Redskins name Bruce Allen Team President/ GM

Redskins give Bruce Allen title of ‘team president’ - The Washington Post (http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2014/05/26/redskins-give-bruce-allen-title-of-team-president/)


Was this a good move? What are your thoughts?

For now its just a fancier sounding name that might come with a salary bump. In the interim it hardly affects the team. Long term though I can't help but wonder if Allen is being given the same career path as Rich McKay whose original claim to fame was being the GM of Tampa from the mid 90s to the early 2000's.

Atlanta Falcons: Rich McKay (http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/staff/Rich-McKay/8c798a58-36f3-4bee-8c97-e13ecf8deb20)

Falcons President & CEO, Rich McKay is entering his 10th season with the Atlanta Falcons. After serving the first eight years as President of the Atlanta Falcons, McKay was promoted to President and CEO of the club by Owner and Chairman Arthur M. Blank on September 1, 2011.

McKay’s long-term involvement in the NFL includes many notable achievements. He played pivotal roles in two successful stadium negotiations (Atlanta and Tampa Bay), he was the General Manager and chief football architect for a Super Bowl championship team in Tampa Bay (XXXVII), he has served as an active participant within the NFL’s committee system to help advance the game and the NFL’s business and was substantially involved in the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations which led to the current multi-year agreement signed in 2011 with the NFL and the NFL Players Association.

Redskins give Bruce Allen title of ‘team president’ - The Washington Post (http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2014/05/26/redskins-give-bruce-allen-title-of-team-president/)


Was this a good move? What are your thoughts?

Seems to be more about a title change than anything. I think Bruce has done a decent job, well deserved.

If it puts more points on the board he can be the Queen of Naboo for all I care.

If it puts more points on the board he can be the Queen of Naboo for all I care.

LOL! Well said!

That title means leave Dan alone.

If it puts more points on the board he can be the Queen of Naboo for all I care.

Snyder was going to give Allen that title but the Oprah Network had a copywrite on it as the working title of the Michael Sam documentary.

That title means leave Dan alone.

Agreed, I think this is another move by Snyder to show publicly that he's not 'meddling'.

It also could be to move Bruce into a higher role so that there will be room for other roles with fancy titles to attract other front office execs. They may need a replacement for Morocco Brown, after all. Maybe it will be AJ Smith or Doug Williams, or maybe they're trying to bring someone else in.

When Bruce Allen fails, and he will, can we still blame Snyder? I would think I could since the buck still stops with him.

When Bruce Allen fails, and he will, can we still blame Snyder? I would think I could since the buck still stops with him.

If Bruce Allen succeeds, will you argue it was in spite of Dan Snyder? or will you give Snyder the credit?