BleedinBurgNGold Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/11/AR2009111120403.html?hpid=artslot Thought this was pretty interesting. All it did was make me hate $nyder more though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phixius Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Snyder is a loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Fried Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Click on next and go to the second picture. If that's not captionable, I don't know what is. By the way, this isn't that big of a deal. He's just a sidekick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Holy **** - Karl Swanson is alive?!?!?! Seriously? With the complete lack of ANY intelligent PR coming from the Redskins front office over the past 12 months, I figured he was dead in his office and no one had found him yet. Favorite quote - "Swanson, 59, has been tending to Snyder's image for at least a dozen years." Ummmmm, he might be a bigger failure than Vinny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedinBurgNGold Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Like any good advocate, Swanson has tried to put the best possible face on even unpopular policies. After the organization tacked a $5-to-$10 parking surcharge on to tickets for concerts and soccer games at FedEx Field this past summer -- a fee fans paid even if they took the Metro to the events -- Swanson defended such charges by saying they were "common" at other local venues. However, representatives of TicketMaster, the Patriot Center, Verizon Center, and Merriweather Post Pavilion said they don't price tickets this way. It just keeps getting worse. What a ******* Snyder is. **** him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Foe the love of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD5 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 It just keeps getting worse.What a ******* Snyder is. **** him That is pretty unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Drift Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Doesn't seem like a big deal. Snyder has a PR guy, so what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMeast Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Click on next and go to the second picture. If that's not captionable, I don't know what is. By the way, this isn't that big of a deal. He's just a sidekick. Indeed ... HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD5 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Karl may need to be included in Phase 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The two most interesting parts, imo: "Karl knows less is more," says The Post's Wise. "He does his job by keeping Dan sheltered. He represents the wall between Dan Snyder and his public. Because if the wall weren't there, you might not like what you see." In the past, Swanson has also been critical of the paper and its reporters on one of the team's Web sites, Extremeskins.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 LOL Swanson posts here on ES? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The two most interesting parts, imo:In the past, Swanson has also been critical of the paper and its reporters on one of the team's Web sites, Extremeskins.com. Obviously this guy thinks Swanson posts here under the name 'Art'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 As silly as the andyman business is... The Wise quote is scary. Imagine if Snyder is actually worse than most his detractors think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 When The Post was preparing to publish the second of two articles about Redskins season-ticket sales in September, Swanson sent out a preemptive press statement about a story few had seen. The article, detailing the team's penchant for suing financially strapped season-ticket holders, would be "unfair to the Redskins," Swanson wrote in his release, because it would "focus on a tiny minority" of fans. The Post's story would not reflect "the enormous efforts" the team has made to avoid taking hundreds of its other customers to court, he added. Wow! Snyder's a friggin hero!we should sue Snyder in court for rights to his humanity. He gave those up long ago anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadKarma Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSupposed2Be Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 If this dismantling by the Post and fans is not a wake-up call to Snyder's reputation, then I do not know what is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Fried Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Indeed ...HTTR Sarcasm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I have wondered if Andyman/Karl got in trouble for posting information on ES before it had been released. Or at least warned by the NFL. Interesting read. Sounds like a guy who's willing to take many bullets for his boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suze109 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 (Posted a really funny picture) Moe, Larry and Curly go golfing. Seriously, they so look like the 3 Stooges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsinparadise Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Snyder seems to be a contradiction, if you go by some comments of players, various sources, and media -- behind the scenes he is a brash and in your face type of boss but at the same time he seems insecure and doesn't want to be around "like" personalities who can give it back. According to the media and for that matter his pals George Michael and Vinny Cerrato, he didn't "click" personally with Gregg Williams (strong personality) and that's partly why he wasn't hired. Marty at the end seemed like too strong of a personality for him. Lavar Arrington said that when he's seen Snyder occasionally at events he seemed intimidated by him. He got along well with Gibbs, who is a very nice guy. Heck Vinny for his faults seems like a very nice guy. Zorn ditto. These aren't IMO threatening personalities. Its just a guess but he seems to be comfortable if he's EASILY the most domineering personality in the room. Likewise, unlike his hero Jerry Jones, or other brash owners like George Steinbrenner in his hey day, he seems intimidated by the press. His interviews for the most part have to be controlled, or he needs his man Vinny right by his side. He doesn't seem to trust his ability or fears dealing with the heat directly whether its the press or a forceful personality. That's why I don't think you'll see a Cowher here or Holmgren but someone more low key like a Shanahan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 In the past, Swanson has also been critical of the paper and its reporters on one of the team's Web sites, Extremeskins.com. Obviously this guy thinks Swanson posts here under the name 'Art'. It's a horribly written sentence. Farhi should have written something like, "On the team's Web site, Extremeskins.com, Swanson has also been critical of the paper and its reporters," which would be better written but still dumb since it is incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassSkinsFan Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Karl may need to be included in Phase 3. It would make sense based on his failure to promote a positive image of the owner and the team. Winning would cure all that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGibbs3.0 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Snyder is a scary man. I knew that for sure when NBC did not pick up the redskins report on saturday nights with George,Sonny, Wilbon and Riggins. NO REDSKINS fan since i have been alive did not love that show. The show was too critical. Snyder has managed to buy a radio station and control a media market. He even bought the message board. But he can't control the power of the pen. ( The washingtonpost) and other newspapers. So it drives him crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexterSackMachine Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 All the fans really care about is winning games. If Snyder was the owner while we were winning Superbowls, then nobody would care if he does interviews or not. The press can't stand it when someone won't talk to them, which is why we have this article. Does anyone really want to hear from Snyder during a season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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