-- Snyder is enamored with big-name players in part because it helps his marketing efforts and improves sales of jerseys in all those Redskins outlets.

Some of this smacks of pure sour grapes, but it certainly was refreshing to get a totally unvarnished, insider's look at the Redskins owner from a man who once considered Snyder his friend, and vice versa.

Arrington's debut as a radio talk show host was promising, but I hope that at some point he and his producers attempt to get Snyder, Williams, Vinny Cerrato or anyone else Arrington skewers a chance to respond on the air. I doubt any of the above would agree to come on with Arrington, but in the interest of fairness, they should make that effort.

As for the rest of WJFK's lineup, I grazed in and out while driving hither and yon during the day and came away with some mixed feelings.

Longtime readers of this space know I was never much of a fan of the Sports Junkies back when they started in the late 1990s. I knew right from the start this middle-aged listener clearly was not part of the much younger demographic they were looking to attract. When I turned in Monday morning, I also knew that not much had changed about them, or me, though I loved their slogan, "From the bleachers, not the owner's box."

This is supposed to be a sports talk station, so why did one junky segment in the 8 o'clock hour have to focus on one of the hosts relating how his toddler son kept pulling the hair of his little sister and how he had to be placed in time out? I don't need parenting lessons at that hour.

They also yukked it up about a college place kicker who, while working his summer job at an amusement park, found himself dangling 35 feet in the air because he was trying to make sure a couple of youngsters had been properly locked into their seats. That was soon followed by a typically tasteless review of the apparently equally tasteless film "Bruno," all the while spicing up their giggly frat boy by-play with tasteless language. Come on, fellas, you really can do better.

My old Post colleague, sports columnist Mike Wise, also has his own show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and he had the very good sense to stick to sports, at least in the parts of his program I caught. He did a thoroughly competent interview with Joe Gibbs, his first live guest, who also happens to be pumping a new faith-based book "Game Plan for Life."

Wise wasted no time asking a question Redskins fans have been whispering for years: whether Gibbs, a deeply religious man, ever made decisions based on whether a player had similar views, particularly in the case of retired quarterback Mark Brunell.

"Faith never came up," Gibbs said. "The character issue always did. Character issues were always first with us. Second you had to be bright and sharp from a football standpoint. Third was talent. If you pick the right people as a coach, you'll be successful."

There also were thoughtful discussions over the course of the show. Should Michael Vick be reinstated? Did Tom Watson missing an eight-foot putt at the 72nd hole of the British Open Sunday constitute choking? Wise also kept wondering out loud if he'd be able to make it through four hours of talk and more talk.

As a former editor, I kept wondering how he's going to find time to research and write his typically smart columns for the sports section. Then again, Wilbon and Kornheiser managed it quite nicely, so stay tuned.