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Bruce Allen

December 17, 2009 by · Comments Off on Bruce Allen 

Bruce Allen:Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Bruce Allen will take over as executive vice president of football operations and general manager of the Washington Redskins, radio station ESPN 980 is reporting.

Allen, fired from the Bucs along with coach Jon Gruden in January, would replace Vinny Cerrato, who resigned Wednesday as executive VP of football operations.

Allen is the son of former Redskins coach George Allen and grew up in Virginia, near Washington. His father is still a legend in Redskins circles.

The hire fuels speculation that Gruden will reunite with Allen with the Redskins, with many believing second-year coach Jim Zorn will be fired at the end of the season. Gruden has downplayed talk of a return to the sideline, signing a multiyear deal Nov. 16 to remain as an analyst with ESPN’s Monday Night Football.

Redskins News

December 17, 2009 by · Comments Off on Redskins News 

Redskins News:Vinny Cerrato resigns as the executive vice president of football operations for the Washington Redskins.  Considering Vinny Cerrato’s relationship as a front man with Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, it seems many fans are pleased to hear Vinny Cerrato resigns.  This is major Redskins news!

As Redskins fans rejoice that Vinny Cerrato resigns, Yahoo Sports explains the reason everyone is jubilant to see Vinny Cerrato go and why this is big Redskins news.

As a New Yorker, it was interesting to note Vinny Cerrato was born in Flushing, NY.  Vinny Cerrato started hosting a talk show in ESPN 980 in Washington DC on September 14, 2008.  The show, “Inside The Red Zone”, is on Mondays and Fridays from 10 AM to noon.

What do you think that Vinny Cerrato resigns?

In this YouTube video, Vinny Cerrato talks about the Redskins’ pick of Brian Orakpo, DE from Texas, in the 2009 NFL Draft:

Espn 980

December 17, 2009 by · Comments Off on Espn 980 

cerratoEspn 980:ESPN 980 in Washington, D.C. has learned that the Washington Redskins Executive VP of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato has resigned.

Many Redskins fans were upset with Cerrato’s running of the front office, claiming that he has ignored offensive and defensive line depth causing the team to fail as the wear and tear of a football season goes on.

In the 2008 draft, Cerrato drafted 3 pass catchers (2 WR, 1 TE) in the 2nd round which was made possible by trading down with Atlanta in the same draft. The Redskins traded the 21st pick to the Falcons which they used to draft standout left tackle Sam Baker.

In 2009 Cerrato again had a chance to draft an impact offensive lineman, Ole Miss’ Michael Oher (subject of ‘The Blind Side’ by Michael Lewis) but passed to draft Texas defensive end (now linebacker) Brian Orakpo. In fact, Washington hasn’t drafted an offensive or defensive lineman in the first two rounds in almost ten years (Chris Samuels in 2000) and the last standout offensive line prospect they turned out was Derrick Dockery in 2003.

The Redskins fans should be happy with Cerrato stepping down and now owner Daniel Snyder can possibly focus on guys like Bill Cowher, Mike Shanahan and Mike Holmgren.

Vinny Verrato

December 17, 2009 by · Comments Off on Vinny Verrato 

Vinny Verrato:Vinny Cerrato is out as vice president of football operations of the struggling Washington Redskins.
The Redskins say Cerrato quit his post this morning.
Cerrato has been the right-hand man to owner Dan Snyder for nearly all of Snyder’s 10 years as owner of the Redskins.
This year’s Redskins are 4-9 and have struggled in part because of a lack of depth along the offensive line.

Cerrato says he met with Snyder and that the two “agreed that the franchise needs someone different in this position.”

Cerrato has served two stints with the team, and assumed the title of executive vice president of a football operations on Jan. 22, 2008.

– Bob Kimball

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