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Originally Posted by The Goat
The similarities between this regime and the Cerrato/Zorn regime (if you could call it that) are pretty mind-blowing.
1) Big FA signings that don't make sense, and don't have any impact. Cerrato/Zorn became infamous for Fat Albert. BA/Shanny, on the other hand, signed a handful of players that altogether add up to more than the Haynesworth contract, and have made even less impact. The difference being this regime is given a pass by most of the fan base, at least up to this point.
2) Bizarre play-calling and play-design, that some try to explain as genius now, whereas Zorn took a ton of shit for it.
3) Poor discipline and preparation, as evidenced in two games already where players just lost it (St. Louis and Pittsburgh).
They're eerily similar side by side, but again this regime is constantly given the benefit of the doubt despite results as poor as Zorn achieved.
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Interesting thoughts, but I'm going to have to bring up some counterpoints.
Numbers 1 and 3 have been pretty consistent for every coaching staff since Richie Petibon.
As for number 2, that has actually been a frequent criticism of the current coaching staff. Every time the Skins fail to convert a third down, the Warpath is replete with people blaming Kyle Shanahan. But the biggest issue is that while the criticism is as common of Kyle and Dad Shanahan as it was with Zorn, at least the Shannys are actually scoring. The Skins right now are 6th and 7th in the league in PPG and YPG, and that's with a depleted receiving corp and a shaky-at-best offensive line.
I may stand with the minority opinion here, but I think the Shanahans should be lauded for the offense they have put in place for RGIII. One thing's for sure, McNabb's comments that they are intractable when it comes to adjusting schemes to players has been very clearly proven wrong.