Jimmy Johnson - A Football Life

[tantrix1969]

[quote=Dallas4ever;4818797]

Originally Posted by BoysFan4ever

In the NFL Network special Drew Pearson said after they would win Coach Landry would still get on them..he said you wondered did we just lose that game? He said he had a way about him that none of them wanted to be the guy that let the coach down.

I would think a lot of that attitude was the same with Jimmy.[/quote]

Not really. Two totally different styles. With Jimmy, you might be wondering if you still had a job if you let him down too often. He certainly wouldn't keep trotting you out there if you're screwing up.

Landry wasn't afraid to bench players either, iirc he even benched Hayes a couple times, would love to see Garrett grow the stones(or get permission from daddy Jerry) to bench Dez at least one game

[Randy White]

wasn't afraid to bench players, Jimmah Jenius was a " task " master..

and neither had to deal with salary cap (much) and all the implications that come with it... ( * Jimmah Jenius did and quit * )

such as: " you want to cut me ? I don't care. I already have my money "..

or: " why should I go through a wall for you when the smart thing to do is to stay healthy and get paid.. "

or: " why develop you when I'm going to lose you in 3 years ? "



As I've said before, that was an almost completely different league those coaches worked in. Different rules, different mindsets (players, coaches AND front offices ), different times.

and they're not coming back.

[Risen Star]

Landry had plenty of fire and passion. He just wasn't demonstrative on the field. He didn't wear his emotions on his sleeve like Jimmy. I've actually heard several of his players talk about this and to not be fooled by his calm demeanor on the sidelines. They've seen the other side of him.

If you want to rip Garrett, I'd look for another avenue. The guy was born into a football family. It's all he knows and loves. Questioning his fire and/or passion seems foolish to me. Maybe you're right when you say he can't coach but don't tell me he doesn't have a burning desire for it and doesn't invest himself totally in that goal.

Football, Dallas Cowboys football in particular, is in his blood.

[TheCowboy]

Thanks man I will definitely record it!

[silver]

Landry didn't have his GM overruling his decisions, or questioning his play calling on the sidelines like Garrett has. Not even Vince Lombardi could win a superbowl with this egomaniac as his GM. Jimmy had the brass cojones to stand up to Jerry. I don't know if Bill did. After all he was stuck with "the player" whether he liked it or not. You can't have the GM dictate who starts or who sits. The coach loses all credibility.

[Everlastingxxx]

Every NFL head coach is passionate and committed to the job. You can’t get to this level without having that.

Jimmy Johnson is a different animal. He attacked it with a passion that i think few could match. The reason he burned out so quickly.

[viman96]

How can you not be fired up after watching the trailer?! I'm ready to hit something.

[ilovejerry]

Jerry Jones "I can bring in 500 coaches to coach this team " Still haven't found a replacement for Jimmy! Jerry you bloody fool. you had it all and your ego ruined it. I will never forgive you for that. How bout dem Cowboys....

[Aikmaniac]

As much as he tried to hide it, Troy's competitiveness came to the surface during one of the trailers I saw. He said we never knew how good it was. (paraphrased)

[CowboysYanksLakers]

Gotta catch it!

[BAT]

Originally Posted by Randy White

As I've said before, that was an almost completely different league those coaches worked in. Different rules, different mindsets (players, coaches AND front offices ), different times.

and they're not coming back.

And yet, Jimmy's coaching philosophy still enjoys success TODAY. Bellichick is just as much a Jimmy disciple as he is Parcells. I would say more. Bellichick and Parcells had a falling out and Bellichick turned to Jimmy. Like Garrett, Bellichick picks Jimmy's brain every single year.

It is no coincidence that Bellichick's Patriots are the only other team to win 3 Lombardi's in 4 seasons. His Patriots may not have been as talented as Jimmy's Cowboys, but they are just as disciplined, prepared and play with unbelievable swagger.

[ilovejerry]

Originally Posted by BAT

And yet, Jimmy's coaching philosophy still enjoys success TODAY. Bellichick is just as much a Jimmy disciple as he is Parcells. I would say more. Bellichick and Parcells had a falling out and Bellichick turned to Jimmy. Like Garrett, Bellichick picks Jimmy's brain every single year.

It is no coincidence that Bellichick's Patriots are the only other team to win 3 Lombardi's in 4 seasons. His Patriots may not have been as talented as Jimmy's Cowboys, but they are just as disciplined, prepared and play with unbelievable swagger.

Yeah But he cheated to win those SB.

[gmb85]

It's been almost 20 years since Jimmy left. Sad.

[Yeagermeister]

Originally Posted by ilovejerry

Jerry Jones "I can bring in 500 coaches to coach this team " Still haven't found a replacement for Jimmy! Jerry you bloody fool. you had it all and your ego ruined it. I will never forgive you for that. How bout dem Cowboys....

Jimmy was ready to leave even if Jerry hadn't made that comment.

[ilovejerry]

Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

Jimmy was ready to leave even if Jerry hadn't made that comment.

I keep hearing that and I use it as an excuse myself to make myself feel better but you know what the man made that comment.