A.J. Smith to be Redskins GM?

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Assuming he sobers up and wants to get back into the league Scot McCloughan would be an ideal candidate to get this organization back on track if this latest restructure doesn't pan out. Then again working for Snyder might not be the best scenario for someone fresh off a 12 step program.

McCloughan worked for the 49ers and Seahawks (The two most talented teams in the league) and was involved in drafting guys like Vernon Davis, Patrick Willis, Joe Staley, Richard Sherman, and Russell Wilson.

Snyder should back up the Brinks truck and do whatever they can to bring him here and help fix this mess. This is exactly what needs to be done. Whether or not he wants to come here is another story.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I couldn't confirm it before, but Ian Rapaport is reporting that the Redskins did indeed reach out to former 49ers GM Scott Mcloughlan. Don't know what the result was

Now that would be outstanding! Between him and Smith, and then Allen handling the money side of things, I think the franchise can be turned around.

[Alvin Walton]

Heres another link.

For the Redskins, Scot McCloughan is a risk worth taking

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Heres another link.



For the Redskins, Scot McCloughan is a risk worth taking

Why not... we can't sink much further.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Why not... we can't sink much further.

Might smell like aged scotch.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

Now that would be outstanding! Between him and Smith, and then Allen handling the money side of things, I think the franchise can be turned around.

It's a pipe dream to think that Bruce will be removed from personnel matters.

Everyone here knows that Bruce sucks at personnel. But Bruce himself seems to have no idea. And he is in charge. So, he can empower advisers, but in the end it will be his show because he doesn't know better.

Thinking that Bruce will remove himself from personnel matters is unrealistic.

[Evilgrin]

McCloughan can pick his job, he won't come here IMO. He doesn't want to mess with our weird FO setup.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Evilgrin

McCloughan can pick his job, he won't come here IMO. He doesn't want to mess with our weird FO setup.

Thats the feeling I got originally.

But there is this Redskins contact McCloughan for top executive role - NFL.com

"Rapoport tweeted that McCloughan has interest in the Redskins job after also speaking with the Oakland Raiders."

The fact he has interest is great. Doesnt seem like he should blow us off, and at least wants to listen, which is awesome considering the height of the flames over the dumpster, especially after a Bruce Allen train wreck of a press conference last week.

[Paintrain]

I won't get excited or even optimistic unless something solid, like an offer to McCloughan, happens. If he has his pick of jobs, especially between us and the Raiders, even with as bad as things are, our overall situation is more stable than Oakland. We don't have stadium concerns, we're in OK shape cap wise and have some flexibility with cuttable veterans that won't impact our future cap too badly.

I'd prefer him over AJ Smith and definitely over Allen. Glad that we are looking outside of the 'family' to get this mess fixed. Maybe Snyder finally is realizing that his way is a failure.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

It's a pipe dream to think that Bruce will be removed from personnel matters.

Everyone here knows that Bruce sucks at personnel. But Bruce himself seems to have no idea. And he is in charge. So, he can empower advisers, but in the end it will be his show because he doesn't know better.

Thinking that Bruce will remove himself from personnel matters is unrealistic.

Bruce doesn't need to remove himself from personnel matters for it to happen. Snyder could do it. Bruce might not like it but I doubt that he would quit over it.

[Evilgrin]

If it's us or the Raiders, to quote shakespeare "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark".

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

I won't get excited or even optimistic unless something solid, like an offer to McCloughan, happens. If he has his pick of jobs, especially between us and the Raiders, even with as bad as things are, our overall situation is more stable than Oakland. We don't have stadium concerns, we're in OK shape cap wise and have some flexibility with cuttable veterans that won't impact our future cap too badly.

I'd prefer him over AJ Smith and definitely over Allen. Glad that we are looking outside of the 'family' to get this mess fixed. Maybe Snyder finally is realizing that his way is a failure.

Exactly. I want to see him being introduced before I get excited. This may be something as small as a phone call.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Bruce doesn't need to remove himself from personnel matters for it to happen. Snyder could do it. Bruce might not like it but I doubt that he would quit over it.

Snyder could do it but didn't.

You don't expect Snyder to demote his drinking buddy and best snitching buddy, do you?

SnyderAllen is still trying to sell us Charlie Brown's Christmas tree. But this time it has an AJ Smith ornament on it. Big deal.

[Schneed10]

Bruce doesn't need to be removed from having the responsibility for this to work favorably for the Redskins. Any good manager recognizes his own shortcomings and hires people to help fill the gaps.

Bruce could hire AJ Smith or Scott McCloughan (or both) and let them make the draft picks and free agency recommendations. Bruce could empower them to do that.

Then Bruce could remain in the position of negotiating contracts. AJ Smith could say hey we need to sign X player and Bruce could handle the negotiations, which has been a strength if you're evaluating him fairly. Look at the DJax contract, no risk, high reward.

So let AJ Smith or Scott McCloughan pick the players, but don't let them pick the price. I think it could work really well.

[MTK]

From Rich Tandler:

So, would Bruce Allen be willing to give up control of football operations? Here's what he said when asked:
“I don’t mean to be repetitive, but if we can find a winning formula that’s going to help this team win on the football field, we’ll absolutely do it, and that includes me,”