Zorn becomes SKINS new OC.

[Crat92]

So does this mean the 'Skins will be runnin' the "West Coast" offense?

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

But as a professional, Campbell doesn't have to try to balance his studying of the playbook and verbage with the workload of a student athlete. He has plenty of time over the next 8 months to learn all the verbage. It's a total non-issue.

Plus in Campbell's combine and pro career he has had to under go 7 offensive changes. I think he's shown in college and showing in the NFL he can adapt

[SmootSmack]

Seahawks fans seem to speak pretty highly of him. I think a lot were hoping he'd stick around and be at least OC after Holmgren left. Part of it may be appreciation of his talents, part of it may be there affinity for him from his playing days.

Still, I do feel kind of bad for Seahawks fans. I'm sure many of them felt one of their own had finally come home.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

This story broke before JLC was able to pull his Blackberry out of his pocket. He must be pissed that ESPN beat him to it.

He has a house of sick kids apparently.

[SmootSmack]

Here are a couple of pieces on Zorn

Hawks QBs Zorn-again players

THEN & NOW - WORKING WORLD

and a couple of amusing videos

[SmootSmack]

Wouldn't it be something if Zorn and Jim Schwartz came here and Saunders and Williams replaced them in Seattle and Tennessee?

I mean I really wouldn't be so surprised to see Saunders in Seattle except for the fact that his offensive philosophy doesn't jibe with Holmgren's

[BigSKINBauer]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Nothing against Zorn, but hiring an OC before a head coach shows just how clueless Vinny and Danny are about conducting a coaching search. Let's hypothetically assume that Snyder is putting all his eggs in the Fassel basket. What if Fassel has a sudden change of heart about coaching here? Where does that leave us? You ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS lock down the head coach FIRST, then let him assemble his staff. With the Zorn signing, we can stop speculating about McDaniel and Spagnuolo as candidates, because I can't imagine either interviewing for an owner who took the prerogative to assemble the coaching staff prior to their interview.

If there is one thing that i trust about danny boy is that he gets what he wants. I'm not saying his decisions are always the smart ones but he does get what he wants. If danny is putting his eggs in one basket, he isn't going to drop that basket.

I don't know though. We will have to see what happens but i do agree with you that Spagnuolo probably won't be our coach. I would think snyder has it narrowed down to just the people who have told him that they like zorn. So i don't know why we might be waiting two weeks. It seems snyder already knows who will be the next coach.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Wouldn't it be something if Zorn and Jim Schwartz came here and Saunders and Williams replaced them in Seattle and Tennessee?

I mean I really wouldn't be so surprised to see Saunders in Seattle except for the fact that his offensive philosophy doesn't jibe with Holmgren's

And wouldn't we be the big winners in all of this :-)

I can understand why they would want to look past Williams, but I don't understand why Fassel is higher than Schwartz on Snyder's candidate chain. It seems like every interviewee the Skins had "blew them away." This whole process has pretty much led to the most recent interviewee being the frontrunner for the job.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Well, so much for patience...

I would have thought Al Saunders gets at least one more season to allow Campbell to get a good handle of the offense, get some offensive linemen healed up, and maybe snag a wideout who doesn't drop the ball every other throw.

But... that's not the way things are done here under Lil' Danny.

LOL!
You are so right, Lil' Danny is back to his old ways. Change all the coaches, but the one thing that stays constant besides losing (Skins are 58-70 since Danny took over), Vinny by his side. Hmmm? But "it ain't broke..so don't fix it...(58-70) is ok.

[SmootSmack]

What if the new coach didn't want Saunders? Would it be ok then to allow the coach to have the OC he wants. Or would it be "Little Danny Boy" just meddling?

[skinsguy]

I like the move. That's not to say I didn't want Saunders back for at least one more year, but I see good things from Zorn.

I actually believe Campbell will thrive more in a West Coast offense than he did in Saunders' offense. Just my opinion.

[CPAlltheWay012]

is there OFFICIAL word that Al Saunders is gone???

if so.. the Redskins f***d up once again..

[AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace]

"Here are a couple of pieces on Zorn"

Holy Cow! Look at those shorts...they don't leave much to the imagination

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Sorry but the west coast offense is VERY COMPLICATED w/ a ton of verbage and it's more complicated than Al's offense. When I use to play football we ran something like the Coyell, Gibbs offense. It's tough for the Qb but it's very very easy for everyone else.

Zorn dosen't neccessarily run the so called west coast offense. He has worked in several different offensive formats in his career, both as a player, and as a coach. Let's see how it plays out.

[skinsfan_nn]

Originally Posted by CPAlltheWay012

is there OFFICIAL word that Al Saunders is gone???

if so.. the Redskins f***d up once again..

No "OFFICIAL" word, but why is that needed? They have already hired a new OC, to take over his job.

How more official does it need to be?

For what logical reason have the Redskin F***ed up on this move?

JLC Redskin Insider:

UPDATE II: A source with knowledge of the situation said this evening that Saunders has been told to look for work elsewhere and that he does not expect to return to the team in any capacity.
Word of Zorn's hiring comes a day after Joe Gibbs called Redskins assistant coaches to tell them that the search for his replacement is likely to take several more weeks.
"They haven't told us anything [about Zorn]," one Redskins assistant said. "I heard about it on the radio. I have no idea what it means for us."