Art Briles May Be Washington Redskins Only Choice If Jay Gruden Is Fired
By Josh Hill
The Washington Redskins may end up firing Jay Gruden to keep Robert Griffin III happy, but hiring Art Briles may be their only and most unlikely option in that scenario.
When Jay Gruden came to the Washington Redskins, there was a lot of hope for what he could do. Robert Griffin III had finally gotten the offensive minded genius he needed and things were looking up.
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Then everyone — including Gruden — remembered what a diva RGIII was and the wheels have come off. Amid reports that the locker room has been lost, Jay Gruden is all of a sudden on the hot seat after his first season.
Should Jay Gruden be fired to keep Robert Griffin III happy, it appears that Baylor head coach Art Briles may be Washington’s only option — and an unlikely one at that.
@JasonPhilCole @RGIII That's just about the only thing that would make sense in that scenario
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) December 7, 2014
NFL Network reporter Albert Breer chimed in with his own analysis, stating that Briles leaving Baylor and that state of Texas is not something anyone thinks he’s going to do.
@JJT_ESPNDallas @JasonPhilCole @MikeGarafolo Word on Briles has always been that he doesn't want to leave Texas. Would be a shocker...
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) December 7, 2014
The list of good reasons why Briles should leave Baylor and coach the Redskins for the one year he’d be allowed to isn’t very long at all. The bottom line is that the Redskins cycle through head coaches the way Kim Kardashian cycles through new outfits every day.
Brides runs an offense that Robert Griffin III worked very well in, this is true. It was also a college system that worked in college football with a college quarterback — a little different from coaching in the NFL under one of the worst owners sports has ever seen.
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