REDSKINS: "Look at 'em Squirm, Vinny"

How did Daniel Snyder and Vinny Cerrato get so far away from the hopes and suggestions of their fans, not to mention common sense? First there was the speculation of whether the couple would choose the hotshot Super Bowl-winning early retiree or the man who had been promised the job a few years ago. It's been tricky following every step, but where these two are now I don't think the million monkeys who write Shakespeare could have predicted. Personally being removed from the interests of the team, I was sad to see Williams finally canned yesterday. I was also said for him not to make it to the prestigious and lonely mark of interviewing a dozen times for a job his contracted promised he would have -- in just these circumstances.

The boys running the team could have taken a page from the playbook of the Great Confuser Bill Belichick, but the smart money (mine) is on the two of them just having so much darn fun running a football team, that they've lost sight of the seriousness of the matter. As I type I know grown men probably less than a hundred yards away are racked with doubt over the pending announcement that "Who was reported to have signed at 10a.m. this morning?!!"

From what i hear of Cerrato, he would be lucky to clean floors at another NFL franchise, but Snyder has never been one to pay attention to anyone's performance while paying them-- the number of Williams interviews assured the Cynic of this. Also, what's the fun for Danny in playing the imagination game by yourself? Sadly they might be the only two men in the NFL who take each other seriously.
Well, since we're bashing Pretzel Boy, I guess you could include Tom Cruise in that group and make it the only three people in the country.

Now to football, the hiring of Jim Zorn has made many wonder what kind of coach wants to enter a system where major assistants have been chosen by the Snyder and Cerrato. Jerry Jones has done it before and won, but let's be honest, that's why he's Jerry Jones.

Bill Cowher was gone before he even entered the picture, but that hasn't stopped fans from mentioning him as if this is all an elaborate dance before Snyder will successfully pursue and offer the job to the Steel Chin. Nothing Snyder has done has swayed their focus from Cowher, and inspired venom for other names being seriously considered, as the false reports of Fassel's hiring almost brought mobs to the streets from Damascus to Clifton. I guess all you can do is cross your fingers and hope Danny comes to his senses, because whatever reasoning he has used has been foreign to the football-reporting world.

The team denied Fassel's hiring, but those reports must have come from somewhere, and we should not question Snyder's willingness to not make his decision after one sit-down. Word is spreading that Zorn and Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coach Ron Meeks are Fassel's own hand-picks, but given all the talk the story has generated, it is hard to believe something that logical. For that matter, what's the use in writing about it? Let's pour one out for missed opportunities Danny! (note: the Cynic will be reporting on the ongoing search and eventual hiring.)