Washington Redskins fire coaches Gregg Williams, Al Saunders (Wizbang Sports)

So much for them being considered candidates to replace Joe Gibbs. From AP-

WASHINGTON - The Washington Redskins seem to have a whole lot of their coaching staff in place for next season -- except for the head coach. And that head coach won't be Gregg Williams. Or Al Saunders.
As for the rest of the candidates, they'll have to wait until the Super Bowl is done.

On a busy Saturday at Redskins Park, the team fired assistants Williams and Saunders, promoted Greg Blache to lead the team's defense and formally announced the hiring of Jim Zorn to head the offense.

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Williams' dismissal removes one of the early favorites to succeed Gibbs. Williams had been in charge of the Redskins defense for all four seasons under Gibbs and was popular among fans and many players, but his confrontational style and poor track record at his previous head coaching stint with the Buffalo Bills did little to help his chances for the top job.

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The person also said Saunders, who ran the offense the past two seasons, was never a candidate for the head coaching position and was told several days ago that he was not in the team's plans. Saunders, like Williams, was considered a possible heir-apparent to Gibbs when he arrived in Washington, but he was never able to generate the type of consistent, high-yardage attack he had during his long stint as an offensive coordinator in Kansas City.

Does anyone want to be the next Redskins head coach? Team owner Dan Snyder has the attention span of a toddler, combined with the patience of your average I-95 driver in Florida. Only a masochist would want to be head coach of the Redskins.

No I am not applying.

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Comments (1)

I can't explain to you how ... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Dianez | January 31, 2008 8:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Dianez:

I can't explain to you how badly Redskins fans (and probably most players) want to get rid of Synder! There should be some stipulation in his ownership that says his team will be taken away from him faster than Brittany Spears' kids for incompetency. I'm a born and raised 'Skins fan, but this is too much.

Posted on January 31, 2008 20:42