Jim Fassel Blames the Bloggers

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Jim Fassel Blames Bloggers for Failure to Get Washington Redskins Head-Coaching Job
Published 2/12/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... , who had long been labeled the front runner, get the Washington Redskins head-coaching job? According to Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post's DC Sports Bog, he blamed bloggers in a radio interview today: ...

Redskins Cheerleader Anabel Dela Cerna rebukes Coach Zorn
Published 2/12/2008 by Skin Patrol <info@hogshaven.com> at Hogs Haven: Front Page Posts
... from Sports Illustrated As you can see, there is no maroon, there is no black [NOTE: Maroon and Black THE BLOG, an idea whose time has come!], there is burgundy, there is gold. Your move, Jim. Speaking of Head Coach Zorn, he apparently owes me and my ilk a huge debt of thanks. But for the existence of completely irrelevant bloggers like myself and actually relevant ones like Mister Irrelevant, we'd be discussing Head Coach Jim Fassel. At least, that's how Jim Fassel tells it per the DC Sports Bog, emphasis mine: ...

Jim Fassel is officially on our list
Published 2/13/2008 by DCScrap at on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men]
Don't you just love it when blogs and bloggers get blamed for things that really the person doing the blaming caused themselves? The DC Sports Bog reports that Jim Fassel is blaming bloggers for his not getting the Redskins job. The fact that he was just 58-53-1 in seven years as head coach of the Giants had nothing to do with it, of course (or his tight friendship with legendary prick Brian Billick). In a radio interview today, Fassel said... Because you've got bloggers, and they're saying, 'No, this isn't the right guy, and that ain't the right guy,' and you can't hold the ...

Fassel Blames Bloggers For Ruining Redskins Job
Published 2/13/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
DC SPORTS BOG finds who Jim Fassel really blames for losing out on the Redskins job. Dan Snyder? Jim Zorn? Vinny Cerrato? Nope - ’twas those evil, evil bloggers. The ex-Giants coach said his shot at coaching the ‘Skins was scuttled by online opinionators agitated at such a scenario. As he told the John Thompson Show: “When I got the New York Giants job I ...

SAINT ANDREW'S NET: BLAME GAME!
Published 2/13/2008 at With Leather
... D.C. Sports Bog reports Jim Fassel blames the bloggers.  Congrats to the culprits. Have a NSFW celebration with lovely ...

You Fear Me!
Published 2/13/2008 by Ben Folsom at The Curly R: A Washington Redskins Blog
... to Steve in Tennessee, the motley crew of bloggers above is getting some tongue in cheek blame from the Washington Post's DC Sports Bog for the tanking of Jim Fassel's bid for head coach of the Redskins, Dan Steinberg singles out these four posts ...

02/13 Morning Minute: Brady Quinn’s Escapades
Published 2/13/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
... ?  I mean, I get that its a big deal and all, but it really doesn’t impact me one way or another.  And finally, I personally think its great that bloggers are having an impact on coaching decisions .  Of course, you’ll have to weed out those that are writing just to write, but factoring in the thoughts of well-respected bloggers could be just another step in the right direction.  ...

Wednesday (petitions) edition: Wha’ Happened?
Published 2/13/2008 by RandBall at Randball
... petition after reading our Terms of Use. Question: If you could create an on-line petition — and really, you can! — what would you fight for? Other things: *Not a good night for local hoops squads. Sweet mercy, what happened at the Barn last night? *Indiana hoops is in big trouble. That’s what they get for hiring Kelvin Sampson. *Roger Clemens on Capitol Hill. 8:30 a.m. Showtime. *Bloggers cost Jim Fassel the Washington job, he says. Must have been a petition. * ...

I'm Sick...and Blogging Like Crazy!
Published 2/13/2008 by kellex at le basketbawl: The NBA Basketball Blog
... This isn't necessarily a basketball post but it does concern all bloggers. Jim Fassel, former NFL coach has placed blame on the blog world for not getting hired to be the next Washington Redskins coach. Please... ...

Morning Constitutional: Bloggers Are to Blame!
Published 2/13/2008 at The Sporting Blog
We're pleased to be presenting these posts from around the web. They're probably better than ours: Jim Fassel Blames the Bloggers | DC Sports Bog As a Redskins fan, I'd like to thank all the bloggers who bad-mouthed Jim Fassel coming to DC. Throw It Down Brittney Griner, Throw it Down! | Sports Fiends Apparently, it's noteworthy that a high school girl can dunk a basketball. Daisuke Matsuzaka: Now With More Mullet! | Red Sox Monster ...

Jim Fassel Comes Clean
Published 2/13/2008 by Ben Folsom at The Curly R: A Washington Redskins Blog
... I just heard a replay of Jim Fassel's early morning interview with Bob Pappa and Randy Cross on Sirius NFL Radio. He was very open about what happened with him in the process of interviewing for the Redskins job, he mentions bloggers though not in the same context as he did yesterday on the John Thompson show. ...

Skinny Posts
Published 2/14/2008 at Sports - Pancake Blocks
Manny Lawson, Alex Smith, and Shaun Hill are all recovering on schedule . Mike Martz continues to say the quarterback competition is wide open . Both quarterbacks should be ready for minicamps. Final target on Jim Fassel's post-firing reign of terror: Bloggers and Brian Billick .

Jim Fassel: Vinny Cerrato is a bungling interferer
Published 2/18/2008 by Skin Patrol <info@hogshaven.com> at Hogs Haven: Front Page Posts
First he blames "bloggers" (who doesn't?) and now it's Vinny Cerrato. Jim Fassel is apparently (not really but kind of) on record as saying that the reason he isn't in town was because of bugling interferer (someone else's words) Vinny Cerrato. Quote below requires caveat that this is a case of he said he said and then he said. First we have ...

Chronology of a New Redskins Head Coach
Published 4/16/2008 by Ben Folsom at The Curly R: A Washington Redskins Blog
... Dan Steinberg quotes Jim Fassel blaming football bloggers in part for his failure to get the Redskins head coaching job, specifically caling out a Curly R piece from 24 January ( ...