Washington Redskins: No Defense For Jim Zorn

Even the staunchest supporters of Jim Zorn were stunned into silence by the Redskins' Monday night performance against the New York Giants.

It was ugly, and the Redskins were completely ripped apart by a Giant buzz saw. New York had its way with the Redskins on offense, defense, and special teams.

On a night when the team began its heavy scrutiny under the watchful eyes of Bruce Allen, it was clear the Redskins had nothing to play for. Bruce Allen's reaping sickle may swing for many in the organization because of it.

Jim Zorn's fate was also sealed after Monday night's debacle. Of course, he really didn't have a chance before, but his future is now set in stone.

Jim Zorn's competence as a head coach was demonstrated on the "swinging gate" fake field goal attempt near the end of the second half against the Giants. He called this play, a play that has no business being in a professional football playbook to begin with.

And so, Jim Zorn will be no longer be with the Redskins in 2010, along with many of the players on the current roster.

Jim Zorn is a nice guy, but he has no place as a head football coach. He should have never been in that position in the first place, but strange circumstances landed him in the ill-fitted role. 

And just like the hiring of Bruce Allen corrected the long reign of mistakes made by Vinny Cerrato, the probable hiring of Mike Shanahan will correct those of Zorn.

The Redskins are rebuilding in 2010, and the game against New York demonstrated the need to do so. The next step in the rebuilding process is replacing their hapless head coach.