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Daseal · 07-17-2008, 06:24 PM

Firstdown -- you don't have any questions about Zorn? Don't get me wrong, I like the guy and hope he pulls it out, but at the same time I can completely understand why folks question him. First of all, he's only ever been a QBs coach and never called plays in the NFL, the jump between QBs coach and HC is huge. How many successful coordinators do we see go on to fail as head coaches because they can't adjust?

Secondly, I know a lot of people in the media have mentioned they really don't like how Zorn was hired. Basically we brought on coordinators before a HC because we were waiting for Spags (god knows why, I could get sacks as the coordinator with that D line.) and didn't want to lose folks. He turned us down, and then we ran out of options so we decided just to promote Zorn.

Secondly, we have some key injuries/losses for this year that make a huge difference. No Rogers or Rocky to start the season is a big hit. Rocky may make it, but Carlos certainly won't. Also, the loss of arguably our best player, Sean Taylor, is a hit to the team. In the grand scheme of thing football is the least of the concerns, but when evaluating a team you have to recognize that he's gone.

On offense I agree Gibbs handcuffed the offense (kinda funny how many people fought tooth and nail that Gibbs wasn't holding us back last off season have suddenly admitted it after his retirement.) and that we could be in for a pleasant surprise on offense. However, I'm not sold on either of our starting WRs. I consider Moss a good #2 and ARE a great 3 or an okay 2. Hopefully Kelly or Thomas will work out, but it will take years to be able to see.

I think what the Redskins have going for them right now is depth. I feel like Dallas has more depth at a lot of positions than we do, but everyone else in the division is thin. If Philly loses McNabb or Westbrook, they're done. I don't see their defense being that good even with the addition of Samuel.

I guess I just try to be realistic with myself. I always hope the Redskins go 16-0, but when evaluating the team I do my best to look at what we have, what we're going against and evaluate fairly. Right now, we have a lot of question marks going into this year. If last year we had these same coaches, I would feel much more confident in our ability to land a playoff spot. As of now, I just can't see it. My belief is that we will start out slow, especially on offense. I think our offense will be improved from last year, but see our D falling off a lot. I don't particularly like Blache as our D coordinator. Maybe he can keep what G Will did here alive, but I'm not convinced. I also think we're going to be very thin on defense early in the year, and if we get many injuries on the defensive side we're in deep trouble. People do realize our nickle corner for week one will either be Torrence or Tryon, right?

07-17-2008, 06:24 PM	#37
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 8,341	Re: Mid July Predictions: Firstdown -- you don't have any questions about Zorn? Don't get me wrong, I like the guy and hope he pulls it out, but at the same time I can completely understand why folks question him. First of all, he's only ever been a QBs coach and never called plays in the NFL, the jump between QBs coach and HC is huge. How many successful coordinators do we see go on to fail as head coaches because they can't adjust? Secondly, I know a lot of people in the media have mentioned they really don't like how Zorn was hired. Basically we brought on coordinators before a HC because we were waiting for Spags (god knows why, I could get sacks as the coordinator with that D line.) and didn't want to lose folks. He turned us down, and then we ran out of options so we decided just to promote Zorn. Secondly, we have some key injuries/losses for this year that make a huge difference. No Rogers or Rocky to start the season is a big hit. Rocky may make it, but Carlos certainly won't. Also, the loss of arguably our best player, Sean Taylor, is a hit to the team. In the grand scheme of thing football is the least of the concerns, but when evaluating a team you have to recognize that he's gone. On offense I agree Gibbs handcuffed the offense (kinda funny how many people fought tooth and nail that Gibbs wasn't holding us back last off season have suddenly admitted it after his retirement.) and that we could be in for a pleasant surprise on offense. However, I'm not sold on either of our starting WRs. I consider Moss a good #2 and ARE a great 3 or an okay 2. Hopefully Kelly or Thomas will work out, but it will take years to be able to see. I think what the Redskins have going for them right now is depth. I feel like Dallas has more depth at a lot of positions than we do, but everyone else in the division is thin. If Philly loses McNabb or Westbrook, they're done. I don't see their defense being that good even with the addition of Samuel. I guess I just try to be realistic with myself. I always hope the Redskins go 16-0, but when evaluating the team I do my best to look at what we have, what we're going against and evaluate fairly. Right now, we have a lot of question marks going into this year. If last year we had these same coaches, I would feel much more confident in our ability to land a playoff spot. As of now, I just can't see it. My belief is that we will start out slow, especially on offense. I think our offense will be improved from last year, but see our D falling off a lot. I don't particularly like Blache as our D coordinator. Maybe he can keep what G Will did here alive, but I'm not convinced. I also think we're going to be very thin on defense early in the year, and if we get many injuries on the defensive side we're in deep trouble. People do realize our nickle corner for week one will either be Torrence or Tryon, right? __________________ Best. Player. Available.