I think Jim Zorn is a great head football coach.

wilsowilso · 08-06-2009, 11:57 PM

He is a teacher. He was a player. He has a great passion for the game.

He knows how to talk and listen to the team. It's a quality many NFL coaches don't have.

The key to this season is the development of the offense and we all know that. The burden rests on Zorn's shoulders.

I just wanted to say that I think that Jim Zorn is moving this team in a very positive direction. We are lucky to have him. He is going to be the next great coach of the NFL!

That is my prediction.

Slingin Sammy 33 · 08-07-2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by wilsowilso

He is a teacher. He was a player. He has a great passion for the game.

He knows how to talk and listen to the team. It's a quality many NFL coaches don't have.

The key to this season is the development of the offense and we all know that. The burden rests on Zorn's shoulders.

I just wanted to say that I think that Jim Zorn is moving this team in a very positive direction. We are lucky to have him. He is going to be the next great coach of the NFL!

That is my prediction.

Agreed. Hopefully the FO can be focused on the fact that "Rome doesn't get built in a day" and resist any temptation to make a change for a "quick fix" (Shanahan, Cowher) if we struggle this year for whatever reason.

Skins Fan in Indiana · 08-07-2009, 12:05 AM

Now that the offense has been set in place, I think the skys the limit for the Skins. And since Zorn was a player I think he understands what buttons to push as well as how fast to bring players along.

wilsowilso · 08-07-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Skins Fan in Indiana

Now that the offense has been set in place, I think the skys the limit for the Skins. And since Zorn was a player I think he understands what buttons to push as well as how fast to bring players along.

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53Fan · 08-07-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by wilsowilso

He is a teacher. He was a player. He has a great passion for the game.

He knows how to talk and listen to the team. It's a quality many NFL coaches don't have.

The key to this season is the development of the offense and we all know that. The burden rests on Zorn's shoulders.

I just wanted to say that I think that Jim Zorn is moving this team in a very positive direction. We are lucky to have him. He is going to be the next great coach of the NFL!

That is my prediction.

Nice thread! I couldn't agree more! I think we have a winner here and I like the direction this team is going. Zorn could be the best thing since Gibbs 1. I hope we give him time to show it!

skinsfan_nn · 08-07-2009, 12:15 AM

I agree Zorn appears to be moving the team in the right direction. But, "Great Football Head Coach" based on what one year, with a .500 record hardly qualifies for a GREAT COACH!

You base a coach's performance on wins an losses at the end of the day. Zorn is a middle of the road 2nd year coach, that there is a very good chance he has to win and make a playoff run or he might no longer be a coach at all, at least in DC!

I like Zorn as a person, and think he has some good ideas/changes this season on how to run a team.

But it's way to early to even put him in a sentence with a "GREAT FOOTBALL HEAD COACH" attached to his name! He has provided in only one season as the SKINS HC nothing more than one losing season.

skinsfan69 · 08-07-2009, 12:17 AM

Joe Gibbs 1 was a great football coach. Bill Walsh was a great football coach. Bill Belichick is a great football coach. Jim Zorn is not a great football coach, he may not even be a good offensive coordinator. The jury is still out.

skinsnut · 08-07-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 53Fan

Zorn could be the best thing since Gibbs 1. I hope we give him time to show it!

I am hopefull too.
I will wait another season, but my primary concern with the guy was his inability to adjust play calling mid season when it was clearly evident that defensive coordinators figured him out.
I think some of this was due to him only installing a base package....hopefully he has a full slate of plays that is installed that includes some misdirection rather than the basic gibbs run scheme + basic west coast passing.

What is really needed are reverses, shotgun, draws, WR quick screens, etc to spread the secondary out as to not crowd the box.

Most of our offense last year did not suprise anyone...especially after the first couple months...remember, we went 2-6 after an almost sure playoff level start of 6-2. That to me aint great coaching.

The good thing is any improvement in playcalling should show dramatic improvement in offensive production.
If Zorn is depending on the Skins offense to score due to having more talent and more execution alone, we will be in for a long season.
The reality is he needs to scheme better and make better play calling adjustments before I call him a great coach.

The jury is still out on Zorn

I wish him all the best, our dreams depend on him being better than last year

skinsfan69 · 08-07-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 53Fan

Nice thread! I couldn't agree more! I think we have a winner here and I like the direction this team is going. Zorn could be the best thing since Gibbs 1. I hope we give him time to show it!

You're talking about a man who is a great leader of men, who won 3 SB's with 3 different QB's and in his day was the master of the halftime adjustment. Let's not go overboard here....

wilsowilso · 08-07-2009, 12:21 AM

This is a prediction thread. I can't make any kind of case for Jim Zorn's greatness yet!

53Fan · 08-07-2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Joe Gibbs 1 was a great football coach. Bill Walsh was a great football coach. Bill Belichick is a great football coach. Jim Zorn is not a great football coach, he may not even be a good offensive coordinator. The jury is still out.

If the jury is still out, saying he IS a great football coach is just as valid as saying he IS NOT a great football coach isn't it?

skinsnut · 08-07-2009, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

The jury is still out.

very funny...we typed the same phrase at the same time without knowing it...that should tell you something

skinsfan_nn · 08-07-2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by wilsowilso

This is a prediction thread. I can't make any kind of case for Jim Zorn's greatness yet!

Yea....I guess you can't other than the thread title.

53Fan · 08-07-2009, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

You're talking about a man who is a great leader of men, who won 3 SB's with 3 different QB's and in his day was the master of the halftime adjustment. Let's not go overboard here....

COULD BE skinsfan69. As you said, the jury is still out but I do think Zorn could become a great coach. I have no more respect for anyone than Joe Gibbs, but Gibbs didn't start out too great either. Gibbs wasn't judged a great coach in his first year either, but he sure turned out to be one. I never said he would be Joe Gibbs, I said he could be the best SINCE Gibbs.

dmek25 · 08-07-2009, 12:31 AM

i really like the fact that Snyder didnt grab one of the old retread coaches. hopefully he will give Zorn enough time to find out if he can coach in this league

08-06-2009, 11:57 PM	#1
wilsowilso Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles Age: 51 Posts: 2,841	I think Jim Zorn is a great head football coach. He is a teacher. He was a player. He has a great passion for the game. He knows how to talk and listen to the team. It's a quality many NFL coaches don't have. The key to this season is the development of the offense and we all know that. The burden rests on Zorn's shoulders. I just wanted to say that I think that Jim Zorn is moving this team in a very positive direction. We are lucky to have him. He is going to be the next great coach of the NFL! That is my prediction.

08-07-2009, 12:05 AM	#3
Skins Fan in Indiana Camp Scrub Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Noblesville, Indiana Posts: 5	Re: I think Jim Zorn is a great head football coach. Now that the offense has been set in place, I think the skys the limit for the Skins. And since Zorn was a player I think he understands what buttons to push as well as how fast to bring players along.

08-07-2009, 12:15 AM	#6
skinsfan_nn Playmaker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newport News,Virginia Age: 60 Posts: 4,495	Re: I think Jim Zorn is a great head football coach. I agree Zorn appears to be moving the team in the right direction. But, "Great Football Head Coach" based on what one year, with a .500 record hardly qualifies for a GREAT COACH! You base a coach's performance on wins an losses at the end of the day. Zorn is a middle of the road 2nd year coach, that there is a very good chance he has to win and make a playoff run or he might no longer be a coach at all, at least in DC! I like Zorn as a person, and think he has some good ideas/changes this season on how to run a team. But it's way to early to even put him in a sentence with a "GREAT FOOTBALL HEAD COACH" attached to his name! He has provided in only one season as the SKINS HC nothing more than one losing season. __________________ "There's no greater feeling than moving a man from Point A to Point B, against his will." #68 THANKS COACH GIBBS FOR EVERYTHING! YOUR THE MAN AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

08-07-2009, 12:17 AM	#7
skinsfan69 Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 17,325	Re: I think Jim Zorn is a great head football coach. Joe Gibbs 1 was a great football coach. Bill Walsh was a great football coach. Bill Belichick is a great football coach. Jim Zorn is not a great football coach, he may not even be a good offensive coordinator. The jury is still out.

08-07-2009, 12:21 AM	#10
wilsowilso Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles Age: 51 Posts: 2,841	Re: I think Jim Zorn is a great head football coach. This is a prediction thread. I can't make any kind of case for Jim Zorn's greatness yet!

08-07-2009, 12:31 AM	#15
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 63 Posts: 10,672	Re: I think Jim Zorn is a great head football coach. i really like the fact that Snyder didnt grab one of the old retread coaches. hopefully he will give Zorn enough time to find out if he can coach in this league __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

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