The Washington NFL Team Selects Jay Gruden as their next Head Coach...

[madinmaryland]

http://nfl.si.com/2014/01/09/jay-gruden-head-coach-washington-redskins/?eref=sihp

Several sources reported Thursday morning that the Washington Redskins have hired former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden to be their next head coach. Gruden, the younger brother of former NFL head coach and current ESPN analyst Jon Gruden, will replace Mike Shanahan, who was fired by owner Dan Snyder on Dec. 30. Mark Maske of the Washington Post wrote early Thursday morning that Gruden and the Redskins were finalizing the deal, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter and John Keim reported a bit later that the terms had been finalized.

The Redskins had already interviewed five other candidates — Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell, Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott, New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell and Dallas Cowboys special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia. Gruden had also talked with the Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions about their head coaching vacancies.

Gruden had been the Bengals’ offensive coordinator, and that tenure coincided with the first three-year playoff run in franchise history. In 2013, third-year quarterback Andy Dalton set the franchise record for passing touchdowns in a season with 33, and Cincinnati’s offense ranked 12th in passing in Football Outsiders’ opponent-adjusted metrics.

Hmm. Jay Gruden does have two Arena Football league titles to his name!!

[joeybee12]

1. A match made in heaven!

You gotta wonder why some guys take jobs that are doomed from the start.

[madinmaryland]

3. Jim Zorn?

[KamaAina]

2. Funny you should mention the Arena League

Snyder registered the name "Washington Warriors" allegedly as a name for an ArenaBall team he was planning to bring to DC -- right around the time it looked like the courts might strip him of the right to use the racist trademark.

[SwankyXomb]

10. That mark is dead

Current Washington Warriors trademark, from TESS

[TZ]

4. The one guy I least wanted

They had to hire. I watch my share of Bengals football and I have to say: no one does less with their offensive talent. I hear how he's an innovator? Really? Is that why your offense got stifled by mediocre Pittsburgh and Baltimore teams? I expect more of the same from the skins

[madinmaryland]

5. I think I saw every Bengal game this year (not my choice), and the offense was not impressive.

It was decent. I was more concerned they would pick Mike Zimmer. He did a good job in Dallas, and even with all the distractions in Cincy, he did a good job.

Well, at least with Gruden there, the Cowboys should at least get two wins every year!!

[TZ]

9. Bengals offense has a lot of talent

Way more than DC. The inconsistency they showed bothers me immensely

[Upton]

6. Gruden is off to a bit of a stumbling start..

by referring to Redskins fans as ‘Raider Nation’

[madinmaryland]

7. Heh! That's funny. I've gotta share that with my friends who are fans of the

DC NFL team!!

[TZ]

8. Aaaaaaaaaghhhhhh

Bruce Allen isn't doing himself any favors with this, since Gruden was HIS choice basically....