Saunders, Williams Out... Officially

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Offensive Coordinator Al Saunders and Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams have been fired, per this Yahoo! Sports article . From the article: The Washington Redskins fired assistants Gregg Williams and Al Saunders on Saturday, promoted Greg Blache to lead the team's defense and announced that a head coach would likely not be in place for at least another week. The Redskins also ... [link]

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Coaching Carousel Update: Non-Crony Edition
Published 1/27/2008 by VanRam <info@turfshowtimes.com> at Turf Show Times: Front Page Posts
... The Redskins have granted the Rams permission to interview Williams and former OC Al Saunders. One interesting thing about this situation is that the 'Skins have yet to actually terminate either guy, thus forcing the Rams to get permission to interview. At least the Rams aren't the only team in the league abiding by screwy management decisions. Obviously, an Al Saunders hire would be a huge move for the Rams. His biggest hurdle for the job: not a Linehan crony, but I suspect Shaw and the suits would pull rank on this one given their relationship and desire to, you know, maybe ...

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
... for their head coaching vacancy. Snyder has spent the last few weeks looking like a complete idiot, 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 ...

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Published 1/27/2008 on NY Post: Sports

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Published 1/26/2008 on Boston.com -- Football news

The Washington Redskins fired assistants Gregg Williams and Al Saunders on Saturday, promoted Greg Blache to lead the team's defense and announced that a head coach would likely not be in place for at least another week.