Redskins: 7 moves that must be made to fully change the team’s culture

The Washington Redskins have a culture issue right now. Here’s a look at how the team might be able to fix it moving forward.

Slowly but surely throughout the past few weeks, the issues surrounding the Redskins have been leaking out into the public eye. It started innocently enough with a couple of players calling out the fans in the middle of a losing streak. But as time goes along, things got worse and worse. And now, here we are.

D.J. Swearinger was cut this week by the Redskins, and that really brought the issues the team was dealing with to a head for the fans. Swearinger was seen as a vocal leader, but he needed to be disciplined after repeatedly disobeying orders and calling out his teammates and coaches to the media. While that drew some backlash, it seemed to be a step in the right direction towards having a culture that supports accountability.

Of course, in typical Redskins fashion, they immediately made a move that undermined that and created questions about the culture. The team parted with Brian Lafemina, an executive who was supposed to be the potential heir apparent to Bruce Allen. Lafemina didn’t even last a year, and his marketing/fan experience staff exited with him on Wednesday. If the Swearinger move demonstrated a shift to accountability, parting with Lafemina demonstrated that little would change for the ‘Skins as they look to become contenders.

With these issues coming to a head, the team needs to consider doing some things to change the culture. If they were truly dedicated to building a winning culture, these seven moves would certainly help them to get there, though at this point in time, it doesn’t seem likely that all will happen.