What does Vinny Cerrato do?

[WillH]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

The problem with the "it ain't broke don't fix it" theory is the man that fixed the problems and held it all together Joe Gibbs, is now gone. If Gibbs were still here that theory works.
But Gibbs is gone and I do not trust Snyder and Cerratto to make sound, long term, slow but positive growth decisions.

What is so wrong with making a change to the head of the personnel department?
Why is Cerratto untouchable? It is not like they (snyder & Cerrato) have set the world on fire. Why does the Washington Press not ask these questions to the Redskins? Are they afraid to upset the little guy?

This is a lot like how I felt about this prior to starting this thread. The thing to keep in mind, however, is that Joe Gibbs wasn't making every personnel decision on his own. It seems he setup a pretty solid group of men to coordinate on these decisions, from the coaching staff to the FO. For example, it has been suggested that the coordinators such as Williams and Saunders had a hand in choosing who to bring in on their respective units. But I am sure that these players were scouted by the men upstairs at the suggestion of Williams et. al., they thought they were sound investments, and in the end YES Joe Gibbs had the final say.

If that is truly how things are being run then the "don't fix what aint broke" theory does seem to work, as long as a Head Coach with the same wherewithal as Gibbs (or close to it I guess) has the final decision on the matters, then presumably the system currently in place SHOULD work. Or at least that is the reasoning.

Whether or not this will work out this way is hard to tell, and I agree the prospect of more foolish player acquisitions by Snyder/Cerrato is frightening. But Snyder has a lot invested in this team, and I am sure a successful man such as himself can learn from his mistakes. Has Gibbs rubbed-off on him? Perhaps. I guess as fans all we can do is give him the benefit of the doubt. Otherwise we're just gonna drive ourselves crazy worrying about something that is impossible to predict or change.


P.S. "rubbed-off on him" sounds dirty . . . te hee