Redskins removing Bruce Allen from football operations, per report

A long, corrosive era might be over in Redskins Park.

The Washington Redskins have been, not only one of the league’s worst teams in 2019, but one of the NFL’s least respectable franchises for over a decade. Their playoff stints have been brief, sporadic, and luck-spawned, while their stays at the bottom of the league hierarchy have been all too lengthy.

If there was any positive to take from the team’s failure in 2019, it was that, with every accumulating loss, a potential ouster of team president Bruce Allen became more and more likely. Now, with the Redskins sitting at 3-12,  with a new era in reach, reports suggest that the Redskins are, in fact, leaning toward this desired outcome.

There had been whispers that Bruce Allen’s job security was in danger in the past, but earlier today, J.P. Finlay of NBC Sports Mid-Atlantic expanded on rumors championed by reliable insiders, confirming that Allen will “be out of running football operations by Monday, per multiple sources”.

In the article linked in Finlay’s tweet, Finlay explains that Redskins owner Dan Snyder had been previously working with a select group of advisors to determine the future course of the franchise. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer recently said the same, clarifying that none of the advisors were on the Redskins current staff, thus excluding Allen from Snyder’s inner circle, a key development in its own right.

The process of ostracizing Allen seems to have been a gradual one, and even now, with Allen reportedly out on the football side, it’s not clear if he’ll still be with the organization in a certain capacity. Finlay only specified that Allen would no longer be running the football side, and he conceded that he was unsure if Allen would still have a hand in operational affairs. Potential replacements mentioned for Allen on the football side included former Texans GM Rick Smith and former Redskins executive Louis Riddick.

If Allen remains in the organization, there is a danger that he may eventually regain his influence, and continue to sap the Redskins efficiency. And even if he doesn’t, there’s still problem with Dan Snyder, who only solves one problem by ousting Allen. Snyder still needs to make the right decision to replace him, and go about the process in the right order and manner. That is something he has struggled with.

Whatever the case, change is due to come, and we’ll keep you updated here at Riggo’s Rag. Stick with us, as this is not the last we’ll hear of these developments, and nothing is official just yet.