What Type of Head Coach Does This Team Need?

Don't get me wrong from the Russ Grimm comment, I think Zorn should get this year and unless he consistently demonstrates that he is completely inept, he should get a third year. So far, he seems to have progressed. He has adopted the shotgun and no-huddle more than originally planned and has gotten the ball moving.

The question is, can he now learn to manage a game "off script" (see GTripp's analysis of the offense) and make the hard choices to bench old reliables (Moss, Betts, Cartwright) for up and comers (Kelly, Mason/Aldridge, Thomas).

If he can do that over the course of this season, and IMHO, he should be back next year.

Do we need a hard-nosed disciplinarian who can keep everyone in check?



Discuss


The problem with a hard-nosed disciplinarian is that the Skins roster is full of high priced free agents. This can be a deadly combination. Efforts by coaches like that can easily backfire and cause the team to quit. It could work, but it could also have disastrous effects.

OH yah, and it has to be someone who STILL has the...........hunger TO WIN!!
Not a damn burn out looking for a home.........

This is why I recoil any time the names of retreads like Shanahan, Gruden, Holmgren, etc., are mentioned. Older retread coaches frequently don't work out because they lack the hunger of someone like, say, Rex Ryan.

I agree with everyone that is saying Zorn should be the redskins head coach. And I think that snyder has matured enough to give him enough time. But for now, we all seem to be frustrated with the way the team's been performing. All of that starts with the head coach. And I don't think it's a matter of just fixing the red zone issues because if it's not the red zone issues then it's another issue.

To answer the question of this thread - the type of head coach that the redskins need is/was a young gibbs. Zorn is not as ready as gibbs because zorn didn't prepare like gibbs before becoming a head coach.

Zorn will probably need to block out all of the feedback from fans and the media and focus on what he needs to do in order to get this team to perform at a high level. Hopefully Zorn has a plan and the confidence in that plan to execute it.

the word up here in north jersey ,is that jon gruden will be the next redskin head coach..

The problem with a hard-nosed disciplinarian is that the Skins roster is full of high priced free agents. This can be a deadly combination. Efforts by coaches like that can easily backfire and cause the team to quit. It could work, but it could also have disastrous effects.

If they arent preforming up to their contracts then they should go. yes we would be in cap hell for awhile but Cowher went through the same with Pittburgh and they built through the draft and it seemed to work out for the best.

Just throwing it out there - Russ Grimm.

It's amazing how many former Redskins from the 80s/early 90s are in coaching/managerial roles around the league, yet not with the Redskins.

I don't know that Grimm will ever get his opportunity here (or anywhere), too many question marks.

I think we need a coach comfortable enough with himself to delegate responsibility

the word up here in north jersey ,is that jon gruden will be the next redskin head coach..

Based on what?

It just needs a HC that can put points on the board.

Sorry for the obvious take but I still think Zorn has what it takes if he just gets his head out of his ass in the RZ.

That's all there is to it if you ask me.

the word up here in north jersey ,is that jon gruden will be the next redskin head coach..

Does anyone actually listen to what comes out of Jersey?