Jenkins: Blame at the top

I don't know if Sally Jenkins is getting smarter or if my own views are coming into line with hers. In any case, up until about a year ago virtually any column she wrote would be panned in this space for containing misinformed opinions. Lately, though, her contributions to Redskins thought have been right on target, none more so than her column this morning. There isn't much to add to it, just go over and read it. The whole thing is on the money here's the key quote:

For a decade now, Daniel Snyder has made an utter mess of the team, and yet he seldom, if ever, takes responsibility for it. He operates from behind a phalanx of security, proxies and media managers, routinely declining to comment and be accountable. He wants all the fun when they win and none of the blame when they lose. The most damning anecdote I've heard yet about Snyder came this week from his former player-confidante LaVar Arrington, who described how Snyder would stand outside the locker room and shake hands with players when they won, but glared and declined to offer a hand when they lost.

Kudos to Jenkins for nailing it.