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Gregg Williams Has Left the Building
Published 1/26/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
Filed under: Redskins, NFL Fans, NFL CoachingAnd that is that. After a weird 24 hours that included rumors that Gregg Williams had said some not-so-nice things about Joe Gibbs, and that he might withdraw from consideration for the head-coaching gig, the latter has been confirmed (Williams denies the former). I suppose this is what happens when team owner Dan Snyder interviews you four times, and then cuts off all contact for a week and a half while he interviews -- and tries to hire -- every candidate he ...

Resigned DC : Williams Out The Redskins Fold
Published 1/26/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... , the Washington Post’s Jason La Canfora reports highly regarded defense coordinator Greg Williams is not only out of the running for the head coaching position, but he’s gone, gone, gone to boot. ...

WILLIAMS DONE WITH REDSKINS
Published 1/26/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
... a part of the organization, his agent said today. Agent Marvin Demoff told Jason La Canfora of the Washington Post that the sides mutually agreed to part ways. Demoff also says everyone involved, including owner Dan Snyder and Vice President of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato agreed that Williams had not, contrary to some reports, said anything negative about Gibbs.”Both Snyder and Cerrato agreed that that had never occurred and those reports were totally false,” Demoff said. “ They wished each other well in the future and the sides parted.” Although the parting might ...

Gregg Williams quits, withdraws from Head Coach search.
Published 1/26/2008 by Bill at The Redskin Report
I can’t make this stuff up, folks; it’s too close to the plot-line of a Three Stooges movie.  The Washington Post is reporting and the official Redskin Team website is confirming that Gregg Williams and Team IdiotOwner Daniel Snyder have “decided to part ways” as of this morning.  Also released this morning was Al Saunders.  While obviously not necessarily the final word, Greg Blache has been promoted to Defensive Coordinator; we’ve already reported that Jim Zorn was hired as the new Offensive ...

Why Would You Want To Work For This Man?
Published 1/26/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... Being a Redskins fan these days must be a tough gig. Your team has enough talent to make the playoffs and does so after the violent death of a star defensive player, legendary head coach retires after a sub-par comeback, and the team’s meddling owner has canned both the offensive coordinator and the defensive coordinator (who was also the best candidate to replace said legendary head coach), while hiring their replacements BEFORE hiring a new head coach. ...

Dan Snyder Is Trying To Make Al Davis Look Good; Has Two New Coordinators, No Head Coach
Published 1/26/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... Dan Snyder announced today that Al Saunders and Gregg Williams were leaving the organization and that Jim Zorn and Greg Blache would be replacing them, respectively. Interesting approach. There's one problem, however ... no head coach. ...

Saturday Night NFL News: Redskins Fire Williams, Sanders
Published 1/26/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
Redskins: Redskins Fire Gregg Williams and Al Saunders (FOX Sports/AP) Redskins: Gregg Williams, Al Saunders Released by Redskins (Washington Post) Falcons: Smith Hire Robiskie to Coach Falcons’ Receivers (AP)

Why Replace Al Saunders With Jim Zorn?
Published 1/26/2008 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... Let’s not get into why Gregg Williams isn’t good enough to be head coach. Or why Russ Grimm hasn’t even been interviewed. Or why Daniel Snyder and Vinny Cerrato seem to be infatuated with Jim Fassel, Steve Spagnuolo and/or Josh McDaniels. For now, let’s focus on why ...

Ron Meeks could very well be Washington's next head coach
Published 1/28/2008 by BigBlueShoe <info@stampedeblue.com> at Stampede Blue: Front Page Posts
... , firing his defensive coordinator (who he interviewed for the HC job twice) and offensive assistant Al Saunders (who he also interviewed). Snyder also went and promoted Greg Blanche to DC and ...

Chronology of a New Redskins Head Coach
Published 4/16/2008 by Ben Folsom at The Curly R: A Washington RedskinZ Blog
... Circumstances have soured between Gregg Williams and the team and he is now considering dropping out of contention as soon as the following day. Reports that Gregg Williams somehow disparaged Joe Gibbs during the interview process surface for the first time (op. cit.). Rex Ryan opts to stay in Baltimore and will not be a candidate for the Redskins defensive coordinator position (ibid.). Saturday 26 January Gregg Williams and Dan Snyder meet in the morning and he and Al Saunders are quote unquote released, their time with ...