Comments on: History Lesson: Jim Zorn as a Cowboy

By: Thursday, September 25: When Jim Zorn Was A Cowboy « The Official Blog of The Washington Redskins

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:55:56 +0000

[...] — I don’t know the original source, but it’s reprinted in an interesting post on this meticulously-researched Cowboys blog — positions Zorn as the ultimate longshot, a 1975 equivalent to Derek Devine, buried on the [...]

By: kickholder

kickholder — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:28:51 +0000

Thanks, Dan. Your new blog has really taken off, by the way. Great job.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:57:01 +0000

Great post. I always learn something when I come here. Jim Zorn a former Cowboy? Never would have known! Good job fellow brother.

By: Marty Ogelvie

Marty Ogelvie — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:08:29 +0000

As always, supurb info. I knew Zorn was originally with the Cowboys. On the back of his 1978 Topps Card it has ‘1975 Cowboys did not play’
I originally thought he may have been on the practice and possible lost to Seattle in the expansion draft but I just did a quick check and that is not so. The Seahawks must have simply signed him as a free agent. That was a pretty good signing because Zorn was a better than average NFL QB and played 9 seasons.

The guy I never heard of was Leo Gasienieca. I did a quick search and found NOTHING but this page when I Googled him. He is not in the Pro Football Reference site. I checked the Cowboys roster from 1975 on their team site and found only 2 QBs on the roster, Staubach and Longley, no Gasienieca?

Its funny how Longley was well thought of in the article above and Zorn was a Longshot. Looking back the Cowboys should have kept Zorn and dumped Longley. I don’t think Zorn was better than Danny White but its really hard to compare considering the teams they both played for. Who knows, Zorn may have gotten the Cowboys over the hump in one of those 3 NFC Championship losses in the early 80s.. not likely but who knows.