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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule
I think you see a very specific pattern in all of Snyder's time, barring Turner/Schottenheimer where he was the meddler from hell. Since Gibbs, Snyder has significantly changed, but his model is, I find one guy I trust, and then "suggest" what I want to do. Depending on the backbone of the guy he trusts depends on the level of meddling.
With Gibbs, most accounts are that while he involved himself with the players personally, football decisions were entrusted to Gibbs but Gibbs believed in a strong owner so Snyder could "meddle" some.
Cerrato, the leach was always there, and when Gibbs left Cerrato became the trusted guy. Cerrato was and I think is a spineless no nothing who pushed his agenda ahead of the best for football. And Cerrato's bad decisions gave Snyder impetus to push and be overly involved.
Shanallen, I think we finally start to see some level of backing away, where mainly Shanahan but also Allen could push ideas without direct interference. Maybe once in a while on a handful of decisions over 4 years Snyder personally intervened, but percentage wise, and over the vast numbers of decisions, where to have training camp, when Griffin played this season, who the assistant coaches were, etc etc, we didn't see Snyders hand like we did under Cerrato, and certainly not like with Turner/Schottenheimer.
Now we have Allen. Snyder absolutely trusts Allen. I hope it's trust well placed, but clearly, no move so far can be pointed to as a Snyder override of Allen's grand plan.
And SS84, way to be overly dramatic about Snyder "ruining the Skins beyond repair". I think they sell a Skins Repair kit in WalMart (aisle 5).
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Yeah, and I really wish I could convey tone better in a message post. Lotus, nothing against you, and ultimately I wish you were right. CRR, your speculation matches mine, I don't know if my agreeing is a good sign, lol.
Snyder's going to own the team for at least a couple more decades, I fear. Maybe he'll "get it" eventually. I believe even being a stereotypical "hands off" owner takes managerial skill dealing with the people at the top of the organization, even if he doesn't meddle in football matters, so I'm not saying Snyder's job would be easy if he were to be the owner we all wish he would be.
It's just I've heard that Snyder's changed, too many times. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Maybe we'll hear from enough people, once they're out of the organization for good, that Snyder really has stayed out of football matters. Or we'll start winning again in which case it's all good. Winning does "solve" everything.
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