Redskins Unlikely to Hire GM

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Originally Posted by MonkFan4Life

They have done okay without one. Face it, there is a 99% chance that a GM will not be hired here so we just have to accept it for how it is. Besides, where is the GM cheat code that gives you extra wins and surefire personell decision if you hire a GM ? I'm still trying to find that one. GM's hit and miss just like Danny, Vinny, and whoever the coach is will. Maybe more than the next guy but if the hits are more than the misses I can live with it. If there are more misses then I'll still live with it. I just don't understand the notion that the Skins will forever be mediocre until they hire a GM. They'll be mediocre until they start winning more games. Also, hiring a GM is much like hiring a coach, or signing a player, you don't know what's going to happen until it does. I wonder, if there was a GM here would Jansen have been healthy ? Would Randy Thomas not have gotten injured twice ? Don't know, maybe he would have sprinkled his magic GM dust on them and healed them. When a GM is hired we can all celebrate but, we all know that it's not likely to happen. Live with it.

Then again, we are all entitled to the arguements and debates that get us throught the day.

The group whose teams have amassed a 51-64 record with one playoff win over seven seasons is "okay" to you?

As to the first bolded statement, in no way am I predicting that with the simple addition of a GM, the wins will instantaneously come. All I'm saying is that we've seen the track record of Snyder/Cerrato -- a few hits, but mainly misses, and a losing record since they've been at the helm. I just think it's time someone else took over player-personnel decisions.

Does a GM have magic healing powers? I think you know the answer to that one. Would a competent GM have noticed the weakness of an aging offensive line and taken the appropriate steps to prepare and build up young, capable replacements? Or are you "okay" with the current crowd who casually tossed away a 3rd and a 4th for a running back who took less than 50 carries and is no longer with the team?