DMN:How much of an impact can strength coach Mike Woicik make? Former Cowboys.....

[Arch Stanton]

How much of an impact can strength coach Mike Woicik make? Former Cowboys Emmitt, 'Moose' explain

By Rainer Sabin / Reporter
rsabin@dallasnews.com | Bio
9:37 PM on Sun., May. 15, 2011 | Permalink

The tone could have already been set, the expectations established and the foundation laid. But, alas, the lockout happened and everything was put on hold.

For the Cowboys' management, perhaps the greatest lament caused by the NFL's ongoing labor dispute concerns the team's inability to work out this offseason under the supervision of strength and conditioning coach Mike Woicik.

Woicik, who spent the last 11 seasons serving in a similar capacity with the New England Patriots , was rehired in February by the franchise where he earned three of his six Super Bowl rings.

From 1990-1996, Woicik worked behind the scenes in Dallas, making few headlines. But in the eyes of the players who received all the glory, Woicik deserves some credit for the contributions he made toward the Cowboys' last dynasty.

Read more:http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/ar...can-stre.html?

[Jarv]

Great pickup by the team this year, I really love this quote...

"I think he's one of the big secrets of the offseason," Johnston said. "They'll be bigger. They'll be faster. They'll be stronger. There will be less injuries. I think it's a huge move. And nobody is going to talk about it much. Only two teams have won three Super Bowls in four years and he was the strength coach for both of them. And I don't think that is by coincidence."

[laythewood28]

Too bad he won't be able to do anything until next season.

[CrazyCowboy]

Why did the Pats let him go?

[JPM]

Originally Posted by CrazyCowboy

Why did the Pats let him go?

His contract was up and I'm sure Jerry made him a very handsome offer.

[burmafrd]

anyone expecting huge advances will be bitterly disapointed. JJ is not as good- but the difference is like from Pro Bowl to All Pro. Better but not worlds better. Anyone expecting miracles needs to put down the crack pipe.

[zrinkill]

"He came in and changed the weight room and changed the program," said former Cowboys fullback Daryl Johnston. "He raised the expectations. He created accountability. I laugh because you'll hear a team say we have 85 percent participation in our offseason program. We had 98, 99 percent every season.

"The guys enjoyed being around. That was one of my favorite times of the year of the season was the offseason working out with Mike and my teammates. I think it was critical element of the success that we had."

Yet the guy who you are saying is a positive influence on young guys in another thread is the one who ran this guy off.

I wish I could ask Moose to explain that.