Has Snyder Finally Figured it Out?

By John D. McKinnon, Jr.


Now that the search has ended for the Washington Redskin’s new Head Coach, what are we left with? I’ll admit, after hearing that Jim Zorn would be the new Head Coach, I had mixed feelings. On one side of the coin, Zorn was originally offered the Offensive Coordinator vacancy previously occupied by supposed offensive guru, Al “Trust me it works” Saunders. After interviewing several candidates including former Giant’s coach Jim Fassel, it appeared Dan Snyder was on another wild goose chase. After being rejected more than an overweight bachelor with no job, Snyder weighed his options and offered Zorn the head-coaching position.

Stating the obvious, it appears Zorn was offered the position because he was the only one available. But then again maybe Snyder interviewed other candidates only as a smoke screen and wanted Zorn to be the coach all along. Maybe Zorn impressed Danny so much by his thirteenth interview that he saw the light and decided Jim was the man for the job.

Since 1993 the Redskins have lacked direction and never seemed to develop cohesion. This is in part a result of bad personnel moves that causes Snyder to get rid of coaches and players that he usually overpays for. Zorn certainly has a positive upside and is heralded as a genius with developing young quarterbacks. In one sense this could prolong the development of Jason Campbell, however if they click, this could prove to be one of the smartest decisions Snyder has made. Another wise decision (though not popular) may have been letting Greg Williams go and promoting Greg Blatche to Defensive Coordinator. Though I’ve always been a Greg Williams fan, I’ve never been sold on him being a great head coach. Greg Blatche by many accounts is a no-nonsense coach that isn’t easily impressed. For the Redskins to be successful they need guys like Blatche.

So far this season the Redskins haven’t traded away any of their draft picks for players. With the Draft barely two months away, the Redskins may have addressed some key deficiencies without breaking the bank, by the time next season begins. We all remember the low-points of the last two decades. Horrible personnel moves (Norv Turner, Heath Shuler, Dan Wilkinson, Dana Stubblefield, Mark Carrier, Bruce Smith) of course this list could go on for days but I’m afraid I might exceed my bandwidth allotment.


In a nutshell, it appears the Redskins have seen the low-points and can go nowhere but up. Let’s hope this is the case and Danny has finally gotten it right.


Hail To The Redskins!