Spagnuolo stays with Giants!

[redskinsfanatic]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Mort reported on NFL Live that the plane is going to pick up Fassel and to expect a Friday afternoon presser to announce him as HC..

just heard the same thing.is mooch still in arizona this week???i'd take him over fassell any day.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Mort reported on NFL Live that the plane is going to pick up Fassel and to expect a Friday afternoon presser to announce him as HC..

Looks like you didn't call it

[halodoc]

and farewell tro my 3 second joe bugel for head coach campain

[rypper11]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Well the delay was largely because they had to wait to interview Spagnuolo. If people want to think that's not true, that's on them.

Now that Spags it out of the way, they have to go get Fassel and fly him to DC (what you thought he was sitting in Snyder's kitchen just twiddling his thumbs and waiting?), put the final notes on the contract and clear it with attorneys, draft a press release and set up the press conference. I thought'd we see something tonight. But more likely it will be tomorrow I think

You are right.

Is it possible for most fans to ever give Danny credit for anything? He made a list and interviewed every person on it. Spags was a hot coach and he wanted to interview him. Rules said he couldn't until this week. He wasn't impulsive or splashy. In the end, nobody topped his initial #1 choice but he absolutely interviewed enough canidates and gave them a fair shot. In his opinion, he is bringing in who he thinks is the best option (and don't think for a moment that he wouldn't terminate a fresh contract and pay an assistant that Spags didn't want and then hire who he did).

As for Fassel; while not my first choice (or top five really), his players liked him. Right now we don't need a hard ass. We have guys who just want to follow a true leader to the SB. Give him a chance, guys. Remember his "garauntee" in 2000? It took balls to give it and his guys fought their guts out to back him up.

Let's get behind our FO and new staff and try to look for some positives here.

[Campbell17]

I thought he would be perfect for the skins, how do we avoid fassel now?

[SmootSmack]

I'm eagerly waiting the Jim Fassell signing so I can change my avatar. I'm not changing my avatar until the new head coach is official

[tomo366]

Maybe they are sending the plane for Russ Grim?? LOL

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Campbell17

I thought he would be perfect for the skins, how do we avoid fassel now?

Why? Put some meat on the bones of your post

[Campbell17]

Spags had a terriffic defensive game plan for the Pats, and has had his D play terriffic games through the playoffs. He would have done great things with a talented skins defense that is ready to match up with the nfls best.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Campbell17

Spags had a terriffic defensive game plan for the Pats, and has had his D play terriffic games through the playoffs. He would have done great things with a talented skins defense that is ready to match up with the nfls best.

Ok, but we're not looking for a defensive coordinator.

[Campbell17]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Ok, but we're not looking for a defensive coordinator.

You're right, I give up on Spags.

[81forHOF]

I'm glad we did not hire Spags.

I think that hiring a defensive HC would ruin what little bit of continuity this team retained by making Greg B DefCor. We need an offensive mind at HC and leave the D alone! I'm not ready for a total rebuild!

[RedskinPete]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Fassel has been the favorite all along, just hire him and get it over with.

Just get it done...plus SmootSmack has a man crush on Fassel anyway!!! It will be fun to read about that all next season!!!!

[Stuck in TX]

Originally Posted by mredskins

So he got hot over the past six weeks and won the SB, that doesn't mean he is going to be a great HC or even a great DC. He had one great year. .

I agree 100% with this statement. Look at Dave Campo, Marvin Lewis and Norv Turner (Turner was OC but same concept). I'm sure there were more but my point is that these were considered genius coordinators and had/are having mediocre careers as HC. We need to be cautious with our next hire, especially if he is young like Spags. I would rather have a band-aid coach like Fassel to hold us together with the same basic concepts until someone we cant live without comes along than to sign a huge deal with an unproven coach and be stuck with him.

[RedskinPete]

Originally Posted by Stuck in TX

I agree 100% with this statement. Look at Dave Campo, Marvin Lewis and Norv Turner (Turner was OC but same concept). I'm sure there were more but my point is that these were considered genius coordinators and had/are having mediocre careers as HC. We need to be cautious with our next hire, especially if he is young like Spags. I would rather have a band-aid coach like Fassel to hold us together with the same basic concepts until someone we cant live without comes along than to sign a huge deal with an unproven coach and be stuck with him.

I hear what you are saying but good thing that JK Cook was not like that with a young J.Gibbs! Or there would not be three Championships for our side!