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Redskins' Gibbs steps down
CNN/SI ^ | Tuesday January 8, 2008

Posted on 01/08/2008 6:17:04 AM PST by PurpleMan

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs resigned as coach and team president of the Washington Redskins on Tuesday, the Associated Press has learned.

A person familiar with Gibbs' decision, speaking on condition of anonymity because the news had not been officially announced, said Gibbs would make his resignation known later Tuesday morning and would discuss it at 3 p.m. news conference.

(Excerpt) Read more at sportsillustrated.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: coach; joegibbs; nfl; redskins; retirement
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To: PurpleMan

I have a feeling that Joe was devastated by the death of Sean Taylor far more than most of us realized. Joe has always considered the Skins as part of his family. So, not being able to get his wayward son to divest himself of his gangsta thug associates had to be demoralizing.

Oh, I know, we’re told (repeatedly) that Taylor was turning his life around ... blah, blah, blah. But, the fact is that the reason the gangsta thugs knew where his house was — and what it contained — was that they had partied there previously. So, maybe Saint Sean either wasn’t turning quickly enough — or, perhaps, not at all.

Too bad it all took such a toll on a class act like Joe.


21 posted on 01/08/2008 6:29:40 AM PST by lapster
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To: PurpleMan

22 posted on 01/08/2008 6:31:46 AM PST by Clint N. Suhks (©®™)
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To: edcoil

He was great at causing fumbles by the other team.


23 posted on 01/08/2008 6:33:35 AM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: PurpleMan

He’s called a second timeout on his career.


24 posted on 01/08/2008 6:35:55 AM PST by jpl (Dear Al Gore: it's 3:00 A.M., do you know where your drug addicted son is?)
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To: PurpleMan

Hail To The Redskins!


You will be missed Joe.
25 posted on 01/08/2008 6:37:01 AM PST by BubbaBasher (WWW.TWFRED08.COM)
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To: PurpleMan

Joe Gibbs was my only reason for giving a hoot about the Redskins.

When he leaves, there’s one less good man to turn back the madness in the National Felons League.


26 posted on 01/08/2008 6:42:36 AM PST by newgeezer (fundamentalist, regarding the Holy Bible AND the Constitution. Words mean things.)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

Guess he’ll go back to his racing team full-time.


27 posted on 01/08/2008 6:43:57 AM PST by dfwgator (11+7+15=3 Heismans)
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To: lapster

I also heard him say that his grandson has leukemia.

I’m sure it’s all playing in as a part of the decision.


28 posted on 01/08/2008 6:51:53 AM PST by PurpleMan
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To: dfwgator

I have my doubts how long will Joe Gibbs stay with his racing team—especially considering the tough transition from the Chevrolet with its well-proven engine block to Toyota in the 2008 season.


29 posted on 01/08/2008 6:52:14 AM PST by RayChuang88
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To: PurpleMan

The old Hog, Russ Grimm is still avaliable. He almost has the Steelers job a year ago. He wouldn’t be a bad choice.


30 posted on 01/08/2008 6:55:47 AM PST by Ditto (Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)
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To: MinuteGal

WAS 2004 6 10 0 .375
WAS 2005 10 6 0 .625
WAS 2006 5 11 0 .312
WAS 2007 9 7 0 .534

30-34 (0.469), 2-1 in the playoffs since returning.


31 posted on 01/08/2008 7:01:25 AM PST by Perdogg (Fred Thompson - John Bolton 2008)
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To: PurpleMan
I love you Coach and I hope you enjoy your retirement...although I expect it won't be very retiring. We're what, 5 weeks out from Daytona?

Joe GIbbs is one of a kind and he'll never really be replaced. Snyder will hire another head coach but there's only one Joe Gibbs.

32 posted on 01/08/2008 7:02:30 AM PST by pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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To: Perdogg
Thanks, Perdogg.

GO FRED!

Leni

33 posted on 01/08/2008 7:04:11 AM PST by MinuteGal (Three Cheers for the FRed, White and Blue !!!)
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To: PurpleMan
Which ever assistant head coach does not get the job will leave for a head job somewhere else

I hope Greg Williams gets the nod. I think that Snyder could come up with a way to keep Al Saunders if Williams were head coach.

34 posted on 01/08/2008 7:04:35 AM PST by pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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To: PurpleMan; Terpfen; dfwgator; GOP_Raider; scott says; NCC-1701; Bender2; misterrob; mainepatsfan

I hate to sound politically incorrect. He was hired as marketing tool, the game had passed him by. He is a good christian and a class act, but the real power was supposed to lay with Greg Williams.

Williams will interview with the Dolphins. Al Saunders or Greg Williams will be the coach, but one of them won’t be there next year.


35 posted on 01/08/2008 7:06:12 AM PST by Perdogg (Fred Thompson - John Bolton 2008)
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To: stainlessbanner

NFLN was reporting that he was staying last night. I guess Gibbs decided he didn’t need all that comes along with coaching football at 67 these days. Don’t blame him, I’d go back to the cars too.


36 posted on 01/08/2008 7:07:39 AM PST by Dysart
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To: Perdogg

“..the game had passed him by.”

Conventional psycho-pop-”wisdom”


37 posted on 01/08/2008 7:08:44 AM PST by PurpleMan
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To: 728b
As a Dallas Cowboy fan Gibbs stepping down is great news! I fear him as an opposing coach and have great respect for him.

LOL! As a Redskins fan I felt the same way when Tom Landry left...

38 posted on 01/08/2008 7:09:17 AM PST by pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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To: PurpleMan

Explain to me the number of games Washington lost because of either poor clock management or poor use of time outs, and then the fiasco in the Buffalo game.


39 posted on 01/08/2008 7:11:04 AM PST by Perdogg (Fred Thompson - John Bolton 2008)
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To: PurpleMan

I hate to see him go. I hate the Skins. Would love to see them keep losing.


40 posted on 01/08/2008 7:11:18 AM PST by Lee'sGhost (Crom! Non-Sequitur = Pee Wee Herman.)
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