Dan Snyder says he fired Vinny Cerrato for letting him hire Jim Zorn
At some point, the various reasons that went into whom Dan Snyder did or did not hire and/or fire as his head coach after Joe Gibbs retired will cease to be interesting to Redskins fans.
But you know what? We haven’t reached that point yet. I thought we might have, but then I read the Snyder-heavy chapter in Gary Myers’s new book “Coaching Confidential,” which is a terrific read for the NFL -obsessed.
Myers got Snyder to sit down for what appears to be a fairly lengthy interview, an unusual event in recent years. And Snyder dropped a few fascinating nuggets, such as these:
On Jim Zorn: “The general manager needs to prevent the owner from hiring someone who’s not qualified. And that’s why Vinny is no longer here, to be truthful with you. He’s not here because his job was to prevent the owner from hiring a not-qualified coach. Having said that, we went in and had the worst two-year experience I ever dreamed. I apologized, according to my wife, ten thousand times. I apologize openly. I made a big mistake. It’s a terrible experience when you know you got the wrong guy to lead the franchise.”
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