PFT: Jerry trying to get Jason to give up play calling

[cowboysooner]

Originally Posted by Bluestang

Man or zone schemes require good tacklers. Tackling is a basic fundamental of the game.

It is not nearly as important in man vs a scheme where you are giving up the catch and rallying up to tackle before the first down. Different schemes emphasize different strengths and different player attributes.

[Bluestang]

Originally Posted by cowboysooner

It is not nearly as important in man vs a scheme where you are giving up the catch and rallying up to tackle before the first down. Different schemes emphasize different strengths and different player attributes.

Tackling is important in any scheme, to think otherwise is crazy.

[cowboy_ron]

Trying?

Here's the easiest way: Jason, you're giving up playcalling

[cowboysooner]

Originally Posted by Bluestang

Tackling is important in any scheme, to think otherwise is crazy.

Zone corner is not some made up term.

Nowhere did I say it was not important as evidenced by our poor safety play over the past five years.

[Bluestang]

Originally Posted by cowboysooner

Zone corner is not some made up term.

Nowhere did I say it was not important as evidenced by our poor safety play over the past five years.

I know it's not but saying that "zone corner" emphasizes tackling over a "man corner" is made up.

[rat2k8]

Originally Posted by jgboys1

That was so last year. It's a new Mayan calendar.

So when is the end of the world now?

[cowboysooner]

Originally Posted by Bluestang

I know it's not but saying that "zone corner" emphasizes tackling over a "man corner" is made up.

In zone corners are a bigger part of your plans to stop an outside run.
Typically a zone corner is a little bigger and more physical guy but may be half a step slower than the man guy but not as quick. Chris cook in Minnesota is a guy that would have no chance of playing for the jets but is fine for the Vikings. Tackling is more important because the plan of the defense is to allow the receiver to catch it. That is not true for press man. You certainly could have a player that can do everything. I'm not saying u don't.

We will probably run some Denver type of scheme anyway that does not use a high percentage of cover 2

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by romo2to

Just fire him.

Getting ridiculous.

I agree. I would never want a head coach who is being told what to do by our idiot GM.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

How does the GM "try" to do that? It may be that they are looking, Mort found out and did like everyone here and filled in the gaps. Jerry is a dealmaker and not a dictator. People lose sight of that.

[InmanRoshi]

I really don't see how it's that insulting to Garrett to take away his play calling, because he's doing something that very few head coaches in the NFL are doing by calling his own offensive plays. There's certainly not any doing it well, other than maybe Mike McCarthy. It's just too much for a HC to have on his plate. The only thing you're asking Garrett to do is what every other coach in the NFL is doing.


The firing your brother thing is definitely tricky, but this is what you get when you put family/best friends/etc. as your subordinates or employees. It's always fun to hire your buddies, until you have to do boss stuff and reprimand/fire them. Mike Munchack just fired several of his assistants today, and I'm sure they weren't all his idea.

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by InmanRoshi

I really don't see how it's that insulting to Garrett to take away his play calling,

Because the head coach should decide whether he calls the plays or not. Not the lunatic owner.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

Because the head coach should decide whether he calls the plays or not. Not the lunatic owner.

What about the GM?

[InmanRoshi]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

Because the head coach should decide whether he calls the plays or not. Not the lunatic owner.

The HC's in the NFL who are given complete full reign to do whathever they want can maybe be counted on one hand, and they have a hell of a lot more skins on the wall than Jason Garrett does. Mike Munchack just had to let go of about half of his staff, do you think those firings were all his idea?

[cowboysooner]

Originally Posted by InmanRoshi

The HC's in the NFL who are given complete full reign to do whathever they want can maybe be counted on one hand, and they have a hell of a lot more skins on the wall than Jason Garrett does. Mike Munchack just had to let go of about half of his staff, do you think those firings were all his idea?

Belichick shanny fisher pete carrol maybe Jim Harbaugh

I can't think of any others.

[InmanRoshi]

Originally Posted by Bluestang

This is what has me confused as well with the "up in arms" crowd. They are getting what they wanted all year long but when it appears that it is happening they fall on the argument that Jerry is undermining Garrett's authority.

Basic timeline of events...


a) Jerry is just babbling on about "making things uncomfortable", yeah right! There will be no changes. Everything will be the same as it was last year. Expect all the same coaches and more status quo. Same players and same coaches. Jerry makes me sick.

b) What? Jerry fires Rob Ryan? Of coure, he would never hold his Golden Boy Garrett accountable, and Ryan is made the scapegoat. Where are the changes to the REAL problem on the team .... the offense? Jerry makes me sick.

c) What? We're changing defensive schemes? Why are we making major changes? This is really messing up our continuity. Jerry makes me sick.

d) What? We're making major changes to the offense and Garrett might have his play calling taken away? This is so humiliating for Garrett. Gosh I feel bad for him. Jerry makes me sick.


You basically have a huge subject of fans who aren't going to be happy with any move the Cowboys make as long as Jerry Jones is alive. Why these people continue to follow the team or find some other team is beyond me. Must be a miserable life.