HAIL TO THE REDSKINS

HAIL TO THE REDSKINS

Monday, October 19, 2009

Worst case scenario arrives in DC by week 7

Change.

After struggling through the easiest 6-game streak in NFL history, the time has come for change. Choice? Never. Not under Dan Snyder and Vinny Cerrato's totalitarian regime.

In the offseason before the 2008 year, change came in the form of a new coach. At halftime, change came in the form of a new QB (ugh). And after the game, change came in the form of a new play-caller. Now, the Redskins find themselves the most dysfunctional franchise on the planet.

Fans are on suicide watch. Who's to blame?

Players play. Coaches coach. Top front office executives put it all together and 7 weeks into the season, it has entirely fallen apart.

In my opinion, as a front-office exec, the only sure-fire way to claim respect in the game of football is to make a decision and stick by it. It could be referred to as loyalty or commitment or just plain accountability. Whatever you call it Dan Snyder lacks it and in the 10 years of owning this franchise he has successfully infected it and allowed it to trickle down all the way to coaches and players.

Snyder brought back Cerrato after he gave Marty the boot (undeservedly). Snyderrato, together, continually neglected to address the O-line in the offseason resulting in the current defective unit (3 sacks, 5 TFL and a safety to the league-worst Chiefs). Snyderrato brought in Spurrier then Gibbs and now Zorn. Snyderrato most likely pressured Zorn into making the QB change at halftime. And Snyderrato stripped Zorn's play-calling duties in favor of Sherman Lewis, a man they felt the need to bring in overlooking the fact he was calling out bingo numbers at a Michigan senior center just 2 weeks ago.

The changes these 2 men have collaborated to make in the last decade have crippled this franchise and leave it in a position that could result in more unwarranted firings. Jason Campbell might never earn another starting job in the NFL. Jim Zorn's reputation as a head coach might relegate him to the college level for some time. Todd Collins and Sherman Lewis are the newest men to be thrown into the gauntlet but only Snyderrato should be held accountable for sending 53 men into a gunfight wielding only knives.

It was rumored that Shanahan, Holmgren, Cowher, and Gruden were all addressed about possibly taking over the Redskins when Zorn is inevitably fired. My advice to them? No matter how man zeros spineless Dan Snyder offers you to coach this team, sign NO contract that doesn't include the following clause:

Vinny Cerrato will be terminated immediately as Executive VP of Football Operations and Dan Snyder will in NO way be involved in ANY football-related decisions.

Only one good thing will result from this year's underachieving and dysfunctional squad: finally the finger will be pointed at the men who are truly at fault. Which finger is up to you.

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