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into the process that brought former Buckeye Dwayne Haskins (back) to DC"Albert Breer took over the Sports Illustrated Monday Morning Quarterback (MMQB) gig from Peter King about 11 months ago.It’s a high-profile platform for the 39-year-old journalist.This week https://www.theredskinslockerroom.com/authentic-dwayne-haskins-jersey , SI/MMQB published a fairly in-depth article titled, How Washington Decided to Draft Dwayne Haskins.Afterward, he talked about the article and its background on the Grant & Danny show on 106.7 The Fan.When I first became aware of the article, I thought it was going to be all about Dwayne Haskins.It isn’t.Not really.The article puts the focus on Jay Gruden, and in both the article, itself, and the subsequent radio interview, Breer paints a picture of a highly competent and confident Jay Gruden who was an integral part of the Redskins draft preparation.This is significant, in my mind, because of the view, widely held among Redskins fans, that Jay Gruden is a lame duck coach who is “gone” when the final whistle blows on the 2019 season.This view is so entrenched that it is taken as ‘gospel’ by many, who would be absolutely shocked if Jay were still the head coach in 2020.Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesFor this reason, many fans have said that they don’t want Jay ‘anywhere near’ the development of a young quarterback like Haskins.They argue rather strongly that, since Jay will not be here in 2020, he should never have been retained for 2019.Those people also point to earlier media reports of Jay being locked out of the scouting and pre-draft planning as evidence of Jay’s lame duckness.I tend to hold a different view — not so much of the question of whether Jay should still be the head coach of the Redskins — but whether his fate is already written in stone.He’s our guy until he isn’tAs a young manager in the early 1980s, I learned something new every day about managing people.One lesson came from my boss when we were discussing in a manager’s meeting how to deal with a problem employee who regularly came to work late and didn’t seem to be very good at his job.There were suggestions of reducing his hours or giving him crappy work assignments in an effort to get him to quit.My boss spoke up and said something that has stayed with me and formed part of my HR philosophy ever since: “He’s our guy until he isn’t.”Huh?The boss elaborated.The guy we were discussing was one of our employees.As long as that was true, we would train him, encourage him, discipline him, support him Doug Williams Jersey , and give him every chance to succeed.We would be 100% behind him.If the time came when we could no longer support him 100%, we would thank him forhis efforts, and fire him.Until then, he was one of us; he was one of our guys.It’s all or nothing.You believe in a guy, or you don’t.There’s really no such thing as 60% belief or ‘qualified support’ when you employ people.If a manager or business owner doesn’t have full faith in someone in the organization, it is a mistake to try to keep that individual around.From that standpoint, I agree with the idea that if Jay wasn’t gonna be here in 2020, he should never have been retained for 2019.But then I say to myself, if he is here in 2019, then his future hasn’t been written yet, and he deserves to be given every opportunity to do his job his way.If Jay Gruden is the head coach of the Redskins in 2019, it has to be because the owner and executives believe he will still be the coach in 2020 and beyond.A guy who has less than 100% support from the organization cannot succeed, and, in an $8 billion per year enterprise like the NFL, a franchise can’t just ‘write off’ a year due to some unpredictable capriciousness of the owner.The organization has to be fully invested.Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsGruden, the Redskins, and preparing to draft a quarterbackBreer paints a picture of a head coach in Jay Gruden who is ‘all in’ on the Redskins, and, by extension, a franchise that is still all in on the head coach.Consider this, from the Sports Illustrated article;This doesn’t sound like a coach who has ‘checked out’ Womens Dwayne Haskins Jersey , knowing that his future is already decided.It also doesn’t sound like a coach who is ‘locked out’ of the process by the organization he works for.It sounds, in fact, like a man who is deeply engaged and deeply involved in the work of solving, not only the short term issues that face the team, but in setting the long-term direction of the franchise.Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty ImagesAfter all, what single issue in January, February and March was more important than the question of which quarterback the Redskins should select in the April draft?If Breer is to be taken at face value, then, if Gruden wasn’t the driving force behind that effort, he was at least integrally involved in the process.Breer highlights, in the article, what made Haskins a prospect that the Redskins liked, focusing on Gruden’s role in identifying him as the right guy for the ‘Skins.PresencePhoto by Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesThe filmPhoto by Michael Hickey/Getty ImagesRelationshipsThe spotlightPhoto by Harry How/Getty ImagesTurning preparation into executionBreer’s praise for Gruden’s preparation expanded to include everyone involved in free agency and the draft during his interview with Grant & Danny.Yep.“for an organization that is notorious for its blunders”We can never avoid the caveats, can we?Photo by Win McNamee/Getty ImagesStill, Breer was unrestrained in his positivity as he analyzed how the Redskins used the intense preparation to put themselves in a good position to do more than just get a quarterback in the first round.The Redskins came away from Round 1 with a haul that looks pretty damned good right now.They got speed on the edge that they badly needed, and a young quarterback who has tons of potential and who won’t take up much of the team’s limited cap space.But the rise in hope for the Redskins fan base (and, it seems, inside the building as well), isn’t limited to just some vague better feeling about Haskins or the 2019 win total.It connects to Gruden’s future as well.As Breer said in his SI article, “it’s a lot different from what Gruden’s had the last six years.”Job. Security.Words that don’t often go with coaching in the NFL, and words that haven’t been linked with Jay Gruden much in the past year or two.But Dwayne Haskins Jersey White , the same reasoning that causes some fans not to want Jay involved involved in Haskins’ development leads to the notion that by having Haskins in the Redskins organization, it may mean added security for Coach Jay. Jay Gruden has been given the keys to the Redskins shiny new car; it seems that those in charge are trusting him not to crash it.It seems to me that they’ve agreed that Jay is their guy... until he isn’t.KeithAllisonPhoto.com Last week: 4-9Totals week 4-10 against the spread: 41-46-3Houston (-2.5) vs. ArizonaTom Savage vs. what looks to be Blaine Gabbert is not exactly the best that the NFL has to offer. However, the two defenses in this game have been scuffling a little bit, so some points should be scored at least.<em>Pick: Arizona (+2.5)</em>Baltimore (-2) vs. Green BayBrett Hundley proved me wrong last week, and he looked really comfortable in the second half vs. the Bears. The Packers are gaining confidence in him.<em>Pick: Green Bay (+2)</em>Detroit (-3) vs. ChicagoThe Lions’ offense seems to finally be completely healthy, and Trubisky still has yet to show that he was worthy of a No. 2 overall draft pick.<em>Pick: Detroit (-3)</em>Jacksonville (-7.5) vs. Cleveland The Browns played well on offense against Detroit last week, but the Jaguars’ defense is probably the best in all of football.<em>Pick: Jacksonville (-7.5)</em>Kansas City (-10.5) vs. New York GiantsThe Giants are just a mess, and the Chiefs are coming off a bye. Andy Reid is 16-2 following bye weeks, which is pretty good.<em>Pick: Kansas City (-10.5)</em>Minnesota (-2.5) vs. Los Angeles RamsThe Vikings are one of the most well-coached teams in football, and so are the Rams. This is being hyped up as the “game of the week,” and rightly so.<em>Pick: Los Angeles Rams (+2.5)</em>Tampa Bay vs. Miami (pick em)This game is just…. bleh. I’ll take Cutler at home against a bad Tampa secondary, I guess.<em>Pick: Miami</em>New Orleans (-7.5) vs. WashingtonWashington surprised us a few weeks ago by beating Seattle on the road, can they do it again? With the way the Saints are playing on both sides of the football, I have my doubts.<em>Pick: New Orleans (-7.5)</em>Los Angeles Chargers (-6) vs. BuffaloThe Bills are going to regret benching Tyrod Taylor.<em>Pick: Los Angeles Chargers (-6)</em>Denver (-2.5) vs. CincinnatiAt home, Denver should finally snap out of that funk they’ve been in. They have been outscored 92-28 in the last two games, which is just embarrassing. Beware of the embarrassed team.<em>Pick: Denver (-2.5)</em>New England (-7) vs. Oakland (in Mexico City)The Oakland Raiders do not have an interception yet this season, which seems impossible.<em>Pick: New England (-7)</em>Philadelphia (-4.5) vs. DallasThe Eagles are well-rested, coming off a bye, and are facing a Dallas team with no Zeke or Sean Lee.<em>Pick: Philadelphia (-4.5)</em>Seattle (-3) vs. AtlantaThis is one of those games that looked a whole lot better at the start of the season than it does right now.<em>Pick: Seattle (-3) </em>