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Redskins To Extend Search For Coach
Redskins To Extend Search For Coach
Source Says Fassel Feels Manipulated Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, January 25, 2008; Page E01
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Joe Gibbs Says Redskins Coaching Search Could Last Several More Weeks
FanHouse — ... The Washington Post reports that Gibbs has told assistants the search will last several more weeks, meaning those assistants can't count on having a job with the Redskins. Meanwhile, ...

Burning Every Bridge They Can Find
The Curly R: A Washington RedskinZ Blog — ... Tiki Barber. Phil Simms, John Elway blah blah yeah who needs a guy that can develop a young quarterback right? Because even though Jason Campbell wants to keep Al Saunders' offense in place I don't much sense that Al Saunders works with the players, I get the sense that he is a system guy. That's not to bash on Redskins quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor it's just that Jim Fassel is proven as a guy that works well with young QBs and Jason is a young QB. Now Jim feels manipulated and it looks like he's falling off teh radar, it makes me wonder how much ...

What's going on with the Redskins?
Sports Scope — ... Williams and Fassel will have to wait and see if they get the job "Gibbs called his former assistants yesterday to inform them that the search for his replacement is likely to take several more weeks, team sources said, a day after management's attempts to put together a staff for Jim Fassel, a head coaching candidate, collapsed," according to The Washington Post . Fassel is reportedly upset and feels used (especially after public sentiment for Fassel was not super positive), and the Redskins will now extend their coaching search until after the Super Bowl, which means the ...

Jim Zorn Coming?
Riggo's Rag | A Washington Redskins Blog — ... despite the lack of head coach hiring.  The contract is for three years according to sources. There is no official announcement, and I wouldn’t expect one given that it is so late.  Expect the traditional “a press conference is planned for Monday” kind of news though.  And don’t be surprised if the press conference includes the hiring of Jim Fassel as well. This article from the Washington Post mentioned one of the obstacles to hiring Fassel was that the Redskins were running into difficulty filling out the staff Fassel wanted.  Zorn was the OC of choice.  It is, of course, ...

Hatchet Job - Part Three
The Curly R: A Washington RedskinZ Blog — ... the job, and now says he feels manipulated by the Redskins and the process. That said Jim still remains a strong candidate for the job. ...

You Fear Me!
The Curly R: A Washington RedskinZ Blog — ... the job, and now says he feels manipulated by the Redskins and the process. That said Jim still remains a strong candidate for the job. ...

Jim Fassel Comes Clean
The Curly R: A Washington RedskinZ Blog — ... Jim was certain in the next week, the week before the Super Bowl that he was getting the job. So certain that he was continuing to negotiate assistants with Dan Snyder that week. Then going into the Super Bowl Dan went silent on Jim Fassel and then Steve Spagnuolo became hot after his defense pummeled Tom Brady. The Spagnuolo interview and dropout, Ron Meeks' second interview, Steve Mariucci's interview. ...

Chronology of a New Redskins Head Coach
The Curly R: A Washington RedskinZ Blog — ... with Jim Zorn about staying in Seattle. Ultimately Vinny Cerrato calls Jim Fassel and tells him the team will extend the coaching search through the Super Bowl. ...

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