In a move that will surely frustrate a large portion of the fanbase, the Washington Football Team has lost a key member of the front office. Kyle Smith, the young hotshot VP of player personnel who has been credited with a lot of the young talent that’s been added to Washington’s roster over the past few seasons, is heading to Atlanta.
The Falcons announced on Friday that they have hired Smith as their VP of player personnel.
We have named Kyle Smith VP of Player Personnel. https://t.co/xY1EGwuq0R
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) January 29, 2021
With the addition of both Martin Mayhew, the new general manager, and Marty Hurney, the new cxecutive VP of football/player personnel, it seemed that Smith was being pushed to the side as Ron Rivera opted to get more experience into the front office. With both Mayhew and Hurney now at Rivera’s sides, there are more than 60 years of front-office experience in Washington.
After letting young coaching talents like Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan, Matt LaFleur and Kevin O’Connell leave Washington to find greener pastures elsewhere, it makes sense that fans are a bit wary to let Smith leave, especially when they had an open GM spot this offseason.
Nonetheless, it is Rivera who is making these moves, and he’s the one who is still in charge. Losing Smith hurts, but the front office remains in good hands with plenty of experienced talent evaluators.
