Byner says goodbye to DC.

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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Ask Bobby Mitchell - - who had a longer and far more distinguished career on the field for the Redskins than did Earnest Byner - - about how things "happen" in the Skins FO.

It is a long and sordid tale...

I read a little but about this a long time ago. Charley Casserly was promoted over Bobby for GM even though Mitchell had been with the team longer adn was more qualified. Bobby had the title of assistant GM. I always believed that it had something to do with race. I certainly can't prove this in any way but sometimes you wonder. The guy is a HOF player and then moved to the FO. He was an employee for how many years? Why wasn't he promoted over Casserly? I'm not saying in any was possible that Jack Kent Cooke was a racist in any way possible. But sometimes I think it's a comfort thing and Cooke was probably more comfortable with a white GM. And I don't have a problem with that. It was his team. I remember Bobby M. being interviewed on Doc Walker's show and you could tell Bobby wanted to say some things that he just couldn't say.

Now regarding Byner I just think EB is not going to be the kind of guy who is an ass kisser. He's not the corporate kind of guy that Snyder likes. Neither was GW or Marty S. He probably coaches Portis really hard and gets on him for not practicing. But who knows?