richhilljr Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/SPORTS01/13418372/1023 Plenty of praise for Fassel By Ryan O'Halloran February 1, 2008 PHOENIX — Great coach. Offensive innovator. Heckuva coach. Although the vibe on the message boards has been consistently negative toward the prospect of Jim Fassel becoming the next Washington Redskins coach, three of his former players with the New York Giants and one of his assistant coaches have vouched for him this week. Fassel, who lives in nearby Scottsdale, Ariz., has gone silent since owner Dan Snyder opted not to offer him the job last week. Fassel remains the front-runner even as Snyder reportedly plots a plan to chat with former San Francisco and Detroit coach Steve Mariucci and Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. Those close to New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels don't expect him to pursue the Redskins' opening. -------------[end clip]-------------- [OP comments] It's a done deal. The PR offensive has already begun. Welcome the Fassel era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Oh **** me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Edds Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 well, I guess it could be worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zCommander Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 well, I guess it could be worse? No HC??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDSCNZ20 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 oh snap.... snyder is just doing the dog and pony show, i think he pretty much offered the job to Fassel.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 let's hope this whole process hasn't been a sham to attenuate all the angst over hiring a mediocrity like Fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGSKINS Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 oh snap.... snyder is just doing the dog and pony show, i think he pretty much offered the job to Fassel.. yep. why you think we got zorn and blache? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 oh snap.... snyder is just doing the dog and pony show, i think he pretty much offered the job to Fassel.. thats how i'm starting to feel too. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zCommander Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 let's hope this whole process hasn't been a sham to attenuate all the angst over hiring a mediocrity like Fossil. Fassel does have a better track record then Mooch. Yes he might not be a flashy pick like Mooch. Keep in mind neither was Belichick. And I am sure people will be hailing Fassel if he gets us to the playoff this year. Wouldn't you say so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_iv Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Hopefully my Impending Doom indicator is on the fritz. That thing's blinking like a mofo right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrredskinDgreen Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Why would we have interviewed Meeks a 2nd time??? That makes absolutely no sense. Enlighten me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zCommander Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Why would we have interviewed Meeks a 2nd time??? That makes absolutely no sense. Enlighten me. When you are making a critical decision like a HC you always want to make sure you have the right man for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Ladies and Gentlemen...welcome to the Fassel era. Danny is going to do what Danny wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suze109 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 No, no, no, no no, no .... I refuse to believe it. :doh: Trot out all the Giants you want to be cheerleaders ... who freakin' cares what they say?!?! Ugh. F _ _ _ el :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 No, no, no, no no, no .... I refuse to believe it. :doh: Trot out all the Giants you want to be cheerleaders ... who freakin' cares what they say?!?! Ugh. F _ _ _ el :puke: I don't want to either Suze but it looks like as the Rumor Mill is dying out...the PR Spin Machine is starting to crank up again and soon will be into overdrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suze109 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I don't want to either Suze but it looks like as the Rumor Mill is dying out...the PR Spin Machine is starting to crank up again and soon will be into overdrive. I feel it too ... but I'm a hopeless optimist ... so I refuse to believe it until it's official. And what will really, really tick me off is if this whole waiting until after the SB only occurred so the fan indignation against the whole potential F _ _ _ el hire could have a chance to die down. Ugh. I feel sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDSKNfaithfull Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Giants players are talking him up because he is a nice guy and they don't want us to take Spags from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 This is the same stuff they were saying back in 2003...the players truly did like playing for Fassel. None of this surprises me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I feel it too ... but I'm a hopeless optimist ... so I refuse to believe it until it's official. And what will really, really tick me off is if this whole waiting until after the SB only occurred so the fan indignation against the whole potential F _ _ _ el hire could have a chance to die down. Ugh. I feel sick. I don't feel exactly sick about it...but to quote Luke Skywalker, "I have a very bad feeling about this." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aairricc Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 lol you all are a buncha drama queens...would you calm down and give the man (whos past HC job isnt too bad) a chance before you act like your life is over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Giants players are talking him up because he is a nice guy and they don't want us to take Spags from them. No. They are talking him up because they want to go 2-0 against the 'skins every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Last I checked Ryan O'Halloran works for the Washington Times, not the Redskins. He's a nice guy, but, not known as one of the pocket reporters the Skins can call on. At least not that I'm aware of. It could just be with all the Fassel talk here especially, a writer decided to ask players about the coach who could be ours. And, as a writer, he may have simply written the story they told him, rather than the one you want told. I'm no Fassel guy. He was a loser, winner, loser, winner, loser his last several years. He can't maintain consistency. His offenses were never above 15th or so in scoring. Never better than average in production really -- little blip I think here and there. An offensive innovator does more than innovate. He makes productive offenses among the game's best. I can innovate plays at my desk but if I can't make them work on a football field, I'm not that good . It is probably a good thing players who remember him speak well of him. That's not always the case when a coach moves on. It probably means he could build good relationships with our players and our players NEED, as this article says, the feeling THEY are running things. We see that time and again how they refuse to yield to other ideas pushing for their own and how we play our best when we take the team back from the coach. This happened under Marty, Spurrier AND Gibbs. If Fassel has allowed his team to feel that in the past he'd probably fit the personality of our team. That said, Mooch is still a better nickname than Fossil, thus, Mooch please . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 lol you all are a buncha drama queens...would you calm down and give the man (whos past HC job isnt too bad) a chance before you act like your life is over Thanks for calming me down because the blade was getting ready to penetrate my wrist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyConway Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Oh **** me. :laugh: Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrredskinDgreen Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 When you are making a critical decision like a HC you always want to make sure you have the right man for the job. well of course, that's why I don't think it's Fassel. If it was going to be Fassel, we would have offered him the job last week and gotten this thing over with. I have a feeling it might be Mooch, and I hope it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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