathard had determined he wanted a defensive assistant (Petitbon) to be promoted to Defensive Coordinator. Of course, Beathard said "...this would have to be approved by the new coach..." But the similarities are striking.

Check it out the original story from the post here: On the RAC: RAC Exclusive!

Thanks for posting. That was good stuff. It looks like Zorn is starting to bring in his own guys on offense, like Gibbs did. And he's leaving alone the defense, like Gibbs did. Let's hope like hell it works.

onlydarksets · 02-13-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Redskins8588

Can someone copy and past the article? I can not access it here at work.

It's a article scanned from the Post from 25 years ago.

cpayne5 · 02-13-2008, 11:06 AM

Hopefully you can get to my site, Redskins8588...

rypper11 · 02-13-2008, 11:33 AM

Hmmm... Relative unkown offensive coach from a winning coaching tree. Position coach promoted to DC. DC and majority of assistants hired before HC.
This is so unheard of and never done.

Paintrain · 02-13-2008, 11:58 AM

Wow, GREAT find!! Did you also see in the article that Bethard interviewd 8 coaches (to date in the article) in addition to Gibbs... So interviewing a large number of coaches, some coaches already on staff, hmm, sounds kinda familiar..

BleedBurgundy · 02-13-2008, 12:05 PM

The difference is at least Beathard paid lip-service to the new Coach's authority by saying "but the final decision, of course, will be made by the head coach." It's a little thing but it makes a difference imho.

skinsguy · 02-13-2008, 12:08 PM

Ahhhhh....that's a great find!

MonkFan4Life · 02-13-2008, 12:08 PM

AND THAT IS REASON #1 FOR WHY THE SKY IS NOT FALLING !!!

HAIL !!!

Redskins8588 · 02-13-2008, 12:11 PM

Thanks that worked good.

sbaughone · 02-13-2008, 12:27 PM

<<The difference is at least Beathard paid lip-service to the new Coach's authority by saying "but the final decision, of course, will be made by the head coach." It's a little thing but it makes a difference imho.>>

Agree, but the fact of the matter is Petitbon did get the job. And so one can only assume that during the interview Bobby must have said to Gibbs, "How would you feel about having Petitbon as the D-coord?" I imagine Gibbs said, "That would be great."

Because that is exactly what happened. The similarities to the Zorn/Blache hire are uncanny, imho. I just think it's amazing none of the "Professional" media have mentioned this...

MonkFan4Life · 02-13-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sbaughone

<<The difference is at least Beathard paid lip-service to the new Coach's authority by saying "but the final decision, of course, will be made by the head coach." It's a little thing but it makes a difference imho.>>

Agree, but the fact of the matter is Petitbon did get the job. And so one can only assume that during the interview Bobby must have said to Gibbs, "How would you feel about having Petitbon as the D-coord?" I imagine Gibbs said, "That would be great."

Because that is exactly what happened. The similarities to the Zorn/Blache hire are uncanny, imho. I just think it's amazing none of the "Professional" media have mentioned this...

Or the fact that Zorn is not the first guy to be hired as a Head Coach without any prior Head Coaching experience, or experience as an Offensive/Defensive Co-ordinator. You would think that this hasn't happened in history. That Zorn was sweeping floors and counting Chicken McNuggets the past 10 years

Dirtbag59 · 02-13-2008, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbaughone

<<The difference is at least Beathard paid lip-service to the new Coach's authority by saying "but the final decision, of course, will be made by the head coach." It's a little thing but it makes a difference imho.>>

Agree, but the fact of the matter is Petitbon did get the job. And so one can only assume that during the interview Bobby must have said to Gibbs, "How would you feel about having Petitbon as the D-coord?" I imagine Gibbs said, "That would be great."

Because that is exactly what happened. The similarities to the Zorn/Blache hire are uncanny, imho. I just think it's amazing none of the "Professional" media have mentioned this...

Why would they? How do you bash an orgnization with evidence to the contrary?

02-13-2008, 09:59 AM	#2
AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace Impact Rookie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fayetteville, NC Age: 39 Posts: 896	Re: Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs good find...you mean the world isn't ending?

02-13-2008, 10:27 AM	#3
Redskins8588 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ridgway, PA Age: 46 Posts: 2,519	Re: Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs Can someone copy and past the article? I can not access it here at work. __________________ "I am the best at what I do, and what I do isn't very nice" - Sean Taylor

02-13-2008, 11:06 AM	#6
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	Re: Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs Hopefully you can get to my site, Redskins8588... __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

02-13-2008, 11:33 AM	#7
rypper11 The Starter Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,228	Re: Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs Hmmm... Relative unkown offensive coach from a winning coaching tree. Position coach promoted to DC. DC and majority of assistants hired before HC. This is so unheard of and never done. __________________ Playing a kids game for a kings ransom.

02-13-2008, 11:58 AM	#8
Paintrain Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Age: 54 Posts: 5,006	Re: Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs Wow, GREAT find!! Did you also see in the article that Bethard interviewd 8 coaches (to date in the article) in addition to Gibbs... So interviewing a large number of coaches, some coaches already on staff, hmm, sounds kinda familiar.. __________________ Paintrain's Redskins Fandom 1981-2014 I'm not dead but this team is dead to me...but now that McCloughan is here they may have new life! Jay Gruden = Zorny McSpurrier Kirk Cousins = Next Grossman

02-13-2008, 09:52 AM	#1
sbaughone Camp Scrub Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 72	Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs I was curious what was going on before Gibbs was hired in 1981. Apparently Beathard had determined he wanted a defensive assistant (Petitbon) to be promoted to Defensive Coordinator. Of course, Beathard said "...this would have to be approved by the new coach..." But the similarities are striking. Check it out the original story from the post here: On the RAC: RAC Exclusive! __________________ www.OntheRAC.com

02-13-2008, 12:05 PM	#9
BleedBurgundy Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,471	Re: Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs The difference is at least Beathard paid lip-service to the new Coach's authority by saying "but the final decision, of course, will be made by the head coach." It's a little thing but it makes a difference imho. __________________ "All natural institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit." Thomas Paine

02-13-2008, 12:08 PM	#10
skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	Re: Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs Ahhhhh....that's a great find! __________________ "Fire Up That Diesel!"

02-13-2008, 12:08 PM	#11
MonkFan4Life The Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 47 Posts: 1,851	Re: Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs AND THAT IS REASON #1 FOR WHY THE SKY IS NOT FALLING !!! HAIL !!! __________________ Catch me on YouTube ! http://www.youtube.com/user/DowntimeRB?feature=mhw5 The "punishment" by the league : "It's like getting a ticket for going too fast on a road a week ago and they changed the speed limit today"

02-13-2008, 12:11 PM	#12
Redskins8588 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ridgway, PA Age: 46 Posts: 2,519	Re: Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs Thanks that worked good. __________________ "I am the best at what I do, and what I do isn't very nice" - Sean Taylor

02-13-2008, 12:27 PM	#13
sbaughone Camp Scrub Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 72	Re: Petitbon "hired" before Gibbs <<The difference is at least Beathard paid lip-service to the new Coach's authority by saying "but the final decision, of course, will be made by the head coach." It's a little thing but it makes a difference imho.>> Agree, but the fact of the matter is Petitbon did get the job. And so one can only assume that during the interview Bobby must have said to Gibbs, "How would you feel about having Petitbon as the D-coord?" I imagine Gibbs said, "That would be great." Because that is exactly what happened. The similarities to the Zorn/Blache hire are uncanny, imho. I just think it's amazing none of the "Professional" media have mentioned this... __________________ www.OntheRAC.com

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