Drafting the Washington Redskins Media Guide 2008: Jim Zorn Bio Excerpt . . .

Coach Zorn has always enjoyed the great outdoors. Tales have circulated of the epic offseason bicycle workouts that Zorn and Seneca Wallace engaged in throughout the greater Seattle region. Vomit [ins: laughter] was a regular fixture. When first approached by Redskins owner Dan Snyder about the offensive coordinator position here in Washington, Zorn was unsure about leaving his beautiful surroundings.

Jim Zorn and Larry Michael prepare to climb Mt. Rainier during the 1981 offseason

"I wanted to teach my kids to skin a fucking [ins: feral] coyote like their dad used to do back God's Country," Zorn recalled. However, after visiting Mr. Snyder's palatial Potomac estate, Zorn was sold. "It seemed as if Dan was desperate [ins: eager to find the right man]," Zorn remembers. "Dan and I waded out into the river together. We kind of just stood there and felt the cool waters of the Potomac flow powerfully against our inner thighs [ins: biceps?]. I was in awe . . . I mean there I was, standing with Dan Snyder, surrounded by natural beauty and Vinny Cerrato [delete]. Dan looked over at me and said, 'Jim, your going to make a damn fine offensive coordinator [ins: head coach] some day.'"