Doctorfro Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I don't think Zorn is as big a part of the problem as many make him out to be. It takes a special person to succeed in the face of the situation he has been in. And as you can see, no one has been able to do it so far. Thanks Danny! If you all remember, Zorn came here to be the OC, not the HC. Had he been able to focus solely on that and had he been given a few pieces (healthy) to work with he might have had some success. Good luck to a decent guy. Hope he gets a chance to work in the NFL somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OuterBanksTarHeel Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Why in the world should he be "thanked" for being "classy?" People will give thanks over anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudMouth12thMan Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 There is no reason to thank Jim Zorn. He didn't get the job done. Clearly he is better suited as a position coach. I'd like to thank Snyder and Vinny for taking a chance on a guy who had absolutely zero experience. That panned out quite well. Sarcasm! Seriously, I'm sort of glad they took a shot, but they screwed Zorn from the get-go. He didn't have a chance in hell IMO...just glad they got rid of Vinny. Zorn is a nice guy, but he's the type of guy that you'd want coaching your kid's rec' league team, not your favorite professional sports team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Redskins Fan Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 There is no reason to thank Jim Zorn. He didn't get the job done. Clearly he is better suited as a position coach. I'd like to thank Snyder and Vinny for taking a chance on a guy who had absolutely zero experience. That panned out quite well. Sarcasm! Seriously, I'm sort of glad they took a shot, but they screwed Zorn from the get-go. He didn't have a chance in hell IMO...just glad they got rid of Vinny. Zorn is a nice guy, but he's the type of guy that you'd want coaching your kid's rec' league team, not your favorite professional sports team. exactly not trying to be mean or belittle the man you summed up what a lot people have felt since day one of his hiring Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenchBrunell Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Why in the world should be "thanked" for being "classy?" People will give thanks over anything...."you don't kill someone....thanks!" It's "thanks for trying." It's what's known as parting amicably. There's no need to be a jerk about it. Vinny deserved a "good riddance." Zorn deserves a hand shake, a thanks for trying, and a good luck. Sheesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Gibbs Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I have no ire towards Zorn, and thank him for showing some class given what transpired during this past season. The Redskins were a mediocre team before Zorn. He really wasn't ever qualified to be a HC so I don't blame him for not turning around a franchise that has been in the bottom quarter of the league over the course of a decade. After all, the same people who hired him also played a large roll in assembling the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4skins23 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 There is no reason to thank Jim Zorn. He didn't get the job done. Clearly he is better suited as a position coach. I'd like to thank Snyder and Vinny for taking a chance on a guy who had absolutely zero experience. That panned out quite well. Sarcasm! Seriously, I'm sort of glad they took a shot, but they screwed Zorn from the get-go. He didn't have a chance in hell IMO...just glad they got rid of Vinny. Zorn is a nice guy, but he's the type of guy that you'd want coaching your kid's rec' league team, not your favorite professional sports team. :doh: :jerk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 There is no reason to thank Jim Zorn. He didn't get the job done. Clearly he is better suited as a position coach. I'd like to thank Snyder and Vinny for taking a chance on a guy who had absolutely zero experience. That panned out quite well. Sarcasm! Seriously, I'm sort of glad they took a shot, but they screwed Zorn from the get-go. He didn't have a chance in hell IMO...just glad they got rid of Vinny. Zorn is a nice guy, but he's the type of guy that you'd want coaching your kid's rec' league team, not your favorite professional sports team. Well put.... and I wonder if there were "Thank You" threads for Brandon Lloyd, Jesse Amrstead, Adam Archuleta, etc....because they clearly didn't work out for the skins as well...but they are deserving of thanks, right? He's a nice guy, but there's no need to thank him for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Why in the world should he be "thanked" for being "classy?" People will give thanks over anything. Mainly because class seems to be in short supply within this organization - and among this fan base, if some of the responses in this thread are any indication... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hieverybody Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Mainly because class seems to be in short supply within this organization - and among this fan base, if some of the responses in this thread are any indication... Exactly. Some of us want to root for an organization that we can be proud of. That takes more than a winning record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenchBrunell Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Mainly because class seems to be in short supply within this organization - and among this fan base, if some of the responses in this thread are any indication... Hear, hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worstSeat Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I'm not sure we can say Zorn would be a bad head coach. He seems like a pretty good people person, just a horrible play caller. And that, in large part, is why I don't expect to see him become a HC again. How do you get to HC if you can't be a good OC? Doc Walker said on the pregame what I'd expected -- the last two games Zorn had been calling the plays again. If he could've lost some ego (ironically enough) and not called any plays, they could have been a slightly better team. Anyhow, I do appreciate Zorn being accessible, honest, and not throwing the front office that asked him to interview for a job he'd never considered applying for under the bus. Which of us wouldn't take the HC job for the Skins for $2mil a year for a few years if it was offered? I hope Zorn learns some lessons and helps his new man Brady next year in Cleveland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Yes thanks Jim, for what you tried to accomplish, you were overmatched, and had a FO personality that was not helping you out like he should have been, I wish you success in the future, just not against the Skins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 He's spinning a tale in his presser. He knows he's gone but he won't really comment on his impending firing until he's told. Dan should've fired him before the presser so the pressure could be his final press conference. Do the minority interview tommorrow and hire Shanny on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan4QB Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I too want to express my appreciation to Jim Zorn. A very classy, professional man who was thrown into a losing situation. He kept his head high and worked hard to try and help us win. Thank You, Mr. Z! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvtbred Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thank you Zorn, I was probably the only kid in the DC area with your jersey and know how good of a person you really are. You were thrown into an impossible situation with a win/win check making opportunity. I wish you only the best in the future and hope you find a position with an organization that fits what you want it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey44 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 did i hear "Taps" during his press conf on espn980?...heh, see ya dude. Maybe Cleveland QB coach?...not too bad, fella!! Door is that way>>>>>>>.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MumboSauce Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Classy but kinda gutless too and not a good head coach. He'd make a nice friendly neighbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASHDEMBOYS Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thank you Zorn for being above the negativity despite it being all around you. I do not blame you as much and Danny and Vinny and I am sure you did try hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phrystile Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 As much as I wasn't pleased with the way Zorn called plays, or managed the game, in the end he was a professional and very classy in the way he handled adversity. And most importantly the players never seemed to give up on him, and that's huge. Maybe under different circumstances, say if he was the OC and not the HC, things could have worked out better, but in the end hopefully whatever move we make next will finally be the step in the right direction. Good Luck Zorn, wherever you end up. Here's looking to 2010! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main-Maine Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 you get a sorta thanks, but please get out of town now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OuterBanksTarHeel Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Mainly because class seems to be in short supply within this organization - and among this fan base, if some of the responses in this thread are any indication... Zorn isn't that classy....if you think classy is being stubborn for the sake of being stubborn and cussing out rookie punters while letting star RB's do whatever they want "classy," so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boysetsfire Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Classy or not, OUT! OUT! OUT! OUT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browncl Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thank you Zorn. hired to do one job, shortly given a promotion to another job no one wanted. You handled everything with class in a very political job, in a very political city. I have no idea who to actually blame for any of this season - I'm sure some with you, some with cerato, some with snyder, and some with the players. I'm not looking to point fingers though, thanks for your work. As unlikely as it may seem now, I fear that you are going to be the next belicheck. He got run out of Cleveland, but the change of scenery is exactly what he needed and is now considered one of the best. I wish you the best. I was hoping you would be our next coach for a decade, but apparently that was not to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBClintonPortis Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thanks for being the winningest coach after Gibbs ever hired by Snyder Thanks for being part of the reason Cerrato was canned and,like a forest fire, allowing us to start what hopefully be a new era of kicking behind Zorn seems like a nice guy and I hope can coach at the NFL level, maybe for now as a QB coach...He has the money now to do what he wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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