 During the NFL players strike in 1987, Casserly put together the Redskins' "replacement" team that went 3–0 before the strike ended, including a Monday Night win against a Dallas team that featured a number of its star players.That experience was the subject of the Warner Bros. feature film, "The Replacements," that starred Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman.Promoted to general manager after Beathard resigned in 1989, Casserly sustained the Redskins' history of uncovering high-quality players in the later rounds of the draft.