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It's not a secret that the Washington Commanders' season was not what anyone expected. After the injuries that piled up, the remaining players did what they could, but it simply wasn't enough.
Because the season did not go well, the Commanders fired Joe Whitt, Kliff Kingsbury, and Bobby Johnson. Most people understand the Whitt firing, but Kingsbury and Johnson surprised a lot of people, including some players. Now, Jordan Schultz is reporting that a disconnect between the front office and the coaching staff contributed to these firings.
Even without knowing who Schultz's "sources" are, this is a bad look for the Commanders. When players go to bat for a coach, and the front office doesn't listen, they widen the disconnect. And there's no reason the front office staff should dictate which players to use or how to use them; that should be the sole discretion of the coaching staff.
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The front office's job is to keep the organization afloat. Pay the bills, pay the players, work out contract negotiations. But when it comes to on-field things, the front office should be hands-off. You hired the coaches to do a job, and if you meddle with what they're trying to do and it doesn't work, it's not exactly the coach's fault, now is it? Let the coaches do what they were hired to do; otherwise, your evaluation of the team is skewed, and you're firing someone unfairly.
It's also worth noting that when coaches are fired, agents get involved. We've heard one side of the story.
We'll keep an eye on this story as more information comes out.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Washington Commanders: Report cites meddlesome front office
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