Jay Gruden hired as head coach of the Redskins

The defensive coaching situation as rumored so far seems a little weird to me. Morris is an ex-head coach, he is definitely ready and qualified to be a DC. But if Haslett is staying he should stay as DC and Morris should stay as secondary coach if he's open to it. I think moving Haslett to "Assistant" Head Coach regardless if the money is more is still a demotion in terms of control/coaching of the team. There can be only one head coach.

To sum up if they want Morris to be DC then I think Haslett needs to be let go, if they are keeping Haslett, then he should be DC and Morris should remain DB coach.

I'm glad we got Gruden, I was for giving someone new a chance to be head coach.

from what i understand haslett is going to be the linebackers coach and help with the defensive gameplan. morris would call the defense on gameday.

I'd be okay with that. haslett has to be a decent coach, but his results as a DC really do stand against him.

^ sdskinsfan2001 acts like demoting Haslett is a bad thing! His defense sucked, he should be fired. Making him the linebackers coach is his best option. Does anyone think he would get a job as a DC on any other team this year? Hell NO!

There may be a lot of reasons why Haslett would want to stay, even if he is no longer the DC. Yes, LB coach would be a demotion but. if he wants to stay in D.C. and he likes the people he would be working with, the public perception might not bother him that much. There may also be compelling personal reasons why he would like to stay in this area.

I see no reason why he wouldn't be a fine LB coach and contributor in defensive game planning.

The primary issue I have with him as DC is his play calling in crunch time.

There may be a lot of reasons why Haslett would want to stay, even if he is no longer the DC. Yes, LB coach would be a demotion but. if he wants to stay in D.C. and he likes the people he would be working with, the public perception might not bother him that much. There may also be compelling personal reasons why he would like to stay in this area.

I see no reason why he wouldn't be a fine LB coach and contributor in defensive game planning.

The primary issue I have with him as DC is his play calling in crunch time.

to the bold part . . . a lot of what i have been reading is that Shanny has made the defensive calls in crunch time. Like the cover 0 blitz against the Cowboys that bit the Skins in the ass . . .

to the bold part . . . a lot of what i have been reading is that Shanny has made the defensive calls in crunch time. Like the cover 0 blitz against the Cowboys that bit the Skins in the ass . . .

I'd really like to know which man made that call. I suppose it's possible that Haslett is not quite as bad as Shanny has made him look at times.

But even if Shanny was the source of some egregious defensive play calls, I still think we should hire a DC who is better than Haslett.

No way I'm gonna let up on Haslettusdown now based on a couple plays. He has been below average since the day we got him.

Here is my biggest issue with hiring anybody on the current staff to be our DC if we stay with the 3-4.


1) Haslett is terrible with the 3-4, even if Shanny undermined him on a few plays.

2) Morris has had no experience running the 3-4 until these last two years.


I'm not sold on any of these guys being our DC, and I think we will be starting out on the wrong note if we choose to go that route with this regime.

It's so bizarre this whole situation ... I really don't mind Morris as DC and Haslett taking demotion ... but i'd sure as hell much rather see Wade Phillips get his ass up in the booth ?

How Hasslett or Monty Kiffen both still have jobs is beyond comprehendable to me. Especially in todays nfl. Both futility record setters. They should have a love child and name it $hit.

I don't see how Hasslett survives as a status quo DC. There is nothing substantial enough in his Redskins tenure to say the defense is on the correct track. I never felt that he and Morris meshed. I know we had poor DB talent but at times I felt that the secondary was on a different page.
MAYBE if Morris had more or primary input and the front office had more say so in delivering the talent needed for scheme. Otherwise I get sick thinking of the same defense we have had for the last 4 years.