sportsbybrooks.com - 10/22/2009
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We feel a little bad for Steve Largent . The Hall of Fame wide receiver for the Seahawks turned to politics after football, and national politics means you have to move to Washington. Moving to Washington means you have to watch the Redskins, and watching the Redskins means you have to want to ...
Redskins Players Enjoy Losing
blog.blitznation.com 10/15/2009 —
Washington Redskins players have told The Washington Post that they’re tired of answering questions about Jim Zorn and they want the front office, specifically owner Dan Snyder , to publicly endorse him as their head coach for the rest of the season. (more…)
Jim Zorn can't get a vote of confidence, but Wade Phillips can
sports.yahoo.com 10/16/2009 — The
Washington Post reported this morning that three prominent Redskins players --
all of whom went unnamed -- wanted
owner Dan Snyder to proclaim that head coach Jim Zorn is safe for the year .
I don't think it's necessarily that they're dying ...
Zorn’s Welcome is Worn Out – So What Happens Now?
extrapointfootball.blogspot.com 10/17/2009 — The Redskins are down on their back and upside down (not so bad I guess is it?) In February of 2008, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder hired Jim Zorn as the new head coach after Joe Gibbs’ departure. Zorn was the Seahawks’ quarterbacks coach and had never been a head coach before. But ...
Mike Shanahan knows better than to coach the Redskins
readandreact.net 10/20/2009 —
Even Shanahan can't help you now, Danny Boy
NFL Fanhouse is reporting that Napoleonic Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has contacted former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan about possibly replacing current HC Jim Zorn . Fortunately for him, Shanahan knows better than to take command ...
Redskins notes: —
Krem's Sports Blog
As you may have heard, things don't seem to be going very well for the Redskins right now. Let's take a look at a few things that are going on and some others that are being said about the team (and the owner): According to Jason Reid, this is how the Redskins will be calling plays on Monday ...
The Big Picture: Zorn On The Hot Seat —
Baltimore Sports Report
As the NFL season approaches the halfway mark, each team is starting to realize whether they are contenders or pretenders. If there was ever any doubt concerning the status of the Washington Redskins , they’re humiliating loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday provided a definite ...
Lombardi: Zorn isn’t the Problem —
Riggo's Rag | A Washington Redskins Blog
Is Jim Zorn being made a scapegoat by Vinny Cerrato and Dan Snyder? Could a different coach do that much better with the current Redskins’ squad? Sure, the Redskins have talent on paper. but, how much talent do they really have? In other words, do Dan Snyder and Vinny Cerrato think ...
Redskins circus plays on —
The Rick Snider Report
Everything is chaotic at Redskins Park. The coach has been emasculated. The offense can’t score. The owner is scorned. The place is just in shambles with no hope of salvation.
In other words. Day 3,742 of the Dan Snyder era.
My Washington Examiner column explains how it’s ...
Jim Zorn presser: "I'm going to comply with that." —
DC Pro Sports Report
Jim Zorn began his press conference by lavishing praise upon the defense, the defensive line and MLB London Fletcher, saying he loved their production, their pass rush, their tackling and their efficiency. It almost seemed as if he wanted to point out that he appreciated the part of the team ...
Report: Sherman Lewis will call plays —
DC Pro Sports Report
Ryan O'Halloran of The Washington Times is reporting that he's been told by team sources that "consultant" Sherman Lewis will take over the play-calling duties from Jim Zorn . In a couple of weeks, Lewis has gone from calling bingo games for senior citizens to calling offensive plays for an ...
Could Cerrato follow Zorn out the door? —
DC Pro Sports Report
ProFootballTalk suggests that Vinny Cerrato will not long survive the end of the Jim Zorn era. We're hearing that there's a strong belief within the Redskins
organization that the fates of coach Jim Zorn and V.P. of football
operations Vinny Cerrato are tied together. So if/when ...
Zorn gave up more than play-calling —
DC Pro Sports Report
So, the word is Jim Zorn saved his job by agreeing to Dan Snyder 's demand that he give up play-calling to a coach [consultant/bingo caller] to be named later. This isn't just more of the standard Redskins soap opera, this is almost sad. When Zorn became head coach it was agreed he would call ...
Report: Zorn will give up calling plays —
DC Pro Sports Report
According to Peter King on NBC just minutes ago, Redskins owner Dan Snyder asked Coach Jim Zorn to give up calling the plays. Not clear if Offensive Coordinator Sherman Smith or the other Sherman [new guy Lewis ] would take over calling the plays. Or if they would just give up calling plays and ...
King: Snyder hired wrong guy —
DC Pro Sports Report
Peter King, CNNSI, said in pregame on NBC that Redskins owner Daniel Snyder realizes he hired the wrong guy. King also stated that Snyder has suggested to HC Jim Zorn that he have someone else call the offensive plays. I disagree with Snyder. He did not hire the wrong ...
"Washington's offense is plain and simple" —
DC Pro Sports Report
Adam Shefter of ESPN notes how the Eagles have rebuilt their offense on the fly, still scoring points in bunches, but now doing it with a young team that includes Jeremy Maclin and LeSean McCoy [both 21], Desean Jackson [22] and Brent Celeck [24]. The Redskins, meanwhile, have one of the oldest ...
Is this the end for Zorn? —
The Rick Snider Report
There’s a lot of speculation over Jim Zorn’s future. Notice when players asked management for a vote of confidence for their coach to finish the year all you heard were crickets.
In my Washington Examiner column, I doubt owner Dan Snyder would immediately fire Zorn if losing on ...
Riggins Rips Zorn —
Hard Knox Sports
We absolutely love when athletes and coaches tell it like it is and former Washington Redskins running back John Riggins is the best current example of this. In his latest video on You Tube, Riggins rips into his former team. Everybody knows that Jim Zorn will get fired soon and Riggins ...
Smoke Signals: Team turmoil and confidence men —
DC Pro Sports Report
Jon Gruden is distancing himself from reports that he's in line for head coach jobs with the Redskins or the University of Louisville. For your own sake, Jon, distance yourself from the Redskins job. Distance yourself from it all the way to Louisville. Read it . Are the Skins in turmoil? ...
Smoke Signals: The strain is showing —
DC Pro Sports Report
The negative atmosphere at Redskins Park
is getting downright poisonous, but at least the players are finally figuring
out that all those big checks they love are being signed by the man who is most
responsible for the current state of the team. There's no other
way to put it: The mood at ...
Zorn to stop calling plays —
Redskins Insider
After yet another poor offensive performance on Sunday afternoon in a 14-6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at FedEx Field, the Washington Redskins made a coaching change - but not the one many were expecting. The Redskins' public relations team ...
Players Sticking It to Daniel Snyder —
Bleacher Report - MLB
In a shocking turn of events, several members of the Washington NFL franchise are publicly stating their desire for ownership to give head coach Jim Zorn a vote of confidence.
“I wish someone upstairs would just say he’s going to be our coach ...
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