BringMetheHeadofBruceAllen

I used to get so mad at hearing that. People believe what others say and not what they do too easily. Sure, Snyder may "WANT" to win, but if he doesn't win then he clearly doesn't care. Because if he did, he would do the necessary things to ensure a chance at winning...like hiring the right people (not sycophants) and letting them do their jobs (not picking a QB with the first draft pick because your son went to school with him). I've never understood how some fans could repeat this without any shred of proof. Oh my God...I never thought of that. "With the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft...the Washington Commanders select Gerry Snyder, TE, Appalachian State." 🤣

That would require Snyder to have a heart in the first place. ZERO empathy, which is a critical skill for today's CEOs. What I don't understand is why doesn't the Oversight Committee just ask Snyder on what day he will be available, since he's obviously going to claim that whatever date they provide him he will be "busy." We all know Snyder's response will be "I'm not available any day. At all. From now until 2057 when I die and my son Gerald takes over the team."

Commanders lawyers worked to keep Dan Snyder's 'sweetheart' comment out of Congressional testimony https://richmond.com/sports/professional/commanders-lawyers-worked-to-keep-dan-snyders-sweetheart-comment-out-of-congressional-testimony/article_3706696a-44b0-5810-93b4-af0a63476e9c.html Attorneys for the Washington Commanders worked to keep a former team executive from testifying about a phone call where he reported a sexual harassment allegation to Dan Snyder and Snyder appeared to brush it aside. The exchange took place in 2018. Brian Lafemina left the NFL office to work for Washington as the team's COO that April, but was fired less than a year later. He was bound by a non-disclosure agreement, but was compelled by subpoena to testify before the U.S. House committee investigating allegations of widespread sexual misconduct by team executives. During his testimony, he recounted that he learned of allegations by a female employee, Rachel Engelson, that then-team broadcaster Larry Michael had made her feel "uncomfortable over a number of years due to unwanted comments and touching, including kisses to her forehead," according to the committee transcript. After learning of the allegation, Lafemina said he called Snyder to inform him. Asked by the committee what Snyder said in that conversation, Lafemina's attorney, Michael Sherwin, objected on behalf of the Commanders, stating the team believed the contents of that call are privileged information, and only Snyder can choose to waive that protection. "I'm communicating this via the team," Sherwin said. "We don't hold the privilege. The privilege is held and can only be waived by the team. So in an abundance of caution, we don't want to impute upon that privilege." Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who heads the committee, later issued a ruling that Lafemina could discuss the contents of the call. A week later, he returned via Zoom and gave an accounting. He was asked if he recalled what Snyder said when informed of the allegations. Lafemina replied: "He said that Larry was a sweetheart and that Larry wouldn't hurt anybody." He added later: "It was obvious that he was fond of Larry and that he thought that Larry was well intentioned and that he didn't want anything bad to happen to Larry." Two years later, Michael resigned days before a Washington Post story documented an alleged pattern of misconduct by the former broadcaster. Lafemina said he wasn't overly concerned at the time because he had also informed the team's general counsel, Eric Schaffer, "I told him about the allegations and our concern, and ... he said that he was going to have an investigation into it," Lafemina said. He could not say if that investigation was ever completed. Engelson spoke with the Post for its story, which led to Michael's resignation. Back in 2018, Lafemina found himself out of his job just months after taking it, as his efforts to reform the team and its practices created tension, in his opinion, with longtime employees who wanted to protect the status quo. At the time, reports about the firing connected it with Lafemina's unhappiness with team president Bruce Allen's decision to add linebacker Reuben Foster to the team after he was cut by the 49ers after a second allegation of domestic violence. "I think it was a bad business decision," Lafemina said. "I can't speak to whether it was a good football decision or not. But from a business perspective, it was not a good move." During his testimony, Lafemina also revealed he did not speak with attorney Beth Wilkinson for the official NFL investigation into sexual misconduct at the then-Redskins franchise. Lafemina said he was engaged in a legal dispute at the time with the team over whether he was fired for cause, and felt it would not be appropriate to participate given the pending legal action.

Sounds like this 'sour milk' thing is Standard Operating Procedure for Team Snyder: https://www.totalprosports.com/2022/06/24/former-washington-commanders-reporter-suggests-dan-snyder-may-have-poured-sour-milk-in-her-cadillac-as-form-of-revenge-tweet/ If this is true, Dan Snyder is one petty, messed up dude. During Congress’ scathing testimony regarding the toxic workplace culture within the Washington Commanders organization, one of the stranger stories to emerge was the one about Snyder allegedly pouring sour milk on the carpet of the FedEx Field suite owned by Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner—all over some business deal between the two that Snyder was sour about, no pun intended. As the story made its way through the media, it caught the attention of former Commanders reporter Amber Theoharis, who suddenly put two and two together. According to Amber, while covering Snyder’s team during training camp in 2012, her car oddly smelled like sour milk for weeks. Coincidence? I highly doubt it. I’m not sure exactly what Theoharis was reporting on, but it must have rubbed the Commanders owner the wrong way. Don’t be surprised if other former and current Commander employees start coming forward with their “sour milk” related stories. As for the whole investigation into the Washington Commanders’ workplace, it looks like things could get even more interesting, as the Committee Chair plans to subpoena Dan Snyder for a deposition next week.

Did NFL team owner Dan Snyder abuse a discovery law? House committee says yes. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/did-nfl-team-owner-dan-snyder-abuse-discovery-law-house-committee-says-yes-2022-06-23/

Yeah, booze, broads and boats was definitely not the best look for the team at this particular moment...

Jason is a McKinsey type...people who speak well but can't back it up. I'm always surprised how people fall for others who just happen to be good at public speaking and mistake that skill for real leadership ability.

Knowing how the Peter Principle works, he was probably promoted. Right, where else would Snyder get the ice cream that he left to melt on Nolan's desk from? 😄

It is (supposedly) Jason Wright's job to be the 'skunk in the room' and tell Snyder what he doesn't want to hear, and should have pushed back on the Sean Taylor tribute until it could be done the right way, meaning without porta-potties in the background. That's in an ideal world...it's clear that Snyder doesn't want ANYONE to tell him anything he doesn't want to hear, and the last guy to do that, Brian La Femina, was shown the door for that very reason. This is why corruption and incompetence continue to exist in the corporate world. Good managers want to hear different points of view and opinions...bad ones don't. It's like the bosses who say "Don't bring me problems, bring me solutions." Well, the unintended consequence of that statement is that people will stop informing you of problems altogether, which just reinforces the ongoing stupidity. Sycophancy becomes the norm. This is the Commanders organizational culture, and NONE of it will change until Danya is gone.

It's kind of like hating Hitler while rooting for Joseph Goebbels.

Looks like a standard lawyer-drafted CYA that all the rich people come up with when they don't want to be held accountable like us peons.

All Snyder has to do is stay in France. They said on 106.7 a little while ago that the US would have to send the subpoena to the French government, who could then decide whether to issue it or not...and the process takes six months, by which time the Commanders will be out of the NFC East race at 4-10. I'm sure it will be so hard for Danya to get used to living on their yacht tooling around the world trying to avoid the subpoena.

Funny they mentioned this, considering that Snyder and his posse FORCED his employees to wear skimpy clothing and flirt with his business partners. This was well documented in Cheerleadergate. She was just doing what the terms of employment said she must do to keep her job.

Even if he showed up, he could just plead the 5th Amendment for every question. "Is your name Daniel Snyder?" "On advice of my counsel, I plead the 5th amendment to that question." But what a lame excuse by his lawyer...can't be rescheduled? EVERYTHING can be rescheduled, except perhaps your own moment of death. 😂

Wilkinson likely can't because of an NDA, which are used by billionaires and corporations to shut people up.

Welp, so much for any public punishment, at least...Just like I was sayin', there are likely 64 financial books in the NFL, 32 "legit" ones and 32 "under the table." https://sportsnaut.com/dan-snyder-allegations-punishment-nfl/ NFL owners ‘not overly bent’ over financial allegations against Dan Snyder, major discipline unlikely “I haven’t gotten any indication that the league, right now is overly bent about anything, that Dan Snyder might have been doing with revenues. Which again, I personally think is probably because there are some other revenue skeletons out there with NFL owners. I think that’s something they’d rather handle internally..” 🤮

That's right, but what no one counted on at the time was Bruce Allen being such a despicable, toxic person that no one would want to even do business with him. Calling him a snake in the grass is an insult to actual snakes. And we all know politicians aren't the cleanest people themselves, and for them to not want to do business with Bruce is telling. What good did all of Bruce's "political connections" do?? The only political connection he had was his brother who was ousted from Congress years ago! Kind of reminds me that the mafia in Boston once said they didn't trust Joe Kennedy. How bad can you be when even the wiseguys in the mafia won't trust you?

That's an insult...to clown shows. I'm sure there are some well-run, respected organizations full of clowns out there. Like this one: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clowns-inc The only clown show this organization is similar to...is Pogo the Clown (aka serial killer John Wayne Gacy)

NFLPA’s defense of Deshaun Watson will take aim at NFL’s treatment of multiple owners https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/06/16/nflpas-defense-of-deshaun-watson-will-take-aim-at-nfls-treatment-of-multiple-owners/ Juicy bits: According to the source, the union’s defense of Deshaun Watson will take specific aim at the league’s handling of Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. As to Snyder, the union will argue that his punishment in light of the findings and potential recommendations of attorney Beth Wilkinson was weak and not fully enforced. As to Kraft, the union will argue that Kraft received no punishment despite allegedly receiving a massage became a sexual encounter. (Although Kraft was charged with solicitation, the case was dismissed based on the fact that the video surveillance utilized by law enforcement violated the rights of the various persons who were secretly recorded.) As to Jones, the union will argue that the league failed to investigate the voyeurism scandal involving former Cowboys P.R. chief Rich Dalrymple, including but not limited to the key questions of what Jones knew, when he knew it, and whether he knew that Dalrymple was secretly recording multiple cheerleaders while they changed their clothes. The union believes that these arguments will be more likely to find traction than in the past, given the adoption in 2020 of a new, independent process for assessing potential Personal Conduct Policy violations committed by players. With Commissioner Roger Goodell or his designee no longer presiding over the effort to evaluate the evidence and reach a decision, the Disciplinary Officer ( retired federal judge Sue L. Robinson) could decide to allow the union to fully explore the manner in which the league handled Snyder, Kraft, and Jones. The union, for example, could get access to evidence from Wilkinson’s investigation, the league’s handling of the information, and the key question of what Wilkinson would have recommended, if the league had bothered to ask her for a recommendation. (As previously reported, she would have recommended that Snyder be forced to sell.) The union also could get access to internal communications regarding whether Kraft should be disciplined, and whether Jones and the Cowboys should be investigated. This approach would be separate from defending Watson against any claim of wrongdoing. It would be based on whether, even if he violated the policy with a habit of arranging private massages and trying to make those massages become sexual encounters, any punishment of Watson must be justified by the punishment imposed on Snyder, the non-punishment imposed on Kraft, and the lack of even an investigation of Jones.

If Snyder was banned from day to day team operations like Howdy Doody Goodell said he was, then WTF is he doing at a team-related business meeting for?? The lies from the league and this team prove that they deserve all the negative media attention.

Welp, we knew this was coming...hope they subpoena his @$$: Scoop: Dan Snyder declines to testify before Oversight Committee https://www.axios.com/2022/06/15/dan-snyder-testify-congress-nfl Daniel Snyder, the owner of the Washington Commanders, is declining to testify before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing next week on workplace misconduct in the NFL, Axios has learned. Driving the news: Snyder informed the committee today that he will be unable to attend the scheduled June 22 hearing over concerns he and his legal team have over due process, according to a source close to Snyder. “Although Mr. Snyder remains willing to cooperate with the Committee—as he has done in the past— for the reasons set forth below, he is unable to accept the Committee’s invitation to testify at the scheduled hearing,” Karen Patton Seymour, Snyder’s attorney, wrote to the committee, according to a letter obtained by Axios. The big picture: Snyder’s decision not to appear before Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney’s hearing will deprive her of a high-profile witness into her investigation into workplace misconduct at the Commanders. “The Committee’s goal has been to uncover the truth about the culture of harassment and abuse at the Washington Commanders, to hold accountable those responsible, and to better protect workers across the country,” Maloney said when she announced her hearing. The NFL team is facing allegations from some former employees, including cheerleaders, that there was widespread sexual harassment at the franchise. Go deeper: The team faces other allegations and investigations, including questions into whether it withheld some ticket revenue from the rest of the league, Axios has reported. A key Democratic member of the committee, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), cancelled a planned fundraiser after Politico reported that lobbyists were inviting donors to the event to discuss his official probe.

Update on "Jackboots" Del Rio: Last Friday, Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera did something highly unusual, if not unprecedented. He fined defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $100,000 for a tweet that downplayed the Jan. 6 insurrection and compared that event to protests following the death of George Floyd. In a statement, Rivera said the Commanders would donate the $100,000 to the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund. The oddity of Rivera’s action invites questions about whether and how Del Rio could challenge the fine, if he pays it at all. The situation further raises the possibility of a new NFL precedent wherein head coaches, perhaps at the urging of general managers or owners, can fine members of their coaching staff for their speech. Rivera’s statement doesn’t clarify from where he obtained authority to fine Del Rio, whose 27-year-old son, Luke, is the Commanders’ assistant QB coach. The 59-year-old former Oakland Raiders head coach and retired Pro Bowl linebacker described what he termed “two standards” for society’s reaction to protests. One, he said, sees “no problem” when “people’s livelihoods are being destroyed, businesses are being burned down” while the other regards “a dust-up at the Capitol” where “nothing burned down” as a “major deal.” In a subsequent tweet published last Wednesday, Del Rio apologized for downplaying the insurrection as a dust-up. He acknowledged that description was “irresponsible and negligent.” Del Rio, who deleted his Twitter account this past weekend, also wrote he “stand[s] by my comments condemning violence in communities across the country” and that he’ll continue to advocate for the right to peaceful protest. Del Rio’s remarks may have harmed his employer’s overall reputation and shot at a deal for a new facility. Last Thursday the Virginia General Assembly pushed off a vote on a new stadium for the Commanders, though ESPN reports the postponement might have happened regardless. And while Commanders defensive players have indicated to journalists they are relatively unconcerned about what Del Rio said, NAACP president Derrick Johnson urged the team to fire Del Rio. Over the weekend retired Hall-of-Fame safety Ed Reed blasted the fine as insufficient while former NFL coach Jeff Fisher criticized Rivera and the Commanders for placating those who push “narratives.” An employer ordinarily has one or two sources of authority to punish an employee. The first is through contract. While most American employees are at-will, NFL coaches typically have contracts. NFL players similarly sign contracts, though players also gain rights and obligations through a CBA negotiated by their union. NFL coaches aren’t unionized. They can join the NFL Coaches’ Association, a non-union advocacy association that represents coaches in licensing deals and other ventures, but Del Rio has no union to advocate for him. A workplace policy is the second source. Like most companies, NFL teams have written policies that employees must assent to before they can begin work. Those policies cover assorted topics, including allowable Internet use, restrictions on smoking and drugs, anti-discrimination rules, safety obligations, vacation and time off procedures and reimbursements. Of relevance to Del Rio, workplace policies usually address discipline and grievances. These employment materials often contemplate discipline not through fines but rather via warnings, administrative leaves—where an employee accused of wrongdoing remains paid but is told to stay away pending an investigation—unpaid suspensions or termination. Employers usually adopt the practice of progressive discipline, wherein, as a first step, an employee is warned and then given an opportunity to improve performance before harsher measures are applied. It’s unknown if Del Rio, who joined the Commanders in 2020, had previous missteps. Sports leagues operate differently. CBAs allow the league and team to impose fines on players. Leagues have also fined and suspended coaches and executives, though as Sportico previously reported, there are unsettled legal questions regarding a league punishing a person who it neither employs nor is governed by a CBA. Del Rio’s contract isn’t publicly available, though NFL coaches’ contracts aren’t known to contain language regarding a head coach or supervisor fining an assistant coach. Noted sports attorney Tom Mars, who has litigated contract disputes on behalf of NFL and NCAA Division I football coaches, told Sportico in a phone interview that he has seen numerous NFL coaches’ contracts and has “never” seen such a term. Mars explains that these contracts often contain language prohibiting coaches from damaging the team’s reputation. Sportico has obtained language from several NFL coaches’ contracts. One expresses that the coach has an obligation to “conduct and express” themselves “both publicly and privately, which promotes the best interests of the Club, the NFL and professional football, in general.” Another says the coach “shall not engage in conduct in disregard of public conventions or morals or inconsistent with any reasonable standards communicated by the [Club to the Assistant Coach].” But as Mars stresses, it’s not certain that political commentary, even that which offers unpopular sentiments, would rise to a breach of duty. “By characterizing the Jan. 6 insurrection as a ‘dust-up’ and trying to defend that characterization just because the U.S. Capitol wasn’t burned down,” Mars says, “Coach Del Rio came across as the village idiot of the NFL. That said, the rights afforded by the First Amendment include the right to make a fool of yourself on every news and social media platform in the free world.” Mars also emphasizes that a breach itself would not support the use of a fine. The contract would also need to contemplate a fine as an acceptable punishment for violating that term. Mars suggests other assistant coaches, even those who have been very critical of Del Rio, should be mindful of the precedent being set. If they say something controversial that bothers the coach, general manager or owner, could they now be fined too? One other instance of an assistant coach being fined by their employer occurred in 2016, when the University of Georgia (not its head coach) fined then-assistant coach Shane Beamer $25,000. The fine concerned an incident from two years earlier when Beamer, employed by Virginia Tech, had received leaked game-plan information in a scandal that became known as Wakeyleaks. Del Rio has options, but they’re limited. If he wishes to challenge the fine, his contract might contain language requiring he first attempt to resolve his grievance through mediation (which is non-binding) or arbitration (which is binding) or both. As shown in Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the leagues and several teams and in Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league and Roger Goodell, the NFL maintains that disputes between NFL coaches and teams must go to arbitration as overseen by the league. Flores challenges that assertion on grounds such a process is inherently biased, an argument that a Nevada judge recently found persuasive in rejecting the NFL’s attempt to dismiss Gruden’s lawsuit. In any lawsuit that is not preempted by arbitration, Del Rio would likely argue the Commanders are in breach of his contract by imposing an unauthorized or excessive fine. He might also contend the team has tortiously interfered with his prospective employment with other NFL teams and defamed him. The team could counter that the fine is permitted under employment language, that it reflects a remedial measure—he pays the fine and learns from his mistake—rather than the more severe option of termination, and that defamation law doesn’t apply since the team, through Rivera, has only offered an opinion on what Del Rio said. If Del Rio doesn’t pay the fine, the Commanders could withhold the money from his future paychecks. The team could also fire him for cause and contend it doesn’t owe him any money going forward. Alternatively, Del Rio could quit, though depending on how much money is owed on his deal, that move might cost him much more than $100,000. https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/could-jack-del-rio-sue-1234678526/

I've been saying that too... Cleveland and Baltimore and Oakland all thought they were safe. Everyone here hates him, maybe he will pull chocks for another city where his depravity and incompetence won't get the same scrutiny. Now I have to wonder if he chose the name Commanders to make it easier to move, ignoring the fan favorite Red wolves. San Diego Commanders may have a nice ring to it...and when they keep losing there no one will care...they probably wouldn't notice if he rehired Larry Michael and Alex Santos.

I've got a new nickname for Jack Dustup Del Rio... Jackboots Del Rio.