Gibbs Done

by GhettoBear04 on Jan 8, 2008 8:51 AM CST Comment 13 comments

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7...

Gibbs is retiring.

Honestly, I'm pretty suprised. I thought that the success that they had this year would lead us to see him for the next couple of years. In a way, it kind of reminds me of our situation with Parcells. Parcells was great at putting teams together, but seemed to struggle in dealing with this generation of players, as evidenced by how many people were happy to see him go. It seems like Gibbs has done a pretty good job of getting them into a better situation than they were in a few years ago (still not out of the woods), but he has made some key errors in managing games and can tend to get conservative when it comes to play-calling. It's gotten them to where they are, but change is probably not a bad thing for this team.

I kind of hoped he'd stay because I don't think Gibbs outcoaches people very often, and that's the type of guy you want coaching your arch-rival. Here's hoping DannyBoy picks someone worse..

Another user-created commentary provided by a BTB reader.

0 recs | Comment 13 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

wow.

I'm certainly surprised.

There are two Adrian Petersons, but there is only one Marion Barber.

by Nelson on Jan 8, 2008 8:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm not surprised

I thought he would retire after the Buffalo game, he looked exhausted. Some may say so,but I wouldn't compare what Parcells did with the cowboys and what Gibbs did with the skins, not even close. The skins might be a little better than before he was hired but still have a roster full of square pegs trying to fit into round holes, they still have a long way to go to, Bill reorganized this franchise from top to bottom and has filled the cowboy roster with alot of talent.Some of that reorganization now seems to be departing in droves... thats becoming a worry.

Trade up a few spots to get ahead of Houston and draft Jonathan Stewart, thee best all around Back in the draft.

by Deke on Jan 8, 2008 9:10 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't call Ireland and Sparano droves

they are only 2 indivduals so far. We'll probably lose a couple meaningless FAs and thats it. Jerry won't allow any lateral moves, you can bank on that.

I'd hate to live like you Deke, always worrying and concerned about everything.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Jan 8, 2008 10:03 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the diary GhettoBear04

That is surprising news. I thought things were looking up for Wash.

If you're reading this, you could be commenting, too. Sign up for a free account on Blogging The Boys.

by Dave Halprin on Jan 8, 2008 9:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

When Gibbs delayed the signing of a 2-yr ext...

... it raised a flag -- IMO -- that he may not return.

On the heels of last year's non-playoff stinker of a season, the slow start in 2007, the death of Sean Taylor, and his 2-year-old grandson battling leukemia... I could see how he would honor this final year of his contract and ride off "into the sunset" for good.

The Skins are in better shape -- from a personnel standpoint -- than they were before Joe Gibbs arrived.

However, thanks to owner Daniel Snyder, they're gonna have like 20 UFAs... so there will be a lot of restructuring of contracts and releasing of players this off season on the heels of trying to find a Gibbs successor.

Smart thing for Washington to do: Hire from within, DC-Gregg Williams or OC-Al Saunders.

What Snyder will probably try to do: Make a splash by contacting big names like Bill Cowher and Pete Carroll.

Being a Dallas fan, I hope he hires a Head Coach with a totally different scheme -- offensively and defensively -- than their current systems. That would make their learning curve that much steeper and their adjustments next year that much greater.

www.xanga.com/five11nation

by kcbrett5 on Jan 8, 2008 9:31 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

On a serious note however...

... I do pray that Joe Gibbs' grandson recovers from leukemia and goes on to lead a long healthy life.

www.xanga.com/five11nation

by kcbrett5 on Jan 8, 2008 9:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I am with you on that...

Joe Gibbs is a gentleman and a fine human being. I wish him God's speed and join you in praying for his grandson. I am sure that his grandson's condition weighed heavily in his decision.

The Red Ball Express will be rolling this year!

by BulletBob on Jan 8, 2008 3:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Brian Billick

There are two coaches out there with rings: Cowher and Billick. I expect the 'skins to go hard after Cowher but I think he is waiting for the Carolina job to open. I could see them hiring Billick.

That said, we should worry about Jason Garrett. Snyder has gone the college coach route, he has gone the Hall of Fame coach route, he has gone the good resume coach route (Schottenheimer), but he has not yet gone the young NFL assistant route...yet.

by boysandbosox on Jan 8, 2008 9:49 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Garrett would never wrok for Synder

he's way too smart to do that

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Jan 8, 2008 10:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I despise Joe Gibbs

Maybe b/c he's the Washington Redskins coach :)

Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old

by Mullin on Jan 8, 2008 2:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

well, thats bad news for us

by coolaid on Jan 8, 2008 3:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

best move for us...

was when he let shottenheimer go...they've been upside down since...just the way we want them...

"I guess I'm gonna fade into Bolivian." Mike tyson.

by hashishkabob on Jan 8, 2008 3:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

This departure was forecast

more than a year ago by proffotballtalk.com. This site has no love of the Cowboys and so remains a love/hate relationship for me but they do get scoops on regular basis and had this one the earliest so I am not surprised.

I don't see Coach Parcells and Coach Gibbs as parallels either except as you say with some generational issues. However Coach Parcells did clean house on the knucklehead in Dallas and Coach Gibbs may have left this job undone.

Speaking of Coach Parcells this is a link I found today (probably a Giants fan) that would not have been funny for Dallas fans in 2003-2006 but now that we are past that time really is funny and true of the time.

by lee3022 on Jan 8, 2008 6:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs