‘Black Monday’ is nearly upon us.
A dreaded day in the NFL world, Black Monday marks the first day of the offseason where many struggling head coaches see their tenures end with the respective programs, and many people are left looking for work.
Though the Washington Redskins already fired one coach this season, that doesn’t exclude them from participating on this fateful day once again. Buzz in Washington is picking up that interim head coach Bill Callahan is not long for the job, and he could see his time at the helm come to an end on the 30th.
So who will take his place once it is likely vacated? That’s anyone’s guess at the moment. However, there are a number of names that have bubbled to the surface, and a new one is coming out that could be a potential great fit.
According to JP Finlay, with NBC Sports Washington, there have been some connections between the Redskins and former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis.
Multiple sources have told NBC Sports Washington that Marvin Lewis could be a top candidate. The former Bengals head coach is now an assistant at Arizona State University, but he has previous coaching experience with the Redskins as a defensive coordinator in 2002 and is said to have a solid relationship with Washington owner Dan Snyder and others in Ashburn.
Marvin Lewis?! That’s the best we could do?
It’s easy for fans to be dismissive of this news, especially when you take into account Lewis’ dismal playoff record with the Bengals, where he went 0-7 in 16 years. Still, his longevity at the position is impressive, to say the least. In his time in Cincinnati, Lewis won more than 50 percent of his games, with 10 wins or more six different times.
The same can’t be said for the Redskins.
Lewis is just another name to add to the list of prospective coaching candidates for Washington to look at. Others include Ron Rivera, Mike McCarthy or Eric Bienemy.
Anyone who tells you that they know what will happen once Monday is rolling around. The Redskins will play their final game of the season on Sunday afternoon in Dallas. Whatever comes after that is anyone’s guess.
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