Dunbar is doing what everyone in the NFL does: make money. That is first, last and foremost for the folks who run it, the folks who own it, the folks who coach it and the folks who play it. Optics may be bad for Dunbar, no doubt; but my guess is that not everything is coming out. For example, I caught an obscure news post yesterday that the team did not even respond to his initial request for a meeting; on a seubsequent request they told him more or less to pack sand, we aint talkin. So, you're in Dunbar's shoes. It's your chance to make some more scratch like everyone else in the NFL bidniz is doing every day. You know the new coach is busting his buns to bring in a player who sat out for a year leaving his teammates high and dry, has been busted for pot use twice, went public with his anger/frustration...and the team won't even talk to you? I understand that Dunbar is swimming against the current based on injuries, etc. But this is just more supremely stupid management practice by the Skins. They should have answered the request, brought him in, and done some stage setting: "Quinton, you played well at times, we believe you have a future here, but we need more of a track record. This is where your performance lands you at this time. Here's what we want to see. You may be mistaken. Let's have a frank conversation about your future here vice elsewhere. Here's where we're headed and you will prosper in the system." On the flip side, if there are serious reservations about Dunbar, you still bring him in and tell him that based on performance and potential, you're not in the picture. Instead, they deliberately or unintentionally decided to make it public. Getting tough with the players? Setting an example? A joke in my opinion. They chose the wrong guy and the wrong way to demonstrate there's a new riverboat captain in town. You do that by trading/cutting the troublemakers right up front. The FO knows who the bad apples are.
IMO, more stupid, avoidable Redskins drama. It too shall pass. Yet, how does it impact FAs considering interest/offers from the Skins?