The Washington Redskins have lost another assistant. This time, Torrian Gray is leaving the squad to join the Florida Gators’ staff.
Another one bites the dust. The Redskins have lost a handful of coaches throughout this offseason, as they have made slow, steady changes to their coaching staff. In this case, the slow and steady moniker is not a good one, as the Redskins have driven away some coaches all while failing to lure any perceived upgrades to join the team at defensive coordinator. Truly, the whole situation has been embarrassing for the team.
Still, changes will continue to occur throughout the offseason, and ESPN’s John Keim is reporting that another one has been made. Defensive backs coach Torrian Gray is reportedly leaving the team to take the same position with the Florida Gators. Needless to say, that isn’t great news for the Redskins franchise, especially since he is making a lateral move to a college team.
Over the course of the past two years, Gray has done well to help the Redskins’ defensive backs develop. Gray helped turn Kendall Fuller and Fabian Moreau into solid starters, aided in the development of converted receiver Quinton Dunbar — who was en route to being the team’s top corner before getting injured — and also helped turn Greg Stroman and Danny Johnson into solid contributors.
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At safety, Gray also helped transform D.J. Swearinger into one of the better safeties in the league, and Swearinger showed growth in each of his two seasons with the squad. Had Swearinger not been cut for comments he made about the coaching staff and his teammates, Swearinger arguably could have been Gray’s biggest success story since coming to Washington.
At the very least, Gray had made the most out of the resources he was given. He made players better and seemed to be good with development. Losing him could cause the young players on the team to regress if an adequate replacement isn’t brought in.
Gray won’t be easy to replace. The Redskins don’t have a lot going for them. They have a lot of holes in the secondary (particularly at secondary) and the combination of Jay Gruden and Greg Manusky could be viewed as a lame-duck duo. So, most high-quality candidates may elect to sit this hiring process out, unless they have no other options at the NFL level.
All in all, Gray’s departure will likely hurt the ‘Skins. And, it’s not a good look for them since Gray is leaving the team to return to the college ranks. We’ll keep an eye on who their replacement will be as they determine that in the coming weeks.