Our pals over at the DC Sports Bog even detected a clue that further connects the men: at his news conference/confessional on Tuesday Ford sported a tie bearing a prominent Redskins logo.

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In fact, we couldn’t help but find parallels in some of Barry and Ford’s most memorable soundbites. Here’s a side-by-side comparison.

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On the incriminating evidence:

Barry: “B**** set me up.”

Ford: “Number one, there is no video, so that’s all I can say. You can’t comment on something that doesn’t exist.”

The reassurance:

Barry: “Now, tomorrow, I can’t promise you. I can’t promise myself. It’s one day at a time.”

Ford: “I can assure people, hopefully it doesn’t happen again.”

On extenuating circumstances:

Barry: “I’m a night owl.”

Ford: “Um, probably in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately about a year ago.”

On trifling amounts of intoxicants:

Barry: “Possession? With what, intent to use? That, little, that little bit, that, that little speck?

Ford: “Did I have a couple beers? Absolutely I had a couple beers.”

Blaming the media:

Barry: “The (Washington) Post has decided my time’s up, that’s all.”