In what is possibly the least surprising news ever involving an NFL head coach's job security, NFL.com's Jason La Canfora is reporting that Jim Zorn and some of his assistants "fully expect" to be let go by the Redskins on Monday, and possibly even as soon as the team's flight back from San Diego Sunday night.
Redskins Set To Fire Jim Zorn On Monday; Shanahan His Replacement?
There has been no official word from Washington as of yet, but team employees are reportedly planning for the announcement to come Monday afternoon.
Zorn’s relationship with Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has been fractured for much of the season, and during several occasions, the coach was stripped of authority, moves that several on staff perceived as urging him to resign. [...]
The Redskins already interviewed one in-house candidate, secondary coach Jerry Gray, for Zorn’s job in-season and have made efforts to comply with the Rooney Rule, which requires team to interview a minority candidate. Gray is African-American.
At this point, Zorn's firing really just seems like a formality -- the writing has been on the wall ever since the Skins lost to Kansas City in Week 6. So it's not surprising that his replacement is apparently already picked out: Mike Shanahan. In fact, "several league sources are convinced that the former Denver Broncos coach will replace Zorn as early as Tuesday."
Charley Casserly reported today on CBS that Shanahan is already busy putting together his staff.
The offense will be run by Kyle Shanahan the son of the new Washington head coach. The young Shanahan is well respected around the league a bright young offensive mind. He is serving as the OC of the Houston Texans.
Texans head coach Gary Kubiak was the OC for the Broncos during the heydays of Denver. Kyle’s understanding of coach K’s offense has been key in helping Houston make a strong run at the playoffs this year.
By the way Shanahan was hired by Bruce Allen as assistant coach for offensive quality control under head coach Jon Gruden with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer is Shanhan’s top pick.
He is likely to leave Cincinnati.
Jim Zorn was 12-19 in his two seasons with Washington heading into Sunday's game against the Chargers.
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