Playing keep-away

Whew... now that was close.

According to ESPN.com, the Washington Redskins have signed Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams to NEW a 3 year 8 million dollar contract. Williams is rumored to have been on the short lists of other teams for their head coaching positions as a result of his defensive tactics and mentality. Don't get me wrong, I like Williams as a defensive assistant, but as a coach he was less than stellar. He went 17-31 at the helm of the Buffalo Bills in 3 seasons, but NFL teams still wanted him. Under the terms of the new deal, he's precluded for interviewing for positions until 2007 at which point the future of Joe Gibbs should be clear. Word is that Daniel Snyder has designs on promoting Williams to Head Coach at the end of Gibbs's tenure. We shall see...

But for right now, Skins fans can breathe easily knowing that Williams will be around for at least one more year and getting paid pretty freakin well too. Now it's time to concentrate on Tampa Bay.