Goodbye, Jim Zorn: Daniel Snyder's Impatience Shows with New Offensive Hire

The initial reaction to Daniel Snyder bringing in Sherman Lewis as an “offensive consultant” was that the team was doing everything it could to repair patchwork personnel and inconsistent play calling.

But you know what time it is when Snyder makes any kind of decision: Something better happen now, or somebody’s getting fired.

Former Washington GM Charley Casserly agrees:

“The other thing is, I’m dead set against bringing people in in the middle of the season like this, okay? This is the kiss of death, men....And it’s nothing against Sherman Lewis, I know Sherman Lewis, but I’ve never believed in these things, I’m not for it. It’s a philosophical thing that business people believe in.

“Obviously Dan Snyder’s believed in it because he’s done it on more than one occasion here before. I don’t....Historically, consultants lead to other people getting fired.”

So, in summation, Jim Zorn will probably be fired before the halfway point of the season. The team has one winnable game—a home contest against Kansas City—in their next four. Snyder, who has proven himself to be an egotistical novice in most business decisions relative to the team, has to be smart enough to know that his squad is looking at 3-5 through the first eight.

So why not lessen the pain and the gnashing of teeth from fans by dumping Zorn ASAP?

Surprisingly, as unfair as it may be to Jim Zorn, it makes sense.