The owner of the Washington Redskins likes to get what he wants.
That’s not meant to be a knock on the guy; of course, Dan Snyder wants to get what he desires, don’t we all? In the 2019 NFL Draft, it was widely reported that Snyder wanted his team to draft QB Dwayne Haskins, a player who grew up in the Maryland area and went to school with Snyder’s son. In the end, the Redskins drafted Haskins, as Snyder desired.
Now it’s being reported that Snyder is all in on Chase Young, who also has ties to the Maryland area, and will likely be sitting there for the Redskins to take with the No. 2 pick. You can ponder all you want about what the team might do instead of taking Young, but there’s really only one question that matters in this scenario:
Will Dan Snyder allow the Redskins to draft anyone other than Chase Young?
My guess is no, but I don’t think it will end up being a contentious argument in the front office. While Snyder gave new head coach Ron Rivera the majority of decision-making power in the building, it’s still reasonable to believe that the owner’s voice might out-weigh Rivera’s in a draft scenario where the two are split on who to take with a pick that holds such huge ramifications for the future of the franchise. Luckily, though, it seems that Rivera and Snyder are together on this one, and they will be quick to draft Young when the time comes.
My bet is that, come Friday, April 24th, Chase Young will be in D.C., touring the Redskins facilities. Just as Dan Snyder wants.
