Dan Snyder losing respectability?

[redskins159]

I dont think he is loosing respectablility it is more the fact that he never had respectablility to begin with. He brought in Spurrier with that ridiculous run and gun offense, a slew of aging veterans like Deion Sanders, Jeff George,etc. We keep trading all of our draft picks for players like Lloyd and Duckett. The bad free agents signings continued with Brunell, Archuleta, Randle el (love el but he is overpaid for his production). The only respectable thing Snyder has done in his tenure of ownership was bringing Gibbs out of retirement. After Gibbs stepped down, what does snyder do? Fires the only stable element we had left, Greg Williams. Now we are hiring a bunch of cordinators without a coach and completly starting from scratch after a playoff campaign. It doesnt make sense. This team seems to once again be going in the wrong directions.

[Skinny Tee]

One thing with all of this change in coaching staff is our new coach might not feel Campbell is the answer at QB. I know Zorn has been brought in to enhance Campbell but we still might need to draft or sign a veteran QB that the new coach will be able to stabilize the offense with.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Skinny Tee

One thing with all of this change in coaching staff is our new coach might not feel Campbell is the answer at QB. I know Zorn has been brought in to enhance Campbell but we still might need to draft or sign a veteran QB that the new coach will be able to stabilize the offense with.

Good point. But my point is we were stable with JC and Collins as 1 and 2 in the Al's offense. Why blow that up? You can always draft a young guy to groom and I thought that was Palmer. But I guess they thought he wasn't good enough so they hung on to Brunell another year.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Unlike many Redskins fans, I don't think Dan Snyder is the anti-Christ. Dan seems to have certain redeeming qualities as a person (e.g., starting a fund for Taylor's daughter and giving players and staff access to his plane for personal reasons) and a coach (e.g., willingness to open up his pocketbook). Moreover, as an owner, I think Dan Snyder has learned a lot and come a long way since 2000.

However, Dan also often acts very childish. Sending ice cream to Mike Nolan, threatening to ruin Coles' career, poking fun at members of the press at dinners, etc. are not exactly signs of maturity. So, while Snyder is not Hitler and is not a horrible owner, he does things that make it very hard for people to give him credit.

[Defensewins]

What has Dan Snyder done football operations wise to deserve respect? After eight years of a failing grade (58-70 under Snyder) maybe Snyder has learned something and finally puts the pieces together to build a winner? Maybe.
Gibbs is gone so Snyder wants to go back to calling all the shots. Dan Snyder has a Jerry Jones ego but with out the football experience that Jones has to back it up.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

What has Dan Snyder done football operations wise to deserve respect? After eight years of a failing grade (58-70 under Snyder) maybe Snyder has learned something and finally puts the pieces together to build a winner? Maybe.
Gibbs is gone so Snyder wants to go back to calling all the shots. Dan Snyder has a Jerry Jones ego but with out the football experience that Jones has to back it up.

Where are you getting that Snyder wants to go back to calling all the shots? Because he's named Cerrato EVP? Is that the reason?

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Where are you getting that Snyder wants to go back to calling all the shots? Because he's named Cerrato EVP? Is that the reason?

He is doing everything himself. All interviews at his house. Some HC candidates are sleeping in his guest house.
Mr. Smootsmack - are you saying he is not involved in every aspect of the decision making of football operations especially as it relates to the hiring of the new coaching staff?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

He is doing everything himself. All interviews at his house. Some HC candidates are sleeping in his guest house.
Mr. Smootsmack - are you saying he is not involved in every aspect of the decision making of football operations?

Of course he's involved. He should be involved. But meetings at his house are nothing new and not a big deal. Would you prefer they be at your house?

And it's not like these are one on one meetings. Cerrato is there, other members of the ownership group are there.

I don't know. I really don't see him being involved with the interviews can be seen as a negative. Imagine the backlash if after a coach is selected Snyder said "I have nothing to say. I stayed out of it" "What? You're the owner of the damn team and you're not involved??? Go back to Johnny Rockets!"

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

What has Dan Snyder done football operations wise to deserve respect? After eight years of a failing grade (58-70 under Snyder) maybe Snyder has learned something and finally puts the pieces together to build a winner? Maybe.
Gibbs is gone so Snyder wants to go back to calling all the shots. Dan Snyder has a Jerry Jones ego but with out the football experience that Jones has to back it up.

By the way, not that it's a huge deal, but isn't the record 68-76?

[MTK]

Snyder is always going to have his hand in things, like it or not. To what degree he does or has in the past nobody really knows. I guess it's just convenient to assume he's at fault for everything.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Snyder is always going to have his hand in things, like it or not. To what degree he does or has in the past nobody really knows. I guess it's just convenient to assume he's at fault for everything.

Are there any owners that don't have their hands in team affairs?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Are there any owners that don't have their hands in team affairs?

True.

I know if I owned a team I would be involved. How about everyone else?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

True.

I know if I owned a team I would be involved. How about everyone else?

I would be neck-deep in team affairs. I would almost totally defer to the "experts" when it comes to player acquisition and cap matters. However, I would want total control over the makeup of the coaching staff (though I would listen to others about the coach's abilities).

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Snyder is always going to have his hand in things, like it or not. To what degree he does or has in the past nobody really knows. I guess it's just convenient to assume he's at fault for everything.

Then they should put up a picture of Snyder with the slogan, "The buck doesn't stop here."
Because nobody knows who is calling the shots or taking ultimate responsibility.
So you are saying there is no leadership it is run by committee?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

Then they should put up a picture of Snyder with the slogan, "The buck doesn't stop here."
Because nobody knows who is calling the shots or taking ultimate responsibility.
So you are saying there is no leadership it is run by committee?

I'm just saying we don't know that he's calling ALL of the shots as you say.

My guess is Cerrato has a pretty big say in things.