Dec 11th 2008 2:15PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Redskins, NFC East, NFL Fans, NFL CoachingGiven his “village idiot” routine on , it’s easy to forget that Tony Kornheiser was once one of the country’s best sportswriters. He’s still very good as the yin to Willybuns’ yang on , which is why it’s all the more difficult to reconcile Mr. Tony’s MNF act.

If you’re in the mood for some old-school Kornheiser, you’re in luck. He has an interesting take on the whole “Portis calling Zorn a ‘genius’” dust up (it’s the first four minutes of the video, but if you can’t be bothered to click the “play” button, I’ve transcribed the best parts below, lazy savages.)

“If you’re going to be a leader, you have to make sure Clinton Portis and Jim Zorn aren’t smashing each other — make sure the locker room doesn’t split over this issue.

“To be a leader, you’ve got to make sure that Clinton Portis knows — not that you’re usurping anything from him — but that he’s got to answer to you a little bit also because you’re in this together. And I’m not going to say this is critical for Jason Campbell … but it’s going to go a long way in showing what kind of leader he is, the way he begins to broker this deal.

“Clinton Portis is the most important player on his offensive team, and Jim Zorn is the most important person in his life at the moment. So I think … this because a test of the leadership of Jason Campbell.”