For the Zorn / Campbell Excuse makers...

[RMSkins]

Originally Posted by Hail to the Redskins

I just want to point out what some may have briefly touched on at some point, but I think it is extremely necessary to point out three NFL teams (one in particular) and three QBs that spin the Zorn/Campbell excuses around...

1) Atlanta Falcons - Rookie Head Coach, ROOKIE QB - 4-12 last year, 9-5 this year
* First time DEFENSIVE background head coach, ROOKIE QB on a team that was 4-12 last year.
* 5-2 over last 7 games... improving
* Points For - 336 Points Against - 281
* Learning curve really has that drastic effect on an offense/QB??

2) Baltimore Ravens - Rookie HC, Rookie QB - 5-11 last year, 9-5 this year
* Again, First time SPECIAL TEAMS background HC, ROOKIE QB.
* 7-2 over last 9 games... improving
* PF - 325 PA - 213
* You can talk about their defense, but that offense with rookie Flacco, much weaker RB crew and basically same talent at receiver/tight end as Skins still = 325 points to our 231.

3) Miami Dolphins - Rookie HC, QB Signed JUST before season - 1-15 last year, 9-5 this year
* Again, First time HC, QB in brand new system, weak receiving depth on a team that was 1-15 LAST YEAR!!
* 7-1 over last 8! (talk about improvement!)
* PF - 283 PA - 269

4) Washington Redskins - Rookie HC, returning QB in new PASSING system (same running) - 9-7 last year, 7-7 this year
* 1-5 over last 6 games... improving??
* 2-2 vs Rams, Lions, Seahawks, Bengals with a point diff. of +2!!!!
* PF - 231 PA - 266

5) Aaron Rogers, Matt Cassel, Jay Cutler - All QB's same age/experience as Campbell (or less) outplaying (by far) Campbell.

Basically, this information tells you that you'd be crazy to say that the blame for this season is not Zorn or Campbell (or both). We have a better defense than Falcons & Dolphins (with more experience), much better offensive weapons than the Ravens, and are the only team with the same running system as last year with a stud RB. The excuses about Campbell being "young" and needing to "learn" is a huge load of BS... and Zorn's sole responsibility this year has been Campbell and the passing offense which happens to be the absolute worst facet of the team... anyone??

Good post! I think these are all extremely valid points.

[Hail to the Redskins]

Thanks...

I was also trying to bust the whole "tough part of the schedule" or "look at those team's schedules" excuses by providing the mind-numbing numbers of

2-2 versus Rams, Lions, Seahawks, and Bengals who are a combined 5-47-1 (HOLY CRAP that's more terrible than I realized!) outside of the games against the Skins with us winning the point differential by a whopping +2 ... obviously strength of schedule is not an excuse either...

Also... who at QB? Farve for a 3rd rounder sounds not so bad now especially considering we gave up a 2nd for JTaylor, but that wasn;t the answer either...

I am just saying that Campbell is NOT in the same class as the guys his same age and if that blame falls on Zorn, OK, but after what year will Campbell not be a "young QB" who "needs to continue learning" anymore?