Danny Boy trying to head us off...

[cardsfan473]

at the pass. Looks like Danny Snyder is wanting to get to Fassel before we do. If your in the Fassel camp, then we need to hope he tells Snyder to shove it. Here is the artical:

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Redskins Owner Flies West to Interview

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Welcome in the New Year? Forget about it.


Dan Snyder wants to welcome a new coach even more. And so, just one day after accepting the resignation of Steve Spurrier after two losing seasons, the Washington Redskins owner set off on New Year's Eve to begin his search for a successor.

ESPN.com confirmed that Snyder, aboard his private aircraft, Redskins One, departed Washington on Tuesday night, likely to interview at least two of the three candidates for the club's coaching vacancy.


"What's that old saying, 'Go West, young man'? That's what we're doing," said vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato, en route to the airport to join Snyder in the interview process.


Snyder has wasted no time in identifying potential successors to Spurrier, and he decided that the holiday should be no encumbrance for meeting with the candidates.


Cerrato on Tuesday said the team's shortlist included former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel, former Minnesota Vikings coach Dennis Green and current Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes, who has twice been an NFL head coach and once worked for the Redskins as defensive coordinator.


Sources said that Snyder has limited the candidates to only those with previous NFL head coach experience. It is unknown if he will eventually broaden the search.


It is believed that Fassel, who will meet with the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday, tops the Washington wish list. It is also likely that Fassel, who is in the Bay Area for the holidays, will be the first candidate with whom Snyder and Cerrato huddle. Snyder is known for being proactive and almost certainly wants to meet with Fassel before the coach goes to Phoenix for the Cardinals interview.

Green, who interviewed with the Cardinals on Wednesday, lives in the San Diego area, and the Redskins will interview him while on the West Coast.


Because the Seahawks are in the playoffs, Rhodes cannot meet with the Redskins until Seattle concludes its season. The Seahawks play at Green Bay on Sunday in the opening weekend of the playoffs.


Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com

 

[Evil Ash]

Not that surprising! I mean in all honesty it seems that Fassel is the hot commodity right now... I mean I've heard rumors about him being a top candidate for almost all of the vacant NFL head coaching positions.

 

[Tangodnzr]

Halle Berry is at the top of my date list for tonight.


Does that mean she'll be tripping the light fantastic with me?


....only in my dreams.

 

[pinnacle]

actually...it looked like either fassel or green would fall to us (kind of like a draft!) until steve spurrier quit. Snyder will throw so much $$ at a guy (what was he going to pay spurrier for the rest of his contract - $15 million....for how many more years - 3?)...so snyder had already commited $4 or $5 million to a coach who walked away....so I would imagine with his $$ he will get whoever he wants...I wish he would get hot and heavy after tom coughlin.... But perhaps Green will be available if Fassel is gone. I could live with either...lets hope they do not get both sucked up because the Redskins vacancy became available...I guess that we have the "west coast" thing going for us - Fassel and Green both seem to prefer working in the west as opposed to the east coast....

 

[Sandan]

Chill out folks.

I was there, Green was obviously impressed with how proactive the Cards were being

 

[Tangodnzr]

Originally posted by nidan
Chill out folks.

I was there, Green was obviously impressed with how proactive the Cards were being

???

 

[Tangodnzr]

These guys that are in demand are in that position for a reason.

Regardless of what reasons those are, neither are they ignorant people.

Many attorneys tend to give lip service to the phrase "EVERYone has a price".


Daniel Snyder's actions have now revealed his general modus operendi.

My opinion is that Jim Fassel has demonstrated that money alone, is not his primary concern. I gained a lot of respect for him, from what I saw, in N.Y. Not only did he survive 7 years there, but much of his staff has been there with him all or most of it. As I see it, what can Daniel Snyder offer him other than money?
He's not going to go broke, wherever he decides to go.

I don't think he is a man who will "prostitute" his own convictions for a few dollars more. Maybe prostitute is a little too strong of a word, but then maybe it isn't.

Snyder has shown he wants success, no matter what he has to pay to get it. He seems convinced he CAN buy it.

There is no continuity in Redskin land at all now......hasn't been for quite awhile.

Starting with Norv Turner (and Snyder) the HC position there has been a continuous turnstile. The place is a mess.

Snyder is essentially an "outsider" in the good ol' boy NFL network. He couldn't get along with Turner. their networks don't cross much. Fassel and Turner have a lot of similarities. Do people actually think Jim Fassel would ENJOY working for Snyder? I don't.

Fassels professional "linneage" is interwoven with the Bidwills and Cards, and is a positivie one. He and Sr. seem to genuinly like each other.

There's a great foundation that has been laid here. I can see the cards being somewhat like the Bucs. This team is not a mess....it's more of an opportunity. Just like Gruden came in and clicked the final pieces together there after Tony Dungy set the table.
Why does anyone think the Cards are drawing the interest they are so far?


Now Dennis Green, on the other hand....from what I've seen of him over the years.....I'm not so sure he wouldn't find the Skins job appealing.

He demonstrated he is a great talker. Always has been. Mr. Politician, in every sense of the word. I could see him fitting very well in Washington with Mr. Snyder. Green doesn't seem to generate a lot of "loyalty' as such from a lot of the assistants who've worked under him. I think as long as he's got SOMEONE qualified to do the work, it doesn't matter who they are, or how long they have been with him. As long the ship runs smoothly.

His history has been, if it's not, then there's going to be some non-Denny scapegoats.

He sounds great now. He should. It's his bread and butter. And he's had 2 years to prepare his speeches for "this/these occasion".

Does a leopard change his spots?

Well, in this case....maybe. Personally my gut tells me, I don't want to bet on it.

I don't think he would necessarily be the disaster Buddy was, and there certainly could be a lot worse choices.

But Fassel seems to me to be the far better fit here. Not in Washington. Whereas, I don't think Green is as good a fit here, but might very well be in Washington.

 

[pinnacle]

Tango: I would agree with alot of what you are saying..it is a fraternity - and for right now Snyder is kind of a pledge in the fraternity...while the rest of the players are long time active members.. While you say Fassel is part of the netword/club - I think that may apply more to Dennis Green than you think - why? Because of Rod Graves. I think Green immediately felt a connection to Graves and has known him (graves = Philly and Chicago...green = Vikings ....all NFC teams). While Green (right now anyway) is more of an outsider than Fassel - I doubt Green will feel any strong connection to Snyder - I think he would probably prefer working for Rod Graves....


my 2 cents..

 

[jstadvl]

I agree

with pinnacle. Fassell's head maybe spinning right now with all the offers he's supposedly getting. The Skin's job would probably seem more of a challenge to him; to do it where a so called offensive "kingpin" couldn't, a lot of talent and alot of money.
We'll see.

 

[Brighteyes]

Green referred to Parcells several times in his conference -- and mentioned he thought it possible to take the Cards to the playoffs in the first year, even while rebuilding.

I think he'd dearly love to equal (or better) Parcell's work with the Cowboys. And he insisted the key to success was the organization and the people he'd be working with.

I'm hoping Arizona fits that much better than Washington. But Snyder certainly isn't above throwing money to answer any problem.

 

[jstadvl]

i'm with you JO

I meant I don't see D.G. looking to the Skins, but Fassell will. Because of many of the afore mentioned reasons. I think Green wants to be here. That's a good thing.

 

[Brighteyes]

I was told Joe Bugel, who's a weekly regular on KDUS, told them he'd been contacted by an unnamed coach to see if he would be interested in returning to the Cards as an Offensive Coordinator (or line guy? I'm not sure which). He reportedly was.

As both are in San Diego, is it possible this was Dennis Green?

 

[red desert]

Originally posted by Brighteyes
I was told Joe Bugel, who's a weekly regular on KDUS, told them he'd been contacted by an unnamed coach to see if he would be interested in returning to the Cards as an Offensive Coordinator (or line guy? I'm not sure which). He reportedly was.

As both are in San Diego, is it possible this was Dennis Green?

Stop. You're making me giddy. Although my first choice is Fassel, Green is very close second.

 

[red desert]

and...

I do think Fassell/Arizona and Green/Washington are better fits.

 

[Southpaw]

Originally posted by pinnacle
Tango: I would agree with alot of what you are saying..it is a fraternity - and for right now Snyder is kind of a pledge in the fraternity...while the rest of the players are long time active members.. While you say Fassel is part of the netword/club - I think that may apply more to Dennis Green than you think - why? Because of Rod Graves. I think Green immediately felt a connection to Graves and has known him (graves = Philly and Chicago...green = Vikings ....all NFC teams). While Green (right now anyway) is more of an outsider than Fassel - I doubt Green will feel any strong connection to Snyder - I think he would probably prefer working for Rod Graves....


my 2 cents..

Rather subjective and narrow reasoning. Are you saying that it is a better fit because of ethnicity? I don't see the Philly Chicago, Minnesota connection. There are 16 teams in the NFC, so where is the connection? The Redskins are NFC, aren't they? Snyder is a moron and Green leans that way also. Now that is a similarity!

 

[Renz]

I agree with Tango about Fassel and Washington. Being in a high-pressure job like the Giants really wore him down. The Redskins would arguably be a more pressure-packed job.

I don't see Fassel going to Washington.

 

[Evil Ash]

Originally posted by Renz
I agree with Tango about Fassel and Washington. Being in a high-pressure job like the Giants really wore him down. The Redskins would arguably be a more pressure-packed job.

I don't see Fassel going to Washington.

I agree also. I see Fassel going either here or Buffalo.

I also don't see Dennis Green going to the Skins either. One of Spurrier's biggest complaints was that he had little say with player personnel ... somehow I don't Green would take a job where he doesn't trust the person making decisions or not make the decisions himself! More than likely the hire in Washington will be a current coordinator (heard some speculation about Charlie Weis).

 

[100%CardsFan]

Steve Spurier wanted Boldin. HA HA