Dan Snyders obsession ESPN story
 

[url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8449184/washington-redskins-obsession-owner-dan-snyder-writer-dave-mckenna-espn-magazine]Washington Redskins are an obsession for owner Dan Snyder and writer Dave McKenna - ESPN The Magazine - ESPN[/url]

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Danny boy has done a lot of screwed up things since he's been owner. There has been much on the job training in his case but it does appear he's learned a few things along the way. Turning control of the team over to a GM like Allen and to the coach is the most valuable of these lessons and one I hope Jerruh never learns. Glad he's staying in the background where he belongs.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;949064][url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8449184/washington-redskins-obsession-owner-dan-snyder-writer-dave-mckenna-espn-magazine]Washington Redskins are an obsession for owner Dan Snyder and writer Dave McKenna - ESPN The Magazine - ESPN[/url][/quote]

Really enjoyed this article. I think it highlighted both Snyder's flaws and his humanity in a really balanced way. I can certainly sympathize with how hard he apparently takes Redskins losses. For some reason, hearing that he boozes until 1am/4am makes me feel a little bit more of a kinship with him (even though I have had absolutely no role in the team's player personnel gaffes of the last 13 years).

This may be a bridge to far, but I've always wondered if Snyder suffers from some form of bipolar disorder or, maybe more likely, Asberger's/autism. He's a guy who just really wants people to like him and to have friends, but because he has social difficulties, he sees money/power/celebrity as the only reliable way to achieve that goal.

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I'm about anti-Snyder as they come, but is this even remotely relevant at this current point?





Answer: No




Seth is about 3-4 years late on the Snyder hate.

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I don't think it was a Snyder hate piece. It's part of ESPN the Mag's DC feature in its latest issue

One thing I never understood is McKenna's frustration with the non-partner being relegated to the parking lot. He must not know how media works

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snyder does this on cruise's couch every time they talk redskins. bff

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slipped a tebow in there. time travel

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I thought it was fair in the end, he definately has taken a step back the last couple years. We all knew that about the players before also.

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Snyder has screwed up a lot in the past, I mean a lot. But he is staying out of the way now and is no longer messing the Skins up. Bottom line, that's all any fan can ask him to do.

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Let's just be happy he finally got it and it letting the team be ran the way it should be. At least for the most part.

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[quote=los panda;949153]snyder does this on cruise's couch every time they talk redskins. bff

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slipped a tebow in there. time travel[/quote]

I think Crusie was on E when he did this Oprah interview. No way a normal human being goes on TV and acts like this. It was E or a lot of coke.

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[quote=RedskinsInNYC;949125]Really enjoyed this article. I think it highlighted both Snyder's flaws and his humanity in a really balanced way. I can certainly sympathize with how hard he apparently takes Redskins losses. For some reason, hearing that he boozes until 1am/4am makes me feel a little bit more of a kinship with him (even though I have had absolutely no role in the team's player personnel gaffes of the last 13 years).

This may be a bridge to far, but I've always wondered if Snyder suffers from some form of bipolar disorder or, maybe more likely, Asberger's/autism. He's a guy who just really wants people to like him and to have friends, but because he has social difficulties, he sees money/power/celebrity as the only reliable way to achieve that goal.[/quote]

He might social anxiety disorder or something. I've never seen an owner be so afraid to reach out and try and connect with his customers. And pounding beesr til the wee hours of the morning after a loss? Dude has serious issues.

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I am not a Dan Snyder fan. I don't think he's a good owner, and I do believe deep down that he cares more about making a profit than putting a winning product on the field.

HOWEVER:

It appears that he truly has learned his lessons and has majorly done the right thing by finally letting the team have a GM that makes the decisions, etc. You look at the successful teams in the league and that's what you see.

I won't attempt to make a judgement on the human/personal side of Dan Snyder, because I don't know the man. Everything that I have heard from people close to the team / players, etc, all say that Dan really is a nice guy behind the scenes, a loving family man, etc...

I have heard it mentioned more than once that one thing Dan is obsessed with is having friends, being liked, etc.. and I also agree with the assesment that he may have some kind of personality disorder..

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I'm no Crane brother, but from my observation he doesn't have any sort of disorder. Not even sure how that conclusion was reached

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[quote=SmootSmack;949362]I'm no Crane brother, but from my observation he doesn't have any sort of disorder. Not even sure how that conclusion was reached[/quote]

This.
He's just a rich guy who want's the one thing he can't buy. He's kind of like Ebeneezer Scrooge, but backwards....he gives out too much money. (And I don't remember ever seeing him with a turkey).

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Owners should always stay in the background where they belong. And let the coaches do their jobs and coach. Dan Synder at least got the team RG3!

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And for some reason I have always pictured him swimming around in a pool of gold coins. Like in Mr. McDuck
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I would take Dan over all but a handful of owners. He isn't cheap and he loves the team. I think deep down, he runs the team like a lot of us would.

How's my people on here could honestly say if they were owner they wouldn't meddle?

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[quote=SmootSmack;949362]I'm no Crane brother, but from my observation he doesn't have any sort of disorder. Not even sure how that conclusion was reached[/quote]

Plenty of people have personality disorders that aren't really apparent until they're in certain situations. Actually most of us do. Disorder is probably a bad word. Abnormality is better. Apparently being in position of holding a public trust makes him crack in some way. Nothing wrong with it but just an observation. Personally I am just super tired of this conversation in general.

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Heres my problem with this article. It says that he would go out and say to the public what they wanted to hear and go to his default always of "I'm a fan just like you all" which is what we wanted to hear (and that he would stay out of football operations), but seriously how do we know that this article and what we've heard from the past isn't just more of Dan Snyder trying to feed us what we want to hear?

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[quote=CultBrennan59;949379]Heres my problem with this article. It says that he would go out and say to the public what they wanted to hear and go to his default always of "I'm a fan just like you all" which is what we wanted to hear (and that he would stay out of football operations), but seriously how do we know that this article and what we've heard from the past isn't just more of Dan Snyder trying to feed us what we want to hear?[/quote]

What do you mean?

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[quote=FRPLG;949373][B]Plenty of people have personality disorders that aren't really apparent until they're in certain situations.[/B] Actually most of us do. Disorder is probably a bad word. Abnormality is better. Apparently being in position of holding a public trust makes him crack in some way. Nothing wrong with it but just an observation. Personally I am just super tired of this conversation in general.[/quote]

See, now I can relate. I have a disorder that only manifests itself when certain situations arise at home or in the office. It's similar to a seasonal disorder in that I am more susceptible to it at certain times of the year. At its worst, I have been told I become delusional and unreasonable. I know that, due to the extreme mood swings I experience, I become almost bipolar. What really sucks is that I have absolutely no control over the underlying catalyst.



It's called being a Redskin's Fan.

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I just hate the losing. Whatever mistakes Casserly and Norv made in the 90's, they handed Snyder and Cerrato a team that made the playoffs in 1999 and had three first round draft picks in 2000. (#2, #12, and #24 overall).

**** Snyder for screwing that up.

And Redskins fans are constantly told: "Snyder's stepping back, he's no longer involved with team operations". Then we find out even in the Gibbs 2.0 years, Snyder was intimately involved in team operations. And guess who regularly accompanied Shanahan to visit RG3 before the draft.


I believe Snyder's a genuine Skins fan. That just makes him his own worst enemy, as well as ours.

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His involvement relative to any other owner is way overblown. The worst thing that ever happened to the organization was Cerrato. And he's gone

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^^ Yup. I couldn't agree more.

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This Snyder is a big fan, obsessed crap is propaganda to keep the rubes thinking this guy actually gives a rats ass. What have the Redskins done since he has taken over ownership? A few playoff appearances and that is it. The guy has pretty much maxed out what he can get out of the franchise, even with losing. The Skins can go 5-11 this season and the guy is swimming in dough. Sure you can say he would make more with a Lombardi, but he will have to invest more as well. The guy is a great businessman who has the NFL hype machine to back him up. The main thing is for the guy is to make a bunch of $$$$$$$$$ and him and Jerry Jones have found the perfect way in using propaganda/hype to sell tickets without even winning games. New coach, flashy draft picks or FAacquisitions, etc will all get the faithful excited about the next season, even when reality says that t he same team will basically take the field next season just with a few sexy additions.

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