Redskins Executive V.P. Vinny Cerrato has added some additional lines to his job description.
Starting today, Cerrato will have a two-hour show, twice per week, on ESPN 980, which like the Redskins is owned by Daniel Snyder.
The show, dubbed “Inside the Red Zone With Vinny Cerrato,” will air from 10:00 a.m. to noon local time, and will involve calls from from listeners and guests.
(Full disclosure: We’ve been approached about doing a periodic spot on the show.)
Cerrato’s radio venture will air on Mondays and Fridays.
As Jason La Canfora of the Washington Post has observed, Mondays are ”the busiest personnel day of the week, with tape to be broken down of your own team, film to be looked at of other players, lists to be compiled of free agents to bring in.”
“I’ve never heard of anything like that before, and I’ve been in this business a long time,” an unnamed NFL executive told La Canfora. “I can’t imagine anyone else in the NFL doing this. How can you justify spending your time like that?
“And you’re telling me this is gonna be every Monday? The morning after a game? They wonder why people point the finger at them over there, then they keep doing stuff that opens them up to criticism. I can’t believe this one.”
But we’re not so sure that this will be such a huge distraction. Cerrato has a staff working for him. How much time on Monday morning does Cerrato spend grinding away at studying film and chasing free agents? In a league where more than a few people like to perpetuate the notion that their passion for the game prompts them to work 20 hours per day, who’s to say that the Redskins haven’t found a way to properly staff the operation, and likewise to do their work efficiently and confidently?
Then again, if the team struggles, the perception that Cerrato isn’t working as hard as his counterparts in other cities will definitely make his non-football duties a lightning rod for fans and media who’ll wonder whether enough is being done to make the team as good as it can be.
But at least that will make for good radio.
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September 19th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Mike…can you ever not have an agenda? The Skins are one of the worst organizations in the league…this isn’t debatable, but since you’ve been asked to be on the show…you try to “spin” this into something that’s acceptable.
Cue Colts, Polian sucks story in 3, 2, 1…
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September 19th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Vinny “the Possum” Cerrato with his own show. What’s next Florio with a tv gig?
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September 19th, 2008 at 9:06 am
this team is football’s answer to the Baltimore Orioles. As long as current ownership is in place, they never win.
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September 19th, 2008 at 9:07 am
As a lifelong Redskins fan, I think it would benefit the Redskins greatly if Vinny did a full time radio show and left the football stuff to someone who actually knew what they were doing. This is just another example of Danny Boy trying to squeeze every nickle he can out of the Redskin faithful and giving them a crappy product in return.
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September 19th, 2008 at 9:12 am
I think I speak for the rest of the NFC East when I say, we want Cerrato at his desk making Redskins personnel decisions at all times! The guy’s a dumbass.
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September 19th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Vinny is Danny’s boy (excuse me, Mr. Snyder’s boy) and that gives him job security. He has been the one constant in that organization over the past seven years (except for the one year Marty fired him), if chaos can be considered a constant. Now that he has no competition at the top, we will see whether he actually deserves the owner’s confidence.
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September 19th, 2008 at 9:19 am
I’ve got to give to Vinny that’s pretty brave. If we see a Giants game again…he’ll quit his radio gig. Hail!!
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September 19th, 2008 at 9:27 am
As a Redskins fan I am in favor of anything that keeps Cerrato separated from the day to day operation of the team. Maybe NASA will invite him on the first Mars mission.
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September 19th, 2008 at 9:30 am
As a life long Skins fan I don’t have a problem with this. Cerrato is the head cheese who has a staff working for him. Whats 2hrs a week? And he’s done radio shows before. He’s pretty good. I”ll listen.
And the Skins the worst franchise in football? Thought that was either the Raiders, Bengals, Cardinals, or Lions? How about the 5th worst franchise in football?
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September 19th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Geez, for all the slings and arrows, you musn’t know the Redskins business MO very well. Danny Boy is a huge fan, but also incredibly wealthy because of his knack for selling out every aspect of every business venture he’s ever touched in order to pick up an extra nickel. He may be a fanatic, but he’s even greedier. He cares less about the operations of the team and more concerned about how much green he can squeeze out of it. From that vantage point, this is a genius move; for than players, coaches and fans… well, there’s no shame in finishing 3rd in the division, so keep your heads held high and work hard to be (a fan of) that 3rd place team.
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September 19th, 2008 at 10:17 am
So, you’re selling your soul to $nyder also?
Prediction for PFT Content:
“The Redskins organization is the most well-run team in the NFL. They have fantastic executives, coaches, players, training room staff, and parking attendants. We’re not even going to reset the Arrest Meter, should a Redskin get arrested.”
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September 19th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
PistolPete - we’ll always support them regardless of where they end up…we’re the Washington Redskins dummy!! Hail you slacker!!
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