when Gibbs decides to retire again in 2-3 years? He is really freaking old and he can’t be useful for much longer (no offense grandpa grouse).

If this is true, and I doubt it is, it’s just Danny doing what he thinks will win back the fan base instead of what he thinks will set up the franchise to compete and be successful for many years to come.

It doesn’t make any sense; everyone in the entire football world knows exactly what Danny needs to do, and its not like if he does follow a winning formula it will lose him money. Get a young, up-and-coming GM prospect, give him the reins of the team, and just step back, watch approvingly, and open your check book ONLY when he asks you to.

In the short term, this could work, only b/c ANYTHING is an upgrade, but Gibbs to me is past his prime. The game has changed so much and we need someone in here that has their pulse on all the players and college game.

Gibbs and Russ Grimm together could be something I would like to see. Too bad Snyder burned a bridge with Charley Casserly.

everyone in the entire football world knows exactly what Danny needs to do

The key really is getting a GM with the authority to make decisions and who can ID the talent we need for the system we employ. I don’t see Gibbs contributing much to this and see it more as a face saving gesture on Danny’s part.

And I’ll say it again. CHRIS POLIAN! For those who don’t know who he is, he’s the son of Bill Polian (President/GM of the Indianapolis Colts). I know Snyder hiring him is something that’s virtually impossible (because it makes too much sense) but I can dream can’t I?

I like Gibbs, but as others have already said, he’s past his prime and isn’t quite in tune with today’s football. Gibbs would be an upgrade over Cerrato, but Snyder needs to hire some young up and coming GM prospect, or anyone from the Patriots or Colts. But since this rumor is coming from Florio, that means it’s not going to happen anyway.

We need a GOOD gm and we need Snyder to FALL BACK.

Gibbs isn’t a cutting edge football mind, I don’t see him helping much.

It is doubtful Gibbs is coming back. This is according to TWT blog:

If you look at what he is involved with, it makes more sense for him NOT to come back to this headache.

For now, it’s just a rumor.

Thus summarizes Mike Florio’s writing career.

Seriously, how did this make the front page?

and that is all that matters, you could have a genetically engineered perfect GM bot that never makes mistakes on Personell coaches or managers, that reguarly picks up 100 game players in late rounds of the draft and has a consistent record of building SB winners (would you call it a Bellibot or a Robocheck) and it would be useless to the Skins as Snyder would not listen to it, however he would listen to gibbs and as long as Snyder is listening to someone other than himself on Football decisions I am happy

He isnt going to be Coaching. He is “supposed” to come here to be the buffer from Danny boy to the coaches.

this is a false rumor as well. It is meant to prey on the exasperation of us as Redskins fans and, unfortunately it is working because this dickheads name is flying all over the place. Seriously, why don’t they just make a National Enquirer – Sports Edition so that some of these lazy, dishonest, no talent journalists can all get together in one place. Then hopefully there’ll be a gas leak in the building.

Now, that said, here’s what I think of the Gibbs hypo. If he came in in a “Parcells role”, I’d be all for it. While Snyder is obviously the CEO of the Skins, this would basically make Gibbs the COO. In other words, Gibbs would be the Prime Minister, and Snyder would be Queen Elizabeth. I could live with that. Then maybe Gibbs would hire a good GM, who would assist him in hiring a good coach (RUSS!! – RUSS!! – RUSS!!). Then, when the two had a disagreement, it would be Gibbs and not Dan who breaks the tie.