RWJ Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Skinsinparadise said: My thoughts are Allen still has his teeth in this team and like I said IF another team comes along and signs Kyle Smith away from us as their GM, the Skins are in trouble, BIG trouble! We let our former OC go to LA and he will be successful for a long time. I think the same thing could happen IF Smith is signed by a team to be their GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Bruce is a joke. Got lucky with Jay, who is even-tempered and underrated as a coach. Pushed out Scott because he was getting too much credit and then blamed it on Scott's drinking. Even if Scott was partying like mad, it's not like Bruce is some teetotaler (or however you spell that word). Doug Williams... great player. But no one was beating down his door. The kind of guy who will voice his opinion but only to an extent. Bruce is great at one thing: protecting himself at all costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreZorn Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 41 minutes ago, RWJ said: My thoughts are Allen still has his teeth in this team and like I said IF another team comes along and signs Kyle Smith away from us as their GM, the Skins are in trouble, BIG trouble! We let our former OC go to LA and he will be successful for a long time. I think the same thing could happen IF Smith is signed by a team to be their GM. Maybe wishful thinking, but Dan at least saw what a legitimate talent evaluator like Scott being brought in could do. Fan base was jazzed as they should be. I’d be shocked if Dan having brought in Lafameina (spelling) and the smoke about Bruce being phased out doesn’t amount to a guy like Smith getting the GM title. I’d be pissed if they let Smith walk out the door, very pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearfeather Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 17 hours ago, Hooper said: Pushed out Scott because he was getting too much credit and then blamed it on Scott's drinking. Even if Scott was partying like mad, it's not like Bruce is some teetotaler (or however you spell that word). Then why would Bruce bring him here in the first place ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 43 minutes ago, Spearfeather said: Then why would Bruce bring him here in the first place ? To save his job. Danny was under pressure to do something. And then when things looked on the upside, Bruce came up with a reason to shiv Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearfeather Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 On 11/14/2018 at 2:45 PM, Hooper said: To save his job. Danny was under pressure to do something. And then when things looked on the upside, Bruce came up with a reason to shiv Scott. I think Scott was fired here for the same reason he was fired everywhere else. At this point, I don't really care about McCloughan anymore. How do think Doug Williams is doing at his position so far ? If you think he's done pretty well, then we should expect Bruce to be shoving Doug out the door any day now, right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Spearfeather said: I think Scott was fired here for the same reason he was fired everywhere else. At this point, I don't really care about McCloughan anymore. How do think Doug Williams is doing at his position so far ? If you think he's done pretty well, then we should expect Bruce to be shoving Doug out the door any day now. Hard to judge Doug. I'm rooting for him, but it's not like anyone was beating down to his door. Classic Danny hire. Fits the Redskins tradition so it works with the fans, but not a guy in demand. To be fair, there's no evidence Danny can attract an in demand candidate. Scott had major issues obviously. Bruce was done in the NFL when Snyder came calling. And before that was Vinny. The word has long been out on the Skins organization -- you don't go there if you have any other options. But hey, things have definitely changed for the better in some ways. I give the credit to Jay more than anyone else. He has the perfect demeanor for this franchise -- has eliminated a lot of drama by simply refusing to buy into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 On 11/13/2018 at 4:32 PM, Skinsinparadise said: This confirms what some have suggested, Bruce is the challenge guy during the games Um...Allen was announced as the challenge consultant back in 2014, Gruden's first year here. I'm surprised this guy didn't know that. It's not exactly a secret lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsinparadise Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Just now, Califan007 said: Um...Allen was announced as the challenge consultant back in 2014, Gruden's first year here. I'm surprised this guy didn't know that. It's not exactly a secret lol... We've heard it multiple times from beat guys and an insider here, too. But dont recall a coach or Bruce himself ever confirming it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatteredFanSyndrome Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Califan007 said: Um...Allen was announced as the challenge consultant back in 2014, Gruden's first year here. I'm surprised this guy didn't know that. It's not exactly a secret lol... I just always got a laugh out of what I thought was a rumor that is probably true. This just confirmed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said: We've heard it multiple times from beat guys and an insider here, too. But dont recall a coach or Bruce himself ever confirming it. I remember it being mentioned in a presser or interview...I'll look for it (maybe lol). This is from a WP article in November of 2014: "Gruden is 0-for-the-season on coach’s challenges, though Redskins replay consultant Bruce Allen, who also doubles as the team’s president and general manager, deserves some of the blame." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/11/04/will-redskins-head-coach-jay-gruden-ever-win-a-coachs-challenge/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ef85d1b8f02a Since Gruden is called a "rookie head coach" I'm assuming this was also written in 2014, but then updated in 2016- https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/the-longest-streaks-of-failed-challenges-by-nfl-coaches-111814 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 This was in 2014..apparently Gruden said it so that must have been where I first heard it: Mike JonesVerified account @ByMikeJones Bruce Allen is up in the booth assisting on replay decisions. Grant PaulsenVerified account @granthpaulsen 21 Sep 2014 Replying to @ByMikeJones @MikeJonesWaPo Really? That's a wacky. Haha. Why is he doing that? Mike JonesVerified account @ByMikeJones 21 Sep 2014 @granthpaulsen Not sure. Gruden said in the preseason that Bruce would have that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakedtater1 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Oh great so Bruce allmighty is calling the shots during the game too?!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsinparadise Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 this is a good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 On 11/13/2018 at 8:19 PM, Skinsinparadise said: This scenario has already played itself out before. Notvreally sure what makes people think the same thing won't happen now, especially if this team limps to the playoffs Prepare yourselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 17 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said: this is a good one So Allen was also filling in as our emergency RB?...Eff that ****er!! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Est.1974 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 3:22 AM, Skinsinparadise said: We've heard it multiple times from beat guys and an insider here, too. But dont recall a coach or Bruce himself ever confirming it. I think we can all agree that Bruce is very challenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsinparadise Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 36 minutes ago, Califan007 said: So Allen was also filling in as our emergency RB?...Eff that ****er!! ? He's like the Bo Jackson of GMs, here's him even firing up Redskins legends. The dude does it all. With Alumni day coming tomorrow, if this doesn't fire you up, I don't know what to say? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Skinsinparadise said: He's like the Bo Jackson of GMs.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsailand Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 The Alex Smith contract, on top of all his other failures, should doom Bruce. But it's become clear that Bruce exists to deflect blame from the meddling owner, and to ripoff taxpayers for the next stadium. So he will survive a few more years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skins island connection Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 On 11/13/2018 at 7:47 PM, Hooper said: Bruce is a joke. Got lucky with Jay, who is even-tempered and underrated as a coach. Pushed out Scott because he was getting too much credit and then blamed it on Scott's drinking. Even if Scott was partying like mad, it's not like Bruce is some teetotaler (or however you spell that word). Doug Williams... great player. But no one was beating down his door. The kind of guy who will voice his opinion but only to an extent. Bruce is great at one thing: protecting himself at all costs. Some people SWEAR that Bruce Allen has 20 fingers, being he's so good at pointing to others for his mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 The video of that dude "firing up" the alum might be the funniest thing I've seen in my life. How did I miss THAT???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatteredFanSyndrome Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 4 minutes ago, spjunkies said: The video of that dude "firing up" the alum might be the funniest thing I've seen in my life. How did I miss THAT???? It was like he saw Scot do something similar and had been practicing that in his office for a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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