Caught up with new Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn in the hallway outside the RCA Dome earlier this morning. Zorn, who served as Lions quarterback coach from 1998-2000, said he has "fond memories" of his time in Detroit, a period that included Bobby Ross' resignation midway through his final season.

"The last seven weeks were hard because we all loved Bobby Ross and felt like that should have been perpetuated," Zorn said. "But I learned a lot, so I would say they were real positive days because of the learning but disappointed in how it ended up."

Zorn said Ross, now the head coach at Army, quit because he was in "a frustrating situation", not because he was worn out from coaching.

"He felt like he was the problem because he — there were a few players on the team that were antagonistic, if you will, from trying to get everybody going in one direction," Zorn said. "That part was frustrating. That was the frustration to him."