THE ZORN ZONE | FIRST-YEAR COACH JIM ZORN'S TAKE ON THE EAGLES
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Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson usually prefers to blitz a lot, so the Redskins must execute well in pass protection and be sharp in their line adjustments, Zorn said.
"This will be one of the first teams we've faced that will heavily blitz their secondary," he said. "They'll bring their safeties, they've brought a corner blitz before, so they don't mind getting in the mix with their safeties. And then their linebackers are some of the best blitzing linebackers that we've seen."
Running back Clinton Portis had his first 100-yard game of the season in the victory over the Cowboys, but the Eagles give up 2.6 yards per rush -- fewest in the NFL.
"This defense has only allowed 53 yards average per team that they've played," Zorn said. "They're very stingy about allowing a running back to run, so we've got to pick our times. We have to be right on target with who we're blocking, how we're blocking 'em."
Although they are coming off a big road victory over Dallas and have played well, the Redskins have a long way to go before being pleased with their season, Zorn said.
"We haven't accomplished any of our goals yet. All of our goals are ahead of us," he said. "The only goal we've attained is that we've actually won more games than we've lost. We just won our last game. A lot of other teams have done the same thing. We shouldn't feel like, 'Gosh, we're the crowning glory.' "
