Redskins: Rumblings of Bruce Allen’s firing growing stronger

The Redskins have long toiled under president Bruce Allen; could he soon be held accountable for his track record?

At the beginning of the 2019 season, such a fate was unlikely for the Washington Redskins team president. Optimism was high to a fault heading into the 2019 regular season, as it often is when sourced to the Redskins front office. Allen famously stated that the Redskins were “close” in a January press conference, and after an offseason that looked solid on the surface, things seemed to be trending up.

Now, while the Redskins younger pieces have shown legitimate potential, the team itself is in disarray, and heading into Week 15 with a record of 3-10. This kind of disappointment is nothing new for Bruce Allen, but perhaps, that’s why it’s so damning. Reports are suggesting that the ice is getting ever thinner under Allen’s feet, and that a change of leadership might be imminent.

Nothing has happened yet inside Redskins Park to suggest this to be the case, other than the obvious circumstantial evidence, but several reports have come out warning of a pending front office move in Washington.

Jason La Canfora was the first to bring light to this possibility, as he did so over the weekend. La Canfora was notably right about the Trent Williams saga when others doubted him there, so it’s best to at least consider the truthfulness of the reports. La Canfora’s reports were confirmed and compounded on by two other pseudo-sources: Incarcerated Bob, and NFL Insider Leroy. Both entities exist on Twitter and provide occasional scoops, and both have been right (and wrong) in the past.

While it’s ultimately a possibility, and nothing more, the timing would make sense if a firing were to occur this week. As our own Tim Payne noted, owners’ meetings are this week, and it was around this same time that Snyder fired Vinny Cerrato a decade earlier.

There is definite smoke. But until anything happens, this smoke is not leading to a fire. Stick with us, as we’ll keep you in the loop with any updates that might become available.