Somebody please try to convince me that the FO has a plan.

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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Uhhhh... While Gibbs was here, he had final say over everything. Now Cerrato has final say. While Gibbs was here, we traded away draft picks like there was no tomorrow and signed old average-ish veterans to big fat contracts left and right.

So far, Cerrato has only traded one draft pick thats worth anything and he did it for a first ballot hall of famer who was coming off a 16 sack seaason. So far, Cerrato has only signed two players to contracts of any signifigance: 1. Albert Haynesworth, the best DT in the league and arguably the best defensive player Period; and 2. DeAngelo Hall - a playmaking cornerback who has the third most interceptions of any player in the past 5 years, who is only 25 years old and whos best years are ahead of him.

You want to look at things honestly and not just complain for the sake of complaining? Well heres the facts - Cerrato has done better as "GM" in a little over one year on the job than Joe Gibbs did his entire second tenure here. Joe Gibbs traded away picks and mortgaged our future in an effort to win right then. Cerratos philosphy appears to be to build for the draft and make smart FA moves - only giving big longterm contracts to young players who are still on the upside of their careers.

So yeah, to anyone who is paying attention, the title change (and responsibilities that come) is a huge change in structure and we are already reaping the benefits of that change.

Okay, I think we're all getting tired of this discussion, but I'll consent. The front office is doing a stellar job and the Redskins have done a fantastic job of maintaining consistency and longevity in the FO. The decade began with Vinny in charge, then vinny was fired and Marty was put in charge, and then Marty was fired and Vinny was put in charge, and then Vinny had to take a back seat when Gibbs came along, and then Gibbs retired and Vinny took his seat back at the throne; all of that in an 9 year span. And all of this disproves the the initial point of this thread which is a criticism of the FO's planning.
Some would argue that the inability to stick to any one plan for more than a couple of seasons in evidence of poor planning, but that would be like comparing the Redskins to another team and wouldn't be a fair analysis of the team's organizational structure.

They're doing a wonderful job. Keep up the good work, FO!