Jay Gruden hired as head coach of the Redskins

I have beating the Ken Norton Jr. drum for a couple months now. But I guess we are going to have to watch Ole Jimmy look silly on the sidelines for another year.

Make that in the booth, not the sidelines.

It looks like Jay is hiring the coaching staff that Hasslet wanted on defense...

Reports: Redskins hire Brian Baker as OLB coach | Comcast SportsNet Washington (http://www.csnwashington.com/football-washington-redskins/talk/reports-redskins-hire-brian-baker-olb-coach)

Headed here maybe?

Bobby April hasn’t re-signed with the Raiders | ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/14/bobby-april-hasnt-re-signed-with-the-raiders/)

Bobby April might be an excellent hire. He has a lot of experience and has seen success...unlike Keith Burns.

Ray Horton or Jim Haslett as DC? No brainer go sign Horton ASAP as our DC, you know the skins will screw this one and keep hazmat. Horton started his coaching career with the Redskins working under Norv Turner as an assistant DB coach.

It looks like Jay is hiring the coaching staff that Hasslet wanted on defense...

Reports: Redskins hire Brian Baker as OLB coach | Comcast SportsNet Washington (http://www.csnwashington.com/football-washington-redskins/talk/reports-redskins-hire-brian-baker-olb-coach)

If he is going to be OLB coach, does this mean we're going to have another coach for the inside backers?

I think they are waiting to see what happens with Zimmer. Take Paul Guenther as DC and then put Hasslet in a ILB/ Assistant HC position.

It would be smart if the Redskins can steal Scott Turner from the Browns. Josh Gordon blossomed under Scott and he does statistical analysis on every opponent which could be a valuable.

I think they are waiting to see what happens with Zimmer. Take Paul Guenther as DC and then put Hasslet in a ILB/ Assistant HC position. how the heck can you make a position coach (that's under a coordinator) into a assistant head coach at the same time?

maybe a better question is why?

It is a shuffling of titles. Before he was fired, Bobby Turner was associate head coach/running backs coach.

Just because we don't like Hasslet doesn't mean that the Redskins don't. He is well respected at Redskins Park and has a well documented past relationship with Jay. Selling JH as the DC is a hard sale publicly and a change like this would make everyone happy.

Hasslet can help Jay transition into the Head coaching role. Also the changes are in name only because it stops the blocking of a move.

It is a shuffling of titles. Before he was fired, Bobby Turner was associate head coach/running backs coach.

Just because we don't like Hasslet doesn't mean that the Redskins don't. He is well respected at Redskins Park and has a well documented past relationship with Jay. Selling JH as the DC is a hard sale publicly and a change like this would make everyone happy.

Hasslet can help Jay transition into the Head coaching role. Also the changes are in name only because it stops the blocking of a move.

I suspect you might be right on the money with these moves. Haslett could be a mentor to JG in his early years as an NFL HC and Jay may want him in that role.

I have no problem with Haslett as ILB coach and Asst. HC but I have little confidence in him as DC.

I really doubt that Haslett will be retained as DC for two reasons. First, he's not very good at it. Second, it would be a very unpopular move among Redskins fans.

It is a shuffling of titles. Before he was fired, Bobby Turner was associate head coach/running backs coach.

Just because we don't like Hasslet doesn't mean that the Redskins don't. He is well respected at Redskins Park and has a well documented past relationship with Jay. Selling JH as the DC is a hard sale publicly and a change like this would make everyone happy.

Hasslet can help Jay transition into the Head coaching role. Also the changes are in name only because it stops the blocking of a move. in blocking of the move you mean is there some union rules were the skins couldn't just demote Haslett?