The Washington Redskins have hired and fired several coaches of late.  They’re still waiting, however, to name the guy who’ll run the show.

According to ESPN.com, the ‘Skins secured the services of Larry Brooks, 57, on Tuesday.  Brooks will serve as the team’s defensive line coach.

Brooks didn’t coach in 2007; he most recently worked for the Cardinals as a member of Dennis Green’s staff.

The addition of Brooks means that the eventual head coach, whoever it might, will have one less position to fill.  But coaches typically like to have a say in who’ll be coaching with them, and plenty of coaches wouldn’t be interested in the Redskins’ job simply by virtue of the fact that the front office has tied their hands by hiring guys whom the eventual head coach, whoever it might be, doesn’t like.

Some league observers think that Jim Fassel is destined to get the job, but that owner Dan Snyder and Executive V.P. of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato are going through the motions of interviewing other candidates so that they can claim that they did their due diligence once the fans and the local media criticize the decision to hire Fassel.  (Pssst . . . they already are.)

At this point, that’s the only explanation that makes any sense.  And while former Lions and 49ers coach Steve Mariucci could be lurking, there’s no reason for Snyder to dilly-dally in courting Mooch.  Like Fassel, Mariucci can load up the van and head to D.C. at any time.  We think that the sole reason for the delay is to allow Snyder and Cerrato to be able to say that Fassel is the best candidate, and that they know this because they interviewed enough other guys before making their decision.