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Re: Joe Gibbs coaching tree?
Petitbon played for George Allen. I think he was a holdover from Pardee's coaching staff. He played for the Bears, Rams and Skins. Maybe he comes from the Halas tree.
I'm not sure Joe Gibbs has a coaching tree. He got his start fairly young and retired before many of his former players could have become coaches under him. I would not consider any defensive coaches to fall in this category. As for offensive assistants, most have been colleagues who already shared the same philosophy.
The only guy that I can think of who became a head coach was Joe Bugel. I think he comes from the same tree that Joe Gibbs comes from. I think before you have a tree, you need some branches.
Russ Grimm and Earnest Byner are guys who may fit this description, if they become head coaches.
Dan Henning, Don Breaux, Rennie Simmons and Wayne Sevier (RIP) etc. are all like thinkers and contemporaries of Joe Gibbs. They are / were part of the mastery.
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