"Hey Ed, where the hell are ya? I'm jones-in' for a column here."
- from a faithful reader
Hey everybody! Thanks for wondering where I've been…I've been traveling, and I've been working on some really cool projects, so hopefully you'll all be seeing me each week on the tube again soon. As always, you guys at SportsHollywood.com will be the first to hear about it!
This week, I'd like to talk about the Washington Redskins. I truly hope we're not seeing a trend beginning here with these young millionaires buying up sports teams and then letting their egos get the best of them, and in doing so, threatening to destroy once proud franchises. I am sure Daniel Snyder is a fine man. He's obviously a great businessman who has a right to question the operation of his team, but no one (and I'm speaking specifically of former coach Norv Turner here) can perform to their highest level with someone constantly looming over their shoulder questioning everything they do.
Mr. Snyder would have been better off taking a lower profile and staying away from making public comments on personnel and team operations. In my opinion he undermined Coach Turner's relationship with the team, and he made the coaching situation in Washington almost unbearable. The high-priced free agents who the Redskins brought in knew the guy calling the shots was Daniel Snyder, not Coach Turner, and even though these guys have in-depth experience, they need a football coach to guide them, not a businessman.
Remember, Mr. Snyder, just because you can afford the most toys, it doesn't make you the most popular kid on the block.
December 12, 2000
edmarinaro@sportshollywood.com
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