[SBR Drew]

Since buying the team in 1999, Snyder’s Redskins have two playoff wins in five appearances and a 142-193-1 record. Snyder has been through seven head coaches — Rivera is the eighth — and two interim coaches.


A 50-year run of consecutive sellouts ended with the 2018 season opener, and photos of huge sections of empty seats at FedEx Field have been a social media staple during home games the last two years. In Snyder’s 21 seasons, the Redskins have used 22 starting quarterbacks, a figure exceeded by only the Browns (30) and Bears (23).


The Redskins spiraled even further during a 10-year run for team President Bruce Allen, finishing last in the NFC East five times before he was fired Dec. 30. Last year left tackle Trent Williams sat out the season, claiming the team failed to diagnose a cancerous growth on his head. The Redskins have made moves to change the staff, and Rivera is working to bring Williams back.


What Snyder laid out for Rivera is a new power structure for the organization, a dynamic that will make the Redskins a coach-centric franchise with Rivera having considerable control, more power than he possessed with the Panthers.


He will oversee more front-office moves after the draft but already has brought Rob Rogers with him from Carolina as senior vice president of football administration in charge of the salary cap and contract negotiations. Kyle Smith was promoted to vice president of player personnel in January, and if a general manager is hired, Rivera will be the one with the most say in the matter.


This clears out one pitfall that has plagued the Redskins, who have had too many cooks in the kitchen at times with coaches and personnel men who didn’t always have an aligning vision when it came to building the roster. Gone are the days when Snyder flexed his checkbook to lure aging superstars or overpriced free agents (see Deion Sanders, Bruce Smith, Albert Haynesworth, Adam Archuleta, Antwaan Randle El and others).

The Redskins hold the No. 2 pick in the draft and possibly are eyeing Ohio State defensive end Chase Young.

[BigdaddyQH]

If the 'Skins do NOT take Young with the #2 pick, they should be kicked out of the NFL. The ONLY reason to pass on him would be to trade down and get more draft picks.