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He’s Accountable, but Nobody’s Perfect.

// September 4th, 2008 // DC, Redskins, Sports

If there weren’t enough about which to angry these days, Jason La Canfora and Jason Reid collaborated on a story about Vinny Cerrato for the Washington Post that pretty much made me want to pull out my few remaining hairs.  Meet the Boss is a maddening piece that highlights just how out of touch Vinny and The Danny are.

We have a good feel for what fits the Redskins, what does well for the Redskins, and what helps us win games.

Seriously Vinny? Seriously?  As my friend Degnan would say, “the proof is in the pudding,” and this pudding is a less than delicious 50-62.

I’ve always thought of Vinny as a somewhat affable clown.  He seems like he likes to bullshit and he seems like he’d be an engaging raconteur.  I’ve never hated him as much as I hate The Danny (though this article makes it close).  Heretofore it has been difficult to ascertain exactly how much blame Cerrato deserves.  The the lack of a long term plan, the carousel of coaches and their philosophies, the murky role and rank, and the obviously meddlesome owner would make a fool out of any general manager, and have also obfuscated the true level of Vinny’s ability.  You always knew Vinny was involved, but exactly to what degree?

Well, he’s clearly No. 2 now…He claims to have a long term plan, he chose Jim Zorn, and the murky role and rank have been cleared up.  Whether or not Cerrato thinks he “probably” should be criticized if the team does poorly…he’s going to be.  Unfortunately for the fans and Vinny, he still can’t do anything about that meddlesome owner.