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Originally Posted by mooby
I ain't saying this is the right move but with our history of the last 3-4 years it's hard to disagree with.
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In some ways, I feel bad for the guy because our facilities and equipment have always been criticized as poor, old and lacking.
I hope Rivera and the head trainer he brings in takes one look around, makes a grocery list, hands it to Snyder and Snyder gets every last item.
We need better facilities. We need more money spent on pro and college scouting.
Dan spend some of that damn money. And not just on payroll or a new head coach but on things that dont get media and PR attention. The stuff that is equally important to a winning culture and organization.
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Former defensive back Will Blackmon played for Green Bay, Seattle and the New York Giants, in addition to the Redskins (2015 and 2016). While he was
with the Packers, Blackmon said he never saw the executive offices. In Seattle, he said execs worked on a higher floor than where players practice and train. And Blackmon said he doesn't even know where the Giants' executive offices are located.
At Redskins Park, Blackmon knew where to find the executives. That's because, unlike many other teams,
the Redskins are housed in a mom-and-pop-type shop, a 27-year-old facility packed with offices where secrets rarely remain so.
The executive and coaches offices are on the same floor, separated by a lobby area. The players are often in that area -- going in and out of meetings -- because of the tight layout.
Redskins Park predates Snyder's ownership, but ownership renovated the facility in 2013 -- thanks to a $4 million grant from the state of Virginia -- and added numerous offices and employees.
While that renovation made it newer inside, it has also cramped the main level.
The
office and training facilities at Redskins Park comprise 121,000 square feet, according to Redskins.com. By comparison,
the new Minnesota Vikings' state-of-the-art TCO Performance Center has 277,000 square feet for offices and training facilities, per Vikings.com. For comparison,
the Vikings' previous facility, Winter Park, had 138,000 square feet -- still larger than a renovated Redskins Park.
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[Redskins Park] is so small quarters that you run into everybody all the time. It was tough because everything always got out," said Blackmon, who added he had no issues with Allen. "There were always rumors and so many stories and it's exhausting. It's like we're on Capitol Hill when it comes to politics."
Too many issues reach the locker room. There are plenty of stories describing a divide between the coaches and the front office or a coach sharing his thoughts on a player to his teammate.
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