First, I never said the Redskins were a laughing stock, far from it actually. What I did say was that Snyder has made some extremely questionable moves during his tenure. For example, I’m from Pittsburgh, so I knew how good Randle El was, he was a glorified punt returner who could throw passes on a reverse. The Redskins gave him a $30 million dollar contract (or somewhere around there). My point is that, had a capable owner been involved, I think the Redskins would be in a better position than they are presently.

Fine, maybe they didn’t offer the job to Spagnuolo, but clearly he was the guy they were waiting on, and I guess technically he withdrew before they could even get to the point of offering him the job. The point about Reid is that some people, in response to a questioning Zorn’s abilities, are saying that Andy Reid was in the same position in 99, so it would be foolish to dismiss Zorn so quickly. When Reid was named head coach in 99, people weren’t so surprised that he was named head coach. They were saying he was already prepared, ready for the position etc. (example here: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-95678358.html). I might be mistaken, but I haven’t been hearing the same sort of stuff about Zorn, so yes, I think people, myself included are giving Reid more credit for shaping the QB that they were in charge of.

Finally, I never technically said Snyder was the worst owner out there, I just said he’s on a quest. The Ford’s, who own the Lions, are definitely worse than Snyder, for example. I just think that Snyder is constantly doing things to undermine what I think should be a more successful team. He’s reminiscent of the old Al Davis, except not as good at picking talent. (not as bad as the new senile Al Davis, but I do worry what will happen if he keeps a bunch of control and owns the team 30 years from now).

First of all, the Redskins have made the playoffs 2 of the past 3 seasons, more than a lot of teams including the respected Eagles. They aren’t some sort of laughing stock.

Secondly, they never offered the job to Spagnuolo, so he didn’t decline it. I’m not sure I get the point about Reid and Zorn either. You are basically saying that Reid gets the credit for being the QB coach of Favre under Holmgrem, while Zorn gets no credit for holding the same job under Holmgrem. They held the exact same position under the exact same coach, I don’t see much of a difference there.

Snyder is bad, but there are much worse out there. Bidwell in Arizona, the owner of the Clippers and other guys who are unwilling to even try to win. Snyder is misguided, but he’ll fork out the dollars to improve the team.

Interesting read.