History always seems to have a way of repeating itself, and if that were to happen in Washington D.C., that doesn’t spell good things for Washington Redskins’ team president Bruce Allen.
Allen saw his team lose yet again on Sunday afternoon, this time by a score of 20-15 to the Green Bay Packers, but it resulted in the Redskins being eliminated from the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and the ninth time in the last 11 years. Since his tenure in Washington started, it’s been nothing but disappointment and turmoil for a historically successful franchise.
That may be enough on its own to warrant a change, but when you consider the fact that the Redskins will also be looking for a new head coach this winter — a search that is likely to start in late December — they could possibly hope to hire a new president before then, if the position is open. That’s eerily similar to the situation that took place a decade ago, when Vinny Cerrato was relieved of his duties on December 17th, 2009. The following is an excerpt from an NBC Sports Washington post about the situation.
Vinny Cerrato once seemed like the football executive that could not be fired. The Redskins struggled for wins during Cerrato’s leadership, but he stayed on in his job for years. Until December 17th, 2009, when Snyder explained he felt it was finally “time for a change” after nearly a decade of Cerrato.
Could it be time for a change yet again in Washington? Not if you ask Allen; he says that the culture is “damn good,” and that the team is “close.” Snyder may have different thoughts on the matter, though, and with the holiday season closing in, he may decide that the time for giving is also the time for change in Washington.
