"Jim Zorn was fired by the Washington Redskins early Monday, the first step in yet another team overhaul under owner Dan Snyder. Zorn was informed of his dismissal shortly after the team returned to Redskins Park following Sunday's season-ending 23-20 loss at San Diego. Zorn went 12-20 over two seasons, but he lost 18 of his last 24 games after a 6-2 start in 2008. The Redskins struggled early despite a weak schedule this season and finished 4-12, their worst record since 1994.
"The status quo is not acceptable," general manager Bruce Allen said in a statement released by the team. "I felt it was necessary to not waste a moment of time to begin building this team into a winner."
Zorn's replacement will be Washington's seventh coach since Snyder bought the team in 1999. Playing a role in the decision will be Allen, who was hired as the GM last month (CBSSports)."
Zorn was terrible, but whoever the Redskins pick as their next coach they are going to need to stick by for awhile. One of the main problems in Washington is that they never let their team gel. It is a constant revolving door of players and coaches. Whoever the next coach is (probably Shanahan) will need to get this team to play as a team, and the first step in doing that is to have a coach that has the respect of the players. Also, they are going to need to let the players develop, instead of just going out and signing the next big name free agent...
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