RFK Lives Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 It will take several years of positive lists, like the one MTH put together so well, to undo the damage, to his reputation and the team. Hoping that patience has made its way to Ashburn and that the upswing continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Dan Snyder is one of the greatest men who has ever been associated with this franchise. The lack of respect here makes me sick. The man has put his heart and soul into the organization for the past 10 years, and this is how you treat him? This team unites generations and gives shared experiences that fans worldwide can enjoy. We should be thanking him on a daily basis for all he's done for us, and yet he continues to treat all fans as his #1 priority. He never forgets who he's working for. Thank you, Mr. Snyder. *breaks* - sarcasm detector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hail2skins Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Dan Snyder is one of the greatest men who has ever been associated with this franchise. I don't know if this post or LKB's made me LOL more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailGreen28 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 It'll take a few years of professionals running the football side of the franchise. Or a surprise Superbowl. Whichever comes first. For Danny to get some of his reputation back. ---------- Post added February-9th-2011 at 01:00 PM ---------- Dan Snyder is one of the greatest men who has ever been associated with this franchise. The lack of respect here makes me sick. The man has put his heart and soul into the organization for the past 10 years, and this is how you treat him? This team unites generations and gives shared experiences that fans worldwide can enjoy. We should be thanking him on a daily basis for all he's done for us, and yet he continues to treat all fans as his #1 priority. He never forgets who he's working for. Thank you, Mr. Snyder. I'm getting tired of trying to repair this thing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Read the excerpt from 22 Sept 2010 at the below link.....Danny playing the charity card:http://www.feinsteinonthebrink.com/index.php?categories=Dan Snyder I don't get it? Because someone named John Feinstein wrote something in a blog several months ago that he believes Snyder should give to charity, that means we "should" criticize Snyder's motives when he does donate to charity? Let me ask you something...do you give to charities? Do you have reasons other than "tax benefits" to do so? Shouldn't we assume that Snyder is giving to charities out of the kindness of his heart? Hell, I could give MORE to charities than I do, but that doesn't mean I'm an ******* because I only give some or because I go ahead and report what I do give on my tax return. So, I'll ask again, what does your post have to do with my point that I think it's a bit out of bounds to question his motives when he's taking money he earns (and is HATED for earning) and gives it to a worthy cause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmySmith Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Dear Dan-I went to a Giants game, and there were vendors in the bathroom selling beer! Actually hawking beer 3 feet away from where drunk guys were splashing their piss haphardly all over the floor! I went to Atlanta to see the Skins and there were pee vendors AND flat screens in the bathroom. And the flat screens actually showed the game with real announcers. Not the crappy in house video feed with no replays that is 5 seconds ahead of the radio idiots that you can barely hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFKFedEx Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I went to Atlanta to see the Skins and there were pee vendors AND flat screens in the bathroom. Arthur Blanke just made his new stadium campaign official. The GA dome isn't even 20 years old yet and he already wants out. Can't blame him though. Indoor football in the pleasant Georgia Autumn sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDane Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I'll give you three first-hand stories. Snyder refused to talk to any members of my team that were not officers of my company Snyder demanded to be called Mr. Snyder by members of my investment company Snyder yelled at an assistant in front of a room full of prospective investors Minor things, right? Sure they are. But when taken in broad context of all of the matters that reside in public record, they become indicators. Sorry, brettstr and others. You are selling spoiled goods. panel referred to "popular" moves. That's a huge part of the problem. Snyder has often done the popular thing in order to drive interest (read: revenue). But popular is not always right. And sorry, but a huge portion of the fanbase loathed the Spurrier, Haynesworth, and Taylor moves. And I'd be willing to say that a plurality were against firing Marty, one of Dann-o's infamous early actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettstr Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Bisciotti chills in my neighborhood a lot and is friends with my parents friends and you would be surprised (although everyone else would not) with the stories he has about Dan. Heresay... Didn't your momma ever tell you to .Believe NONE of what you hear half of what you see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortiz Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 he's back in my good graces, if anything all this bashing has put the man back in my corner, my circle of trust, if you will. to quote Jimmy Fassel ... “I am raising the stakes right now, ... If this is a poker game, I am shoving my chips right in the middle of the table. I am raising the ante. I'm going to bat for danny when family, friends, enemys, anyone that gets on him. don't let me down Mr. Snyder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettstr Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I'll give you three first-hand stories.Snyder refused to talk to any members of my team that were not officers of my company Snyder demanded to be called Mr. Snyder by members of my investment company Snyder yelled at an assistant in front of a room full of prospective investors Minor things, right? Sure they are. But when taken in broad context of all of the matters that reside in public record, they become indicators. Sorry, brettstr and others. You are selling spoiled goods. panel referred to "popular" moves. That's a huge part of the problem. Snyder has often done the popular thing in order to drive interest (read: revenue). But popular is not always right. And sorry, but a huge portion of the fanbase loathed the Spurrier, Haynesworth, and Taylor moves. And I'd be willing to say that a plurality were against firing Marty, one of Dann-o's infamous early actions. Snyder refused to talk to any members of my team that were not officers of my company. AND...He is the owner. Probably didn't trust them. Business is business. I would not have talk to them either Snyder demanded to be called Mr. Snyder by members of my investment company. Soooo call him what he wants to be called. You must have needed him for something. Go with the the flow. Snyder yelled at an assistant in front of a room full of prospective investors No excuse for yelling. But do you ever get frustrated? Do you know what he/she did to get yelled at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDane Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Snyder refused to talk to any members of my team that were not officers of my company. AND...He is the owner. Never been yelled at?Snyder demanded to be called Mr. Snyder by members of my investment company Snyder yelled at an assistant in front of a room full of prospective investors Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooters Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hmm. This thread is 10 years late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hail2skins Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Let me ask you something...do you give to charities? Do you have reasons other than "tax benefits" to do so? Shouldn't we assume that Snyder is giving to charities out of the kindness of his heart? Hell, I could give MORE to charities than I do, but that doesn't mean I'm an ******* because I only give some or because I go ahead and report what I do give on my tax return. So, I'll ask again, what does your post have to do with my point that I think it's a bit out of bounds to question his motives when he's taking money he earns (and is HATED for earning) and gives it to a worthy cause? The point taken from Feinstein's blog was not that there's anything wrong at all about giving to charity. The point he was trying to make was that Snyder seemingly felt that he was immune from any criticism just because he gives to charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsdude Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 It appears as though several members of the Redskins front office have posted in this thread. That has to be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 If I could say one thing to Dan Snyder…..”I must say, with all due respect, I find it very hard to see the logic behind some of the moves you have made with this fine organization. In the past twelve years you have caused myself, and the city of Washington DC, a good deal of distress, as we have watched you take our beloved Redskins and reduced them to a laughing stock, all for the glorification of your massive ego!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettstr Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 This thread may be the best example of a good thread gone horridly wrong by overrun with idiots I've ever seen. Hell, in the OP, Mark isn't even trying to SUPPORT Dan, his ACTUAL POINT he's making is that this overkill of negative Dan bashing is WAY out of hand. And what happens in this thread? It continually gets worse. Not that there shouldn't be the discussion back and forth, but the majority of the posts and juvenile name calling is downright hysterical.Ryp - not to call you out, but to clarify, NO he doesn't. Hell he, and many of the mods, actually VOLUNTEER to work on the site just because they are die hard fans and never get paid a dime. So his objective view point is truly that... objective. To further prove my point, read threads such as this: http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?339620-BEWARE-of-so-called-quot-VIKINGS-PLAYER-TICKET-RETURNS-quot You are entitled to your opinion. This title is to talk about the positive in Dan. Not the negative. it is over run with negative comments toward him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDane Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Snyder refused to talk to any members of my team that were not officers of my company. AND...He is the owner. Probably didn't trust them. Business is business. I would not have talk to them either Snyder demanded to be called Mr. Snyder by members of my investment company. Soooo call him what he wants to be called. You must have needed him for something. Go with the the flow. Snyder yelled at an assistant in front of a room full of prospective investors No excuse for yelling. But do you ever get frustrated? Do you know what he/she did to get yelled at? Wow, really? I've had the fortune and blessing of working with many, many CEOs over the years. The most successful ones, I found, were more than eager to talk to everyone on my team, from the fresh-out-of-college analyst to the managing director. The lone exception, I thought at the time, was Hank Greenberg of AIG. He was a dirty dick. Well we all know how that turned out. Not talking to people is the most excusable transgression, but it smells like egotism. Demanding to be called by an honorific such as "Mr." reeks of puerile ego. Yelling at an assistant is never, EVER, acceptable. If you think it is, then I believe this will be my last post ever directed towards you. Lastly, we didn't need anything from Snyder. He was the one searching for an exit to capitalize on his company's growth. He needed something from us, and others like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 You know what. While I agree that Snyder has been the worst owner in the league for the last 10 years and I don't particularly like the fact that he's eff up my team, it's good to see some positivity in here for once. I could have predicted the haters coming in here to hate. I'm not a Snyder supporter and in hindsight, if you would have told me this is what my team would have turned out to be, I wouldn't have wanted him as an owner. The thing I keep seeing in here is everyone saying that they are sure Dan hasn't stepped out of the spotlight and Bruce/Shanahan are still running things by him. Do you really think there is an owner in the NFL (outside of the publicly owned Packers) that doesn't have things run by him? Even Ted Thompson has to run things by Mark Murphy (Packers). Do you guys know that whenever Beathard and Gibbs wanted something, they had to run it by the squire? Usually he would tell Bobby and Joe, "go get him," but to think no owner in the NFL isn't going to be involved in the day to day running of the team is ignorant. There is no owner that just "signs the checks." The biggest coup was getting rid of Vinny. That was the problem. Allen and Shanahan have been more successful/credible running teams than Vinny. And what is the point of all this "pissing and moaning" about Snyder being our owner? NEWSFLASH: He's not leaving anytime soon. It doesn't due you a bit of good to throw yourself on the ground kicking and screaming like a 2 year old about him being the owner. Act like an adult and deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 The point taken from Feinstein's blog was not that there's anything wrong at all about giving to charity. The point he was trying to make was that Snyder seemingly felt that he was immune from any criticism just because he gives to charity. Again, I don't really care if Snyder is misguided about the ramifications of giving to charity. The point is, I don't think it's fair to speculate about his motives when it comes to something like charitable donations. Like I mentioned, he and his wife have both battled cancer and he lost his father to something (I don't remember what). I think it's perfectly reasonable to assume that he's donating to charity for the same reasons that you and I do...because it's a good cause and not for a tax break, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsrbeast Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Heresay...Didn't your momma ever tell you to .Believe NONE of what you hear half of what you see? Heresay? i heard from Bisciotti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDane Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 And what is the point of all this "pissing and moaning" about Snyder being our owner? NEWSFLASH: He's not leaving anytime soon. It doesn't due you a bit of good to throw yourself on the ground kicking and screaming like a 2 year old about him being the owner. Act like an adult and deal with it. To use a monstrous hyperbole: King George III wasn't leaving any time soon. I guess all those Boston tea chuckers were kicking and screaming like 2 year olds. To tone down the hyperbole: this is America, and a football franchise is, in part, a public good. Dissatisfaction in the fanbase must be heard, it's one of our inalienable rights, or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettstr Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Wow, really?I've had the fortune and blessing of working with many, many CEOs over the years. The most successful ones, I found, were more than eager to talk to everyone on my team, from the fresh-out-of-college analyst to the managing director. The lone exception, I thought at the time, was Hank Greenberg of AIG. He was a dirty dick. Well we all know how that turned out. Not talking to people is the most excusable transgression, but it smells like egotism. Demanding to be called by an honorific such as "Mr." reeks of puerile ego. Yelling at an assistant is never, EVER, acceptable. If you think it is, then I believe this will be my last post ever directed towards you. Lastly, we didn't need anything from Snyder. He was the one searching for an exit to capitalize on his company's growth. He needed something from us, and others like us. I never said it was excusable to yell at anyone. I don't. I have been in the CEO position a few times, generating millions with more than a few hundred employees. So that is not my idea of good management. However, I have observed in meetings incompetency from cfo's to secretaries and it is enough to make you want to spit blood. So I don't know the circumstances. All I know is what you told this board. You meant entry to capitalize on his company's growth. Remember his ego got him to where he is today and a lot of people envy and would like to be in his situation, did not say his ego was right, just saying it obviously got him where he is today.He may have needed something from you, but he absolutely dominated that room with his prescence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Says cant stand the guy because every time he sees him he calls him "Dan" haha and Dan gets ****in pissed. So when Dan had an owners party (just a couple owners over for dinner) he wouldn't let him in the house because he said "how u doing Dan" and refused to call him Mr Snyder Everyone addressed JKC as Mr. Cooke. Joe Gibbs still calls him Mr. Cooke to this day. Moot point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettstr Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Heresay? i heard from Bisciotti AND Bisciotti owns what team, leads what nation, walks on what kind of water and cape is the color of what, built what solar system? Who cares what he said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.