Let's Give Jim Zorn Some Love!

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Originally Posted by skinsguy

Let's face it. There probably isn't a coach in the NFL right now who could stand up to the pressure and the situation that Jim Zorn is in currently. Zorn is a great guy. A great Christian guy who is well respected around the league, at least as a former QB and a QB coach. He is in a no win situation. Has a bingo caller calling plays for goodness sake! He was in over his head as soon as he was hired as head coach.

I still think Jim Zorn is going to be a great coach in the league when it comes time and when he is in the right situation. This is obviously not the right situation for any coach. Despite the collapse the team is in (and while I think Zorn shoulders blame, he is not the only reason by far) I have to give an hats off to Zorn for at least doing everything he possibly can. I really hate it for the guy. I know there are plenty on here who will say good riddance and rightfully so. But unlike Steve Spurrier, Zorn is giving it his all. Although I do feel like he is doing nothing more than banging his head against a brick wall, at least he is giving it to Snyder by not quitting. (I just hope they don't force him to quit after the Eagles game. Fire him if you must, but pay the man for trying to ruin his coaching career.)

Zorn will always be a guy that I root for. He has my respect win or lose. Ultimately, I want what is best for this team first, but I hope Zorn get another chance soon.

Great post, great thread.

I totally agree. Zorn is a very good offensive mind, and a very good guy. And you're right, he's working his tail off and you can tell he's upset it's not going well. The way the players have stood up for him as vocally as they have really says something.

He was dumped into a tough situation, and I think the ass backwards way in which he was hired hurt his chances (Cerrato arbitrarily deciding the Skins were going to switch to the WCO without having players/coaches in place to install it).

Sure, he's in over his head right now as a head coach, but it's definitely not a "good riddance" situation. He's probably better suited as position coach or OC for now, but to borrow a Parcells' term, he wasn't shopping for the groceries. The shopper has jacked things up pretty good. Not to say Jim isn't blameless. He's made some pretty bad blunders as well. But this is about SO MUCH more than Zorn.

I hate that it's gone this way for Jim here. I wish the man all the success in the world.