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Originally Posted by SmootSmack
If I remember the story right, during preseason Drasner wanted one of Marty's assistant coaches (a real low level guy) to drive him somewhere. Marty intervened and said no, we're in the middle of practice. Drasner was livid and wanted Schottenheimer fired immediately. The other owners, mainly Snyder, pretty much told Drasner he was insane.
But from that point on, Drasner constantly bad mouthed Schottenheimer in private and public and basically had to be talked out of firing him every week.
Drasner was basically big kid with a bigger bank account. He wanted to be in the locker room, on the field, hanging out with the players, showing off his ownership. Marty would have none of that. That pissed Drasner off
It was stupid. It was painful to observe. Those years seeing the team up close for me was akin to a kid seeing someone who plays Mickey Mouse without the Mickey head on.
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Wow! It definitely puts Dan Snyder into another perspective that I have never seen him in. Like you said, I'm sure Dan was not immune to doing some stupid things himself, but it makes you wonder how different things could have been if Dan, alone, had owned the team from the beginning. I think the organization would have still had some growing pains, but maybe, just maybe the 'skins would have kept Marty around for a few seasons, just to rebuild the reputation, much like he did in San Diego.