What is the Joe Theismann quote in which Theismann mentions Norman Einstein?”
As rumors persist that either Mike Shanahan or Mike Holmgren are poised to become the next coach of the Redskins barring a tremendous showing from the team in 2009, former D.C. quarterback Joe Theismann disputes the notion that current coach Jim Zorn is on the hot seat. “I totally disagree with this being a make-or-break year for Jim,” Theismann told Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post. “It’s the second year in the system, it’s the second year as the head coach, it’s the second year as the offensive coordinator.” Though Theismann’s take could be brushed off as shilling for a franchise that employs him to work televised preseason games and that, through a commonly-owned radio station, has hired him to appear on the air the day after Redskins games, the former ESPN analyst pulled no punches regarding the potential impact of the 2009 season on Executive V.P. of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato. “Let’s face it, depending on how Fred Davis, Malcolm Kelly, Devin Thomas and Chad Rinehart do
More fallout from the launch of WJFK as a sports station: Dan Snyder’s WTEM will give Joe Theismann a show starting next week, after the Redskins first preseason game. The new program will air Mondays at 8 a.m., meaning it’ll pre-empt the syndicated “Mike and Mike Show.” That move is surely Snyder’s attempt to match WJFK’s emphasis on local local local sportstalk. Theismann can talk, though not everything he says is intentionally brilliant. His most famous quote: “Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius.
