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Aug. 5--Speculation was rampant Sunday night on when the Washington Redskins would suffer their first loss during the Jim Zorn era.
The consensus seemed to be sometime during the 2011 season, which everyone thought would be about the time Jason Campbell throws his first incomplete pass.
There was one vote for the 2011 preseason, the idea being that Zorn would want his players to have a taste of disappointment just to keep them hungry for success.
The Redskins played well Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts, especially the trio of quarterbacks Zorn now calls his.
Zorn, the Redskins' rookie coach, was far more circumspect than most when it came to the performance of his quarterbacks. Campbell completed all five passes he attempted for 61 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown pass.
"He did a really nice job," Zorn said. "He had the attitude I was looking for. He was very competitive. He wanted to play. He did not look at it as, 'Give me 10 plays and get me out.'
"He worked at finishing drives. He gave me what I wanted. He gave our team what we needed as far as leadership and accuracy. He was disciplined and stayed with the reads and didn't deviate from what we had planned."
Todd Collins relieved Campbell and completed five of six passes for 32 yards.
"We had a couple of little tempo problems, but Todd went in and picked the tempo up," Zorn said. "He played to the tempo I'm looking for. He did a nice job of getting them in and out of the huddle."
Rookie quarterback and sixth-round draft choice Colt Brennan did a good job of getting the Redskins into the end zone. He threw two touchdown passes and displayed his touch and accuracy on those, as well as several other of the seven passes he completed.
After the game, Zorn had praise for the work Brennan had done to prepare for the game.
Yesterday, Zorn was a bit more measured in his assessment of Brennan's performance.
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