Danny Snyder Forces The Washington Post to Rename “Redskins Insider” to “Football Insider”

[freddyg12]

All of this to me leads back to what is a terribly ironic problem the Danny has; image. I say that because he has seemed to be disproportionately concerned w/his image to the extent that it's exacerbated his already poor public image. This from a guy who has a knack for marketing.

I wonder if part of it may be due to a lack of charisma, public confidence & media appeal. To contrast, you may hate Jerry Jones, but he's publicly accountable, confident in his speech & comfortable in his role as a public figure. Snyder just doesn't exude any of the above. In politics, it is rare these days that a congressman or other publicly elected major office holder is a poor public speaker (GW Bush is an exception). As an nfl team owner, DS doesn't have to have that same ability, but needs to realize he's as much a public figure. Not saying Snyder is a poor speaker per se, but he's not good at it & not comfortable w/it.

That alone can't explain why people hate him. There are obvious reasons, such as our team's big payroll & small no. of wins in his tenure. But it's hard to ignore a respectable journalist like John Feinstein when he gives a detailed account of how the Danny has acted childishly. The suit against City Paper really makes it hard to side w/the Danny, even if the paper was questionable in some of its "facts."

If you want to play w/the big boys you have to accept all that goes w/it. IMO the Danny could improve his image & the team by being more publicly accountable, and simply ignoring some of the criticism that comes his way. As an NFL owner if you can't handle criticism from the media, you probably are in for a tough time.

It's not just about what DS supposedly did or didn't do, most fans aren't interested in looking into all his past actions, it's more about how he handles the spotlight. Sadly, through his reactions to the media, he comes across as petulant, insecure and petty more often than not.

I certainly hope in his 'maturity' as an owner that he can become comfortable in his own skin & realize that people will actually respect him more if he stands by his decisions & doesn't worry about what the media reports about he & the team.