At the end of the day all the back-biting and leaks by all sides may have muddied the political waters but the simple fact is that in 2014 Griffin was done as an impact NFL player.
His sitting up in Baltimore holding Lamar Jackson’s Gatorade cup in uniform doesn’t validate him as he seems to think.
I see SOME similar traits in Dwayne. Haskins is also a ‘branding’ guy full of what he is going to do on social media after he becomes a star, etc.
Meanwhile guys like Mahomes were studying and working hard to in fact be STARS
Dwayne also walks around like he is untouchable no doubt a result of Snyder’s influence as with Griffin.
If anything Snyder was so desperate in January to find a solution when Bruce and Jay were finally gone what I take Rivera down for is simply not telling Snyder the truth - ie we need to move on from Trent and Dwayne - and making that a condition of his coming here.
This was basically a 4 month dog and pony show that set everyone back.
I still would have drafted Chase Young but would have signed Newton so the team could climb off the carpet and at least be competitive as we retool the roster.
Instead we have one qb who is inactive permanently, one who is a mediocre talent in Allen and one in Smith that needs to head toward retirement.