Well, I feel like an idiot. After my late post last night getting on the media for the slew of stories we were about to get about whether Joe Gibbs would return, he goes and decides to announce his retirement today.
Gibbs took on a lot this year and to say his second run wasn't as good as his first is unfair. He was out of football almost completely (he spent a couple of seasons as an in-studio announcer right after his first retirement) and had about 15 years of progress to catch up on. And while he still made some big blunders and had troubles at times adjusting to the "New NFL," he still took us to the playoffs.
At the very least the AP put it best in their story when they said Gibbs twice rescued the franchise from mediocrity because before his return, we were on our way to becoming the 1990s Bengals.
The obvious replacement has to be Gregg Williams, who it has been rumored was to be the heir apparent when Gibbs finally left, but it could still be a somewhat open position. Al Saunders is also being rumored as a replacement but you have to feel that after he has struggled to get this offense going in two years, he is more of a long shot.
Who do you think will replace Gibbs? Drop a comment saying who you'd like to see as the next head guy for our team.
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Gonna miss Gibbs. Gregg Williams might be a good choice; I heard Bill Cohwer's name mentioned in rumors--that would be really good.
We'll see. Snyder made a good pick last time. Let's hope he does again.
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