The details don’t escape Jim Zorn, which Jason Campbell likes. He demands Campbell throws it to the proper shoulder of the receiver. He demands Campbell stay lower in the pocket, the better to be mobile.

Campbell likes that aspect of having Zorn.

But it’s the other wisdom that Zorn dishes out to him, that speaks to something Campbell really likes: being coached by an ex-quarterback.

“He’s letting me be myself right now,” Campbell said. “He’s telling me today that he thinks I’m an extremely accurate passer so he’s like, ‘Don’t even think about it; take off. Just stay low, throw the ball.’ He wants me to be decisive.

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“He tells me just to play my game. If I make a mistake, I make a mistake and move on.”

In his first three years, Campbell was tutored by Jack Burns, a coach at least one quarterback felt the game had passed by. Bill Lazor, who never played major college football let along in the NFL, served in that role the past two years.

But Zorn played 11 years in the NFL. Though he’s the head coach, he’s also the main person working with the quarterbacks.

“You notice a difference,” Campbell said. “If you hear him screaming and hollering after we make a mistake, it’s because he’s played the position and understands the position and knows what to expect. He knows what you’re looking at.”

Zorn will target the little stuff, such as throwing to the correct shoulder. It’s the difference between giving him a chance to run after the catch; or having a receiver tackled as he catches the ball.

“I want him to be exact when he throws,” Zorn said.

And give him a chance to play unburdened.

“What I’m trying to do is be realistic,” Zorn said. “Some things happen that we can’t control; I don’t sweat those things. But I really want to push him toward having great body position when he throws and being relentless. I’m right in his face over every little thing because it’s necessary. If he wants me to back off than what he’ll do is start playing and freeing up. It’s not mechanical; it’s just giving him the best opportunity to play free.”