Saturday, January 26, 2008
Cowboy Fans Have to Love Dan Snyder
At least I do. Snyder hired Gibbs to get his ass off the hot seat for screwing up the one of the marquis franchises in the NFL. At first he overpaid for aging "stars" with empty tanks - Bruce Smith, Deion Sanders, etc. Then he changed coaches and micromanaged for a few years. It resulted in him having to go to Gibbs to keep him afloat. Gibbs did what he could, but it was obvious that Snyder was floored by Gibbs decision to leave, but not as obvious as the relief and glee Gibbs felt in escaping. Snyder is a rich, know-it-all brat who just happens to own a football team. His unwillingness to back his talk of "continuity" by giving the players' choice, Greg Williams, a shot proves it all.
- In spurning Williams, perhaps Snyder was scared he might be turning the reins over to the second coming of Marty Schottenheimer. Maybe he could not get the vision of Williams's very high opinion of himself those first two years in Washington out of his skull. Maybe Williams talked himself out of the job. Maybe, in explaining how he would lead differently in team meetings, it came across as a knock on the way Gibbs structurally went about keeping the Redskins a cohesive unit. While Williams believed he was making a strong case for his own unique abilities, the people on the receiving end of those words hear blasphemy. Remember, Gibbs can do no wrong in their eyes.
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