Bloggers reaction to Jim Zorn as Head Coach: Stunned, heavily punctuated

by Skin Patrol on Feb 9, 2008 8:46 PM EST in Analysis Comment 6 comments

Redskin Report wins with six question marks, which squares with our own BnG's reaction. Anyways, Lee says:

I'm not making this up guys; this is the Post's bit, but it's all over the Net right now. I guess that's the continuity that was promised; they promoted the OC to HC... of course, the OC hadn't even met with most of his players yet.

But at least it's not Fassel or Mooch.

MDS at Fanhouse has retro Jim Zorn footage from 1981 Seahawks camp in what appears to be Chris Cooley friendly short shorts. He says:

Sounds like a Snyder kind of guy, but I have a feeling Redskins fans won't be happy.

My initial reaction is that this is a perfect hire for Dan Snyder. Without knowing all that much about Jim Zorn, he was a quarterbacks coach at the beginning of the month and is now a head coach, and I'm sure he's very appreciative for that mega-promotion. I tend to agree with Michael that this sounds very much like a "Snyder kind of" hire.

Hog Heaven is up to the news, but I'm hollaring at commenter and blogger Steve in Tennessee for opening with what hopefully becomes a prescient catch phrase. Redskins: ZORN AGAIN! Art of Extreme Skins gets in on the action, asking: Does Jim Zorn make you Zorny?

Riggo's Rag says Whoa! among other things:

I'll reserve final judgment for now. I want to see the press conference and hear the plan for the future. But I'm pretty excited to tell the truth. I can't figure out whether I'm excited because we have a new coach or because I like Zorn. But Zorn is an interesting football mind with a great reputation. Had he been hired a week after Gibbs retired I doubt there'd be too much complaining. As it is, we'll see if the process hurts the final product.

A little intellectual restraint never killed anyone, and I'm siding up with DW as a wait-and-see approach to HC Zorn.

Jamie asks whether this is really better than Jim Fassel, to which his brother Chris responds: Anyone is better than Fassel.

Tandler promises to have more later.

No bloggers were awarded points for going with some variation on the popular Bourne trilogy, which is obviously the first place I'd go. Will this be the Zorn Supremacy or Dan Snyder's Zorn Ultimatum? You see what I did there? I suck at this.

It's good to be coached once again.

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Top ten things overheard at Redskins park

1)Redskins are Zorn again
2)We've been Zorned
3)Jason C. came down with Zornitis this morning
4)Redskins cheerleaders are making me Zorny today
5)No passing Zorn around while in the film room
6)Redskins now beat their drum to the tune of a different Zorn.
7)Redskins lineman look well rested and Zorn fed
8)Thanksgiving just turned into the best Zornucopia ever
9)Snyders new reign now know as Zorn supremacy
10)On our 10th loss in only the 14th game of the 2008 season Snyder hands down a Zorn ultimatum to our new H.C.

OK so some are stupid off the top of my head but keep it going and see how many we can add to the list.

by Sincethebeginning on Feb 9, 2008 9:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Jerking off to some zorn?

by Burgundy and Gold on Feb 9, 2008 10:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

It's Zorn, Jim, but not as we know it...

"No bloggers were awarded points for going with some variation on the popular Bourne trilogy..."

Tandler went with "The Zorn Supremecy" but he probably read it here first.

Hollar Back.

by sdo1 on Feb 10, 2008 12:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Haaaah

Love me some Tandler's, great minds and all that. But I had it first! His post is time stamped the 10th, and mine made it in yesterday.

Still a big fan of Zorn Again.

Go Register. Or else.

by Skin Patrol on Feb 10, 2008 1:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It's SP's Fault!

If you hadn't posted those gowing comments about Zorny-Boy this would've never happened!

Ok, well, I could care less. I was nearly asleep in my bed when I heard it on the news my reaction-boisterous laughter...followed a couple minutes later by more. I'm still laughing actually. We could do worse, I suppose. Certainly could've done better...but perhaps Zorn won't have that much difficulty-he was a very good QB, and should have a level of understanding superior to that of a QB who actually never played the position-which varies in on-field play calling responsibility.

by JustinU804 on Feb 10, 2008 9:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Jason Campbell's development

is the one area where I think Jim Zorn is a well-established net positive. My concern is that he won't have the foggiest idea how to do everything else. His defensive background is virtually non-existant, and he didn't call plays as a QB coach. I hope he took good notes under Holmgren.

Go Register. Or else.

by Skin Patrol on Feb 10, 2008 12:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs