1. A True GM. The Washington Redskins’ meddlesome owner Dan Snyder is no longer de facto general manager of my favorite team. He hired a true GM (Scot McCloughan) to make personnel decisions. Hired in January 2015, the Redskins advanced to the playoffs in his first year.
2. Kirk Cousins. The emerging, ‘Skins quarterback will build upon his dominant 2015 season and establish himself as a top 10 player at the position. Plus, he’ll be highly motivated to build leverage toward a longtime deal worth mega-millions.
3. A Team in Los Angeles. Tell me again how the biggest market in the country went more than two decades without an NFL team? While I’m interested to see top pick Jared Goff run the show for the Rams, the business side of me is wondering what type of submarket effect the forthcoming state-of-the-art stadium will have.
4. Super Bowl = Party Time. For several of our communities, the first Sunday in February means a resident event for the game. It’s a chance for our residents to bond and get in a few good-natured jabs.
5. Red-Eyed Tuesdays. Most Monday Night Football games stretch until midnight on the East Coast. Staying up late is worth it if the game is epic—unless there’s a gigantic acquisition to complete in the morning.
6. RG3: The Next Chapter. The embattled former No. 1 pick is getting a fresh start in Cleveland. Whether he regains the form of his rookie season or flops, it’s going to be worth watching. For the Browns, it can’t get much worse than Johnny Manziel.
7. Cleveland Karma? The Cleveland Cavaliers defied the odds and defeated the 73-9 Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, erasing more than a half-century of futility for the city. Judged through the prism of the Cavs’ achievement, many NFL teams can harbor optimism. 
8. NFC East Turmoil. With new coaches in Philadelphia and New York and Jerry Jones still running the show in Dallas, the Redskins are the most stable franchise in the division.
9. Lost Work Hours. I’m 100 percent certain that not a single work hour will be lost at CAPREIT because of employees perusing their fantasy football lineups online. Yep. I’m sure of it.
10. Here’s the Pitch. With QB Peyton Manning retired, who will become the NFL’s pitchman for 476 products.

Andrew Kadish
Vice President, CAPREIT
Rockville, Md.