The Redskins may have experience in mind during their latest coaching search. In addition to their Marvin Lewis interest, the franchise looks to have Ron Rivera as a target.
Rivera has generated interest for a quick rebound, with Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweeting the recently fired Panthers HC has told people he expects a deal to come together quickly. This does not necessarily mean a pact with Washington. The nine-season Carolina leader has drawn interest from the Redskins, but Rapoport notes other teams are in the mix as well. “Significant buzz” around the league has emerged connecting Rivera to the Redskins, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com tweets.
Dan Snyder has coordinated with a search party that is not believed to have included members of the Redskins’ front office. Team president Bruce Allen does not look to be a lock to return, which makes sense given the state of the franchise. It would be interesting to see the Redskins move on Rivera so quickly, however, being days away from requesting interviews with active coordinators. But the former NFC champion coach may be in demand.
Rivera, 57, went 76-63-1 as Panthers HC, guiding the franchise to three NFC South championships and four playoff berths. The Redskins have gone 62-96-1 during Allen’s 10-year tenure and have won 10 games in a season once in the past 14 years.
Snyder has sought experience previously, hiring Mike Shanahan in 2010, Marty Schottenheimer in 2001 and bringing back Joe Gibbs in 2004. However, Snyder went with an offensive coordinator — Jay Gruden — in 2014 and hired Seahawks QBs coach Jim Zorn in 2008. The Steve Spurrier two-year experiment occurred this century as well. None of these coaches provided the sustained success Gibbs did during his 1980s-’90s tenure with previous ownership.
The Washington Redskins are by far the least attractive head-coaching position that will be open this off-season. Being Ron Rivera is going to be highly in demand I do not see him taking the Redskins job. If for nothing else their management is atrocious something he is not going to want to have any part of.
People say stuff like that about a team every offseason. At the end of the day its a head coaching gig in the NFL. They will find plenty of intrested people.
They need Snyder to sell the team, because he is a jerk
I think “jerk” is a little too nice a word to describe Snyder
I think Ron’s old buddy Gettleman in New York will try to save his job by bringing him in to coach the giants if they can’t get The Clapper.