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On Monday, the team announced that Sherm Lewis, who was hired by the Redskins last week in a consultant role, would take over the playcalling.
"Let me just talk about how I made the decision to take the responsibilities off of Jim’s plate," Cerrato said. "What happened was, the [Chiefs game] ended and I was in the locker room and the owners came up to me and asked me, ’How do we score more points?’ We were coming off a game against the 32nd-ranked defense and we scored two field goals and had seven first downs.
"I recommended to them that Jim’s plate is too full. He is the head coach, he’s the offensive coordinator, he’s the quarterbacks coach. Let’s take something off the plate to help him. So they said, ’Okay, go talk to him.’
"So then I go into Jim’s office at the stadium. He’s not there yet, he’s coming from his post-game press conference. And I sit down with him and we close the door. Contrary to what you read everywhere, it was just Jim and I. There were no cameras, microphones or anything else...There’s just two people.
"I say, ’We’re struggling scoring points.’ I say, ’It’s been over 14 weeks that we’ve struggled on offense. I think you have too much on your plate, that a new voice may be good for the offense to get us going, give us a spark...The defense is playing outstanding. Let’s get something going.’"
"He said, ’Let me think about it and I’ll talk to you later.’ He called me back...He says, ’I’m in. Let’s talk about who calls plays [on Monday morning], but I’m in and let’s move on.’ The next morning, we decided it would be Sherm Lewis and that’s where we’re at now. That kind of clears it up."
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