Comment of the day: Jim Zorn didn't suck as a head coach, says Jon

By Volcano Staff on January 13, 2011

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Today's comment comes from Jon, in regard to this week's Cup Check column in which Matt Driscoll discusses the many, many mistakes of Redskins' owner Dan Snyder.

Jon says,

"Matt,
I'm disappointed that you jumped on the "kick-em when their down" wagon with regard to Jim Zorn. Do you remember what the Redskins record was after first 8 games of 2008? They beat Dallas in Dallas, beat Philly in Philly, beat New Orleans, and beat the Super Bowl bound Cardinals, and were 6-2. But from game one of Zorn's first season as head coach, offensive linemen "fell like flys", by the ninth game of the season, they only had 2 starter quality players on OL; they finished out the season 2-6. The coaching staff's top priority for the offseason? They wanted 2 or 3 quality offensive linemen. What did Vinny Cerrato and Dan Snyder give them? They gave Zorn Albert Hayneworth and one offensive lineman. Zorn only got to pick two of his 12+ coaches, the others were picked by Snyder and Cerrato before they hired Zorn as head coach. You tell me - did Zorn get a fair shot with the Redskins?"