Cerrato’s Resignation, the Second Most Popular Resignation in D.C. History?
Over at Dan Snyder's message board, extremeskins.com, threads with titles like "Thank You, Dan!" and "Where Were You When Vinny Resigned?" have been popping up all day.
Plainly, this town hasn't been so fired up about a resignation since Nixon's, whose August 1974 departure was similarly mid-term, yet overdue by the time it went down.
There were all sorts of recollections of Nixon around the Skins today. Nixon was buddies with Bruce Allen's dad, after all, and the Redskins coach even took plays from the president. Nixon's play-call, a reverse to Roy Jefferson in a 1971 playoff game with the San Francisco 49ers, went for a 13-yard loss.
Cerrato leaves not long after being asked by a reporter whether he had given the Skins coaching staff enough talent to make the playoffs, and, even with the team 2-5, answering "Yes." That will go down as his "I am not a crook!" moment.
For history's sake, Snyder should have lent Vinny his helicopter to get outta town.
5:34 pm
Cerrato will go down in history as one of the classless persons ever to be in a management position in this area. When he intentionally left out Zorn in his list of coaches that he admired he proved that he was a first class idiot.
11:28 pm
Either Santa came early this year, or Hannuakah Harry waited till Day Number 7 to lay the big gift on us.
The only thing that could top the canning of Vinnie the Clueless Guinea would be if the Man With the Bag drops Danny down the chimney and onto a roaring fireplace. Either side up.
Good riddance. One down. One boy billionaire to go.
7:24 am
I don't give a shit about the Redskins and the economy is going to hell and people are struggling to survive.
8:42 am
Then why, Ward4DC, are you wasting your precious time on this blog? Guess you need more fiber in your diet as your struggle to survive.