While I find the manner in which the search was conducted to be a bit peculiar, I am not ready to judge Zorn yet.
I realize he is inexperienced but that doesn't necessarily mean he is bad.
Zorn has to accomplish two things, and I'm willing to give him two years to see how well he does it.
First, he must develop Jason Campbell into the quarterback who harnesses his talent and becomes a guy who can make that crucial play on third down to extend a drive, or scores a touchdown instead of settling for a field goal.
Second, he needs to exhibit reasonable game management skills in regards to play calling, clock management and the 2-point conversion.
If he can do those two things that the strange way in which he was hired will be meaningless.
And I could care less that he mistakenly said the Redskins team colors were "maroon and black." They're burgundy and gold, Chase knows that, I know that, and you know that. Jim Zorn knows it now and though it was embarrassing that he didn't know it then, I couldn't care less about it.
Alphebetical??!!
ReplyDeleteTsk tsk.
Funny that error should come directly under a post about typos.
ReplyDeleteSince you touched on the bizarre head coach search, where do you rank Snyder on the list of terrible owners.
ReplyDeleteUnless Jim Zorn has an unbelievable year, he's simply holding that seat warm for Bill Cowher. Snyder didn't want any of the guys he interviewed and realized that hiring a bigger name guy would have made the fallout worse when he fires him next year if he can coax Cowher to Landover, MD. I can think of about 6-7 million reasons why Cowher would want to go. If Zorn doesn't improve on the 9-7 record and show considerable gains in the offense, which is impossible in the first year of the West Coast offense, then nobody will blame Snyder if he can bring Cowher on. And then the Skins will be learning a new offense and defense (if Cowher can bring in Lebeau and the zone blitz that would be great) and be behind the curve again.
ReplyDeletealthough Cowher would have to be an idiot to take that job.
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