Dan Snyder is supportive, yet hands-off
Ron Rivera says he talks to owner Dan Snyder daily to every other day. Says Snyder just wants to be informed. Says he's done the lassiez-faire thing being hands off, but now, he's just making sure Rivera and Kyle Smith have the tools they need. #HTTR
— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) April 7, 2020
Ron Rivera says he talks with Dan Snyder every day or every other day. Rivera says "he just wants to be informed" and adds "he's letting us do our thing."
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) April 7, 2020
One of the biggest knocks on team owner Dan Snyder is that he has gotten too involved with the team in years past, and made his wishes more important than the desires of those he’s hired. This reportedly happened with Dwayne Haskins in the 2019 draft, where he was selected with the No. 15 pick. However, when hiring Rivera, Snyder made it clear that the head coach is the leader of the team, and what he says goes. It’s a great thought in principle, but it only matters if that’s how plans are carried out. According to Rivera, Snyder has been very supportive in these first few months, offering to help in any way that he can, but not being an overbearing owner. While trying to stay informed on everything that is going on, he is letting his guys do their job and create the best football team that they can. If you’re a fan of the Redskins, this is exactly what you’ve been waiting to hear for years.