I can live with that.Casserly said it's the two Shanny's and Zimmer
While Zorn may be a "good guy", I don't feel badly for him because he brought most of it on himself. Hitching his horse to Jason Campbell was a failed venture from the get-go. Most of us here felt it was an extremely risky move. His playcalling and failure to try to bring along the young guys helped seal his fate. Of course, Vinny made it even more difficult for him but this team could never overcome itself and a lot of that was Zorn's fault.I do feel badly for Jim Zorn, but I'll confess, I'm also a little excited to bring in the 'new guy', turn the corner on what's been a mostly dismal couple of years, and start taking the first steps to 'something better'.
Let's go!
Of course he deserves a little respect for taking the high road with what he's been through but he is the one mainly responsible for allowing this team to underachieve. "Keeping it medium" doesn't work. He's a terrible head coach and deserves to be fired and I don't feel sorry for him because he's getting fired. He tried. He failed....miserably, but he STILL gets to collect his millions.Come on Jimbo - you telling me you apply for a VP position at some Fortune 500 company, and they offer to make you CEO - you say no? And exactly how did he 'hitch his horse to Jason Campbell'? He inherited Jason Campbell, along with an ancient Todd Collins and an injured youngster in Brennan. What were his options? I'd have gone with Todd Colins this year, from day 1. We'd likely still have ended up here, but I guarantee you we'd have won more than 4 games. I'm not sure anything Jim Zorn did amounts to 'bringing it on himself'. He was just woefully unprepared for this gig, plain and simple. If it makes us feel better to resent the guy, that's cool. But ultimately, as I've said over and over again, what the hell were Snyder and company thinking handing over the keys to the car from a HOFer to a teenager who just got his license?
You're right - someone 'brought this on himself', but it wasn't Jim Zorn. Of all involved, he's probably the only guy in the Redskins leadership structure who's carried himself with any honor. He deserves a little respect for that.