Hurmoth Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Report: Gibbs to resign as coach of Washington Redskins Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs retired as coach and team president of the Washington Redskins on Tuesday. The team said he would stay on as a special advisor to owner Daniel Snyder.The Redskins have scheduled a 3 p.m. ET news conference. A team official told The Associated Press that the Redskins would begin a search for a new coach immediately. Among the certain candidates are two former head coaches on Gibbs' staff, Gregg Williams and Al Saunders. Gibbs went 31-36, including 1-2 in the playoffs, after emerging from NFL retirement and his NASCAR career to sign a five-year, $27.5 million contract in 2004. He had always maintained that he intended to fulfill the contract, but the 67-year-old coach wavered from that stance Monday when asked if he would return for the final year of his deal. Gibbs' resignation brings an apparent end to a Hall of Fame career in which he twice raised the Redskins from mediocrity into a playoff team, although he failed in his goal of bringing the team back to the Super Bowl during his second stint in Washington. Gibbs won three NFL titles during his first tenure from 1981-92; the second time around he took the team to the postseason in two of his four seasons. Edited January 8, 2008 by Hurmoth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I think we all saw this coming. Its a shame to see him go, but I think its the right call. Go out on a 'decent note'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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