As an owner I can say you always take the player.
We as owners get too much blame or too much credit. It is always about the players and the coach and the GM and the staff. Always.
We just need to stay out of the way 
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Ted's Take
As a fan, I’ll take the owner, who hires the GM, who hires the coach, who hires the assistant coaches and the scouts who all work with the GM to bring in the players.
Coach Snyder has finally figured out he needs a GM. The Redskins franchise has suffered from the lack of a competent GM. We had Charley Casserly, who had his ups and downs, but is a respected talent analyst. Marty Schottenheimer wore that hat, and team finished ’01 at 8-8 after an 0-5 start.
But lack of a GM through virtually the entire Snyder Era has not benefitted the Redskins, nor their fans.
Everyone gives Coach Gibbs a pass, and Skins were competitive, contending in ’05. But the followup year was horrible, and ’07 disappointing enough that Coach Gibbs called it a day.
You’re right about the owner staying out of the way, Ted, as far as putting together a professional athletic team: let those with professional athletic experience do what they know how to do.
After that, the responsiveness of the owner to his customers goes a long way.
No doubt the team is pretty good, as are the coach and GM. But there’s also no doubt the owner is pretty good in responsiveness to customers.
I argue that organization ethos comes from the top down.
Sorry about the sharp skyward inhaling.
As a fan, I’ll take the owner, who hires the GM, who hires the coach, who hires the assistant coaches and THE SCOUTSwho works with the GM to bring in the p
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