Shocking: The Redskins Lied About Role of New Play-Caller Sherm Lewis

If there is a Redskins misstep to be brought to light, we can always rely on D.C. Sports Bog’s Dan Steinberg to do so. He’s been actively piling on the team all season — almost all of it deservedly so — and he’s sure to have a field day with the latest developments involving Zorn being stripped of play-calling duties.

This morning, Steinberg takes a look back at what V.P. of football operations Vinny Cerrato had to say about Sherm Lewis when the team hired him just two weeks ago:

Cerrato said: “I give Jim a lot of credit for bringing a guy, you know, wanting another set of eyes, because we have struggled some, and for him to say, ‘You know that’s a great thing, let’s do it if it’s the right guy who’s had work in the system,’ I give credit to Jim for wanting to add somebody.”

Truth: At this point, Daniel Snyder could require Jim Zorn to sprint naked down Loudoun County Parkway wearing a Hogette snout while singing Hail to the Redskins, and Cerrato would claim it was Zorn’s idea.

Cerrato said: “He doesn’t want anybody’s job or anything like that. You know, he’s a 67-year old guy that’s been retired, just loves football.”

Truth: Lewis took Zorn’s primary job.

Cerrato said: “How he’s gonna be used, I don’t know that. That’ll be up to Jim.”

Truth: Nope. That’ll be up to Cerrato.

Of course, it should be pointed out that no one believed Cerrato when he said Lewis would simply be “another set of eyes,” or an offensive consultant. The only question was what would Lewis’ role be as the front office publicly castrates its head coach. Now we know.

Also worth noting, as Steinberg points out: Clinton Portis nor Chris Cooley, arguably the two biggest offensive weapons at Lewis’ disposal, had not met Lewis in person as of one week ago.

This season is making the Spurrier Era look like the Golden Age.