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Originally Posted by 53Fan

I think the difference this year is Zorn. Our defense has pretty much carried us in the past even though we had good personel on offense. Gibbs started out with his old style of "O" and we even went to the playoff's with it. But the very next year we bring in Saunders and quite honestly, we looked pretty confused about what our gameplan was. Too many cooks in the kitchen with a very complicated receipe. The receipe being Saunders "O", the cooks being Gibbs, Saunders, and even a little "Buges" trying to help. I love Joe Gibbs and give him credit for putting the "core" of this team together and having a positive influence on this team and Front Office. But this is Jim Zorns time. The problems we had in the past, are in the past. There's a new sheriff in town and he appears to be just what this team needed. He knows offense, he knows it well, he brings excitement, he's a competitor with the right kind of demeanor for the job. He's one hell of a teacher and I think this is a perfect situation for him and the team. I'm very excited about this team and coaching staff. I think we are in the right hands and even though there MAY be a few bumps along the way, I have full confidence in our coach to handle any situations that may come his way. He is a nice guy, but I would'nt want to cross him. Ask Durant Brooks.

Are we forgetting the injuries sustained and the ST tragedy from last year? I think the difference this year is that Campbell despite learning a new offense is now a 4 year experienced vet, we have a complete healthy OL, our D is healthy and improved in what was a weakness the DB's (Horton, Moore, healthy Springs, Rogers recovery, improved Torrence) the addition of Taylor, one more year of experience for Golston, Montgomery and Wilson, a solid draft. I know that if Gibbs would have come back and we had the same draft that we would make the SB this year. I'm not taking anything away from Zorn whom I love but I wouldn't say Gibbs was our stumbling block. Maybe Zorn will takes us to the SB, I hope so.