Since the unceremonious departure of Scot McCloughan, the Washington Redskins faithful have been putting Bruce Allen on the hot seat. After all, Allen had essentially failed as the Redskins general manager and decision maker before McCloughan was brought in. Many had questioned why he was still a part of the team, but brushed it off thanks to McCloughan’s solid abilities.
Then, McCloughan was ousted. Allen returned. And the Redskins faithful were angry. Though Allen’s first two offseasons since regaining power haven’t been entirely awful, the team didn’t make the playoffs in 2017 and they lost a potential franchise quarterback to free agency.