Peter King on Zorn Hire

Fassel was fired in BAL in 2006 when they were 4-2? Either way, Fassel and Zorn (and Blache) would've been a great combo.

Hasn't everyone (Media, Fans, Etc.) been saying for years that DS should hire a coach who is young, and has come up thru the nfl ranks, and does not necessarily have a big name. This is not a big splash name, but a calculated smart decision, and we still bash…..The guy will never get a break, and I don’t think he really cares.

I thought I'd point out, since everyone seems to be saying this, that Zorn is 54, 55 in May. I'm not saying he's old, but that's not a "young head coach."

Young would be Mangini at 35, or even Gruden at 44. Zorn falls pretty much right in the middle as far as age goes.

Peter King is a queen...he hates the Redskins and kicks us at every chance he gets. Lemme ask Peter one question: If fossil is so good, why isn't he writing about how Atlanta passed him by? Why didn't Parcells hire him? Maybe it's because snyder saw what everyone else did: Fossil ain't that impressive.

Here's a funny video on peter king the queen: On the RAC: Redskins Appreciation Club, the Humurous Redskins' Fan Site. (http://www.OntheRAC.com)

With regard to his general position on the Redskins, I don't know that I'd say that PK is a Len Pasquarelli, but I guess he is indeed within the ranks of Redskin-hating football writers. The funny thing is that whenever I think of PK in the context of the 'Skins, the first thing that always comes to mind is his prediction that Wuerfful was going to have a career year as the QB in Spurrier's offense.

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The only reason I wasn't excited about having Fassel is because he looks funny. He was certainly most qualified. But Gibbs said it best. Snyder needs to be comfortable with his coach.

Hasn't everyone (Media, Fans, Etc.) been saying for years that DS should hire a coach who is young, and has come up thru the nfl ranks, and does not necessarily have a big name. This is not a big splash name, but a calculated smart decision, and we still bash…..The guy will never get a break, and I don’t think he really cares.

Zorn isn't very young is he?

I think this decision was largely driven by Cerrato. I don't think the backlash by the fans did Fassel in. If Snyder wanted to please the fans, he would have made GW the coach.

There's a scene in Oliver Stone's "Nixon" where James Woods, playing Bob Haldeman, says to John Erlichman, played by J.D. Walsh, "You know we're next, don't you?" Nixon had just fired his close friend John Mitchell. Well, Vinny is next. If this season goes in the crapper, Vinny has to get wacked. So the wheel of progress moves forward, however slowly.

The skins are easy to "bash." We've been mediocre, we spend LOTS of money-more money than the 30 others teams, and DS brings alot of heat by his antics. We are going to have to start winning to keep the dogs away.

We hire a guy that 28 days into the interview process is not even a candidate for HC, so look at it from a objective viewpoint, it is kind of odd. I'm pulling for Zorn for do great things, i'm also concerned that he might not be around for too long if DS gets himself a BIG name coach.

I think this decision was largely driven by Cerrato. I don't think the backlash by the fans did Fassel in. If Snyder wanted to please the fans, he would have made GW the coach.

There's a scene in Oliver Stone's "Nixon" where James Woods, playing Bob Haldeman, says to John Erlichman, played by J.D. Walsh, "You know we're next, don't you?" Nixon had just fired his close friend John Mitchell. Well, Vinny is next. If this season goes in the crapper, Vinny has to get wacked. So the wheel of progress moves forward, however slowly.

I think you make a good point about the fans and GW. If he wanted to acquiesce maybe he would have just hired Gregg. I also think you're probably right about the Zorn hire being a highly influenced by Vinny. As to the last part of the post, we will see, but I just can't see it happening (Vinny getting whacked that is). Hopefully it doesn't come to that since it will mean bad results on the field.

With regard to his general position on the Redskins, I don't know that I'd say that PK is a Len Pasquarelli, but I guess he is indeed within the ranks of Redskin-hating football writers. The funny thing is that whenever I think of PK in the context of the 'Skins, the first thing that always comes to mind is his prediction that Wuerfful was going to have a career year as the QB in Spurrier's offense.

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It was a career year for DW. That was the highest passer rating and yards passing in a single season he had his entire career :)

I think this decision was largely driven by Cerrato. I don't think the backlash by the fans did Fassel in. If Snyder wanted to please the fans, he would have made GW the coach.

There's a scene in Oliver Stone's "Nixon" where James Woods, playing Bob Haldeman, says to John Erlichman, played by J.D. Walsh, "You know we're next, don't you?" Nixon had just fired his close friend John Mitchell. Well, Vinny is next. If this season goes in the crapper, Vinny has to get wacked. So the wheel of progress moves forward, however slowly.

You are pretty much dead on.

Maybe a year or two off on VC though.