BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Sources Confirm Jim Zorn Named Head Coach

redwagonskins · 02-09-2008, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I don't know that Zorn is ready to be a head coach, but his title of QB Coach wasn't entirely accurate in Seattle as he was very involved in the play calling

Holmgren calls the plays in Seattle. Haskell is the OC. Zorn was the #3 guy on that depth chart.

BleedBurgundy · 02-09-2008, 07:45 PM

Wow. We waited.....for this? Eh. Who the hell is going to be OC?

redwagonskins · 02-09-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by schndr_tdd

zorn will be a good coach he has a ton off offensive experience,but as far as play calling experience,he will come out on top.after all he called plays behind center for years.

SO he didn't get the plays from the sideline and called everything at the line like Peyton Manning? I'm curious where this is coming from.

Hail to the Redskins · 02-09-2008, 07:47 PM

Hey.. I have many doubts, but I am drinking the kool-aid.... I'm gonna give him a chance, listen to his press conerence... get pumped about some fresh perpective...

my question is... has any HC been hired from QB coach without ever being OC first? Anyone know of an example?

Bstanley · 02-09-2008, 07:48 PM

Well I for one think this was a good move.

squrrelco3 · 02-09-2008, 07:48 PM

Well...all I got to say is good luck Zorn, you've just walked into one of the biggest lightning rod positions in the NFL...hope your ready for it...

NYCSkin · 02-09-2008, 07:50 PM

Wow.

So after perhaps the most thorough head coaching hiring process in recent memory Snyder chooses a guy they didn't even intend to interview for head coach. Not saying that it won't work out with Zorn--but can anyone feel confident in the Snyder/Cerrato decision making process?

If it was about a systematic interview process--where names are whittled down to an eventual pick--fine I buy it. Even an eleventh hour candidate added to the list, who wows them, might have us thinking that the approach was valid. But to hire Zorn as the OC and then two weeks later name him HC is bizarre at best. At worst, it is indicative of some sort of last minute snafu with the remaining candidates that management did not forsee. Of course the spin will be that ultimately Snyder thought long and hard and Zorn just stuck in his memory as the best interview (whether for HC, OC, or position coach). Then they sat down with Zorn again and he impressed them even more.

I hope it works out with Zorn. I hope this management team knows something we don't. But instead of feeling confident with this hire--I'm left feeling a bit confused. I guess that's where we Skins' fans are left now with Snyder and Cerrato in charge. Confusion instead of confidence...

Longtimefan · 02-09-2008, 07:50 PM

Didn't really see this coming, but I think it's a good hire. At least we now have a sense of direction, and the speculation can end. Good hire, happy for Zorn.

BleedBurgundy · 02-09-2008, 07:50 PM

The new coach of the Washington Redskins:

SmootSmack · 02-09-2008, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hail to the Redskins

Hey.. I have many doubts, but I am drinking the kool-aid.... I'm gonna give him a chance, listen to his press conerence... get pumped about some fresh perpective...

my question is... has any HC been hired from QB coach without ever being OC first? Anyone know of an example?

Andy Reid

Hail to the Redskins · 02-09-2008, 07:55 PM

and wasn't he under Holmgren?

Matter of fact, they were talking on ESPNEWS about how Holmgrens QB coaches all become HC eventually...

Go ahead Bill Lazor!! ha ha

NYCSkin · 02-09-2008, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hail to the Redskins

Hey.. I have many doubts, but I am drinking the kool-aid.... I'm gonna give him a chance, listen to his press conerence... get pumped about some fresh perpective...

my question is... has any HC been hired from QB coach without ever being OC first? Anyone know of an example?

Andy Reid I think and he has worked out pretty well...

GMScud · 02-09-2008, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Andy Reid

I mentioned that earlier. Same coaching tree, same situation. He was the QB coach in GB when Philly snagged him.

Hail to the Redskins · 02-09-2008, 08:03 PM

GREAT Press Release... everyone read... love what Zorn is saying already...

JIM ZORN NAMED HEAD COACH

"I've always dreamed of being a head coach with a franchise rich in tradition like the Redskins," Zorn said. "As a player who had to fight Redskins teams at RFK as well as at our home field, I know about the history of this franchise as well as the passion of its fans. I won't let you down."

"I know about the history and great fans of the Redskins. I played against the Redskins. I played against our two newest Hall of Famers, Art Monk and Darrell Green," Zorn said. "Like all Redskins fans, I am a long-time admirer of Joe Gibbs.

"Thanks to him, today's Redskins have a solid foundation that will serve us well. I expect great things of our team, and hold myself accountable for providing the leadership to make us successful."

T.O.Killa · 02-09-2008, 08:06 PM

Well, at least it was not Fossil.

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02-09-2008, 07:45 PM	#77
BleedBurgundy Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,471	Re: BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Sources Confirm Jim Zorn Named Head Coach Wow. We waited.....for this? Eh. Who the hell is going to be OC? __________________ "All natural institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit." Thomas Paine

02-09-2008, 07:47 PM	#79
Hail to the Redskins The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,687	Re: BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Sources Confirm Jim Zorn Named Head Coach Hey.. I have many doubts, but I am drinking the kool-aid.... I'm gonna give him a chance, listen to his press conerence... get pumped about some fresh perpective... my question is... has any HC been hired from QB coach without ever being OC first? Anyone know of an example? __________________ “Sometimes it is not enough to our best; we must do what is required.” - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

02-09-2008, 07:48 PM	#80
Bstanley Special Teams Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alexandria,VA Age: 48 Posts: 150	Re: BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Sources Confirm Jim Zorn Named Head Coach Well I for one think this was a good move. __________________ Hail!

02-09-2008, 07:48 PM	#81
squrrelco3 Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norfolk Age: 50 Posts: 429	Re: BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Sources Confirm Jim Zorn Named Head Coach Well...all I got to say is good luck Zorn, you've just walked into one of the biggest lightning rod positions in the NFL...hope your ready for it... __________________ I got nothin'

02-09-2008, 07:50 PM	#82
NYCSkin Impact Rookie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Age: 54 Posts: 513	Re: BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Sources Confirm Jim Zorn Named Head Coach Wow. So after perhaps the most thorough head coaching hiring process in recent memory Snyder chooses a guy they didn't even intend to interview for head coach. Not saying that it won't work out with Zorn--but can anyone feel confident in the Snyder/Cerrato decision making process? If it was about a systematic interview process--where names are whittled down to an eventual pick--fine I buy it. Even an eleventh hour candidate added to the list, who wows them, might have us thinking that the approach was valid. But to hire Zorn as the OC and then two weeks later name him HC is bizarre at best. At worst, it is indicative of some sort of last minute snafu with the remaining candidates that management did not forsee. Of course the spin will be that ultimately Snyder thought long and hard and Zorn just stuck in his memory as the best interview (whether for HC, OC, or position coach). Then they sat down with Zorn again and he impressed them even more. I hope it works out with Zorn. I hope this management team knows something we don't. But instead of feeling confident with this hire--I'm left feeling a bit confused. I guess that's where we Skins' fans are left now with Snyder and Cerrato in charge. Confusion instead of confidence...

02-09-2008, 07:50 PM	#83
Longtimefan Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germantown, Md. Posts: 4,832	Re: BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Sources Confirm Jim Zorn Named Head Coach Didn't really see this coming, but I think it's a good hire. At least we now have a sense of direction, and the speculation can end. Good hire, happy for Zorn. __________________ A revolution is coming and it will be televised.

02-09-2008, 07:55 PM	#86
Hail to the Redskins The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,687	Re: BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Sources Confirm Jim Zorn Named Head Coach and wasn't he under Holmgren? Matter of fact, they were talking on ESPNEWS about how Holmgrens QB coaches all become HC eventually... Go ahead Bill Lazor!! ha ha __________________ “Sometimes it is not enough to our best; we must do what is required.” - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

02-09-2008, 08:03 PM	#89
Hail to the Redskins The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,687	Re: BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Sources Confirm Jim Zorn Named Head Coach GREAT Press Release... everyone read... love what Zorn is saying already... JIM ZORN NAMED HEAD COACH "I've always dreamed of being a head coach with a franchise rich in tradition like the Redskins," Zorn said. "As a player who had to fight Redskins teams at RFK as well as at our home field, I know about the history of this franchise as well as the passion of its fans. I won't let you down." "I know about the history and great fans of the Redskins. I played against the Redskins. I played against our two newest Hall of Famers, Art Monk and Darrell Green," Zorn said. "Like all Redskins fans, I am a long-time admirer of Joe Gibbs. "Thanks to him, today's Redskins have a solid foundation that will serve us well. I expect great things of our team, and hold myself accountable for providing the leadership to make us successful." __________________ “Sometimes it is not enough to our best; we must do what is required.” - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

02-09-2008, 08:06 PM	#90
T.O.Killa The Starter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berlin, MD Posts: 2,061	Re: BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Sources Confirm Jim Zorn Named Head Coach Well, at least it was not Fossil.

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