When the Washington Redskins elevated Greg Manusky to defensive coordinator, some fans and media were reactionary and overly negative. Some claimed he had been given the job only after the top candidates declined or were hired elsewhere. It seemed that the team was slapping a band-aid on their defensive coordinator vacancy. A closer look at his career, however, reveals that hiring him might have been a golden opportunity that the Redskins couldn’t pass up.
Greg Manusky’s first stint in Washington was at middle linebacker in 1988 when he made the team as an undrafted rookie out of Colgate.