[Longtimefan]

There's only two people [three if you chose to count Gibbs] who know the real reason why Williams was not chosen to be Gibbs' successor. We've heard all types of wild speculation, but that's just what it is "speculation"

Never heard from Gibbs' lips that he actually endorsed, or recommended to Snyder that Williams was the chosen one. Therefore, only Snyder/Cerrato know the true answer. The question has been put to them both in search of an answer, they both carefully avoided a defenitive answer. Hence, I've come to the conclusion it is a question we may NEVER know the real answer too.