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[quote=Lotus;1109722]Thanks for the link.

With this petty and vindictive behavior Bruce Allen once again makes himself, and our organization by extension, into a joke.

Bruce Allen should not be the Presidential face of our franchise.[/quote]

Reid is an A-1 ass as far as I'm concerned. Might be a great guy, but he has for way too long upheld the WashPost/SallyJ code of Redskins writing ethics. "All the hate fit to print". If this managed to get him out of the Post even partially, and let that paper get back to reporting for the fans not for their butthurt reporters, than bravo Bruce, Bravo.

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Wasn't Reid the one tangling with players on Twitter this past season? Yeah kind of an asshole if you ask me.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;1109744]Reid is an A-1 ass as far as I'm concerned. Might be a great guy, but he has for way too long upheld the WashPost/SallyJ code of Redskins writing ethics. "All the hate fit to print". If this managed to get him out of the Post even partially, and let that paper get back to reporting for the fans not for their butthurt reporters, than bravo Bruce, Bravo.[/quote]

I don't like Reid's column much because I think he is an ass. I'm not defending that part at all.

That does not mean that Reid deserves such vindictive retribution, though. What happened to Reid was deeply unfair. If every reporter who criticized a team lost their job like Reid did, ESPN and NFLN would have to shut down because there'd be no one left to report.

Bruce took the low road in a petty, immature, and brattish way. Team Presidents need to be better role models than taking the low road like that.

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[quote=Mattyk;1109730]Right, because if he wasn't around this stuff wouldn't happen. I'm sure he did this all on his own and Snyder had no clue or input.[/quote]

Smithers.

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Everybody should know that Dan Snyder is a first class douche bag who's also a petty, insincere brat with self-esteem issues. I like to call it the little man syndrome.

Go back to John Feinstein's account of running into Snyder in a restaurant and Danny boy lost his shit there because he couldn't stand the fact people criticize him.


[url=http://feinsteinonthebrink.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-talk-in-washington-post-today.html]FeinsteinOnTheBrink: Happy talk in Washington Post today, we'll see if things change; Dan Snyder story[/url]



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A few years later I was sitting in a restaurant in Potomac (Maryland) not far from where I live and also not far from where Snyder lives. I was with my ex-wife, sitting in the back when the restaurant manager came over looking a little flustered.

“John, Dan Snyder is in here having dinner,” he said.

I shrugged. “And?” I said.

“He saw you sitting here. He says he wants to buy you a bottle of wine.”

I really didn’t want to play this game but there was no choice. If I turned the wine down I’d look un-gracious. So, I said to the manager, “Tell Mr. Snyder thanks and I’d like to buy his table dessert.”

When we got up to leave, I stopped at the table. Snyder was with his wife and Bennett Zeier and his wife—Zeier was running his radio stations at the time although, like most Snyder employees, he left soon after.

“Dan, thanks for the wine,” I said, shaking hands. “That was very gracious of you. I asked Enzo to add your desserts to my tab.” I turned to Mary and said, “I don’t think you’ve met my wife…”

Snyder ignored Mary and said to me, “yeah, I really enjoyed buying wine for someone who has been s----- on me for seven years.”

“Hey Dan, if you’ve got any issues with me, I’d be happy to buy you lunch and discuss them. But I don’t think now is the time.”

“No, you wouldn’t would you? You don’t like it when the tables are turned do you?”

“What tables are turned? Look, here’s my number, call me anytime you want.” I grabbed some paper from my pocket and wrote down my phone numbers. Before I could hand Snyder the numbers, he had turned on Mary.

“How does your husband sleep at night, huh?” he sneered. “Doesn’t he have a conscience? How does he sleep?”

“Actually he sleeps fine,” Mary said.

At that moment, Zeier, clearly embarrassed, jumped in and asked me about a mutual friend of ours, Rob Ades. He introduced me to the two wives who were pretty much cowering under the table.

Snyder plowed through the pleasantries. “You have no RIGHT to criticize me,” he said, pointing a finger. “I don’t know who you think you are…”

I held up my hand. Enough was enough. “Dan, there are my numbers. Call me. We’ll discuss this in a non-social setting.”

“I don’t call the media,” he shouted. “Why don’t YOU call me?”

“Because Dan, I don’t have a problem. You do.”

I walked away with Snyder still shouting something at my back. At the front of the restaurant Enzo was waiting with a bottle of wine. “Tell Mr. Snyder to keep it,” I said.

I never heard from him.
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Yes it was fucking Dan that canned J-Reid's show and you can bet that insecure prick was gloating the whole day over it as well.

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I wonder if maybe Sapienza was told by Snyder as soon as this show started coming together(well over a month ago) that Reid wasn't an option and Sapienza either had to find a replacement or cancel the show altogether? Sapienza "agrees" just to get Snyder off his back (supposedly the former was absolutely behind the new show and hosts), then moves on with his original plans. Few days ago as the debut date gets close, Snyder/Allen looks into the situation again to see how Sapienza's resolved it and find out Reid and The Man Cave are still in the station's plans. Of course they pull the plug right away, and Sapienza resigns instead of taking the inevitable firing from a very pissed off Danny Boy. Maybe I'm overthinking and I know I'm assuming a lot, but this fits in with everything I've heard about the situation.

I have a very hard time believing that Snyder and Allen knew about the show all along and waited until the last second to ax it just to damage Reid, and an equally hard time believing that they only found about it a few days ago.

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[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/03/17/the-redskins-espn-980-and-jason-reid-vindictiveness-or-incompetence/]The Redskins, ESPN 980 and Jason Reid: Vindictiveness or incompetence? - The Washington Post[/url]

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they own the station, they can put on whatever they want. if you don't like it, don't listen. I don't know why anyone would think a radio station owner shouldn't be allowed to control what is and isn't put on air... I must have missed the oligarchy elections again.

the point that it might be vindictive or the LDS can be/do d-bag things is fair, but J reid is a cowboys fan that did a horrible job covering the skins beat and somehow got paid for it (like JLC). the redskins don't owe him future employment or earnings. they just don't.

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I'm not going to comment on the Reid situation, only to say that, like him or not, he was on point about what has been happening with the organization more than most reporters/columnists covering the team.

And if they made him sign a contract, they better be paying him to stay off air or cancel his non-compete

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[quote=NC_Skins;1109761]Everybody should know that Dan Snyder is a first class douche bag who's also a petty, insincere brat with self-esteem issues. I like to call it the little man syndrome.

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Your description fits Snyder but also fits Bruce. Many people describe Bruce as a giant douche.

Blaming Snyder alone for this doesn't pass muster. Other Snyder-network shows are critical of Snyder, yet remain on-air. Only Bruce's critic got shut down...by Bruce himself.

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[url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Propose-4-Rule-Amendments-For-2015/3f1e09c5-f78e-4faf-bba4-b75a9d20cd1e?campaign=social_20150318_42305356&adbid=578259533270638592&adbpl=tw&adbpr=36375662]Redskins Propose 4 Rule Amendments For 2015[/url]

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[quote=SirLK26;1109789][URL="http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Propose-4-Rule-Amendments-For-2015/3f1e09c5-f78e-4faf-bba4-b75a9d20cd1e?campaign=social_20150318_42305356&adbid=578259533270638592&adbpl=tw&adbpr=36375662"]Redskins Propose 4 Rule Amendments For 2015[/URL][/quote]

I would definitely like for all personal foul calls to be reviewed. Some were very questionable.

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[quote=skinsguy;1109791]I would definitely like for all personal foul calls to be reviewed. Some were very questionable.[/quote]

I would make it specific to the QB because I believe its gotten wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy over sensitive. Some of the hits the on the QB is way garbage. Alot of acting going on.

I think they mostly get it right on defense-less receivers

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[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/18/colts-propose-allowing-teams-to-go-for-three-after-tds/]Colts propose allowing teams to “go for three” after TDs | ProFootballTalk[/url]

Wow...I think this would be interesting...thoughts? First comment is great too

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[quote=Chico23231;1109793]I would make it specific to the QB because I believe its gotten wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy over sensitive. Some of the hits the on the QB is way garbage. Alot of acting going on.

I think they mostly get it right on defense-less receivers[/quote]

Agreed. First and foremost, the QB hits, and the secondly, the hits by safeties.