Even die-hard Redskins fans might find this series of maneuvers by Executive Vice President of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato the very definition of douchy: For weeks, Cerrato had denied to the local media that the team was interested in DE Jason Taylor or that there had been any contact with the Dolphins. Sunday afternoon on the practice field, he kept up this wall of deceit: “We haven’t talked to anybody yet on anything.”

Monday, Cerrato shot himself in the foot: He detailed, on ESPN radio and to SI’s Peter King, how the deal went down over the weekend, and that he had been in talks with Miami for weeks.

So who – if anyone – is in the wrong here? The bitter reporter for airing his grievances on a blog about a time-honored practice among sports front office-types? Or Cerrato for blatantly lying to the local media and potentially damaging future credibility on trades/signings/etc?

(Of note: Too many front office types/coaches lie to list them here. And Cerrato is not obligated to be completely truthful with the press. But thanks to the power of newspaper blogs, brazen reporters now have a chance to fire back, for better or for worse. We actually love this. It takes some brass ones to fire back.)