PFT Rumor: Redskins to Fire Personnel Department After Draft

Not so sure I'm buying this one? They could certainly tiddy up shop, but clean the house.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Not so sure I'm buying this one? They could certainly tiddy up shop, but clean the house.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Yeah I think some tidying up will happen. If I remember right, I think I heard that they're high on Campbell, not so much on Riddick. Or vice versa, I forget

Well as long as they keep Eric Schaffer i'm good. I'm gonna be happy if this is the signal of move towards building through the draft.

make schaffer gm fire cerrato and let eric put in his own staff

I think Riddich may go. He's in charge of pro scouting which means that A.A, Lloyd, Carter, Fauria etc. are on him.

Vinny is probably safe because a) he is a Snyder's puppet meaning any criticism of him or his role is an attack on the boss and b) his firing would lead to long discussions about who's in charge of what and is he going to be replaced.

What's odd is that they drop a rumor about people being fired and then they go to a press guide to find out who those people are. Must be a rather vague rumor:

"I heard the Redskins are going to fire someone in their front office."

"Who?"

"Don't know exactly. Someone."

Is this the way people inside the "league circles" talk to each other?

My take: PFT is Commanding the Dawn again.

No need for scouts if we don't have draft picks...

Got that right!

This falls completly on Gibbs shoulders, he's the one who just had to have Brunell, he's the one who just had to have Portis, and so on, am I to believe that he is not responsable for player personel? He has spoken extensivly on how much he loves the NFL now with free agency, he basically tried to usher in a new way of building teams, shun the draft and overpay for players. I am curious what has the scouting dept done wrong? Did they insist on moving up to pick Campbell? Did they insist on moving up to take Mcintosh? And on and on we go. So now we will fire these guy's that are responsable for our failure with the draft, but oh by the way, they will be running this draft for old times sake. Makes a lot of sense, we really need them for this draft after all they have one pick to deceide on.

When it comes to personel, we have the blind leading the blind, does it really matter who we fire? If Gibbs can't spot talent how is he going to find a top talent evaluator? Then hand over all personel decisions to him, I really don't think that will happen.

The draft for Gibbs is like a giant pinata, he's running around in the war room with a blindfold and a big stick hopeing when he gets his turn to swing a good player falls out.

Gibbs has to take the blame & he does, but wouldn't the scouting dept. be responsible for finding out about players' personalities & history?
I don't know who to blame, but AA & Loyd both had issues before coming here that the rest of league (and RExi) seemed to know about.

Gibbs has to take the blame & he does, but wouldn't the scouting dept. be responsible for finding out about players' personalities & history?
I don't know who to blame, but AA & Loyd both had issues before coming here that the rest of league (and RExi) seemed to know about.

Yup. He has to and he does. But it's the the scouting department that does the research and leg work. Just like any job, upper management (Gibbs and company) analyzes the information that the lower lever employees have put together.

Like I've said before though, so many people like to bitch and moan about our front office and want to see changes but they don't really want any substantial changes. They just want a stylish change, i.e. they just want to see the title General Manager in front of someone's name. Even if everything else stays the same. But the real changes have to come at the bottom, not the top.

It reminds me of the Wizards. They're doing really well now and getting good talent. But what people don't know is that Michael Jordan had a lot to do with that while he was President of the team. He completely overhauled the scouting department. When he got there there were like 2-3 scouts total, and none for overseas markets. He added college and pro scouts across the world, set up a checks and balances system for evaluation. And the team is better for it.

ummmm, yeah, why are we firing a guy who's name is Shemy Schembechler?

ummmm, yeah, why are we firing a guy who's name is Shemy Schembechler?

And yes he is Bo's son, for those wondering