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So Dan Snyder will finally be gone in a couple hours! Like all 'Skins fans I'll be extremely happy. There are a thousand lists on Snyder's WORST moments (and there are probably more then 1000 examples) but here's my twist of the day. Dan Snyder's (Few and far between) best moments (or at least ones that made us fans happy for a little while)!


1. When he purchased the team. Hindsight is 20/20 but there wasn't a single skins fan that wasn't happy when he purchased it. A local guy who grew up as a HUGE fan. Most of us by 1999 were tired of hearing how Norv Turner was this "Great offensive mind" Norv was entering his 5th year and had records of 3-13, 6-10, 9-7, 8-7-1, and then in his previous year started 0-7 before finishing 6-10. There was fighting between Norv and Charley Casserly and the hand pick QB of Health Shuler was a bust. Snyder came in, fired Charley and Told Norv he was in charge and prove it. Skins finished 10-6, made playoffs for first time since 92 and we got excited.

2. Offseason for 2000. I know. We all look back and say Snyder was too involved. This is where he screwed up. But at the time, you are lying if you pretend you weren't excited!  We were signing EVERYONE!  Salary cap? Whatever! All the big names were coming to us!  We were a very popular SB favorite and all of us were eating it up!! It didnt work out (Although I would argue that it was so close to working out.  We started 6-2, finished 8-8 and lost 3 games by a FG or less, where we missed a late FG.  If we had a better FG kicker AND Just said Brad Johnson was our Starting QB - We go 11-5 or better.  

 

3. Joe Gibbs 2.0.  By 2004 we knew that this was not going well. Danny boy was too involved and making the wrong choices.  He was surrounding himself by yes man and it was hurting. We needed a coach and is sure looked like we were gonna get Jim Fassell!  The mood was not great, then all of a sudden, it all changed. Joe Gibbs was returning!! Somehow, Snyder did the impossible!! There is still debate about if Gibbs 2.0 was successful or not (To me -2 playoffs appearances including a playoff win in 4 years vs 3 playoffs, no wins, in the 16 years since shows it was successful) but regardless -On THAT day - It felt like all would be ok. 

 

4. 2012.  Many of us had Doubts about trading for RG3 (I still hold it over my son that after the trade I said I would rather sign Payton Manning, who was interested in coming) but for 1 year it looked like it was all gonna work out. By now we knew Danny Boy was a cancer -But maybe just maybe he learned his lesson?  Mike Shanahan was now running the show (Or at least we thought), we for the first time we had a TRUE Franchise QB! This guy was gonna change the game and we were gonna ride this multiple super bowls!  Even after the playoff loss the future seemed so bright.  The Redskins were NOT a unpopular SB pick for 2013.  

 

That's it.  24 seasons, 4 good Snyder moments I can think of.  Other then that -I hope to block out the last 24 seasons and hopeful replace them with better memories!!

 

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This was a well-thought-out post, TMK. I think him sending Redskins 1 to fly up Sean's girlfriend and daughter right after his death was a good moment.

 

Only one I can think of that you left-out, will be him closing the door behind himself.😉

 

 

 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, The Rook said:

This was a well-thought-out post, TMK. I think him sending Redskins 1 to fly up Sean's girlfriend and daughter right after his death was a good moment.

 

Only one I can think of that you left-out, will be him closing the door behind himself.😉

 

 

 

 

 

:229:The Rook

You right. That should be on my list. Not just that but if I remember correctly he flew the entire team to the funeral and then back for the game.  And yes -I should have put "When he announced he reached a deal to sell the team" on there! 

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3 hours ago, TMK9973 said:

2. Offseason for 2000. I know. We all look back and say Snyder was too involved. This is where he screwed up. But at the time, you are lying if you pretend you weren't excited!  We were signing EVERYONE!  Salary cap? Whatever! All the big names were coming to us!  We were a very popular SB favorite and all of us were eating it up!! It didnt work out (Although I would argue that it was so close to working out.  We started 6-2, finished 8-8 and lost 3 games by a FG or less, where we missed a late FG.  If we had a better FG kicker AND Just said Brad Johnson was our Starting QB - We go 11-5 or better.  

 

 

 

I remember USA Today had a glowing article on the front page of their sports section about how Snyder was signing all these big names and were strong favorites to make the Super Bowl that year lol...And yeah, I bought into the hype big time back then.

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Dan Snyder’s best moment was making an unimaginable fortune of money by finally selling the team. I believe the term for this these days is “failing up.” The sale of the team is the only real win he saw as owner and the best thing he’s ever done for fans.  Good riddance.  

 

 

 

 

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I liked the early days when he'd send his plane out to pick up high priced free agents and have them fly to DC to get signed. We used to get info on where his plane was going, and which towns it was getting spotted in. He seemed to enjoy spending on free agents like a drunken sailor. It's a shame so many of them didn't pan out. 

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11 hours ago, TMK9973 said:

So Dan Snyder will finally be gone in a couple hours! Like all 'Skins fans I'll be extremely happy. There are a thousand lists on Snyder's WORST moments (and there are probably more then 1000 examples) but here's my twist of the day. Dan Snyder's (Few and far between) best moments (or at least ones that made us fans happy for a little while)!


1. When he purchased the team. Hindsight is 20/20 but there wasn't a single skins fan that wasn't happy when he purchased it. A local guy who grew up as a HUGE fan. Most of us by 1999 were tired of hearing how Norv Turner was this "Great offensive mind" Norv was entering his 5th year and had records of 3-13, 6-10, 9-7, 8-7-1, and then in his previous year started 0-7 before finishing 6-10. There was fighting between Norv and Charley Casserly and the hand pick QB of Health Shuler was a bust. Snyder came in, fired Charley and Told Norv he was in charge and prove it. Skins finished 10-6, made playoffs for first time since 92 and we got excited.

2. Offseason for 2000. I know. We all look back and say Snyder was too involved. This is where he screwed up. But at the time, you are lying if you pretend you weren't excited!  We were signing EVERYONE!  Salary cap? Whatever! All the big names were coming to us!  We were a very popular SB favorite and all of us were eating it up!! It didnt work out (Although I would argue that it was so close to working out.  We started 6-2, finished 8-8 and lost 3 games by a FG or less, where we missed a late FG.  If we had a better FG kicker AND Just said Brad Johnson was our Starting QB - We go 11-5 or better.  

 

3. Joe Gibbs 2.0.  By 2004 we knew that this was not going well. Danny boy was too involved and making the wrong choices.  He was surrounding himself by yes man and it was hurting. We needed a coach and is sure looked like we were gonna get Jim Fassell!  The mood was not great, then all of a sudden, it all changed. Joe Gibbs was returning!! Somehow, Snyder did the impossible!! There is still debate about if Gibbs 2.0 was successful or not (To me -2 playoffs appearances including a playoff win in 4 years vs 3 playoffs, no wins, in the 16 years since shows it was successful) but regardless -On THAT day - It felt like all would be ok. 

 

4. 2012.  Many of us had Doubts about trading for RG3 (I still hold it over my son that after the trade I said I would rather sign Payton Manning, who was interested in coming) but for 1 year it looked like it was all gonna work out. By now we knew Danny Boy was a cancer -But maybe just maybe he learned his lesson?  Mike Shanahan was now running the show (Or at least we thought), we for the first time we had a TRUE Franchise QB! This guy was gonna change the game and we were gonna ride this multiple super bowls!  Even after the playoff loss the future seemed so bright.  The Redskins were NOT a unpopular SB pick for 2013.  

 

That's it.  24 seasons, 4 good Snyder moments I can think of.  Other then that -I hope to block out the last 24 seasons and hopeful replace them with better memories!!

 

Peyton wasn’t coming here because he’s on record as saying he didn’t want to be in the same Division/Conference as Eli.

 

Also, **** off Dan. :)  

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HailSkins90

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12 hours ago, shemp nixon said:

Yep, and moving to London.


I live in the UK now. May I suggest that Montgomery County take back their most famous son so that I don't have to continue living in close proximity to this asshat?

  

5 hours ago, zCommander said:

Back in 2016, Snyder and his wife, Tanya Snyder, flew down to the Bahamas with a plane full of food items and other goods to help rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Matthew.



Lets see if they do something similar ever again now that the spotlight is going to leave them behind. Given he's spent the last several months yachting around the Mediterranean oligarch circuit, I doubt it. Also given the kind of businessman he is, I doubt it even more. But I've been surprised before.

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