Now that there's been more time for the Gibbs (re)hiring to sink in, some of the negative scenarios I'd posed won't likely play out. Since Gibbs has the title of team President, he clearly outranks Cerrato and has the highest respect from Snyder. Snyder will do everything that Gibbs deems necessary.

It's been quite an interesting mystery uncovering what went down to make all this happen. My initial inkling was that Snyder had been continuously making overtures to Gibbs, even while Spurrier was still under contract. According to the Washington Post, that's incorrect, but it wouldn't surprise me if it were the truth.

The best part is that Gibbs will continue to play a role in the organization after he finishes coaching. In that way, he can be Snyder's best advisor about how to be a good owner, putting good people in charge and letting them run the team.