13
Oct
2009
John Riggins Rips into Redskins, calls Jim Zorn a high school coach
John Riggins is hoping to instill some of that fire that brought Washington their last Super Bowl. 18 years ago.
Things aren’t going so great in Washington these days with the 2-3 Redskins. After another loss to a previously a winless team (the Panthers), the calls for head coach Jim Zorn to be replaced have started growing louder & louder around the Beltway.
You can add Hall of Fame Redskins RB John Riggins to the list of critics who are none-too-pleased with the state of the franchise. Riggo just posted this video to his Twitter account – apparently fresh from chopping wood – in which he pulls no punches in calling out GM Vinny Cerrato and Zorn as the main problems with the ‘Skins. In fact, he goes so far as to suggest that Zorn would be a better fit coaching at the high school level:
“Jim, you are not a head football coach in the NFL. High school? Definitely. You can coach my son in high school any time. Ankle biters for sure.
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You’re out of your league Jim. No offense to you, but I don’t think you’re gonna grow into this job. I just don’t think that you’re cut from that right bolt of cloth … But I wish you luck, and you are gone.”
Ouch. Check out the entire rant below, and prepare for the groundswell of support among DC-area sports radio callers around a “Riggins for Head Coach” campaign.
