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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
Well, I think they (Allen and Snyder, not just Snyder) considered pulling the plug after two years. How could they not have?
Let's be realistic: this is it coming up. It's over without significant improvement and/or playoffs. And good riddance to the losing.
Because of this, I foresee an aggressive offseason that could get Grossman replaced. But assuming he will be back on the roster, it's going to be tough to find someone more qualified to start in Week 1. That's pretty much Luck or Griffin, or a huge money contract to a guy like Matt Flynn, or a blockbuster trade (a first rounder plus) for like Josh Freeman or something. It's a short list.
If the acquisition is Ryan Tannehill or Landry Jones, then Rex Grossman will need to win games in the short term for the era to continue.
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See I doubt any consideration was given to making a change at this point by either Snyder or Allen. You've been detailed and consistent in your criticism of Shanahan and some of his moves but I guess I see it a little differently. I see a 2009 team that was a mishmash of Gibbs style, Zorn non-style and Snyderatto spending. Everyone Shanahan has brought in has come in for a specific purpose in the system.
This roster while incomplete, has a plan now attached to it. If he was able to win 10 games with this roster, he should have been up for coach of the decade. Now I know what you will say, he compiled this roster, which is true. To that I also add you can't reset a roster and stockpile it with exactly who and what you want. That's a Madden mentality. There was nothing on either side of the ball to build around when he got it so we are seeing about 30% of the work done but he still had to have 53 men on the roster.
The biggest mistake was not keeping Campbell at QB. Sure he's flawed, no doubt but that would have avoided the McNabb error and Grossman's grossness. But that ship has sailed so focus goes forward and his Redskins legacy rests on drafting a QB in the 1st round this year. He's not going the Manning or Flynn route. He has to fix this position, long term, and he know this. You or I have a better chance at being the QB next year than a Tannehill or some other second tier QB prospect.