Daily Slop: Zorn Gets Fired Up

by Kevin Ewoldt on Nov 9, 2009 10:21 AM EST in Daily Slop

Coach Zorn "went off" on players at half time [Insider]

DeAngelo Hall blames ATL coaches for cussing him out [DP]
(I doubt Hall's credibility will win over Goodell in his formal complaint)

Mike Wise: Prepare yourself for a 2-12 record [WaPost]

Join Redskins at Morton's in Reston, VA tonight [Mortons]

Tony Dungy: Vick to Buffalo? [espn]

Boldin pissed off about being deactivated [nfl]

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A lot of points to make about the Skins game. I was on a flight back from Aruba from a friend's wedding last night and ironically had a 2-hour layover in Atlanta. My plane back to DCA was probably 1/3 full of people in Redskins gear. I talked to a bunch of them and they said that the Georgia Dome was probably 1/4 Redskins fans. That is quite impressive. Everyone I talked to traveled down to Atlanta just for the game. Redskins fans...I applaud you.

It is quite depressing to see the Redskins start so flat after 2 weeks off to prepare for this game. Personal fouls, missed tackles, and the offsides penalties are inexcusable and show a lack of coaching from Greg Blache. This has been going on for months now, yet week in and week out the discipline never gets corrected. I really shouldn't be so surprised, this is what 2-6 teams do.

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Blache has been terrible

I generally don’t like blaming coaches, but this defense is uninspired, undisciplined, and under-performing.

"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins

by smutsboy1 on Nov 9, 2009 11:39 AM EST reply actions

+1 I so am in agreement

by Grand Tanyon Sturtze on Nov 9, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions

Blache is Trash

Literally, Blache has endured as much direct popular accountability as Snyder, and the only time he has emerged from the protection of his going into hiding, has been for a reputational kissas* hackjob defense of his boss [Snyder]. He is just another rickety-yes man of a coach who can’t get it done on the field or be accountable to the fans or the media but will do what it takes to make Snyder happy. Blache is the worst kind of dead weight and worth shi* to the success of this team.

by Grand Tanyon Sturtze on Nov 9, 2009 1:00 PM EST up reply actions

Mike Smith lost control

and let his emotions get the better of him (along with everybody else). The amazing thing is, correct me if I’m wrong, there weren’t any punches thrown. Although I did see a body or two fly when Haynesworth joined in.

Video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvIX3S0f-2c&feature=player_embedded

by VA_Skin on Nov 9, 2009 2:04 PM EST reply actions

Haynesworth is the man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Nov 9, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

it was exciting

while it lasted but i wish D hall would have punched that coach in his big mouth !!! that would have shut him up ! plus was M Ryan out of bounds or still in the feild of play when he was popped ? Because they are starting to make this sport sissy ball

by skinaholic on Nov 9, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions

I couldn't believe the the offside calls.

Giving them a first down when they’re on 4th is unacceptable, and then they did it again right after. So embarassing…

by SSBlitz on Nov 9, 2009 4:13 PM EST reply actions

I dunno about the Blache dissaffection

It seems to me that this is the sole unit that is performing anywhere near expectations. these guys are not giving up that many points and before you go all “scoreboard” on me, how many scores has the offense given up this year or been responsible for with back breaking turnovers? I think Big Albert is hard pressed to stop Falcon defensive backs from running back pick sixes and it’s not just this week either.

Considering that they have been carrying the lion’s share of the load this year because the offense simply is appalling, it’s remarkable we haven’t seen a complete implosion yet (waiting for the Saints game for that to happen) I know that they are professionals but it has to be galling taking the field watching the offense consistently step on it’s crank week after week.

Could they be playing better, yup, but as a whole, they play a damn sight more effectively that the train wreck of an offense that is tossed out there every week.

I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused....

by piratedan7 on Nov 9, 2009 8:56 PM EST reply actions

Why is it that...

Even during the relative sanity and success of the Gibbs II era, dumb penalties were still a huge problem? I don’t remember a time when I was surprised to see another needless 15-yarder or critical drive killer/prolonger.

Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.

by arlingtonOsFan on Nov 9, 2009 11:11 PM EST reply actions