The Washington Redskins now ranks 27th in the league in scoring and they feel that something needs to be done to improve the team’s offense. The action they took is to bring in longtime NFL assistant Sherman Lewis as an offensive consultant to help coach Jim Zorn.
Lewis has coached for 22 years in the NFL and once was a candidate for head coaching jobs. Such experience soon aroused speculation that Lewis could be Zorn’s replacement-in-waiting. However, the Redskins pointed out that they hired Lewis just to offer a “fresh set of eyes” to the team and had no plan to change coach staff. In the posting on the team Web site announcing the move, executive vice president for football operations Vinny Cerrato was quoted as saying, “it’s not a threat at all” to Zorn’s job security.
“Nothing changes,” Cerrato said in a conference call with reporters. “Jim’s still calling plays. Everybody’s still doing what they’re doing. It’s just another fresh set of eyes.”
The 67-year-old Lewis used to work with the Detroit Lions and announced his retirement after 2004 season. When the Redskins holds its first practice on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, he will make his first Redskins Park debut.
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