Report: Redskins trying to schedule last-minute meeting with Gregg Williams

The Washington Redskins continue to be shrouded in mystery regarding their coaching staff. Now, they are reportedly making a last-ditch effort to convince Gregg Williams to return to the team.

Gregg Williams was certainly one of the hotter defensive coordinators on the market this offseason. After successfully leading the Browns to a 5-3 record as an interim head coach, Williams’ wealth of his experience and ability to create aggressive, attacking defenses appealed to many teams across the league. In addition to this, Williams’ ability as a motivator definitely made him the apple of many teams’ eye this offseason.

The Jets were the ones who ultimately won the battle for his service. Adam Gase was going to bring him along to create a great offense/defense coaching duo and potentially bring the Jets back to relevance. However, no contract has officially be signed, and that is leaving the door open for other teams.

Now, it seems that the Redskins want to jump into the fray and get Williams. According to NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay, the team is trying to secure an 11th-hour meeting with Williams in the hopes of making him the team’s defensive coordinator.

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The meeting, which Finlay says would hopefully take place on Tuesday, would be regarding the Redskins’ defensive coordinator job. This is interesting for a multitude of reasons.

The first is that the Redskins already have Greg Manusky installed as their defensive coordinator. They haven’t made a move to fire him yet, and it appeared that they were content to keep him on the staff for another season. Now, it’s becoming apparent that the team is trying to move on from him. That fact that he is still on the team amidst these rumors is…well…awkward.

Second, Williams has experience in Washington already as a defensive coordinator. He was considered to be one of the favorites to get the head coaching job after Joe Gibbs retired for the second time, but instead, he found himself looking for employment elsewhere. It’s possible that he could have a damaged relationship with Dan Snyder as a result of this, and that could potentially cause issues if they attempt a reunion.

Also, because the Williams already has accepted the Jets offer (at least verbally), the Redskins would likely have to either pay more for Williams to come to the team or somehow convince him that returning to Washington would be a better move for his career. The monetary part may not be hard to do, but the team shouldn’t overpay to get his services. As for the better career move, the only argument the team has is that Williams could become the team’s interim coach if Jay Gruden struggles next year. That may be hard — and uncomfortable — to sell.

Williams would undoubtedly be a good fit in Washington, as his motivational tactics could have a big impact on the defense. However, the way that the Redskins are going about this situation is very strange, and it doesn’t seem that anything has been clearly communicated about the statuses of the coaches on their roster. That’s a major red flag for any coach looking to come here in the future, especially with the circus atmosphere surrounding the front office.

We’ll see if Williams decides to meet with the Redskins and if they can get him to join the squad. This will certainly be something to monitor in the coming days.