Dan Snyder: WP: Formula for Success Article

[irish]

An interesting article on Dan Snyder from The Washington Post.

Daniel Snyder, Washington Redskins owner, still struggles to find formula for success - The Washington Post

[REDSKINS4ever]

Snyder made so many mistakes as an owner...firing Norv when the Redskins were still in playoff contention, firing Marty after the team won 8 of its last 11, hiring Spurrier when he wasn't qualified....now that he has a real football man Bruce Allen running his team all he has to do is watch and be patient for a SB to come.

[diehardskin2982]

Clinton Portis’s defense of Dan Snyder

[HailGreen28]

is the story of Snyder being the reason we got McNabb instead of Bulger a lie or truth?

[Chico23231]

LOL, formula for success. awesome change up

[skinsguy]

I can't wait for the day when those Washington Post columnists are all run out of D.C.! Of course, that will probably happen once the 'skins win a Super Bowl - but I just have this feeling things are coming together.

Love the article about Clinton Portis. Does make you wonder - everybody else paints Snyder as a villain, but how many of the Redskins players who meant anything to this team has ever said anything bad about the guy? I'm sure he's no saint, but still, I'd love to be a fly on the wall during some of those conversations.

[CRedskinsRule]

Charlie Casserly says it exactly right in my opinion:
(from the article)
“What’s happened is this guy gets beaten up because people want to beat him up,” said Casserly, who was fired by Snyder in 1999. “He’s done what people have told him to do, and people are still taking shots at him and not looking at the thing objectively.”

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Charlie Casserly says it exactly right in my opinion:
(from the article)
“What’s happened is this guy gets beaten up because people want to beat him up,” said Casserly, who was fired by Snyder in 1999. “He’s done what people have told him to do, and people are still taking shots at him and not looking at the thing objectively.”

And this is coming from a GM who got fired by Snyder - taking up for Dan.

[CRedskinsRule]

Also, looking at the tagline, it should be called the Anti Snyder Squad (or A.S.S. for short):

Jason Reid, Mike Jones, Mike Wise, Sally Jenkins and Kent Babb contributed to this report.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Also, looking at the tagline, it should be called the Anti Snyder Squad (or A.S.S. for short):

exactly, completely slanted opinion. love to see these guys find new jobs

[skinsfan69]

One thing I've learned about having my own business is business owners, no matter how big or small, want to be involved in what's going on. I haven't met one that's truly hands off. Snyder is no different. He's a very successful business man who made his money on his own. I think his commercialization of the Redskins does get in the way of him building a winner. He always wants the quick fix that's going to make the headlines. There's a certain pattern under his ownership....trade draft picks, sign free agents, stay in the news, sell jerseys, win the off season. What has it gotten him? A lot of losing. At best a 10 win season ... and one of those was really a team Casserly put together.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

One thing I've learned about having my own business is business owners, no matter how big or small, want to be involved in what's going on. I haven't met one that's truly hands off. Snyder is no different. He's a very successful business man who made his money on his own. I think his commercialization of the Redskins does get in the way of him building a winner. He always wants the quick fix that's going to make the headlines. There's a certain pattern under his ownership....trade draft picks, sign free agents, stay in the news, sell jerseys, win the off season. What has it gotten him? A lot of losing. At best a 10 win season ... and one of those was really a team Casserly put together.

Didn't we win 10 games in 2012?

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

One thing I've learned about having my own business is business owners, no matter how big or small, want to be involved in what's going on. I haven't met one that's truly hands off. Snyder is no different. He's a very successful business man who made his money on his own. I think his commercialization of the Redskins does get in the way of him building a winner. He always wants the quick fix that's going to make the headlines. There's a certain pattern under his ownership....trade draft picks, sign free agents, stay in the news, sell jerseys, win the off season. What has it gotten him? A lot of losing. At best a 10 win season ... and one of those was really a team Casserly put together.

The difference is your average business owner starts or buys a business where he or she possesses some or complete knowledge of how the business needs to function. A person buying an NFL team is going in 100% blind. The successful owners have been the ones lucky enough to hire the right people and step back. With the new slotted salaries for rookies teams that have the best drafts are going to be at a big advantage, talent scouts are going to be as important as the coaching staff. Plugging holes with high priced free agents will be a road to ruin.

[SolidSnake84]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Bob

The difference is your average business owner starts or buys a business where he or she possesses some or complete knowledge of how the business needs to function. A person buying an NFL team is going in 100% blind. The successful owners have been the ones lucky enough to hire the right people and step back. With the new slotted salaries for rookies teams that have the best drafts are going to be at a big advantage, talent scouts are going to be as important as the coaching staff. Plugging holes with high priced free agents will be a road to ruin.

This is a great way to put it. Excellent post.

I cringe everytime i hear commercials touting a place as being successful because it's been around a long time. That does not define success. Nothing is farther from the truth. An owner with deep pockets, etc., a place can survive generations and still be bleeding out cash year by year.

Snyder isn't going broke anytime soon. There's nothing stopping him from ruining the skins to beyond repair in that time. He has, whether knowingly or not, cultivated a poisonous atmosphere that is in no way conducive to success. Lots of folks, myself included, feel that the team will never have a fair chance until Snyder is gone and somebody competent owns the team. A successful organization, which is NOT the same thing as being around for a long time, has became successful because the person in charge knows about the business and knows what it takes to succeed.

99% of your huge companies out there right now have owners in place that are hands off. they know next to nothing about how to run the company because thats why they have auditors and professional staff. I hate to cite reality TV, but if Undercover boss has shown me anything, most of the owners really don't have a freaking clue about day to day operation. For the most part they are good people that just want to do the right thing, but really have no knowledge about their product or the procedure behind any given thing that is done or why.....

The other 1% or small businesses where the owner puts in lots of work, runs the whole company, etc....

[skinsfan69]

Meaning the most he's had in one year is 10 wins.