Zorn Seeks Promotion

by John Morgan on Jan 24, 2008 8:25 AM PST

Update: Tim Ruskell's the shit. As Joeshow points out, the Hawks have almost the entire coaching staff ready for the 2009 season. I bet Bill Bavasi doesn't have a plan in place for the 2003 season.

Via the Washington Post:

The Washington Redskins interviewed Jim Zorn for their offensive coordinator position yesterday...Zorn, the quarterbacks coach of the Seattle Seahawks, is well regarded by two of the top candidates to replace Joe Gibbs: former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel and Redskins assistant head coach-defense Gregg Williams.

Zorn developed late round draftee Matt Hasselbeck (6th) into a Pro Bowl quarterback and had an instrumental part in developing top journeyman Qb Charlie Batch into an effective backup/spot starter. If he could do nothing else for Seattle but provide them with a quarterback of the future, he'd be worth offering the offensive coordinator position to. With the team quickly becoming almost monolithic in its concentration of defensive minded executives and coaches, it's very important that the Seahawks do what it takes to retain Zorn. They clearly have the inside track if they'll only commit a prominent future position to him, and if takes an immediate promotion to offensive coordinator to retain this unheralded difference maker within the Hawks' coaching staff, I'd advocate that, too.

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Rotoworld has him staying in Seattle

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NFL&id=504&line=11 1872&spln=1

Interesting how the FO is basically planning a year a head of time for Holmgren's departure.

by joeshow30 on Jan 24, 2008 8:35 AM PST reply actions

Thanks for the update.

Planning ahead, having a plan at all, are we sure Tim Ruskell is a Seattle Area GM? For desperate Ms fans out there (I'm among them), the best thing that could happen to that franchise is to have Paul Allen buy it out.

by John Morgan on Jan 24, 2008 9:07 AM PST up reply actions

Doubt it considering

he went to high school and college in Tampa Bay and spent nearly 20 years with the Bucs.

I occasionally have nightmares that Ruskell leaves the Hawks. Can we sign him to a 15 year contract or something?

The real problem with the Ms is Lincoln and Armstrong not the ownership group; but since Lincoln and Armstrong are almost surely staying as long as the owners stay, yeah we could really use Allen or Chris Larson to buy into majority control.

by Matthew @ Field Gulls on Jan 24, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions

I LOVE EEET!!!!

Seriously. I want Zorn around forever. But I'm biased. Heck, I even like Zorn better than Largent (but that's like saying I like Buhner better than Griffey -- it's the two of them together that bring back some incredible memories).

by PositivePaul on Jan 24, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions

awesome news

Zorn will probably be the front runner for the OC job in 2009. I love it.

Should be a smooth transition from 2008 to 2009.

Josh Brown is better than you. The Rest of the team is worse.

by MFAN on Jan 24, 2008 9:41 AM PST reply actions

is this a good thing?

I know nothing about it, but would worry that Mora wants to bring in his own OC/DC when he becomes head coach. i'm a zorn fan, for sure, but is this level of nepotism good for the coaching chemistry? If the two DO get along, we will be in great shape with a defensive minded headcoach (who understands the west coast game) and then a great teacher at OC.

also, love this news format. small link dump , a little bit of commentary, and i'm sure a full analysis coming soon about it all.

by minor threat on Jan 24, 2008 11:44 AM PST reply actions