If you were to ask fans of the Washington Redskins, many would likely tell you that the first step in steering the ship in the right direction would be to fire team president and general manager, Bruce Allen.
On the same note, many people connected to the organization might also tell you that they think Allen is likely on his way out, based on some developing trends, as well as a familiar string of events that took place a decade ago. However, former Redskin DeAngelo Hall doesn’t seem to agree. He told The Athletic‘s Erin Hawksworth on Friday that it wouldn’t surprise him to see Allen stick around after having a private meeting with the GM.
“I left that meeting not feeling like Bruce was in jeopardy to lose his job,” Hall said.
He stopped short of delving into details, but something was said in that meeting that made Hall think that Allen would make it at least another year with the Redskins. Hall, who played for 10 seasons with Washington, was actually linked loosely to the job earlier this month after he came out and said that he desired a front-office job with the Redskins.
“Do I think this team needs to do a lot of things to right the ship? Absolutely,” said Hall. “Has Bruce done the best job? Maybe not. But I have all the confidence in the world that the people in that building can get it fixed.”
If Hall is, in fact, looking for a job with the team, he surely wouldn’t be helping his stock by bad-mouthing the man in charge, so this quote needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Still, through all of the conflicting reports that have sprung from the Washington circles over the past month, there is now one more that goes into the Pro-Allen column. It may not end up meaning much, but it’s at least an opinion to take note of.
