What must Jim Zorn accomplish this season to keep his job?

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by 44Deezel

I think you're right. The league is filled with QBs who are physically gifted. The ones who make it are the ones who excel in the Xs and Os and can understand what the defense is going to do before they do it. Watch guys like Brees, Manning and Warner and you'll notice that the defense can't get to them because they get the ball out so quick, not necessariliy because their O-line is giving them all day to throw. JC should be more comfortable in Zorn's system, so I suspect we'll see a lot of improvement.

Zorn's success is directly tied to Campbell's performance.

As Campbell goes, so goes the team and as the team goes, so goes Zorn.

Don't forget that Campbell was subjected to a lot of dropped passes and our receivers were less than stellar. I felt JC was reading defenses well based on his low ints.

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Don't forget that Campbell was subjected to a lot of dropped passes and our receivers were less than stellar. I felt JC was reading defenses well based on his low ints.

Excuses as far as I'm concerned. I can understand poor offensive production against the likes of the Steelers and Ravens, but look how the offense performed against the Lions (worst team ever and we needed a punt return to win), Rams, Bengals (Campbell was outplated by Fitzpatrick, who was running for his life all game) and 49ers.

6 INTS tells me you're throwing a lot of 5 yard passes, unless it's against 20 plus TDs. 12 points a game over the last 8 and only 151 yards in a meaningless game against the 49ers to end the season? How does the saying go? You can put lipstick on a pig...

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by 44Deezel

Excuses as far as I'm concerned. I can understand poor offensive production against the likes of the Steelers and Ravens, but look how the offense performed against the Lions (worst team ever and we needed a punt return to win), Rams, Bengals (Campbell was outplated by Fitzpatrick, who was running for his life all game) and 49ers.

6 INTS tells me you're throwing a lot of 5 yard passes, unless it's against 20 plus TDs. 12 points a game over the last 8 and only 151 yards in a meaningless game against the 49ers to end the season? How does the saying go? You can put lipstick on a pig...

I think Campbell, can, and will, step it up this year. I also think Zorn will open the playbook up. They already have twice as many plays installed as last year. I don't see how dropped passes can be construed as just an excuse. Dropped passes kill drives. The QB cannot throw the pass and then run downfield and catch it. Any way you look at it, a pass is a 50/50 proposition and if a pass is dropped, that's on the receiver, not the QB. There have been some amazing catches made in the last 2 Super Bowls that have made Manning and Big Ben look awfully good. Granted they made the throws, but without the spectacular catches, we wouldn't be constantly talking about how good they are because they won SB's. If the receivers had not of made those great plays...no ring for Manning and 1 less for Ben.