I like his messaging, though I think he was cherry-picking the numbers to get his opinion across. Portis’ numbers did fall in the second half, he blames it on the knee-hit against the Steelers. I think the offensive line got depleted which stopped Portis from finding holes and didn’t give Campbell enough time to let receivers run their routes.

I’m not a big fan of the head coach calling the plays.

There were most certainly times when I felt we were playing not to lose, instead of playing to win last year. However, I also felt that way the year before last with Gibbs at the helm.

but the theory goes, it doesn’t matter if you’re predictable, it only matters if you execute. It’s not like the Packers disguised what was coming, but they executed it so well with their personnel it was a motha to stop. I almost wonder if that is what Zorn was trying to get across to his team, master a few plays before we start going into Steve Spurrier mode, problem was, the team didn’t either a) execute the plays properly, b) have the personnel to execute the plays, c) have any faith in the game plan d) any combination of the poo poo platter above.

Lets face it, as fans, it seems like we have a pretty good feeling about what is coming, be it on offense or defense. It’s a matter of stopping it, like Brady to Moss on the post pattern. Good luck.

have to think that it was a combination of both — JCam having a hangover from the 1991 offense of Gibbs 2.0, and Zorn responding by calling easier/less risky plays. Perhaps Zorn overcompensated a bit.

think Zorn’s play calling turned conservative once he saw how easy it was for us to LOSE a game.

But the statement

Zorn won that job in part because his aggressive play-calling pedigree would suggest that he would use a go-for-broke game plan.

I don’t think Zorn HAD a “play-calling pedigree.” Holmgren called the plays in Seattle. Now, I do agree that Zorn was very aggressive in the beginning of the season (ESPECIALLY in the 1st Philly game), but I don’t think he came in with any sort of reputation.

I don’t think Zorn HAD a "play-calling pedigree."

I don’t really know how you can have a play-calling pedigree as a QB coach anyway.

By the end of the year the defensive game plan against the Skins was to stack the line to stop Portis and double Moss (and check him at the line to disrupt the patten). Zorn did not adapt to this and continued the same play-calling…run, run, pass, punt. Zorn’s play-calling got slower and slower too, many times getting the play in so late that we were hurried getting to the line and drew illegal formation or illegal shift calls. Not to mention the D could get a great jump when the play clock is a one sec against a gimpy o-line. I would have liked to see Moss go in motion more to help get him free off the line or use shotgun more to help with the rush, but Zorn did not adapt. I think I saw a stat where jc was 7/7 out of the gun, why was this not called/used more?

Whether or not Zorn has what it takes to be a successful play-caller remains to be seen. Snyderrato has really rolled the dice on this one.