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  1. profusion
    In thinking further about this, a new stadium might be some leverage against Dan. He needs league sign-off on a new proposal, and he probably would need need financial help from the league to build a new stadium if local jurisdictions aren't willing to pony up (which they likely won't, especially now). He's rich, but not liquid enough to casually sign nine-figure checks. If a majority wants him out, they could simply make it clear that either he sells or the team will be playing out in a field next to the town dump when the FedEx lease expires.
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    The Jerry Richardson situation is what really opened the door, but the other owners didn't actually vote him out, as I recall. The point is that the precedent for removing an owner becomes set. The next time it gets easier, and maybe it doesn't have to something as serious.
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    Another thing to consider is that one of the reporters on this story has said they're already looking into additional things. There's more to come.
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    The Post isn't any better or worse than media in other cities when it comes to the local teams. Everywhere, the media is rah-rah when a team wins a lot and perpetual critics when they don't. If the Snyderskins had added new Lombardi Trophies to the lobby in Ashburn, the Posties would make goo-goo eyes at Snyder no matter what he did. As a loser, he's a target regardless of anything else. The fact that he behaves like a loathsome toad just makes for a more target-rich environment.
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    So, my scenario above appears not to be entirely the case, since Dan is back in town. It would appear, though, that Dan is taking advice from the league office now, and who know how much force is behind those "recommendations." It's clear that the league is intervening more actively than I recall them doing. I think Dan's in hot water here. Doesn't mean he's a goner, but it does mean that the others consider him a problem now and not just "two easy wins a year."
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    The fact that there were separate statements by Snyder and the team is intriguing. It's very unlike Snyder's MO, which is to lay low and let others take the heat. Does anyone know if he's returned from his epic yacht voyage yet? The statement and its circumstances conjure a picture of a guy pacing around the master suite alone in a bathrobe and swilling Crown Royal. Meanwhile, the league has effectively taken over the team--choosing both Jason Wright and the investigator looking into the complaints. In this scenario, Snyder has been told to shut up and stay away if he wants to remain, but he just can't help himself...
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    Dan's statement is embarrassingly bad. It feels like something he didn't run by a cooler head before sending. Which would indicate that, gee, maybe not much has changed after all.
  8. profusion
    Goodell translation: "We're just going to let this one play out. Good luck, Dan." My read is that this is the same investigation that Snyder ordered, not a new one.
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    The agenda here is most likely the plaintiffs' attorney trying to drive a larger settlement after she took on additional clients and found new claims. She most likely fed the basics to the Post and let them do the rest. I doubt Bezos is involved. And the Post could hardly not write about such a huge story.
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    I doubt there's criminal liability at issue here, and the statute of limitations probably expired on any potential charges some time ago. As a matter of public perception, though, this goes to another level beyond lewd comments and propositions. This is a level of ugliness that you can't just wipe away with usual corporate drill of "fire the perp, pay off the victim, and bring in the consultant to conduct trainings." And there's supposedly more to come. How many other women are going to be willing to come forward now that a few brave women found the strength to put their names out there on this? We're already up to 25, and the stories are getting uglier and closer to Dan himself. If he had half a brain, he'd already be on the phone looking to cash out.
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    I imagine the NFL would want its own investigation now, but I think they can't afford to let this drag out, now that this has reached beyond typical sexual harassment and into areas the NFL really doesn't want to be anywhere near... particularly if there's more to come. I'm pretty sure the league has already been quietly digging into this since the Post's previous story came out. You don't run a multi-billion dollar public-facing business without a robust security and intelligence gathering operation.
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    I'm not sure guys like that have "friends" unreservedly. Jerry is undoubtedly the biggest POS in the NFL. That said, he's twice as smart as Dan and twice as ruthless. He makes far more money off "the shield" than Dan does (stadium construction business etc.), and he's not going to let Dan endanger that.
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    This is why someone like Jerry Jones gets Dan on the phone and says "we can do this the easy way or the hard way." If Dan sells now he makes $2+ billion, doesn't have to pay the litigation team for years on end, and keeps quiet the even-worse stuff the other owners likely have on him. If they want him out, he's gone.
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    Times are a little different than when the original cheerleader story came out, too. Sports has become more embroiled in the culture wars, and the owners can't just wait out the news cycle as easily.
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    I don't buy conspiracy theories, but it doesn't seem impossible that other owners are behind this second wave story against Dan. Maybe they're going to "bring the pain" until he sells. They'd certainly rather have Bezos in The Club than Captain Crown Royal. The Post says they didn't have the videos back when the first story ran. Some of those involved have worked or are working elsewhere in the NFL. Lafemina's guys knew some of the stuff in this article. I'd guess there's more and worse of this (though not the kooky "Epstein's pal" stuff) available to the league.
  16. profusion
    It's probably more like politics. Snyder will have an extremely sudden desire to "spend more time with his family." 😄
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    Goodell is an errand boy for the more powerful owners like Mara, Kraft and Jerruh. He doesn't do anything on his own. The NFL is a small, interconnected world. I guarantee there are other owners who know about at least some of this stuff. They're loathe to act against a member of their club, but I'm there are dossiers ready to go if they do.
  18. profusion
    I would humbly suggest that an organizational focus on The Good Bits and on ensuring "Mr. Snyder" has quality ice in his Crown Royal glass isn't conducive to winning football.
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    I think we're getting pretty close to Jerry Richardson territory, here. And remember, Richardson was highly respected among owners before the sleaze came out. And really, I believe the accusations here against Snyder are at least as bad as those leveled at Richardson. Snyder is good at survival, so who knows. I'd say the other owners have the ammunition they need, if they choose. If it went down, it'd probably be a quiet thing without an actual vote.
  20. profusion
    How is it possible for a self-made billionaire in his fifties to be this obtuse?
  21. profusion
    In googling Bateman, it looks like he was already CMO. This is just rearranging the furniture. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/07/31/redskins-have-faced-business-staff-exodus-since-firing-brian-lafemina/
  22. profusion
    It's going to take a credible report of active misconduct by Dan personally for the league to dump him. More stories of underlings harassing women aren't going to do it. It wouldn't surprise me if a high percentage of women who set foot in Redskins Park for any length of time were harassed at least a little. Purely for the utility of getting rid of Dan, it won't matter a bit unless he was personally involved with the acts or keeping them under wraps. Edit: Spaceman Spiff and I were writing basically the same thing at the same time... 😄
  23. profusion
    The world's gotten so crazy that this is just another regular story.
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    Did Dan "know" all this was going on at Redskins Park? I don't think so. For him to "know", he'd have to be paying active attention to the wellbeing of his employees outside his little circle of drinking buddies and favorite jocks. It's pretty obvious after 20 years that this isn't his MO. Too many credible stories of him treating regular people like dirt for me to believe otherwise. That comes from a place of deep insecurity. Unfortunately, a man in his fifties who's still that way is never going to change. He needs to go. Take his billions in profit out of the team (probably a good time to get of that biz, anyway) and go sail around the world on his ego yacht before he gets too old and creaky.
  25. profusion
    I don't really care about the PR battle. I just want Dan gone. Anything short of that is a defeat.
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