Holmgren is overrated. He’s a good coach. Not great. He had the luxury of having Favre as his QB when Brett was in his prime. Outside of a 4 year span, 1995-1998, his teams are average. Let’s not forget with Seattle he was able to pad his coaching record with 6 annual games vs some pretty terrible divisional opponents. From 2003-2005 he was 14-4 inside his division.

Hey guys, I’ve been reading BBV since last May, though this is my first time commenting. I’ve been in Asia the entire time and it’s been the only thing helping me get by in terms of Giants news.

The only problem I have with Blache is that while the ‘skins defenses of the past few years have been in terms of keeping opposing yardage down, they don’t make the big play often enough. Kind of the same problem we have now don’t you think?

if it will make a difference. Successful teams – the Colts and Steelers, for example – emphasize continuity in coaching and in the front office. They know what kind of team they want. They run the same offensive and defensive systems for years and draft players who fit the systems. They have a plan and are given the time to implement the plan, and are usually noted for building through the draft.
In contrast, teams that are making changes all the time are usually unsuccessful. New coaches and coordinators come in with new systems and find that the players they have don’t fit the systems (an example is Jim Zorn coming in talking about implementing a West Coast offense, and finding, as he should have known, a quarterback who is not a West Coast offense quarterback). While the new coaches try to get the right players for their systems, they struggle and are fired before they can finish. and the cycle starts again.
The Redskins need professional management, and an experienced GM is a good start – but the real problem is Snyder. He has never shown the patience to step back and give the football people time to do implement a plan – hire a coach, decide on the systems, hire the coordinators, etc. The team is his toy. He has always gone for the quick turnaround, the flashy answer, and has been quick to pull the trigger when it hasn’t worked. I expect he will continue to interfere and the Redskins will continue to avoid success.

Does anyone actually think his departure will be a motivation tool? These are artificial reasons created by the freakin clueless media.