3/8 – Cerrato Dislikes Newton, Opens Up on the Redskins

Vinny Cerrato, former Executive Vice President for Football Operations for the Redskins, said there are too many red flags to draft QB Cam Newton, who does not have a high level of football intelligence, today on The Mike Wise Show with Holder Kushner on 106.7 The Fan in DC. Cerrato said he would select Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert with the Redskin’s first round pick if he were still GM, and possibly QB Jake Locker with a later round selection.  Cerrato also talked about:  how Jim Zorn was bad with the media so they gave Cerrato a radio show, his biggest disappointment being acquiring Adam Archuleta, not giving Gregg Williams the Redskin’s head coaching job, Zorn’s struggles with managing the offense and the team, his admiration for Mike Shanahan and Joe Gibbs,  defending Daniel Snyder as owner who wants to win more than anything, defending the decision to acquire Albert Haynesworth,  the mistake of acquiring Jeff George, getting fired by Marty Schottenheimer, rooting against Schottenheimer as a head coach while he was at ESPN,  the failure of Steve Spurrier as a coach and personnel evaluator, how much he liked Mark Sanchez as a QB and his leadership, taking the bullets for Daniel Snyder was part of the job, regrets bringing in the older players in 2000, hiring Jim Zorn was a “huge mistake”, and he wishes he had selected a better head coach after Joe Gibbs quit in 2007.

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