Report: Shanahan to DC done deal

[44Deezel]

[quote=Longtimefan;642422]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

I have no problem with your assessment but keep in mind along with Sherman Lewis taking over the playcalling, other circumstances changed for the better as well. The line that had been in constant flux began to block better and the QB was not looking at the sky all the time for receiers.

If you're only going to give a rookie coach a year and a day to prove himself, then that's a coach you should not have hired in the first place. That's the best I can say in defense of Zorn. All the weaknesses you point out about Zorn, management should have known when they hired him, he's an inexperienced coach that has never even been a coordinator at any level. The question then becomes, what more could you expect except trial and error? The team cannot blame Zorn, they have only to look in the mirror.

Before Samuels went down in week 5, the O line was doing fine. What's the excuse for the poor play over the first 4 weeks, which included games against the Lions and Chiefs??? The O line excuse wasn't a valid excuse until after the Panthers game. Zorn? Portis? Campbell? All of the above?

[CultBrennan59]

According to PFT another team has entered the shanahan race and it is a playoff team...I think old man potter (jerry jones) is up to no good...

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

According to PFT another team has entered the shanahan race and it is a playoff team...I think old man potter (jerry jones) is up to no good...

Cowboys are a playoff team? They could wind up 8-8 if they're not careful.

Which would only mean Shanahan is more of a possibility.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Cowboys are a playoff team? They could wind up 8-8 if they're not careful.

Which would only mean Shanahan is more of a possibility.

The article says team in playoff contention, and they said the obvious guesses-Cowboys and Texans.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

The article says team in playoff contention, and they said the obvious guesses-Cowboys and Texans.

If the Cowboys lure away Shanahan I would seriously be bummed out.

[Longtimefan]

[quote=44Deezel;642428]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

Before Samuels went down in week 5, the O line was doing fine. What's the excuse for the poor play over the first 4 weeks, which included games against the Lions and Chiefs??? The O line excuse wasn't a valid excuse until after the Panthers game. Zorn? Portis? Campbell? All of the above?

The O-line was not doing fine from the time Randy Thomas went down, it was a mad scramble from that point on. And yes all the above are contributing factors as well.