Redskins put fun in Dysfunctional

Words cannot describe how much this cracks me up:

The Washington Redskins made a stunning decision Saturday night, naming recently hired offensive coordinator Jim Zorn as the team's new head coach, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Zorn, who has never previously served as a head coach or offensive coordinator in the NFL, replaces Hall of Fame Coach Joe Gibbs, who resigned as team president and coach on Jan. 8.

The team's coaching search had been shrouded in secrecy. At various points, former assistant head coach Gregg Williams and former Giants coach Jim Fassell were considered leading candidates after long interviews with owner Daniel Snyder. Indianapolis Colts assistant coach Ron Meeks also interviewed multiple times for the position.

I am starting to get the feeling that the Redskins are becoming the Raiders of the east, a death trap of a head coaching job that nobody actually wants, particularly when ownership makes these kind of decisions. It was bad enough that Snyder hired the Offensive and Defensive Coordinators before finding the new Head Coach. But then to suddenly decide that one of those guys is the guy you want to be the big boss makes it look like nobody else of substance or quality actually wanted the job (and considering guys like Jim Mora, Jr and Steve Spagnuolo turned the job down, that's likely).

I bet Jimmy Braswell and my RedMaryland colleague Mark Newgent, both fans of this hapless lot, can't be too happy about this one...