BringMetheHeadofBruceAllen

That's gotta be it...the MJW report, maybe the possible release of the Oversight Committee transcripts...

Maryland man's obituary calls for Dan Snyder to sell the Commanders To honor him, his children decided to include his thoughts on his beloved Washington Commanders in his obit. "He was a lifelong fan of all things related to D.C. sports, with the exception of Daniel Snyder, who he often referred to by names and in terms which cannot be printed here. Along with the health and happiness of his family and friends, he wished for nothing more than for Snyder to sell the Washington Commanders," it reads. Darr's son, James, says Snyder's ownership was regularly a conversation topic, but it was the family's choice to include it in the obituary. "He always wanted some way to tell him, always wanted some way to let him know how badly he didn't like him and how it wasn't going to work out," James said. "If we could do something that let my great-great-grandchildren know something about him in a couple hundred years, I think this is what he'd want them to know." https://www.fox5dc.com/news/maryland-mans-obituary-calls-for-dan-snyder-to-sell-the-commanders 😃 Maybe they could get Snyder on 2nd degree manslaughter?

Of course Snyder is too dense to admit that he undermined his coaches with his jock-sniffing enabling behaviors. We all know about players going around the coaches to get preferential treatment from Snyder (Portis) against Zorn and his chumming around with "RG III And Out" over Shanahan and Haskins over Gruden/Rivera because he went to the same school as his kid. No coach can survive in an environment like that!

The tone deafness Snyder exhibited about the new name should have been a big indicator to people about how little he cares about the fan base. It should have been easy...any other owner would have involved the fans from the beginning as well as competent design specialists. What did he do? He picked the new name over a year before it was announced without any input, hired no specialists and chose the 23rd letter of the alphabet as a logo, and let his unqualified wife design the uniforms. Then botched the rollout on TV. I'm sure people were giving Dan advice, but he didn't listen as usual or just fired them, which caused others to shut up and fall in line. Snyder continues to be a class 1 jerk because he doesn't take input. I mean seriously..."Uhhh, we're the Commanders!" 😖 You would expect that from some local flag football team, not a storied NFL franchise!

Taylor Swift is skipping FedEd entirely on her new tour...wonder why? https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/11/01/taylor-swift-skips-dan-snyders-lousy-stadium/

One has to wonder what's in the rest of those Gruden-Allen emails. I recall there was one message where Jeff Pash said keeping player salaries low was "doing God's work." This is what I think the NFL owners are scared of: that evidence of collusion to keep salaries low will be exposed. It's amazing that people would actually put this kind of damning information in email in the first place. I believe collusion happened in the MLB and the owners got dinged for it.

Reminds me of when the Steelers hired Joe Walton and his 400-page playbook back in 1990. It didn't fit the existing personnel and they lost 2 games solely because players were confused on the field and botched potential game winning plays. Guess what? They missed the playoffs by half a game... Football shouldn't require a PhD just to understand the playbook.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/10/28/commanders-lawyer-decisions-on-whether-to-sue-espn-will-be-made-at-a-later-time/ It’s also a fool’s errand for someone who has found himself in multiple controversies to pursue a defamation case against anyone. Even if it can be proven that ESPN acted with “actual malice,” the damages are determined by assessing the harm to Snyder’s reputation. This requires Snyder’s pre-existing reputation to be determined. Which opens the door to aggressive discovery efforts regarding anything and everything Snyder has ever said or done that would diminish his reputation, in any way. For some, filing a defamation case amounts to pulling a pin on a grenade buried deep in the plaintiff’s own pocket. In this specific case, a defamation case would give ESPN license to explore all sorts of things about Snyder, starting with the still-hidden details regarding the Beth Wilkinson investigation. That’s likely the real reason for not filing suit. Snyder realizes that going after ESPN would allow ESPN to go after him — and that it quite possibly would uncover facts that would make it harder for Snyder to persist in his refusal to sell the team.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/oct/27/nfl-waiting-smoking-gun-probe-against-dan-snyder-s/ LOVERRO: NFL is waiting for a smoking gun that’s sitting in plain sight Excerpt: Bullying, intimidation and a toxic workplace in July 2021 earned a slap on the wrist and a $10 million donation to your own charity. But things change. Life comes at you fast. In October 2022, bullying, intimidation and a toxic workplace are suddenly so problematic that the United States Surgeon General has issued a national report on the impacts on our society. Working for a bad boss is the cancer, complete with a warning label: “Warning, employment here could be hazardous to your health.” “Toxic workplaces are harmful to workers — to their mental health, and it turns out, to their physical health as well,” Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in the report, “Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being.” The report, released last week, details five essentials for workplace mental health and mental well-being. One of them is “Mattering.” “It rests on the human needs of dignity and meaning. Dignity is the sense of being respected and valued. When the dignity of workers is affirmed and supported in the workplace, it enhances well-being. Conversely, being made to feel disrespected or not valued may lead to an increase in stress and feelings of anger, cynicism, hostility, and withdrawal.” Anger, cynicism, hostility and withdrawal sound like Skipper Dan’s four horsemen for failure. Workplace intimidation and behavior is now in the spotlight. When Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay spoke out against Skipper Dan after the NFL owners meeting on Oct. 18, he specifically used the word “workplace” in his comments. “I just think what’s happened in the workplace.” Irsay said. “Having three daughters, seven granddaughters, that’s just not — again, we have to look at the investigation and see the finale of certain things that happened because there’s a lot of different things that have happened. You can’t shy away from the fact of — it’s an unfortunate situation — but I believe it’s in the best interest of the National Football League that we look it squarely in the eye and deal with it. I think America and the world expects us to as leaders.” According to an ESPN account, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver apologized to Phoenix Suns employees before the team’s opening game for “enduring years of workplace misconduct under Suns majority owner Robert Sarver,” who after being suspended for a year following a report revealing workplace misconduct, is now selling the franchise. “I’m incredibly empathetic to what many of you have lived through,” Silver said. That report — made public by the NBA — did accuse Sarver of using racist language in the workplace, the sort of smoking gun that observers believe may be needed to force an owner out. Nothing like that has surfaced involving Skipper Dan, though remember, there is no such report to be reviewed publicly by the NFL, which has refused to reveal the details of the Wilkinson investigation. But in the fast-changing world of public judgment, a “toxic workplace” alone may be a bridge too far to be tolerated any longer without severe consequences — especially a toxic workplace that existed over 20 years. Maybe we’ve come far enough in our culture that being the bad guy in charge is a smoking gun. And now this: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/10/27/lawyer-restrictions-on-daniel-snyder-ended-on-november-1-2021/ Lawyer: Restrictions on Daniel Snyder ended on November 1, 2021 “Well, it ended November first,” Brownlee said. “Now, [Snyder] could go to all the games and I think he did go to the games even during that time period, but there were other restrictions as far as going out to the facility and those kinds of things that he didn’t do, because of that sanction that was imposed by the NFL. . . Once November firrst came and went, he was free to do whatever he wanted to do. There were no restrictions. That being said, I still think that they agreed because of everything that was going on, that it was in the best interest of the team for him not to do certain things.” The explanation sharply conflicts with things repeatedly said by Commissioner Roger Goodell, as recently as earlier this month. Indeed, when PFT asked the league office for comment on Thursday regarding Brownlee’s contention, the NFL directed us to the fact that Goodell said on October 18 as to Snyder’s status, “It hasn’t changed. There’s been no change.” In late March 2022, Goodell said that “Dan Snyder has not been involved in day-to-day operations,” and that Goodell “[doesn’t] believe he’s been in the facility at all.” Three months later, in sworn testimony to the House Oversight Committee, Goodell said “to the best of my knowledge, [Snyder] has not been involved in day-to-day operations at the Commanders.” While Brownlee didn’t expressly say that Snyder has returned to his prior role, Brownlee made it clear that, in the team’s estimation, Snyder was free to do so as of nearly one year ago. That characterization meshes with the league’s consistent position that Snyder remains subject to league-imposed restrictions. Brownlee added that, since November 1 of last year, Snyder has curtailed certain activities “by his own choice.”

Like I've said, I have a hard time believing that the owners would just turn a blind eye and 'forgive and forget' about Snyder hiring PI's to dig up dirt on his fellow owners. Obviously they could do the same to him, but if they didn't and let Snyder stay in the league, how would they act going forward? Are they just going to ignore him when he speaks at meetings or refuse to pass the caviar to him at league dinners? Of course, this could happen...I'm sure every exec who was ever fired says he was 'wronged' and that he could expose the people who fired him. But how often has that threat actually been carried out? Someone said the league could force him out and make him sign NDAs to prevent 'kompromat' from coming out on him...at this point, who knows? As far as avoiding litigation...that's funny, considering this league always seems to be involved in some kind of litigation! If they wanted to avoid that they would act in a different manner...but they haven't. Shouldn't someone have said to Goodell that if they buried the Wilkinson report that the issue would likely NOT go away and lead to more legal issues down the road? Or is Goodell surrounded by yes-men like Snyder is who never tell him about consequences? Burying things may have worked 50 years ago, but it's a different world today and eventually things will get out.

That's how FedEx will look after the next 'raw sewage' leak. 😆

Here ya go:

And if they fail to vote him out it will be an admission that the owners don't think rampant sexual harassment is detrimental to the welfare of the league. They'd better hope there aren't more sex pest victims of the OTHER 31 teams, because they would most certainly come out of the woodwork if the owners don't think this is a big deal.

Which is precisely why the other owners shouldn't take too kindly to his blackmail threats. If this were the real Mafia, Snyder would already have been fitted for cement shoes.

I find it hard to believe that owners would allow Snyder to openly threaten them with blackmail and get away with it. What are they gonna do, just ignore him at meetings? Refuse to pass the caviar at league dinners? Unfriend him on social media? Would a bunch of mafia bosses take kindly to one of their own threatening to become a stoolie for the feds? No, that guy would soon find himself being fitted for cement shoes. If they do go that route for now then I would hope they would be furiously digging for more dirt on Snyder, something with tangible proof like a video of Snyder punching Tanya into an elevator wall in Vegas. Of course, I'm sure Goodell would exonerate Snyder by saying Tanya knocked herself out...

Maybe it was Jack Del Rio? 🤔

Well with the "some owners" comment at least it's good to know that it isn't just Irsay farting into a hurricane. Question is, is what the "league wants" decided by the owners...or Goodell, who after all works for them? We already know from Irsay that they swept the Wilkinson investigation under the rug, which sounded like a public shot at Goodell. Is Goodell doing what's best for the league, or what he THINKS is best for the league? He could be in trouble if a majority of the owners don't support his conclusions.

What are the chances the Manders dial up RG III? Just kiddin'...I think we have a better chance of signing Matt Ryan or Russell Wilson and overpaying them next year.

The reaction to it, if it was known at the time it was because of family illness.

That's disgusting.

I don't mind Neil because he's just playing devil's advocate, which is good practice for anyone and not just lawyers. I do believe that billionaires can get away with murder, however. Deep pockets can buy a lot of justice!

That means the only way to get Snyder out is for major corporate sponsors to start pulling out of the NFL, or at least with the Manders. Eventually NFL owners are going to have to wake up and smell the burnt toast, and realize that no matter how difficult it may be to get rid of Lil' Danny And His Trophy Wife, that it will be worth it in the long run because Snyder is clearly costing all of them money. If some financial wizard produced a spreadsheet indicating just how much more $$$ the owners would make if Snyder was gone, and how much he has cost them already, that may move the dial.

This team is so stupid that I wouldn't be surprised if they made a move to pick up Matt Ryan's contract.

From Hogs Haven...very long so I'm posting only the end part: https://www.hogshaven.com/2022/10/25/23422540/unpacking-the-curious-logic-of-dan-snyders-defenders Unpacking the Curious Logic of Dan Snyder’s Defenders Occam’s Razor Says Dan is the Problem To summarize the main findings thus far: Four out of five Head Coaches achieved greater success working for different team owners, including multiple Super Bowl winners Joe Gibbs and Mike Shanahan and even the underwhelming Ron Rivera. All six offensive coordinators who have held similar positions elsewhere had greater success with other clubs. The one partial exception, Al Saunders, was much more successful in Kansas City and Oakland than in Washington. Five of 11 defensive coordinators had greater success with other clubs than Washington, two have had mixed results throughout their careers and four had their best results under Snyder. Four out of five personnel executives achieved greater success with other teams than with Snyder. To most Washington fans, these findings will just reinforce what they already know: that Dan Snyder is the ultimate cause of Washington’s on-the-field struggles. Yet certain regular posters on Hogs Haven will invariably attempt to explain that the problem lies with someone else. Most recently, the blame has shifted to Ron Rivera, the Martys, Scott Turner, Jack Del Rio, Carson Wentz, or some combination of those culprits. That might seem plausible to fans with short memories, because none of that cast of characters has a particularly impressive football resume. The problem with argument is that, in order to excuse Dan Snyder of responsibility for 23 years of failure on the field, they also need to explain how a long line of accomplished coaches and executives before them have also failed to find success in Washington. These include three-time Super Bowl champion Joe Gibbs, two-time Super Bowl champion Mike Shannan, 2000 Ravens defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis, Kansas City offensive coordinator Al Saunders, and Carroll-Wilson Seahawks co-architect Scot McCloughan. Even dismal Redskins’ defensive coordinators Greg Manusky and Joe Barry managed to field respectable squads with other teams (Manusky: 2009 San Francisco; Barry: 2021 Packers), but not under Snyder. Scientists have a principle known as Occam’s Razor, which is used to decide between competing explanations put forward to explain the same set of phenomena. Occam’s Razor states that the simplest explanation which can account for all observations is preferred, until facts are uncovered which require a more complicated explanation. On the one hand we have the simple explanation that, through his mismanagement, Dan Snyder creates the conditions which prevent even accomplished football executives and coaches from succeeding. On the other we have: Rivera failed because of X, Gruden failed because of Y, Shanahan failed because of Z, Gibbs failed because of Q, Scot McCloughan failed because of R, and so on. I will grant you Spurrier, Zorn and Bruce Allen. By simple application of Occam’s Razor, it is clear that Dan Snyder is the problem. And when William of Occam and Bill Parcells both drive you to the same conclusion, you know you are on to something.