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Redskins coach Jim Zorn (right) has come under a lot of heat for the way his Washington team has seemingly failed to develop under his watch, and Sunday's uninspiring 9-7 home victory over the St. Louis Rams only heightened the criticism.

Zorn probably didn't win many converts after the game with the way he responded to postgame criticism from radio analyst Sonny Jurgensen.

The discussion involved a a key third-down play from the Rams' 5-yard line, midway through the third quarter, when Zorn called for a halfback-option pass from Clinton Portis to Chris Cooley. The pass fell incomplete and the Redskins were forced to kick their third field goal of the game.

Jurgensen, a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest quarterbacks in Redskins history, made clear that he did not like the gimmicky call:

"Third down, I'm the quarterback, and you call the halfback throwing the ball for me, I'm calling timeout or calling an audible. I'm not letting the halfback throw it. That's what you pay me for," he said, according to an account by the Washington Post's Jason Reid.

Zorn's response: "Well then, I would have to take you out of the game."

Somehow I can't imagine this discussion ever taking place between Bill Belichick and Gino Cappelletti.

 Tags  Jim Zorn Sonny Jurgensen Washington Redskins

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