saltlakecity Wrote:
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> I hope more than anything it's not Snyder, hes not
> exactly old and doesn't seem like the type of
> person to just quit and sell the team
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> Have to find a way to win and make it work, at
> least he's not cheap like some of the other owners
My theory on Snyder is that he likes to play backroom politics with the front office. He likes it when players to end runs to him around the coach and GM. In fact, I believe he encourages it. There's no way a coach can be successful if his authority is constantly undermined in this fashion.
As for the spending money thing, I think that's a bunch of hype. First, NFL contracts aren't worth the paper they are written on. He doesn't pay big money for good players. He pays big money for "stars" that will move jerseys. And when it comes to the actual payday, look at his record. He is constantly trying to restructure these contracts. He'll do things like go after guaranteed money, like he did with Haynesworth and Deion Sanders. I think most of his contracts are like the one he signed with McNabb...big on paper but not in actual money.
Snyder is good at milking the Redskins cash cow. But he hasn't invested shit in Ashburn. They don't have a good indoor facility. Fed Ex Field sucks.
I really don't think the Skins' fortunes will change until Snyder sells. With any luck some of his other business ventures will go under, forcing him to sell.
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