WT - Twitter: Jerry Gray to Memphis Tigers? (MET)

[GenMgr]

Per Ryan O'Halloran [Twitter] - Washington Times

Memphis insider: #Redskins asst. Gray "far and away" favorite. FedEx Fred Smith carries big-time weight (re:$$$) within athletic dept.

[SIXX99]

Per Ryan O'Halloran [Twitter] - Washington Times

Memphis insider: #Redskins asst. Gray "far and away" favorite. FedEx Fred Smith carries big-time weight (re:$$$) within athletic dept.

Gray has had quite a few offers over the past few years hasn't he? Wouldn't surprise me if he left this train wreck of a franchise.

[Mickalino]

It's like I've been saying all along : Jerry Gray is the reason for this team's demise. Genius Snyder once again does the right thing, by letting this coaching cancer off the hook, and running him out of town.

[Main-Maine]

How Jerry a cancer to the team?

[joeknows]

i dunno anything about this i will check into it in the locals and keep ya updated...... but if he is as bad as yall say we dont want or need him lol

[visionary]

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/espn-p...lk-to-ku-27101

In other DC football news, I’ve learned from both an NFL and college football source today that Redskins assistant coach Jerry Gray is the leading candidate for the vacant Memphis head football coaching position.

Memphis’ Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, is a minority owner of the Redskins, which could be playing a role in Gray as a prominent candidate for the gig. Previously, Gray had be reported as a candidate for the Redskins head coaching job on an interim basis if Jim Zorn was fired during the season.

I don't really get what Fred Smith's role in all this is....
Hmmm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_W._Smith

[Jofizz]

I wouldn't blame him.

[mcarey032]

Who is going to be our defensive spokesman now? Also who is going to tell the DBs to play 10 yards off in coverage? What a fine mess you have put us in Jerry!

[SkinsMaster88]

If he moves on, I expect Steve Jackson to take over the entire secondary, instead of the formerly infamous CB/S division of labor between Gray and Jackson.

[visionary]

Anyone know when he would leave if he goes there?

Is this now or after the season?
(Just curious, because from the way everyone's talking, it sounds like now.
But seems hard to believe that he'd leave during the season.)

[SkinsMaster88]

BTW, another article more relevant to this coaching search: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...coach-narrows/

Memphis Tigers' search for new football coach narrows to two

The search for the next University of Memphis football coach is moving at an accelerated pace as the regular season winds to a close and it appears the race to replace Tommy West is down to two candidates: Washington Redskins defensive assistant Jerry Gray and LSU assistant head coach Larry Porter.

Sources close to the process said Sunday that Gray, 46, or Porter, 37, could be named as early as next week. The Tigers (2-9) play their finale Friday at Tulsa in a Conference USA game that will end the nine-year run of West. West, the former Clemson coach, led the program to five bowl appearances in the past seven seasons, but his teams have gone 17-32 since 2006.

Late last week Gray, Porter, Lambuth coach Hugh Freeze and Tennessee running backs coach Eddie Gran were considered finalists. Gray and Porter emerged after the weekend.

Gray is a relative latecomer to the process -- at least publicly -- but has intriguing credentials. Secondary coach for the Redskins, Gray served as defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills from 2001-2005 before joining Washington. He reportedly was in line to take over the Redskins last month as interim coach had head coach Jim Zorn been fired.

His connection to the Memphis job would appear to be a relationship with FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith, a part owner of the Redskins. Smith, a prominent UofM booster, has a son, Cannon, who will compete for the starting quarterback job next season. Cannon transferred from the University of Miami before the season began and sat out this fall per NCAA guidelines regarding transfers.

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[visionary]

BTW, another article more relevant to this coaching search: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...coach-narrows/

Smith, a prominent UofM booster, has a son, Cannon, who will compete for the starting quarterback job next season. Cannon transferred from the University of Miami before the season began and sat out this fall per NCAA guidelines regarding transfers.

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Uh oh, lol.

Very interesting article though.

[S.T.real,lights,out]

Ah, he sucks anyways and he would have been gone at the end of the season anyway.

[KDawg]

It's like I've been saying all along : Jerry Gray is the reason for this team's demise. Genius Snyder once again does the right thing, by letting this coaching cancer off the hook, and running him out of town.

We've sucked since 1992 minus three seasons.

Jerry Gray has not been here since 1992.

Jerry Gray is not why we stink.

[SWFLSkins]

It's like I've been saying all along : Jerry Gray is the reason for this team's demise. Genius Snyder once again does the right thing, by letting this coaching cancer off the hook, and running him out of town.

Don't choke on your tongue Mick. Howdy ho from the FedEX south crew boi