voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/9/2009
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In an unusual move for NFL coaches, defensive coordinator Greg Blache has informed team officials he will no longer speak with the media this season, a Redskins spokesman said. Blache did not reveal his decision, give a reason for the change or take questions during his regularly scheduled session with reporters before practice at Redskins Park. After Blache gave his assessment of the team's performance on defense in the 16-13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he briefly commented on the ...
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voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/8/2009
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A week after throwing himself "under the bus"
for the Redskins' poor performance defensively, defensive coordinator Greg...
Blache has informed team officials he no longer will speak with the media this season, a team spokesman said today. Blache did not ...
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Blache Hands Media Duties over to Gray
voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/9/2009
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From PFT: Greg Blache backs off from speaking
to the media Posted by Mike Florio on October...
8, 2009 5:47 PM ET In the latest bizarre twist in a series of bizarre twists involving the Washington Redskins, defensive coordinator Greg Blache will no ...
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Things That Make You Go...Huh? - Part Two
Bleed Burgundy —
... stuff, and we'll go on and play." Yikes. The NFL has regulations regarding coordinators and their availability to the media. However, the Redskins received permission to allow defensive backs coach Jerry Gray to speak in Blache’s stead. Blache will deliver a prepared statement to the media once a week, with Gray staying to answer questions. Gray will apparently be the go-to guy on game day and after practices as well. Join me now Redskins fans: “HUH??”To read the original Washington Post article, click here.
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