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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat
Smoot, great memory! I had completely forgotten about that rant. If memory serves me, someone here (or on ES) who had some sort of connection to Portis crew (friend of a friend) indicated that Portis was mouthing off and that Zorn did not change the running game in the 2nd half of the season - that our problems really were almost soley due to the o-line breaking down and that, contrary to other reports that I had read, Zorn really was well-liked by the team. Seeing that i had inaccurate information, my whole basis for making Zorn the lone scapegoat for our teams problems were fundamentally flawed. That said, I still think it was foolish to hire Zorn as HC and force the WCO on Campbell.
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I have a bit of a photogenic memory, it's a blessing and a curse. I could visualize that post in my head. Was just a matter of finding it online. Yeah, there's that dude on ES who claims (I'm sure he is) to be tight with Porti or someone close to Portis. Zorn is going through growing pains with the players, earning their respect and vice-versa
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However, now that we've made the switch, we need to stick with it. If, as some have stated, Zorn really was hired as nothing more than a stop-gap, then we shouldnt have given him a 2nd year. Shanahan and Gruden are available now - why the delay? Which means Snyder must really be coveting Cowher or Holmgren (if the stop-gap theory is true). Which brings me to...
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I agree that we should stick with him. I would have preferred Fassel myself but we chose Zorn. Why not see what he can do with a few years under his belt?
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Very interesting take on the situation, Pain. I think 10 years is a bit long for a contract, but 10M/year over 5+ years would be enough garaunteed cash that Snyder would be "forced" to stick with his decision. I wouldnt like starting over from scratch, but i could live with it if it garaunteed 5+ years with a superbowl HC.
I know numerous people have commented that Cowher wouldnt come here because he's close to Marty, but Marty has gone on record saying he and Snyder are friends and he'd work for Snyder again... so what if Snyder hired Cowher as coach and Shotty as GM and committed to them for 5+ years? Something like THAT I could live with.
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Yeah, I know I've mentioned in the past that Marty and Snyder get along well now and I know (at least I've heard) that Cowher and Marty have talked to an extent about working together again. Schottenheimer has said he only wants a front office position now, and Cowher has said Schotteheimer is one guy he'd work for.
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What I absolutely couldnt live with is Shanahan or Holmgren serving as coach AND GM... neither has done well with both responsibilities in the past. And Gruden shouldnt even be in the conversation. Maybe as a QB coach/OC but thats it.
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