... almost immediately after heard the word that Bruce Allen would be taking over as the actual general manager.
No doubt, I was excited for the franchise. It’s no secret that I’ve long thought that while Vinny was a decent talent evaluator that he was a poor roster manager and a change needed to be made at the top.
Allen, whose actual title is Vice President/General Manager, may have had a middling record in Tampa, but is an instant upgrade over Cerrato, who only has had one playoff win to his credit this decade (and that when he was subservient to Joe Gibbs).
The new rumors are giving me some pause, though.
It seems the Redskins aren’t done. Multiple websites report rumors that the Vinny-for-Allen swap wasn’t (to borrow a baseball term) the close, but merely the setup.
Washington’s apparently deep in negotiations to hire Mike Shanahan as its President/Head Coach, if you believe these rumors (which have been on-again, off-again fo...
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