voicekiller Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 http://blog.washingtonpost.com/darrellgreen/2008/01/redskins_coaching_search.html Redskins Coaching Search Wednesday Morning ... I'm heading in to my Sterling, Va., office. This morning when I woke up the only thing on my mind was the big announcement. I must confess, for some reason over the last few days I've started to experience a little bit of anxiety about the big question, "To be or not to be a 2008 Pro Football Hall of Fame selectee?" To take my mind off the big announcement -- if you don't mind -- I'm going to write about the Redskins. First, congratulations are in order to Dan and Tonya Snyder for making the Redskins the richest franchise on the planet. No matter how you look at it they are winners, period. I've enjoyed watching them pull together their new coaching staff. It reminds me of how Lee Marvin picked his team in the 1967 movie, The Dirty Dozen. In the movie, each man was picked individually and with a specific skill for a specific task to meet the team's goal. Now, if I am right and this is what they are doing, then I applaud it because this way there is no place to hide for anyone. Every coach, just like every player, is in an independent contractor with full accountability to the owner and the owner alone. I think this is a great formula for success as it makes everyone pull their own weight with no relational hiding places as when a head coach hires everyone. What about this talk about them needing to hire a GM to win big? Hogwash! I don't agree. Everybody knows that football is a game of yards and inches. These guys are very close and, trust me, it won't be a GM that puts them over the top. No! It's going to be the play on the field, not a decision in an office that will put them over the top. "They can win big without a GM!" Let me hear your thoughts, good or bad. I just want to hear from you. He has a really good view of everything that is going on in the coaching search...i agree 100% with Green...never thought of it like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSO Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I like his alternative view. It's interesting, and it would be nice to know if this is true or not. I'm not the "Hate Snyder as much as possible" type, but I hope that when it's all said and done Vinny or Snyder actually say that this was their intention all along. They should, at the very least, say something explaining their decision. Not that they have to... but it'll help. Let me guess... most of us here are going to say he's a secret Snyder Agent, here to calm us down. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreenistheBest Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Green is the voice of levelheadedness as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinscantbestopped Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Folks on this board are not too much into making since or thinkin DS (youngest and richest NFL owner) might know what he's doing...on that note your thread may slip to the bottom...maybe even to the next page...its not "Gossipy" enough....lol....makes me wonder where the MEN are on the board Anyway...I agree with you and DG. Im very excited to see what we look like with someone less cautious calling the game on bothsides. HTTR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voicekiller Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Darrell Green is a very smart man and one of if not the best Redskins EVER!!!! I can't wait until Saturday so we can all celebrate his entrance into the HOF...he is the man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Wow, Darrell Green is a bigger homer than even anyone on Extremeskins... but I love him for it. :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel70ChipOnWhite Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Its gotta be just a matter of moments before the first ES Anti-Snyder poster comes on and bashes DG for saying we dont need a GM and that Snyder may just know what he's doing after all. I mean after all, what the hell does D Green know about winning Championships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Smith Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I feel strangely calmer now. Just as long as the name Fassel doesn't come up again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voicekiller Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Its gotta be just a matter of moments before the first ES Anti-Snyder poster comes on and bashes DG for saying we dont need a GM and that Snyder may just know what he's doing after all.I mean after all, what the hell does D Green know about winning Championships? Green only has three rings, what does he know right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailSkinz1 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Interesting perspective in theory. I hope it works that way in practice. Hail, H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Green only has three rings, what does he know right? 2 rings...he was drafted after our first superbowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel70ChipOnWhite Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 2 rings...he was drafted after our first superbowl Ok. 2 Rings and another NFC Championship ring/SuperBowl loser ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voicekiller Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 2 rings...he was drafted after our first superbowlyes i know, 2 rings my bad...i was a little over zealous in posting my reply and i mistyped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CounterTrey75 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 He has spoken! I think the real problem we are all having with DS is his secrecy with the whole process. He could easily come out with a statement such as this and make us fans feel a BIT more comfortable with him and what he is trying to do. But instead we are being alienated! That's the reason for the dislike in DS and his ownership skills. Thanks D Green! This is just what we needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Excellent points by Green, and an interesting take on things. I said this in another thread, but his positive outlook is intriguing given he has usually been critical of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 http://blog.washingtonpost.com/darrellgreen/2008/01/redskins_coaching_search.html He has a really good view of everything that is going on in the coaching search...i agree 100% with Green...never thought of it like that it only works if the owner/gm know what they are doing. so his GM theory is out the window. you can hire the best carpenter, architect, landscaper, etc., in the world...all accountable to only the homeowner...but if they don't work to a common plan...your home will not be well built. this is especially true for a football team in this age where it is very obvious that scheme and statistics have over-taken a lot of the "on-the-field" aspect of things....DG is taking a player's pov on things not management......there can only be one General, one vision, one strategy....his model defaults that to the owner. draw your own conclusions. in the end...the owner has to ask all the same questions...that is...if he cares about doing it right.....only it takes twice as long and is more prone to error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Rich Fla Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I feel strangely calmer now. Just as long as the name Fassel doesn't come up again... ding, ding, ding. That's the reply I was looking for.:2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Wow, Darrell Green is a bigger homer than even anyone on Extremeskins...but I love him for it. :point2sky i was thinking the same thing. Sweeeeeeeeeeeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drowland Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I don't get why people are applauding Green for what he wrote. He's saying all the asst coaches will be like independent contractors reporting to Snyder? Yeah, independent contractors are accountable for themselves. They also only show loyality to themselves. I don't get how you'd think a team would be productive if it's made up of a group of individuals who have no loyality to each other. And Darrell, yeah the game's won on the field but someone has to put the right guys on the field. The GM is the one who drafted you, not some independent DB coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Sarcasm is really hard to discern in print. Any chance that's what he means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I love Darrell Green but...man...that was a Snyder ass-kissing job if I ever saw one...it almost sounds he wants to be part of "The Dirty Dozen"....does he want a job with the Skins or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I don't get why people are applauding Green for what he wrote. He's saying all the asst coaches will be like independent contractors reporting to Snyder? Yeah, independent contractors are accountable for themselves. They also only show loyality to themselves. I don't get how you'd think a team would be productive if it's made up of a group of individuals who have no loyality to each other. And Darrell, yeah the game's won on the field but someone has to put the right guys on the field. The GM is the one who drafted you, not some independent DB coach. ding. ding. ding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSUskinfan Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Wow, Darrell Green is a bigger homer than even anyone on Extremeskins...but I love him for it. :point2sky Perhaps, but didn't Green say when Gibbs returned that he wouldn't be able to turn this franchise around? In any case, it's refreshing to hear his opinion. He's still my favorite Skin of all time. :logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreenistheBest Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I love how even the haterest (© DGreenistheBest 2008) of haters folds like origami when Mr. Redskins lays down the knowledge. I guess he just has the soothing effect on all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hailtotheskins69 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Darrell is amazing. He sees everything in a positive light. I have to agree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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