Peter King on Zorn Hire

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Originally Posted by DieHardSkin

Hasn't everyone (Media, Fans, Etc.) been saying for years that DS should hire a coach who is young, and has come up thru the nfl ranks, and does not necessarily have a big name. This is not a big splash name, but a calculated smart decision, and we still bash…..The guy will never get a break, and I don’t think he really cares.

I thought I'd point out, since everyone seems to be saying this, that Zorn is 54, 55 in May. I'm not saying he's old, but that's not a "young head coach."

Young would be Mangini at 35, or even Gruden at 44. Zorn falls pretty much right in the middle as far as age goes.