For the Washington Redskins, success isn’t necessarily quantified by a Super Bowl title. After the team’s two-decade long, gut-wrenching streak of dysfunction and mediocrity, simply regaining relevance is a step in the right direction for Dan Snyder’s franchise.
The Redskins head coaching hire at the turn of the decade reflected this notion. The Redskins could have gone with a new, exciting head coach, with an added tangent of risk and potential reward. But instead, they went with Ron Rivera. Bluntly, he’s a re-tread. More realistically, he’s a known cultural savant who’s successfully turned around a team in dire straits before.