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  1. profusion
    Sadly no lawyer would let Dan issue an actual apology in a situation like this. It's an admission of liability. Maybe it's because I'm a lawyer and always suspicious, but I sniff a plaintiff's lawyer somewhere in this. A bunch of the women in the story apparently made a TV appearance this morning. That speaks to coordination of this by someone. A plaintiff's lawyer can force a settlement by "bringing the pain" without actually filing a lawsuit. Gloria Allred is famous for this. Doesn't diminish the misconduct but does certainly color how the team and league handle it.
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    I work as a leader at a large company and my experience is similar to yours. As a manager, your first assumption is that you are ALWAYS in the crosshairs. It sucks, but there are sociopaths out there who will take advantage of the system for a payday (and take you down, too). I treat my employees like a second family (I really do care about all of them), and yet I had some wacko try to do that to me (it wasn't a sex-related claim). You know what we did? We paid the toxic sociopath to quietly go away and stop making a mess of our organization. Companies that listen to their attorneys have extensive policies in place to protect both the employees and the company. It makes life a lot more complicated, but it also works for everyone if followed. Dan Snyder clearly believes that the power of the Redskins brand in this market (and the NFL nationally) means that he and his team can get away with almost anything. Who needs an HR department if there are platoons of eager young college graduates who will put up with anything to be a part of the team and if the media is invested in your success and won't say anything about it? I hate to say it, but historically Dan has been correct in his assumption. The very fact that an idiot like him could reap the benefit of a fourfold increase in valuation despite not adding a cent of value himself is telling. Let's hope that era is coming to an end.
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    One other point that bears mentioning is all the other non-sexual bad behavior mentioned in the Post article. Snyder making his director of marketing do cartwheels in the meeting because he'd been a male cheerleader? Said marketing director thinking that skimpy female outfits were a viable marketing strategy to sell this horsepoop of a product? The corporate counsel essentially getting ignored when it came to important corporate matters? The headline calls being at Redskins Park a "dream job." Maybe 40 years ago. Only a moron would want to work there, now. Toxic workplaces tend to have multiple layers of toxicity for everyone who works there, not just the women suffering harassment. And no, I'm not downplaying that. But don't think that you'd have a grand ole' time at Redskins Park just because you're a white man rather than a statuesque female. It'd almost certainly suck for you, too. I'm not saying the Post spiked any aspect of this story or will roll out more bad stuff. It was focused on one specific bad aspect that they had enough sourcing to run with. However, I can virtually guarantee that there are many, many more horror stories that could come out of Ashburn if enterprising reporters and editors want to take up the challenge. And yes, I'd be highly surprised if Dan wasn't personally involved with any or all of it.
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    Not going to quote comments from hours ago, but here are some points: 1. Companies often settle with disgruntled employees in return for NDAs/noncompetes, even in the absence of formal complaints. It's the path of least resistance. It does make it more likely that Dan knew, of course. We're really dancing around this. The "damn good culture" IS Dan Snyder. Period. As long as he's around, nothing will change regardless of the window dressing around him. 2. Media outlets will often send drafts of controversial stories to the subjects (or their attorneys) as part of the reaction/rebuttal process. Helps ward off defamation claims and can also avoid misunderstandings and get more accurate stories. The subject doesn't get a veto, but they do get their say. Dan, whatever's left of FO, and the league knew this was coming days ago. Everyone is in CYA mode and won't put themselves at risk. Dan will take advantage of this and skate through it. 3. Yes, I was disappointed there wasn't more lurid, tabloid-worthy content about Dan personally. I want him out. I hate the name-change and am almost ready to check out after 45+ years. Getting rid of Dan was a small glimmer of hope that I might want to stick around. Instead, this story is just more proof I've been buying into something horrible for the last 20 years, but it won't actually excise the tumor.
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    There's no other way to hold Snyder personally accountable. The "letdown" here is that the really wacky stuff would have given the NFL grounds to force a sale. This story won't do that.
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    If you're going to try to force a man to sell his business without tying you up in court for years, you're going to need a helluva lot more than that. These agreements are typically standard anytime an employee resigns with a payout--layoffs, injury settlements, discrimination claims, etc. etc. Unless you can show convincing proof that these cases were handled differently at Snyder's behest, you ain't got ****.
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    They weren't fired. They were likely given a financial settlement in return for resigning and agreeing not to sue the company and not to disclose certain facts or disparage the company. It's called a "severance" because the agreement severs their employment, regardless of what else it does. Agreements like that are how most sexual harassment claims are handled. Most cases are pretty open and shut, and it's in the employer's interest to just pay up and keep it quiet. However, companies often prefer to just buy off and hush even a marginal harassment complaint that they could otherwise contest. The publicity is worse than the payout.
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    Beyond the #metoo content, the article made it clear the degree to which Snyder and his flunkies hold us in contempt. You and me. They think they can divert our attention away from the putrid product with scantily clad female customer reps to keep the high rollers buying the premium seats and boxes. Maybe because it would work on the bozos Snyder hires? I don't know.
  9. profusion
    A large entertainment business needs to be able to respond effectively almost immediately. Of course, Planet Dan apparently thinks a 1-person HR department is enough, so...
  10. profusion
    That's a good point. Any good corporate lawyer, however, would know that you need the boss to release something, even if it's bland and attorney-vetted. Not saying anything looks worse, and the legal department knows that. The Redskins are not a mom-and-pop business. They have high priced attorneys. The question is whether Snyder listens to them.
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    No, it certainly isn't. In fact, it's a coward's move to put the new guy out there to take the heat. I understand Dan's floating around the ocean somewhere, but a written statement of regular corporate mea culpa stuff could have been prepared in five minutes.
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    I extracted this out of your very thoughtful comment, just because for me it DOESN'T feel different. It's perfectly in line with everything we've known about Dan Snyder since he fired Marty and rehired Vinny. The stink has been apparent for almost 20 years. The only thing that's changed is the weight of the evidence.
  13. profusion
    NDAs are standard in corporate severance agreements. The women likely took some kind of payment to go away and stay quiet. Anybody let go from the Redskins with a severance almost certainly has an NDA.
  14. profusion
    The difference being that this will be somebody Snyder can't fire if he wants to stay in The Club. Somebody mentioned it being a high-profile good guy like Tony Dungy, but I'd expect it'll be a woman. If the NFL is savvy, that is.
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    I'm sure the league counsel's office parachuted some people into Ashburn this week to deal with this. This has been brewing for a while. Given the cheerleader incident and how poor Snyder's reputation is, the league might condition further support on Snyder accepting a league-picked CEO to run the business. They can all make a big show of it. Cripes, Rivera's seemingly the only guy left in the building anyway. You don't want him having to run the marketing department. Regardless, I strongly doubt this will be enough to convince the owners to sacrifice one of their own.
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    This isn't the NCAA. The NFL owners aren't going to unleash that kind of standard. If the Post could have reported that Snyder ordered a cover-up rather than fire the offenders, then we'd be talking a forced sale. As it is, he'll probably weasel his way out of this one.
  17. profusion
    His point is interesting, too. He's saying there was a cover-up of this behavior, which would strongly indicate that Dan knew all along and did nothing about it. As it is, Dan is barely mentioned at all in the article, with the implication being that he was merely ignorant or negligent.
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    The league will do no such thing. Owners don't want to set precedent that could be turned against them next time.
  19. profusion
    The others either are still with the team or signed NDAs, most likely. They could also be with other teams or with media outlets. The sports industry and its media is kind of a "small town" where everyone knows everyone, I'd imagine. I'm too cynical (and too much of a lawyer) to "believe all women"--women are a-holes, too. However, I strongly doubt 15 unconnected women are all lying. I'd be shocked if there wasn't originally more to the story, and I won't even speculate what that might have been. Perhaps the Post felt pressure to "get some story out there immediately" and withheld the more shocking stuff for further development.
  20. profusion
    Do these allegations surprise anyone who's been following the Dan Snyder Football Franchise since 1999? It's completely on-brand. We already knew it was a third-rate brofest. Even their inappropriate pickup lines are lame. I'm waiting to see what some of the reporters who hyped this on Twitter have to say. I can imagine there was going to be more but that the team managed to cut off too many of the Post's sources. If Snyder was an executive, he might be out. No way the NFL will be able to oust an owner over this. It also doesn't seem like enough for the minority owners to all want to suddenly abandon ship.
  21. profusion
    They hired a prominent "damage control" attorney to look into "workplace misconduct." The attorney confirmed it, so it's not just rumor. One doesn't do that unless something bad is about to surface. Doesn't necessarily lead to Snyder being ousted.
  22. profusion
    An alternative is that an overall sale is in the works, forced or otherwise.
  23. profusion
    Mike is a classic example of an alpha male who thought he could control an uncontrollable situation.
  24. profusion
    That's basically what I meant. Mike fits the profile of the obsessed football lifer who spends his Saturday nights designing blocking schemes till 3am. Not someone you envision out on the prowl, as it were. Now Jay, on the other hand...
  25. profusion
    He seems too irascible for the thug life.
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