***JOHN RIGGINS CONFIRMING***
Buh-bye Gregg Williams. ESPN Radio is reporting that the Redskins have hired Jim Fassel. Triple X ESPN Radio, the official mouthpiece of the Redskins, is trying to obtain confirmation. John Riggins made a phone call, and said he couldn't say anything, but spoke as though Fassel had the job.
At 5:05 p.m., John Riggins made the announcement on his radio show that the Skins have hired Fassel. There is no other confirmation, but given the phone call Riggins made during a commercial break, followed by hedging that he couldn't say anything, it seems he has been told that Fassel will be the coach.
Epiphany: Dan Snyder saw how well the team played after getting stomach-punched by the Sean Taylor tragedy. He's trying to keep the pain fresh by hiring a never-popular coach with a barely above .500 record who caught fire in one postseason.
As of 5:37 p.m. -- Reports are that Fassel and Jim Zorn are in place, but the Ravens are balking at letting Rex Ryan go. I suspect the Ravens are trying to muscle a draft pick, 4th round perhaps, in exchange for letting Rex make a lateral move. You might recall that the Ravens "released" the entire coaching staff when Billick was hired, but that was only to search for promotions -- contracts are still in place. If I'm Ozzie Newsome I look at the Redskins track record of trading picks and the pressure that Triple X ESPN Radio has placed on the team to make an announcement and try to strong-arm a first day pick.
Hail Redskins has the same report...
Our blogger, Russell, warned against this move earlier today.
More to come...
January 23, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: Redskins Hire Jim Fassel
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"retread" - n., Eng., 1. a head coach that has been a head coach before and was fired; SYN: JIM FASSEL
My biggest problem with this: Fassel was fired from his post as offensive play-caller by one of his best friends during the Ravens' 13-3 season. How bad do you have to be to get fired when the team is headed to a first round bye?
"downtrodden" - adj., n., Eng., 1. an offensive coordinator that has been fired by an incompetent offensive coach; SYN: JIM FASSEL
Phooey.
At least I still have the Pats.
Awesome news!!!
N"retread" - n., Eng., 1. a head coach that has been a head coach before and was fired; SYN: BILL BELICHICK
It's more official, it's on washingtonpost.com.
Apparently, Zorn (Seahawks QB coach) and Rex Ryan are the choices as coordinators, but neither is a done deal.
Until Redskins Park says it, it's not totally official.
You realize that we are perilously close to a "Dewey beats Truman" blog entry?
No, John Riggins is perilously close to a Dewey Defeats Truman radio correction. I've made it pretty clear that he's my source.
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