What’s next for Dan Snyder, Bruce Allen and the Redskins front office?

Bruce Allen may finally be on the hot seat in Washington. What’s next for Allen, Dan Snyder, and the Redskins?

Redskins fans are more than ready to part ways with Bruce Allen. After nearly a decade of leadership, the franchise has become the ultimate laughing stock of the NFL. Between stewing in mediocrity on the field, to growing unrest and decay of the fan base off the field, the next step for this organization could very well be the most crucial step they’ve ever had to take.

The first step in acknowledging a problem exists is to admit that there is a problem to fix in the first place. Positive growth comes to those who see change as an opportunity, and the Redskins yet again have a chance to make a positive change.

The frustration around the team structure extends beyond the walls of Bruce Allen’s office. Allen represents something much more significant. In 2010, the Redskins hired Allen after the resignation of former General Manager Vinny Cerato. It was the breath of fresh air fans were so desperately looking for. After all, Bruce’s father George Allen had led the Redskins to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance in 1972, so who better to fill the void?

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Cerrato’s reign was a decade full of lavishly spending on free agents who never worked out. From 1999-2009, the Redskins produced three winning seasons and only one playoff victory. They finished .500 or worse in 9 of those years. By the time 2011 rolled around, Jim Zorn was out, Mike Shanahan came in, and Allen seemed like the ideal fix for the future.

December 17th will mark the 10th anniversary of Allen’s hiring, and the same feelings of frustration that took the fanbase by storm in 2009 are back in full force. Rumblings of unrest within the organization are beginning to surface as the 2019 season continues its slow burn.

But while fans and media members alike descend on the Redskins pushing for the firing of Bruce Allen, the conversation of his replacement hire is being pushed to the back burner. Knowing the right person to hire is the critical piece in making sure that history doesn’t repeat itself.

Half the work is removing Bruce Allen. The other half is finding a replacement that can bring a winning culture to the Redskins, no matter how damn good the current leadership group sees itself being. This offseason is an opportunity for Dan Snyder to fix the damage that has extended itself well over two decades.

Will the proper change be made? God knows.

But there is no underestimating the importance of the next few months for the directional future of the Redskins organization. The entire organization, from top to bottom, from the front office to the starting roster needs a complete overhaul.

When you are planning a road trip, you have first to know where you are going, and what the goal is. Then, you have to take actions that will help you get there. You get your GPS ready, so you know where you are, you find the best and most efficient path to get there, and you prepare for the road ahead. If you don’t, you’re merely getting into a car and sitting in the driveway.

Without clearly stating a goal, genuinely understanding where the team is, and making public the plan of how to make the Redskins a winning team, Dan Snyder is merely sitting in his car on the driveway, and he and the team are going nowhere. Firing Bruce Allen at this very second doesn’t change the fact that transformation on every level of how the team is operated becomes the X factor. Building a culture that encourages people to be a part of the team makes for growth. That is something the Redskins haven’t had in quite some time.

Bruce Allen has to go when all is said and done. His tenure hasn’t produced winning, and in the NFL, winning football games is everything. The next GM for the Redskins has to be someone who brings with him a team focused on building a culture of accountability.

Some see the Redskins as an unfixable disaster. Others see them as a sleeping opportunity to fix and grow. The way that Dan Snyder responds to this season is as big of a chance as ever to get the fan base and this team back on the track to success. Time will only tell what happens.