Both graduated from the Mike Holmgren School of Coaching after majoring in the West Coast offense. It's a crowded class, but only Reid and Zorn assumed top jobs directly after serving under Holmgren as quarterbacks coach - Reid with Green Bay and Zorn with Seattle.

Still no definitive answer to the status of Brian Westbrook, he practiced but Andy Reid is playing coy about whether Westbrook will play. Little brother Byron is sure big brother Brian will not play:

We shall see. I smell a whiff of subterfuge here.

Redskins cornerback Byron Westbrook said he would be very surprised if his brother Brian played for the Eagles this weekend. Byron Westbrook said he speaks to his brother, whose presence completely changes the effectiveness and productivity of the Philly offense, nearly every day.
“I don't think he'll play,” Byron Westbrook said. “The ankle injury is more serious than what the Eagles put out. You know how Andy Reid is about injuries and giving out information. I don't think he'll play," Byron Westbrook said. "The ankle injury is more serious than what the Eagles put out. You know how Andy Reid is about injuries and giving out information…”

That vaunted Eagles bounce back factor has lost… its bounce over the last few years.

From the Eagletarian:

Here is the year-by-year breakdown of Reid after losses:

1999: 3-8
2000: 4-1
2001: 5-0
2002: 3-0
2003: 3-1
2004: 1-1
2005: 4-5
2006: 3-3
2007: 5-3
2008: 1-0

Funny nugget from Les Bowen, which I found in my opposition research:

Your Eagletarian got an e-mail this morning from a gentleman who wanted me to know that had Norm Van Brocklin been told to run that fourth-down handoff play to Correll Buckhalter, instead of a quarterback sneak, The Dutchman would have refused to do so. He would have, instead, responded with "an Obscene Jester."

Topics: Jim Zorn , Philadelphia Eagles

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Preseason game 5: Jaguars 24, Redskins 3

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August 29, 9:49 AM

"Don't worry, be happy." Yikes, another ugly outing from the starters. Three series, seven plays 14 yards, and no first downs, isn’t the tempo building confidence inspiring performance Jim Zorn, nor we wanted. ... Read More
Topics: Devin Thomas , Jim Zorn , Chris Cooley

Zorn's judgment call

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August 27, 10:46 PM

.floatright { float:right}.floatleft { float:left}Well its official, Zorn will start first team offense against the Jaguars Thursday night. I understand the need to get the taste of the Carolina game out their mouths. The obvious tradeoff... Read More
Topics: Chief Zee , Jim Zorn , Chris Cooley

The aftermath

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August 25, 7:41 AM

Given that the Carolina game looked like the first half of Permian vs. Dallas Carter, I was curious as to how Jim Zorn would handle this type of loss. I have to concur with Matt Terl on Zorn’s candidness. Here are the take away... Read More
Topics: Jason Taylor , Jim Zorn

Preseason game 4: Panthers 47, Redskins 3, OUCH

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August 24, 8:23 AM

Photo credit: Fire Norv Turner“Everybody takes a beating sometime.”--Henry Hill What do you say about last night’s 47-3 rout? Quite a bit. The game got ugly early and got worse when Jason Taylor went down with... Read More
Topics: Jason Taylor , Jim Zorn , Jason Campbell , offensive line

Holly Bugel, Gene Upshaw RIP

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August 22, 12:46 AM

Thoughts and prayers go out to the Bugel and Upshaw families today. Joe Bugel’s daughter Holly 35, who succumbed to a rare form of bone cancer. Hall of Fame lineman and chief of the NFL Players Association Gene Upshaw, 63 died from pancreatic... Read More
Topics: Jason Taylor , Jim Zorn , Greg Blache

JZ's Style

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July 31, 1:07 PM

Interesting thread going on over at ExtremeSkins regarding Jim Zorn’s leadership style. Of course, the inevitable JAY Z type acronym popped up, which I think would be a good moniker for Zorn. From my rigorous statistical... Read More
Topics: Jim Zorn