The Linc - Who will QB the Redskins? Who will call the plays?

by JasonB on Oct 20, 2009 1:37 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

Source: Campbell to start against Eagles - NFC East - ESPN
Redskins head coach Jim Zorn has informed quarterback Jason Campbell that he will start next Monday against the Eagles, a league source told the Beast this evening. Zorn went out of his way to make it clear that he would choose the starter -- despite having his play-calling duties stripped following Sunday's 14-6 loss to the Chiefs at FedEx Field.

Once Again, Reid Needs to Balance the Offense
It is a familiar theme: the Eagles overindulging on the forward pass. It is an issue that reappears every season and it certainly was front-and-center in Sunday’s 13-9 loss to Oakland. Their offensive strategy – and their unwillingness to adjust – played a major role in the defeat.

Ashley Fox: Eagles are woeful; Redskins are worse | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/20/2009
there weren't many bright spots for the Eagles, but as bad as it was Sunday - and it didn't look or feel any better yesterday - it was 100 times worse to be a Washington Redskins fan. It didn't seem possible, but that franchise sank even further into the abyss Sunday, losing to the Chiefs, 14-6, at home.

Eagles Rewind: Plenty of blame to go around for six ugly sacks | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/20/2009
After Sunday's ghastly 13-9 loss to the Raiders, there were plenty of fingers to wag. The offensive line - the tackles, in particular - shouldered much of the responsibility for the six sacks of quarterback Donovan McNabb. But after further review, the blame can almost be evenly distributed across the spectrum - from the line to the quarterback to skill-positions players to the coaching staff.

Bingo! Lewis takes Redskins play calling from Zorn | AP | 10/19/2009
Bingo! You're not calling plays anymore, Jim Zorn. Sherm Lewis is coming out of retirement to do it for you. With a pained expression, Washington Redskins coach Zorn announced Monday that the front office "strongly suggested" that he yield his play-calling duties to a consultant hired only two weeks ago. While he didn't say he was given an ultimatum, Zorn said he would comply with the request "because I want to stay here and win." "Sometimes we have to do things that are uncomfortable," Zorn said.

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How much you can blame that one on Reid. Our make shift line was straight up getting man handled and there’s a not a w hole lot you can do with that. Does anyone actually believe if we ran it more it would be successful with our make shift line? The only reason why I think it had OK success with it is because the Raiders were in passing packages. We could’ve tried the wild cat, but there’s a diva on the team who complains about rhythm when we run it (even though we’re the 2nd best wild cat team next to the Dolphins according to yards per play). Other than that McNabb was simply not consistent enough to sustain a drive. A nice play here and there isn’t going to do it when you follow up with balls thrown in the dirt.

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

by Joe_D on Oct 20, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

What does he have to do to get some blame

He was not entirely to blame but from his own mantra you have to put your guys in a position to succeed. McNabb did not play well but he was set up to fail.
When they are blitzing you all day and getting pressure, maybe its time to throw it short and mix in some runs. No lets use a seven step drop all day and throw it deep into zone coverage. That sure worked well. I guess 8.3 yards per carry IS just OK when you only carry the ball six times. Bottom line they made no adjustments to what the Raiders were doing and I put that squarely on Reid.

Maybe you should read the Didinger article from above…. maybe you did?

The road to victory!

by jayt on Oct 20, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions

He does get blame... Absolutely

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

by Joe_D on Oct 20, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I do know this!!!!

d mac is dreadful…. he’s the greg norman of the nfl…. he has a glass psyche…all swagger and no substance…. andy reid is the /worst field marshall in the league… he can’t manage three timeouts….let alone get his team ready to play….on top of that his draft record (mcdougle…. simon… andrews… pinkston… mitchell…. mcnabb…. etc. is horrible… head cases and losers… the fact that he had picked some good players is more dumb luck than anything else)…. vick is a thug and contributes nothing… luire is a complete idiot…. any fool would have gotten rid of reid and mcnabb long ago… he either likes losing or just doesn’t care because the money just keeps rolling in… at least we have the fightn’s….

by toofunny777 on Oct 20, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions

this is the quickest i've ever gotten over a loss.

and we’ve had some bad games in recent years. but for some reason, this one suddenly doesn’t bother me. i think we’re good, y’all, i think we’re good.

by Bleediots on Oct 20, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions