WTF: Vinny Back at Redskins Park!

Some of the all-time greats in franchise history convened at Redskins Park Thursday and somehow Vinny Cerrato snuck in.  I mean who the hell is in charge of security?  This is the biggest gate crashing scandal in DC since the Salahi's got into the White House dinner.  WTF is Vinny doing anywhere near the park?  Did he and Danny have a racquet ball game later in the day?  Were Trung Candidate, Brandon Lloyd, and Adam Archuelleta also invited?  I mean Cerrato is so unpopular among Redskin fans Albert Haynesworth could beat him in a popularity contest.  Of course Vinny was the guy that armed Fat Albert with the big contract.  So it was amusing to read his thoughts on the Fat Albert Saga. 

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/albert-haynesworth/cerrato-haynesworth-would-like.html

Washington Post Redskins Reporter Jason Reid got some good stuff from Vinny on the man he overpaid. 

"When he signed, he said he wanted to prove everybody wrong," said Cerrato, the team's executive vice president of football operations during the 2008-09 seasons. "He said he wanted to show everybody that it's not about the money. He said he wanted to be the best that ever played. He said he wanted to be like Reggie White. He said Reggie White was his hero, so live up to what you said. Don't have it change just because a coach changed."

Albert probably also told Vinny he didn't like strip clubs. There is more from Vinny on Fat Albert.
 
"To me, he signed with the Washington Redskins and not the 4-3 defense when he signed that contract," Cerrato said. "He's got to be concerned about team, you know? There's no 'I' in team. He needs to quit thinking about himself and worry about the team and how he can help these guys, you know?"

I like what he said even with the cheesy no "I" in team reference.  However, the quote is meaningless because again Vinny has ZERO credibility not only with Redskins Fans, but in the NFL. 

One of the actual Greats at the event was former Head Hog George Starke, who told Washington Post's Dan Steinberg  what he thought about the new approach at the park.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/06/george_starke_on_bruce_allen_a.html

"The first thing it means is that the change in the administration from Cerrato to Bruce Allen is a good thing for the Washington Redskins, because Vinny didn't like us around," said legendary Hog George Starke. "He didn't like former Redskins. He wasn't part of this family. And as a result of that, the Redskins never went anywhere. You know, [most] of these guys out there on that field have never been in the playoffs. On this side, you've got guys here with four rings.



"And so Bruce, when he came in, the first thing he did was he called Brig Owens up, he called me up, he said the Redskins will never be successful as an organization unless we all come together. He's absolutely right. He says 'I want everybody to come out, I want you to come out all the time, I want you to be part of the deal, otherwise this team won't be successful.'

"And that's absolutely right. And that's what he did, so that's why we're here.....Whereas the Vinny guy was the exact opposite. He wanted to do it himself and he didn't know how to do it....

You know Starke is not the only former Redskin to feel this way, which begs the question, WTF was Vinny doing there?  It has been a well run off-season for the Redskins with the hire of Mike Shanahan, trade for Donovan McNabb, and drafting of Trent Williams.  So I will give the Skins a pass on the security breach and assume there was a racquet ball game to played.