Commanders GM Scot McCloughan was fired

[WeaponX]

Nah, I kid.

Everyone didn't buy this excuse he missed the combine because his grandmother died three weeks before.

This is a loss for the Commanders. He's good and gave them a clear direction.

Cheers to that! It actually looked there for a minute like they were on the right track towards consistent relevancy with him heading up the personnel but alas, that flamed out quicker than a Flaming Jesus shot

...and it couldn't have happened to a better franchise

 

[Alexander]

 

[rynochop]

Is it even legal to disclose he had a drinking problem and say that is why he was fired...

That's what I was wondering, unless they have proof he was drunk on the job I guess. He oughta sue their *** regardless

 

[Rogerthat12]

 

[Aven8]

Too bad for him. Good for us however. Guy actually had a clue and an eye for talent. He also kept the midget in the background.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Here's the Rappoport reality translation: "Scott McCloughan hasn't touched a drink in 4 years.'





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[Titleist]

Here's the Rappoport reality translation: "Scott McCloughan hasn't touched a drink in 4 years.'





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Sometimes I wonder if Rapoport just exists to troll CZoners

 

[Alexander]

Got to put on hip waders for what is coming out now. The local media are just going for the throat.

How Gruden and Allen were lushes themselves and it just was not a good environment for McCloughan to be in.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

McCloughan's success came when he had great head coaches coaching the talent (Harbaugh and Carroll). When he didn't, his picks didn't look so good. That's why the 'importance of the GM' is so overvalued. Fans know that in reality, anybody *could* be a GM as in McCloughan's case, he never played even college football. Fans get caught up in the dream of one day being the GM and thus completely overvalue the position.

And it's funny that people praise McCloughan here, yet rag on Jerry for 'being drunk' despite the fact that Jerry has a far higher percentage of draft picks that made the Pro Bowl than McCloughan. But, Jerry = bad and McCloughan who needed great coaches to make something out of his players = great.

So, it's not a big deal to me that he was fired other than what I believe was the scumbag way the Skins went about it. I'll be more worried if they hire a great coach or if Gruden ends up being better than I really think.

As far as the Skins, I think they are running a smear campaign. The Cooley comments just seemed to come out at a certain time. There are rumors that McCloughan was showing up to the locker room, drunk. Yet, not one reporter has mentioned they saw McCloughan inebriated. And Bruce Allen (another bum that people here thought was a great signing when it happened) pulled similar politicking nonsense in Tampa.




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[Rogerthat12]

Nah, I kid.

Everyone didn't buy this excuse he missed the combine because his grandmother died three weeks before.

This is a loss for the Commanders. He's good and gave them a clear direction.

 

[Denim Chicken]

 

[Risen Star]

That's why the 'importance of the GM' is so overvalued.

Yeah. The architect with final decision making isn't all that important.

 

[Leadbelly]

Always seemed like the wrong landing spot for a recovering alcoholic (who felt he could still have a beer once in awhile).

Between this and the Skins extending Gruden, we're having a pretty good offseason.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

If he doesn't really have an alcohol problem that's effecting his work then the Commanders are competing with the Eagles for the scumbags of the league award. Wow.

It reminds me of the smear campaign they did on Gregg Williams before hiring Jim Zorn. Williams was a fan favorite and assumed heir apparent, but it was "leaked" that he was disrespectful to Joe Gibbs, and other things. To be honest they do it to players and coaches all the time...

 

[LifetimeBoysFan]

Live look at Bruce looking through Scot's desk now that he's in charge of this circus.

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[Rogerthat12]

Yeah. The architect with final decision making isn't all that important.

 

[sean10mm]

This is the key thing - the drinking was just a pretext. He was better at football management than his bosses and they hated him for it, never mind that it improved the team.

There are a bunch of in-depth stories in the DC sports media that all say the same thing - the GM was fired because his success made his garbage bosses feel bad.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

This is the key thing - the drinking was just a pretext. He was better at football management than his bosses and they hated him for it, never mind that it improved the team.

There are a bunch of in-depth stories in the DC sports media that all say the same thing - the GM was fired because his success made his garbage bosses feel bad.

I think what happened was when the Skins won the division in 2015, McCloughan got the credit for it. That's how ridiculously overvalued the GM position can be...McCloughan getting that much credit for doing so little because he just got there and yet he was getting all of the credit from the media and the fans.

I think that ticked Bruce Allen off since most of the key players were picked before McCloughan got there like Cousins, Morris, Trent Williams, DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon, etc.

I think the Skins are making a smear campaign against McCloughan because I have yet to hear a reporter say 'yeah, I saw him drunk.' But, there was a lot of credit going to McCloughan when he didn't even have the time to make an impact.





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[sean10mm]

I think what happened was when the Skins won the division in 2015, McCloughan got the credit for it. That's how ridiculously overvalued the GM position can be...McCloughan getting that much credit for doing so little because he just got there and yet he was getting all of the credit from the media and the fans.

I think that ticked Bruce Allen off since most of the key players were picked before McCloughan got there like Cousins, Morris, Trent Williams, DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon, etc.

I think the Skins are making a smear campaign against McCloughan because I have yet to hear a reporter say 'yeah, I saw him drunk.' But, there was a lot of credit going to McCloughan when he didn't even have the time to make an impact.





YR

Any well-run organization doesn't care about who gets credit for success in the media. They only care about... the success.

 

[gambit187]

Yeah he drank, but from the peeps I know he was not fall down drunk, Also dayum near everyone high up with an office at Commander park has mini fridges in their office with BEER in them. This was Synder and Allen not having the yes man they thought they were going to get.