Offcial Jim Zorn New Head Coach Thread - Please post here

Gibbs4Life · Post by **Gibbs4Life** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:53 pm

Our ownership and front office is retarded.

Sean Taylor and Jack Cooke must be looking down in dissaray.

We are now minus Sean + minus Gregg W. + minus Gibbs + learning new offense + a head coach who hasn't even been a coordinator.

tribeofjudah · Post by **tribeofjudah** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:01 pm

Jim Porn..... new porn star in the NFL.

I don't know..... let's hope we found a Diamond in the Rough?

pxalpha97 · Post by **pxalpha97** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:04 pm

I don't like this move.

SkinsFreak · Post by **SkinsFreak** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:05 pm

I'll take it. Good move, boys.

As I said before, half of my family lives in the Seattle - Tacoma area. After we signed him as our OC, two of my cousins called me and offered congratulations. They said he was extremely popular in the area and just about everyone wanted him to replace Holgrem as head coach. Two reporters from the Seattle Post were on ESPN and they also said many in the region were extremely high on Zorn and wanted him to succeed Holgrem.

I admit I didn't know a ton about him until after he came here. But after some research and listening to folks that did know him, I think I like him and I think he'll do good. Before Zorn came here, reports were that he was highly coveted by many around the league. He may be inexperienced, but he's waaaaaay better than Fassel. I'm actually so relieved it's not Fassel. Zorn is young and has a lot of potential. I will definitely throw him my support.

=D>

The Hogster · Post by **The Hogster** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:16 pm

I'm glad that its not Fassell. But at the same time, if you liked Zorn that much, why not make him the coach from the start?

It was a clumsy way to arrive at a coach, and makes it appear that the first choice was one of the folks who turned us down. Either way, let the Zorn Ultimatum begin.

The Hogster · Post by **The Hogster** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:19 pm

Jimmy Crat Zorn.

Zorn to be bad.

The Zorning After.

Hard Core Zorn.

SkinsFreak · Post by **SkinsFreak** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:21 pm

"Playing experience like Jim's is an enormous advantage for a head coach," said Gibbs. "Every move he makes, every play he calls, is based on the foundation of having actually played in real time and in the face of real opponents. You can't learn that on the sidelines or in the classroom."

"Dan was impressed with Jim from their first meeting. The first time he talked to me about hiring Jim I could tell what a strong impression he had made," Gibbs added. "Jim was a heck of a player, I know because I had to coach against him. But everyone also knows what a high-quality person he is, it's the first thing people tell you."

"I'm also extremely excited about the fact that Dan has maintained such stability and continuity among the staff. Not just the coaches, but also the entire infrastructure--strength coaches, medical staff, and others--that is required to maintain chemistry on a team," Gibbs said.

"We knew of Jim's stellar offensive reputation, so we hired him as coordinator, but we also suspected he would be a strong candidate for head coach," Snyder said. "After our first six-hour interview with him, I told Joe (Gibbs), ?This guy would make a terrific head coach.'"

"But we stayed true to our commitment to interview every candidate. That took longer than expected because the Giants kept moving through the playoffs. Once we completed our interview with Steve Spagnuolo and concluded a day of discussion about all candidates, I called Jim and asked him to meet for lunch," Snyder continued. "I told him we were considering him as the next head coach, and asked if he wanted to move forward. Without hesitation he said "absolutely," and that's all I needed to hear."

"We spent two days taking Jim through the same interview process as every other candidate. Those sessions only confirmed my earlier comment to Joe (Gibbs): Jim Zorn will be a terrific head coach," Snyder said.

Snyder, Executive Vice President for Football Operations Vinny Cerrato,and other team officials evaluated more than 50 potential candidates for the head coaching job over two days and selected 10 for interviews, which began Jan. 10.

"Jim (Zorn) is the only coach we offered the job to, contrary to some reports.

Sounds like Gibbs threw his support for this move as well.

Now we can debate over who the next Offensive Coordinator will be. :lol:

I'm sure they discussed that as well and he'll be named soon.

yupchagee · Post by **yupchagee** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:29 pm

riggofan wrote:At this point, I'm okay with this. Its not Fassel. Young guy, first time head coach. Why the heck not?

But does anybody really believe this is a better choice that Gregg Williams????

1st time HC? Yes
Young guy? I don't think so.

The Redskins said the 54-year-old Zorn agreed to a five-year contract. He will be introduced at a news conference at 3 p.m. Sunday

Jeremy81 · Post by **Jeremy81** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:30 pm

to be honest, i'm just glad it wasn't fassel. i think we did this whole process bass ackwards, but i really am optimistic about this decision. i think the best thing we can do as fans is accept the decision and give zorn all our support. now that the decsion is made, i don't see any good in being critical of zorn before he even makes his first coaching move...i for one got his back

p.s. i have a feeling i have a little more invested in this guy than most considering we have the same last name... :lol:

if he's a huge bust, i can just see my friends giving me hell. he goes down, so do i...so i'm ridin with him

Jeremy81 · Post by **Jeremy81** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:31 pm

gay4pacman wrote:I am changing my name to Gay4Zorn

considering my last post......please don't

RedskinsFreak · Post by **RedskinsFreak** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:34 pm

I loathe the process used to reach this point.

Now that it's done, we can do nothing but cheer Zorn and hope he proves me dead wrong.

Still wouldn't even hold a door for Danny, though.

CanesSkins26 · Post by **CanesSkins26** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:34 pm

Sorry, but this is a concerning move. Zorn is a very good coach, I have no doubt about that. I think that John Clayton had the best answer (he covered Zorn in Seattle) when asked on Redskins Radio whether he thought Zorn would make a good head coach. His answer was "eventually". There is simply no reason to hire someone as your offensive coordinator, only to turn around in two weeks and make him your head coach.

People were concerned, and rightfully so, that Zorn was going to have some growing pains as the offensive coordinator. There were posters on here posting that hiring an offensive minded head coach would be a good idea to offset Zorn's inexperience. Well not only does Zorn now have to put together his own offense, he is also going to have to manage the entire team. To me this just seems like too much to ask one person to do, even if he is a good coach. Listening to Redskins radio, Clayton was talking about how good Zorn was developing qb's. All indications are that he is great at that and that made me excited about him as OC. Well now, how much time is he going to actually have with JC? The Redskins coaching job is one of the most demanding jobs in the NFL, and by making Zorn the HC the Skins have basically taken away his biggest selling point as an OC.

The fact that the Skins announced this on Saturday and planned an afternoon Sunday news conference, a time that ensures that there wont be as much news coverage as if it had been done during the week, indicates to me that even the Skins aren't 100% sold on this. When you hire a coach you want to make a big deal out of it and get as much exposure as you can, not bury the news on a Sunday.

I'm glad that it wasn't Fassil, but it makes zero sense to hire Zorn over Meeks, Mariucci, or a guy like Russ Grimm.

CanesSkins26 · Post by **CanesSkins26** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:37 pm

Now we can debate over who the next Offensive Coordinator will be. Laughing I'm sure they discussed that as well and he'll be named soon.

On Redskins Radio they seemed to think that Zorn would be the OC/Head Coach and that they would hire just a qb coach.

aswas71788 · Post by **aswas71788** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:39 pm

It is done!! Gotta tell you, it completely blindsided everyone. But Jeremy81 has it right. Now we need to support our new Head Coach.

CanesSkins26 · Post by **CanesSkins26** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:41 pm

One more think to note. Since Gibbs has retired, the Skins have hired a head coach with zero experience as a coordinator or head coach. A defensive line coach with zero NFL experience. A defensive coordinator who was contemplating retirement, hasn't been a defensive coordinator in a number of years, and wasn't a very good one in his last stint.

Jeremy81 · Post by **Jeremy81** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:56 pm

CanesSkins26 wrote:Sorry, but this is a terrible move. Zorn is a very good coach, I have no doubt about that. I think that John Clayton had the best answer (he covered Zorn in Seattle) when asked on Redskins Radio whether he thought Zorn would make a good head coach. His answer was "eventually". There is simply no reason to hire someone as your offensive coordinator, only to turn around in two weeks and make him your head coach.

People were concerned, and rightfully so, that Zorn was going to have some growing pains as the offensive coordinator. There were posters on here posting that hiring an offensive minded head coach would be a good idea to offset Zorn's inexperience. Well not only does Zorn now have to put together his own offense, he is also going to have to manage the entire team. To me this just seems like too much to ask one person to do, even if he is a good coach. Listening to Redskins radio, Clayton was talking about how good Zorn was developing qb's. All indications are that he is great and that and that made me excited about him as OC. Well now, how much time is he going to actually have with JC? The Redskins coaching job is one of the most demanding jobs in the NFL, and my making Zorn the HC the Skins have basically taken away his biggest selling point as an OC.

The fact that the Skins announced this on Saturday and planned an afternoon Sunday news conference, a time that ensures that there wont be as much news coverage as if it had been done during the week, indicates to me that even the Skins aren't 100% sold on this. When you hire a coach you want to make a big deal out of it and get as much exposure as you can, not bury the news on a Sunday.

I'm glad that it wasn't Fassil, but it makes zero sense to hire Zorn over Meeks, Mariucci, or a guy like Russ Grimm.

you said you're glad it's not fassel....well besides him, who of the other three coaches wanted the job? i agree that mariuci would be a better hire. and i really believe we should have given grimm a shot. but how do we know that zorn isn't going to succeed. someone earlier said a diamond in the rough...which is right

as far as we know, he could be the next mike mcarthy(that's a good thing in my opinion)...your first statement was that he was a really good coach. so how do we know he can't make an immediate impact. he was a really good quarterback for many years which shows he can lead a team...we just don't know until the season plays out

look, I work for an autoglass company...who am i to say he can or can't coach...the whole point i'm trying to make is this: I'm going to give him a chance before i become critical. the decision is made, so what good can come out of being critical and negative before the man even calls his first play

RedskinjXd · Post by **RedskinjXd** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:03 pm

personally, i like this move. soooo many familiar faces/name guys at head coach around here... turner, marty, spurrier, gibbs. lets give new blood a chance. it is also the move that will create the least change. i mean, he will probably let the defense (our strong point of 2007) run the same way, and hopefully kickstart our offense. here is a Joe Gibbs comment made in one article.

"Although Zorn is essentially making the jump from quarterbacks coach to head coach, Gibbs said the Redskins' veteran assistants will be able to help with the adjustment period. Most of the Gibbs' staff has been retained."

plus here is what shawn springs said, who played for seattle with zorn...

"How Gregg (Williams) was organized, that's how they were organized on the offensive side of the ball in Seattle. They're going to be aggressive on offense; they're not going to clam up. They're going to continue to push to score."

tcwest10 · Post by **tcwest10** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:07 pm

This time around, he won't have Largent to make him look brilliant.
I can handle the choice. Fassel was not going to sit well with me, so there's at least some relief. I was set to lay my money on Mooch or Mora, Sr.

playboy1972 · Post by **playboy1972** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:10 pm

gay4pacman wrote:[url]
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Says they will announce Monday.

What do you guys think?

Who gives a damn who the coach is. We are a house built on sand and match sticks. It will crumble its just a matter of knowing when. This is so not cool.

andyjens89 · Post by **andyjens89** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:10 pm

Welcome to the big time, Zorn!

Good Luck!

HTTR

!!!!!!!

SCSkinsFan · Post by **SCSkinsFan** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:13 pm

I wonder what Sally Jenkins thinks about all this? :hmm:

SkinsFreak · Post by **SkinsFreak** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:26 pm

CanesSkins26 wrote:The fact that the Skins announced this on Saturday and planned an afternoon Sunday news conference, a time that ensures that there wont be as much news coverage as if it had been done during the week, indicates to me that even the Skins aren't 100% sold on this. When you hire a coach you want to make a big deal out of it and get as much exposure as you can, not bury the news on a Sunday.

You're right, there's never any NFL football news coverage on Sundays. :roll:

They weren't 100% sold on this? Perhaps you need to read the Press Release

I like the new blood and several organizations have gone that route in recent years. Sean Payton, Mike McCarthy, Mike Tomlin and Jack Del Rio come to mind.

HEROHAMO · Post by **HEROHAMO** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:30 pm

Finally!

At least we can all move forward now. I support him 100 percent. Look guys it is always the fresh minds that thrive. Gibbs came in as a first time head coach and look what he did.

Think of it this way. I have never heard of a coach winning SuperBowls with two different teams. If we were to have hired a guy like Parcells even he never won SuperBowls on two different teams.

So I am happy as a Redskin fan. Thank goodness it was not Fassel! Wheeew! What a relief!

I just hope Zorn has a say on who we draft. I hope he imposes his will and brings forth his vision so D. Snyder can actually have advice from a real football mind.

andyjens89 · Post by **andyjens89** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:32 pm

HEROHAMO wrote:I just hope Zorn has a say on who we draft.

We'll probably have to trade up and draft "Matt Hasselbeck Jr." aka Matt Ryan

:lol:

Gnome · Post by **Gnome** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:34 pm

Wow. Holy sxxx. I have to laugh. In the back of my mind I considered this possible BECAUSE they couldn't hire Fassel because of a PR disaster and all the guys they wanted - Mora and Spags - told them no thanks. SO THEY FALL IN LOVE WITH THE SHINY NEW TOY IN THEIR SANDBOX. Ha! This proves that Snyder and Vinny have no clue - I mean darn FOOLS!

My team is a joke.

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