skinzzfan25 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80613f3a&template=without-video&confirm=true Not sure if posted, but this has been confirmed by the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Dear Lord, Please allow this to be correct so that there is an end to this madness. Sincerely, Katie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TL8583 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Katie, It's true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelNeil Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Thank God!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWCREDSKINS Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Yes, saw hello my our new head coach, Gregg Williams. Maybe Mora sensed theis, I can't see anyone else being considered higher. Meeks maybe but likely more just the Rooney Rule:cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[ghost]] Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Unlike most of the folks here, I would've liked to see Mora take on D-Coordinator. I like his youth and enthusiasm. D-Coordinator is about it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hey Mora Jr. to quote "The Godfather"...."It's not personal, it's business." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3203254 ESPN is running with it now as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfor4 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 They thought (Whisenhunt or Grimm) in Pitt was a done deal too.Dont underestimate Meeks chances to wow the Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nneece Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 If this is true a near disaster averted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutlead74 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 thank you lord jesus in heaven!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Doesn't it seem as if there is a guardian angel around this team in relation to dumb signings this year. I believe the skins were going to sign Nate clements, Briggs, Leonard Davis, and now Mora. All these led to the redskins choosing better players and maybe a better coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphil006 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Thank goodness.... one less potential wrong hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdskins75 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Is this why he went after Mora and why it seems Williams became the underdog for hc? I'm guessing that Snyder sees Williams as too threatening and outspoken to be hc for him. He wouldn't be able to push him around.That is why Mora became the favorite. Now Mora realize he could not be hc under Snyder's conditions. Got a feeling this head coach search will now turn into a mess. The longer Snyder waits the more inclined Gregg Williams will be to say withdraw my name for position and screw the Redskins. 4 interviews, that's ridiculous. Snyder is at it again:( This could get ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphil006 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Perhaps this is not a desireable place ot coach because Vinny keeps trading draft picks to acquire the likes of players such as Brandon Lloyd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I think a person would want to withdraw his name BEFORE it came out that he wasnt going to get the job. Kinda like resigning BEFORE you are fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX POWER Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I think a person would want to withdraw his name BEFORE it came out that he wasnt going to get the job.Kinda like resigning BEFORE you are fired. Makes sense Blondie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retire 21 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 More proof that Adam Schefter doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. He said earlier in the week that Mora was the frontrunner and would be offered the job. He should be fired and forced to make fries at McDonalds. His smugness while asking "would you like fries with that" would be awsome.... Great post. hahah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Although I do give him credit for calling it when he siad that Art Shell was going to get fired (this was around week 10) and Al Davis denied it (turns out Davis was lying). And yesterday during the "john Thompson Show" he ended his interview with, "Art Monk in '08" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 maybe this has more to do with Holmgren's status. He's from Washington state. Maybe he feels like he could have that job real soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJ Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 maybe this has more to do with Holmgren's status. He's from Washington state. Maybe he feels like he could have that job real soon. Mora can't make any comments concerning the HC position in Seattle. There is no doubt in my mind that Holmgren is going to retire and Mora is going to get the HC job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Mora Declines Redskins' Interest, Stays Holmgren's Heir Apparent With Seahawks http://sports.iwon.com/news/01182008/v7373.html Jan 18, 6:36 PM (ET) Email this Story By GREGG BELL SEATTLE (AP) -If Mike Holmgren does decide to retire from the Seahawks, his heir apparent will still be in Seattle. Jim Mora withdrew from consideration for the Washington Redskins' coaching vacancy to remain with the Seahawks' staff Friday. His decision came after the Redskins owner Daniel Snyder sent a plane to fly him east and then hosted Seattle's assistant head coach and defensive backs coach at his guesthouse during two days of interviews. "I want to thank the Redskins organization and owner Daniel Snyder for the opportunity to interview for the head coaching position." Mora said in a statement released by the Seahawks. "The process reconfirmed that the quality of life for my family in Seattle is my first priority. This past year has been a great experience both professionally and personally for myself, my wife Shannon, and our kids. We are very happy members of this community and the Seattle Seahawks organization." Holmgren added Mora, 46, to his staff soon after he was fired as head coach of the Falcons on New Year's Day, 2007, after three seasons leading Atlanta. Mora went to the NFC championship game in his first season there, in 2004. Mora went to junior high and high school in the Seattle area while his father was an assistant at the University of Washington. When he returned to Seattle last year, he instantly became the assumed, eventual replacement for Holmgren. The 59-year-old Holmgren is spending the weekend in Arizona with his wife contemplating whether to return for a 17th season as an NFL head coach. Holmgren, who would like a contract extension from the Seahawks beyond 2008, said he "perhaps" will make a decision next week. Holmgren acknowledged throughout this past season that Mora will be a head coach again soon, though the Seahawks have tried hard to temper expectations that Mora will eventually be Seattle's head man. Mora took a Seahawks secondary that had been victimized by big plays throughout the 2006 season and, along with newly signed safeties Deon Grant and Brian Russell, made it into a unit that allowed only 15 touchdown passes in 16 regular-season games. That was Seattle's lowest total allowed in eight seasons. Veteran Marcus Trufant became a first-time Pro Bowl cornerback with Mora as his position coach. "I think he's an excellent football coach." Holmgren said this week. "He is really a good communicator. He has great enthusiasm. The players respect him. That's all good. "He and I have talked a lot about Atlanta, and what he thought happened in Atlanta and what I thought happened in Atlanta. ... I think the second time around, if you think about at all what happened the first time around, you should be better. And he's a smart guy." Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Ron Meeks interviewed for a second time on Friday with the Redskins, who have also interviewed Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and Redskins assistant Gregg Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Portis # 26 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Thank Goodness he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truant Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 This is how it probably went down. Snyder: "Hey, we thank you for coming down and we really enjoyed the interview, but we're probably going in another direction with Gregg. If you like you can walk away as it might be a good PR move for future head coaching gigs for you." Mora: "Thanks for the opp. I think I will do that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYskins Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I didnt read any posts but im very happy he is no longer being considered... Scary that he had to "withdraw" his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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