The Washington Redksins organizational staff has undergone a litany of changes since the start of the new year, and many of them are just a handful of days old, with the front office experiencing a major shakeup late last week.
After it was announced that Eric Schaffer — a longtime front office member for the Redskins — would be leaving, and Doug Williams, the VP of Player Personnel and former Super Bowl-winning QB in Washington, would be changing his role, it was clear that head coach Ron Rivera was taking his power to heart. When he was introduced as the man in Washington, team owner Dan Snyder said that it was Rivera’s voice that would be prevalent in the organization, and what he said would go. If that sentiment is to be believed, then we can use that knowledge to project who the next general manager will be for the Redskins.
Based on Rivera’s propensity to team up with old coworkers that he had in Carolina with the Panthers, it seems like the current GM in Carolina, Marty Hurney could be making the trip to Washington.
According to a recent piece from The Athletic, Rivera’s un-rivaled power in the Redskins’ organization could lead him to continue his sack of Carolina, in a sense.
At least one person close to Rivera reminded the new coach that putting the band back together might not be ideal, considering the Panthers missed the postseason in three of the last four seasons.
Then again, Rivera did not have the final say on various personnel matters at Carolina, including the annual draft. Now he does. If the two-time NFL coach of the year winner believes in his teammates, welcome aboard.
Maybe Panthers general manager Marty Hurney joins the masses taking the express train from Charlotte to Ashburn.
Of course, Hurney is currently under contract in Carolina until 2020, and there doesn’t seem to be too much turmoil in the Panthers’ camp between owner and GM. But still, Hurney was rumored to be linked to the Redskins job even before Rivera was hired, and if we are to follow recent trends in coaching hires under the former Carolina man, this would make a great deal of sense.
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