NFL Twitter nation weighed in this week on a couple of receivers who met on Monday Night Football, Ted Ginn of the Dolphins and Braylon Edwards of the Jets, and we'll talk in our NFL Twitter mailbag about why they both had big games.But we'll start with a question about which NFL head coach will be the first to lose his job this season. The NFL Twitter mailbag is below.
writetokal: NFL Mailbag - Who will be the first NFL head coach to lose his job in the 2009 season?
There are four winless teams in the NFL and five teams with only one win, but I think all of those coaches are safer in their jobs than Redskins coach Jim Zorn, who might have put together the most unimpressive 2-3 start to any season in NFL history.
The Redskins have the Chiefs on Sunday and then the Eagles in Week 7, and if they lose both those games, I think Zorn could be gone for Week 8, which is the Redskins' bye.
Several other coaches in the NFL are already on the hot seat, including Dick Jauron in Buffalo, Tom Cable in Oakland and John Fox in Carolina, but I think the hottest seat is the one under Zorn, who could be out of a job within two weeks.
teddykgb91: Chad Pennington can only throw 5 yards at a time. Not exactly the QB for a burner like Ginn
This came in response to my tweet questioning why Ted Ginn, who scored a 53-yard touchdown on Monday night, doesn't make big plays like that more often. It's a fair point that teddykgb91 makes: It's hard for Ginn to take advantage of his blazing speed if Pennington can't throw him a deep ball. It'll be interesting to see what kind of progress Ginn makes now that he has Chad Henne throwing to him.
WatchKalibRun: I am telling you the Michigan boy (aka Braylon Edwards) gave up on Cleveland after week 4 of 2008.
Edwards' biggest game in 2008 was in Week 6, but I think your basic point is right: Edwards looked late last season and early this season like a guy who simply didn't want to be in Cleveland, and when the Browns traded him to the Jets, he got his wish. Now the question is whether Edwards can be a happy camper in New York.
I think he can. Edwards wants to be a star, and playing in New York gives him a huge stage for his stardom. I think he'll be motivated and hungry, and I expect him to play very well for the Jets. At age 26, Edwards could have several good years ahead of him.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-16-2009 @ 10:38PM
ken fucci said...
The Redskins main problem is lack of a quality offensive line. They should have addressed that from the beginning of 2008....but they lack people who can tell their strengths and weaknesses. Cambell lacks the time to spot open receivers and Portis lacks decent holes to run thru. Plain and Simple!
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10-16-2009 @ 11:58PM
ANTON said...
The redskins problem is D. Snyder, he always morgages the farm every year to try and win a superbowl by bring in big names. It started years back with Big Daddy Dan Wilkenson and Kijana Carter and has gone on every year. No way Hainesworth was worth 100 million. They have had 6 coaches in the past 10 years and more O cordinators. The only reason they did not have 10 in 10 years was he allowed Joe Gibbs to stay longer. Danial Snyder is the problem and until he lets his coaches stay longer to build a system they will continue to lose. Matt Millen finnaly got the boot in Detroit, J. Jones does it in Dallas and Al Davis does it in Oakland. Bottom line is Snyder is hurting the skins!!!
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10-18-2009 @ 1:24AM
Patricio said...
I keep hearing the same absurd and ridiculous thing about Snyder being the culprit for the Redskins losing streak. It is the most stupid thing I have ever heard. Snyder is neither making the calls, coaching or playing for god sakes, get off that horse. In fact the only person who can solve the "PROBLEMS" is Snyder because he owns the team. As a matter of fact I am sure that there is no one as dissapointed as Snyder for the awful performance of players that are being paid millions with guaranteed contracts and that keep losing. Who do you think is signing the million dollars checks every week?. Therefore to suggest that Snyder is happy about the Losing Redskins is truly stupid. It is becoming one of those absurd thing you hear in Washington DC sometimes.
If and when Snyder starts playing for the Redskins, starts missing tackles, overtrowing wide open receivers, making stupid calls, or coaching in the sidelines only then I will agree is ALL his fault. Otherwise he can be blamed for making wrong choices, picking up wrong people or paying too much money to "so called talented players" But he is obsviously trying to make the team better not worse.