Report: Sherman Smith to Become Redskins Offensive Coordinator

by Jimmy on Feb 15, 2008 6:44 AM CST in Tennessee Titans News

The Washington Post is reporting that Titans' running backs coach Sherman Smith is expected to inform Jeff Fisher today that he will accept the offensive coordinator position with the Washington Redskins. Smith has been a member of Fisher's staff since 1995.

This is no real surprise. Jim Zorn, the Redskins new head coach, and Smith were teammates in Seattle from 1976-1982. It is a great opportunity for Smith, 53, who seems to be a stand up guy. He hasn't formally announced he is taking the Redskins' job because he promised Fisher he would talk to him first:

"I go back a long way with Z-man, so he knows how I am," Smith said. "I gave [Fisher] my word. I promised him we would speak before I made my final decision, and that's what I'm going to do. After 13 years, I owe him that much. Also, I don't want to be someone who makes a decision and then vacillates. When I make a decision, I want my head and heart to be in the same place. I'm really close. I'm getting there."

Congratulations to Smith on this opportunity. Eddie George running backs coach anyone?

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It's not a surprise, but...

....I think it's more of a risk for Smith than he's admitting publicly. Washington has been a mess for a LOOOOOOONG time, with only brief glimpses of sanity under Joe Gibbs and Marty Schottenheimer. Anyway, it's an awesome opportunity, but it's not gonna be an easy job or anything.

On the Eddie George front... That would be cool. Anybody know how his architecture firm is doing? Is Eddie even really involved in football anymore? (For those that don't know, Eddie was an architecture major at OSU. Towards the end of his career, he partnered with some friends to open a major firm, where he essentially does PR-type work).

DannoE

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by DannoE on Feb 15, 2008 8:56 AM CST reply actions