Maybe better players would improve Zorn's play-calling

maybe being a better coach would improve his playcalling...maybe being a better anything would improve his playcalling lol

Maybe if Zorn utilized 6'4 receiver Marko Mithcell and Kelly in the redzone we would score more like Brees to Colston and Meachem. After the 6-2 accomplishment, he made no adjustments with his schemes and blamed it all on execution. Jason Campbell has regressed and looks lost. Zorn should have never been hired for head coach, playcaller or quarterbacks coach. Riggins was absolutely right.

Maybe if Zorn utilized 6'4 receiver Marko Mithcell and Kelly in the redzone we would score more like Brees to Colston and Meachem. After the 6-2 accomplishment, he made no adjustments with his schemes and blamed it all on execution. Jason Campbell has regressed and looks lost. Zorn should have never been hired for head coach, playcaller or quarterbacks coach. Riggins was absolutely right.
you mean we shouldn't run the fade to ARE anymore?

Here's one thing I couldn't figure out. And maybe someone else here could shed light on this.

30 seconds left in the game. We're deep in our own zone and need to score a TD. Our most clutch (only clutch?) receiver is Chris Cooley...and he's standing on the sidelines next to Jim Zorn? Why?

For whatever reason it seems Cooley has been spending an inordinate amount of time on the sidelines lately, or not being as much involved in the game plan. Could it be his head is drifting slightly away from the game due to all the many distractions surrounding the team?

There was one other instance in Sunday's game I found lacked insight from a coaching standpoint. We're a team struggling to score points. The score is 3-0 it's the last play before the end of the 1st half, Zorn offers for a "hail mary" which was intercepted as opposed to at least giving his kicker a chance. Granted it would have been a 53 yarder, but you have to at least give the guy an opportunity. Most coaches would have opted for the try even if it failed.

Well maybe better coaching would improve our players so they can contribute. Good coaches design plays to get the ball in the play makers hands. Why aren't Malcom and Devin running slants and come back routes to use their big bodies to shield the defenders. How about TE screen with Cooley and Davis. Why not use Sellers more as a pass threat out of the backfield? I hope Sherm Lewis will find away to get the ball to our playmakers.


It seems like Zorn as a classic case of "I'm to smart for my own good". In other words, he just can't understand the abilities and limitations of his players enough to create effective game plans. He assumes that they just need to be able to do whatever he can think up. You need to coach to your teams strengths and abilities. Guys are underachieving and the game plans are ineffective.

I'm, personally, tired of hearing that the players need to "play faster" and "execute".

These two quotes highlight why a change in play calling could give us hope. Somehow a football coach has to find a way, not just run the same thing again and again, and blame execution. I also wonder, if he doesn't see perfect execution in practice, then he isn't willing to try the plays in a game. Hence our limited playcalling. And when the players practice hard all week and never have a chance during the game, I could see them (mainly the receivers) getting discouraged and giving up on routes early. Very cyclical, and changing a play caller could change that cycle.

Here's one thing I couldn't figure out. And maybe someone else here could shed light on this.

30 seconds left in the game. We're deep in our own zone and need to score a TD. Our most clutch (only clutch?) receiver is Chris Cooley...and he's standing on the sidelines next to Jim Zorn? Why?

Also on that play JC didn't even throw the ball into the end zone.

Here's one thing I couldn't figure out. And maybe someone else here could shed light on this.

30 seconds left in the game. We're deep in our own zone and need to score a TD. Our most clutch (only clutch?) receiver is Chris Cooley...and he's standing on the sidelines next to Jim Zorn? Why?


Yes. Also, why in a 2 minute offense do we not throw to the sidelines more often? Before the half, I believe, we didn't throw 1 ball to the sidelines and the clock ran out. Damn, am i that stupid? That's the worst 2 minute offense i've ever seen.

I think it's alot of both, no players and no playcaller.

Yes. Also, why in a 2 minute offense do we not throw to the sidelines more often? Before the half, I believe, we didn't throw 1 ball to the sidelines and the clock ran out. Damn, am i that stupid? That's the worst 2 minute offense i've ever seen.

I think it's alot of both, no players and no playcaller.

i think the D/corners took away the outside routes in th elast 2 mins of the first half, and of course JC takes what the D gives him.\

on the non field goal attempt, i am not a huge fan of shazaam, i think his leg is to weak and inaccurate for the NFL but going back to gibbs II, i dont think the coaching staff thinks he coud hit anything over 50 yds . . probaly a higher chance of success on a hail mary and hope for a catch or PI flag then shazaam hitting a 53-54 yarder. sadly, this fluffs shazaams field goal accuracy percentage, b/c he doesnt get sent out there for anything over 48 yds.

Here's one thing I couldn't figure out. And maybe someone else here could shed light on this.

30 seconds left in the game. We're deep in our own zone and need to score a TD. Our most clutch (only clutch?) receiver is Chris Cooley...and he's standing on the sidelines next to Jim Zorn? Why?


Because Zorn is Inzane

RIP to Cooley's Grandfather, by the way

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