Redskins fire GM Scot McCloughan

[Schneed10]

Scot chose to focus on the professional reasons for the mutual departure. For Scot, if he was going to be the public face of the personnel side, but not actually have the final say on things like the QB, then that wouldn't work for me either. I can't stand up there and take the credit or blame if I don't get to make the most important decisions.

And for Bruce, he didn't want to cede the power. Ultimately he's team president and the buck stops with him. I'm not sure I'd want to cede that power either on important decisions like QB.

Scot left the smear campaign out of his comments. Bravo to him for that.

If Bruce is going to keep the decision making power on issues like the long term QB contract, he better be ready to take the heat if things don't work out. It sounds like he knows he needs people around him he can trust on talent evaluation. Luckily I think he has it in Campbell, Santos, and Gruden.

But for God's sakes he better be listening to them on Kirk and be ready to give him a strong offer on July 14. Because if this QB gets away, then Bruce deserves the axe from Snyder.