Jim Zorn

Well, the Redskins found another way to lose a game yesterday, there were some good things, more bad ones and a few headscratchers.The only good thing about losing as many games as they have this year is that they still have their top draft picks next year (for now) and it's looking more and more like a top 5 pick...can't wait until April!

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Well, after 4 straight weeks of looking like a minor league team the Washington Redskins went out and played a game in which they actually resembled a NFL-caliber team. The deficiencies are still there and very much noticeable but the improvement from the previous 3 games was evident. The defense played OK, they did give up 2 (should have been 3) long touchdown bombs and made Kyle Orton look like John Elway for the 1st part of the quarter but then did manage to get some more pressure on him and after a sack by Brian Orakpo (the best draft pick the Redskins have had since S. Taylor) he was out of the game and the Redskins defense was allowed to play against a quarterback that hadn't been on the field in 2 years, game over. While the defense did their job and shut out the quarterbackless Broncos, the offense actually showed some resolve and ran the ball down the throat of the 2nd-ranked defense in the NFL, not too shabby but hardly something to celebrate as these Broncos don't resemble what they looked like in the first 6 weeks of the season. The biggest difference from the Redskins on Sunday to the previous 8 games was the hitting. They were popping the Broncos all over the field on special teams, offense, and defense including a huge shot that Lorenzo Alexander gave LaMont Jordan on the punt return and another pop that Rocky McIntosh gave Moreno up the middle, that set the tone for the game and gave the Redskins the extra juice they needed to make the game a typical NFL East game with heavy doses of running and hitting them in the mouth on every snap, a welcome sign that has been missing all year long. 

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ld have been better than a screen pass that was destined to go nowhere! It seems to be evident that Jim Zorn is not the best playcaller in the league and the fact that he took a timeout before that call just make things worse, a bad play call and worse time management. The coaching on this team is just as bad as the play, this is evident in the fact that the defensive players can't tackle (we'll get to that), the special teams players can't block or run, and the offense can't do anything...in a word, Pitiful!

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BAILOUT the Redskins! Such is the state of things in Washington DC. Like most of the stocks traded on Wall Street, there are many assets that have no real value but continue to produce millions for its shareholders and owners. The Redskins are just like the stock market, look great on paper and generate millions to the owner but filled with high price, former blue chip stocks that have no real value when put to the test. This team is worse than bad, they are horrible and with no young, up-and-coming players to pin our hopes on, no star QB in the making, no player ready to bust out, if there was ever a time to blow the whole thing up it is definitely now!

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pired defensive game and a few timely plays prevented them from going to 1-3 and most likely ending Jim Zorn's reign in Washington. The good news was that they finally opened up the offense a bit and went downfield in the second half, the first resulting in a touchdown to Moss and the second was a forced passed by Campbell who seemed intent on making Talib look like Champ Bailey as he hauled in his 3rd, a very poorly-thrown ball, interception. Even though he did not look good at all and seemed to be the same Campbell we are used to seeing, he did come through in the 3rd quarter and helped turnaround the game for the squeaker, but none-the-less, a win.

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Well, after a few days of reflection, mostly to let off some steam after the anger that Sunday's game instilled in me, I am prepared to give an assessment of what is unfolding in Redskins park. Not only did the team lose to the sorry Lions, they were dominated on both sides of the ball, something that was not expected from almost anyone. While most people did actually pick the Lions to beat the Redskins (how sad is that?) nobody expected an ass-whipping like it was.

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ar position.  Having silenced many critics, and excited many eager fans, first time head coach Jim Zorn had lead the Redskins to a 6-2 record in the first half of the season and had would-be nay-sayers hopping on the Washington bandwagon.  The tolls of early success finally caught up with the Redskins as they have lost 3 of their last 4 games.  The early talk of a possible play-off birth has been mummed, and the Skins must now win out for a shot at what is right now a highly contested wild-card spot.

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When the Washington Redskins beat the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday it clearly showed that there is a change in the air when it comes to a team known for more 7-9 records than bitter upsets.

However, the Luchadore has to admit: Yeah, I thought it was over yesterday...now sigh.

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y hot match between the Saints and Redskins, the offense led by Jason Campbell and brought to DC by Jim Zorn was once again floundering.  I know I wasn't the only one who was approaching near-certainty that this West Coast offense could never work for JC.  I was truly convinced that we were going to be among the worst offenses in the league, a crime considering the talent on the roster.  And then Jason Campbell put together a 94-yard scoring drive capped off with a Clinton Portis touchdown run!  Not bad.  And then, a 67 yard bomb to Santana Moss for the go-ahead score.  Two convincing ways to score: a long, arduous march down the field, followed by a 1 play explosion.  And then the game was finished off with a nifty 8 yard quick slant pass to Moss.

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I am liking everything I am hearing from Ashburn about Jim Zorn.  It would be easy to say that he is a wet-behind-the-ears rookie head coach whose almost-to-a-fault honesty can be compared to the aw-shucks naivete of Steve Spurrier.

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has led me to think otherwise.

Honestly though I'm not a huge fan of the West Coast offense that Jim Zorn is implementing, and I hardly see it as the ideal fit for Campbell.  But hey, hopefully with our newly-acquired, tall, rangy receivers (Kelly and Thomas) good things will happen.  Lord knows Campbell had a time squeezing the ball in to Moss and Randle El.

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 Am I the only one who thinks the entire selection process was insane? First, you hire Jim Zorn as your Offensive Coordinator. How can you hire staff before you hire a head coach?  Then you promote him to Head Coach. He has no previous experience as an Offensive Coordinator, and you promote the guy to Head Coach.   Insane, I say.  My only hope here is that Zorn turns out to be the next Andy Reid.  Reid was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles with very similar credentials. Next, I have to address the quarterback position. I am a fan of Jason Campbell, but he has to make huge strides this year for the Redskins to be successful.  My problem with Campbell is that he takes too long to make decisions with the ball. He has to get the ball out quicker.  He struggled with this last year in Al Saunders’ offense. I am scared to death to think how he will do in

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