Which coach will be Jim Zorn’s replacement?
When the Redskins started off the season 1-2, with a squeaker against the St. Louis Rams and a loss to the winless Detroit Lions, everyone in the DC area is calling for Coach Jim Zorn’s head. He was completely over his head when he took this position, coming over as a quarterback’s coach from Seattle. Granted he was a great QB coach but does a QB coach really know how to run an entire team and call offensive plays? It’s evident after one full season and 3 games, that Zorn is already on his way out. He hasn’t shown any progress and you just don’t see it coming anytime soon. It’s only a matter of time before he is fired by owner Daniel Snyder.
A few big names come to mind when you think about Jim Zorn’s replacement. Unless a miracle happens this season, it’s almost inevitable that Zorn get’s fired either mid-season or at the end of this season. There a long list of big name coaches out there on the free agent market including Bill Cowher, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, and Jon Gruden. Dan Snyder has the money to go after that big name and it fits his M.O. He tried with the no name, small guy, Jim Zorn, and look where that’s gotten the Redskins?
Loading ...If I had to rank the list of elite potential coaches, it would have to be Cowher, Gruden, Shanahan, and Holmgren. Cowher gets a slight nod over Gruden because he has a longer successful resume. Cowher and Gruden over the other two because they bring the intensity needed to shape up this lackluster Redskins team. Shanahan and Holmgren are great coaches and GMs but if Snyder doesn’t get rid of his “boy,” Vinny Cerato, I can’t see them taking the job. They are not going to let an inexperienced GM run the show, they will want total control.
My first choice is Bill Cowher. He would bring some discipline and fire to the team. This team needs someone to kick its rear end. Someone who doesn’t play around and will get results. Cowher’s the man.
Here’s a quick run down of Coach Cowher’s stats:
- 1 Superbowl (2005)
- Career winning pct of .623
- 10 playoff appearances in 15 seasons
- 2 Superbowl appearances
- 6 AFC Championship appearances
Cowher’s coaching tree also includes some impressive names:
- Mike Tomlin
- Ken Wisenhunt
- Chan Gailey
- Jim Haslett
- Marvin Lewis
- Dom Capers
- Dick LeBeau
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Chucky is not going to give up is plush Monday Night Football gig. I would rule him out.