The critical issue is "how much control over player and asst. coach
decisions will the midget give up". If he hands this over to Gibbs,
as it appears Jones did to Parcells, then the Foreskins should return
a winner. If not, then nothing will change.

I'd bet Gibbs isn't stupid and would never take the job w/o having
full control.



--- In dallascowboyfanclub@yahoogroups.com, jlukman <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> I am currently in Washington DC, and I am dying laughing at the
> myopics over here. On sports radio, nearly every single caller is
> already buying their super bowl tickets. Too bad they do not
realize
> that their head coaches have never been their problem. They could
> hire Lombardi, and they will still be hard-pressed to win 7 games
> next year.
>
> --- In dallascowboyfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "Dan" <viper4445@a...>
> wrote:
> > This is amazing. This could actually make the Skins good. Then
> again,
> > maybe it's not too amazing, just Snyder wanting to be Jerry
Jones,
> > and hiring a legendary coach.
> >
> > --- In dallascowboyfanclub@yahoogroups.com, stephenjn
> <no_reply@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > The Washington Redskins expect to name Joe Gibbs their
> > > coach Wednesday, a source within the NFL told The
> > > Associated Press.
> > >
> > > The Hall of Fame coach has been negotiating a surprise
> > > return to the team he led to three Super Bowls, said
> > > the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
> > >
> > > The source said the team hoped to complete the deal
> > > and make an announcement later Wednesday.
> > >
> > > The negotiations were first reported by The Washington
> > > Post and CBS Sportsline.com.
> > >
> > > The 63-year-old Gibbs coached the Redskins from 1981-92
> > > before resigning to pursue a career with his own NASCAR
> > > team. He has been adamant over the years about not
> > > wanting to coach again, although he has retained NFL
> > > connections. He is currently a minority owner of the
> > > Atlanta Falcons.
> > >
> > > Gibbs was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in
> > > 1996.
> > >
> > > The Redskins are seeking a replacement for Steve Spurrier,
> > > who resigned last week. They were known to have
> > > interviewed three candidates: former New York Giants coach
> > > Jim Fassel, former Minnesota coach Dennis Green and
> > > Seattle defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes.
> > >
> > > Terms of Gibbs' deal were not immediately available, but
> > > the Redskins have budgeted $5 million per year for a
> > > coach, the amount they were paying Spurrier.
> > >
> > > Calls to Joe Gibbs Racing team were not immediately
> > > returned.
> > >
> > > Gibbs' racing teams have been among the most successful
> > > in NASCAR with two Winston Cup championships in the last
> > > four seasons. Bobby Labonte took the title in 2000 and
> > > Tony Stewart in 2002.
> > >
> > > Gibbs' oldest son, J.D., is president of Joe Gibbs Racing. The
> > former
> > > coach's youngest son, Coy, finished 14th last season in the
> Busch
> > > Series standings.