For at least a brief few hours on Tuesday, Redskins fans were allowed to dream.
News surfaced that, along with moving on from defensive backs coach Torrian Gray, the Redskins had been in contact with former Jets head coach Todd Bowles.
Although the role being discussed was not revealed, one can certainly use their imagination.
If the Redskins were to decide to replace defensive coordinator Greg Manusky, Bowles was the optimal candidate. A former Redskins player, even!
That short-lived dream is dead. Bowles is reuniting with Bruce Arians – under whom he served as defensive coordinator in Arizona (2013-14) – in Tampa.
Todd Bowles is going as DC, Byron Leftwich as pass-game coordinator, Harold Goodwin as pass-game coordinator. Like I said, BA had his ducks in a row. https://t.co/6IMy2iviC9
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 8, 2019It's unclear when other changes are coming to the Redskins defensive staff, although, as Craig Hoffman reported, Gray's departure was only part of "a much bigger house cleaning" to come on that side of the ball.
As @MikeGarafolo said earlier, Torrian Gray is out with the #Redskins. As he hinted, it's part of a much bigger house cleaning on that side of the ball.Final names aren't known yet, but a source indicates the changes will be basically whole-sale.
— Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) January 8, 2019Follow @ChrisLingebach and @1067TheFan on Twitter
