Monte Kiffin Turning Heads

[superpunk]

Originally Posted by Bluestang

It could be Kiffin had less talent to work with considering those sanctions USC had to go through.

USC has only produced 3 first round draft picks from 2010 - 2012. Matt Kalil, Nick Perry, and Tyron Smith.

In 2012 they only had 3 players enter the NFL vs 9 in 2011 and 7 in 2010. Of those players only 7 of those were defensive players. (7 of 19) Of those 7 only one, Nick Perry, was a 1st round selection and the other was a 2nd rounder - Taylor Mays.

In contrast, in 2009 Brian Cushing, Clay Matthews, and Rey Maualuga all were selected in the 1st and 2nd rounds.

Just look at the history and you can pretty easily see how the USC sanctions caused problems.

AFAIK reports never came out that Kiffin didn't have the talent to work with, all the stories were that he was unable to effectively communicate his scheme to his players.

[Erik_H]

Originally Posted by Hoofbite

You whisper when you speak, and thus force people to try and hear what you are saying.

OK. I actually laughed out loud at that one. Nice.

[AMERICAS_FAN]

Credit goes to Jason Garrett for having the wherewithal to look past the age issue and hire a great coach like Kiffin.

[fan62]

Ok, just a minute here. A few years ago, our defense was being laughed at, made fun of by QB's though out the league. Good QB's said we were predictable; as the QB approached the LOS he knew exactly where to go to make good plays. They bought in new coaches to make us unpredictable. Now, are we going back to being predictable, with our blitzes be picked up each and every time, with holes wide enough to drive a pickup through? I am scared of "the old man" and the "old ways". Another wasted couple of years?
Hope they prove me wrong, but I think that is about a 20% chance.

[Erik_H]

Originally Posted by superpunk

AFAIK reports never came out that Kiffin didn't have the talent to work with, all the stories were that he was unable to effectively communicate his scheme to his players.

Well perhaps NYKB

[Clove]

Originally Posted by Chuck 54

Reasons to hope, but until it translates to winning games, it's just hype.

This.....

[speedkilz88]

Originally Posted by fan62

Ok, just a minute here. A few years ago, our defense was being laughed at, made fun of by QB's though out the league. Good QB's said we were predictable; as the QB approached the LOS he knew exactly where to go to make good plays. They bought in new coaches to make us unpredictable. Now, are we going back to being predictable, with our blitzes be picked up each and every time, with holes wide enough to drive a pickup through? I am scared of "the old man" and the "old ways". Another wasted couple of years?
Hope they prove me wrong, but I think that is about a 20% chance.

So were the seahawks and bears predictable?

[ghst187]

if Monte gets our D creating a lot of turnovers, esp INTs from our DBs, he will be a humongous upgrade. Also like for him to keep Lane far far away from our team, that guy is a cancer.

[xwalker]

It's hard to believe that anyone is complaining about the defensive coaching staff with Kiffin and Marinelli.

The Cowboys have a lot of issues and many valid reasons to complain, but this does not seem to be one of them.

[1LoyalCowboyFan]

Originally Posted by Hoofbite

You whisper when you speak, and thus force people to try and hear what you are saying.

makes sense. Might try it

[MichaelWinicki]

Originally Posted by xwalker

It's hard to believe that anyone is complaining about the defensive coaching staff with Kiffin and Marinelli.

The Cowboys have a lot of issues and many valid reasons to complain, but this does not seem to be one of them.

Agreed.

It's a very good defensive staff.

[1LoyalCowboyFan]

Originally Posted by MichaelWinicki

Agreed.

It's a very good defensive staff.

So happy to have Marinelli

[gimmesix]

Originally Posted by fan62

Ok, just a minute here. A few years ago, our defense was being laughed at, made fun of by QB's though out the league. Good QB's said we were predictable; as the QB approached the LOS he knew exactly where to go to make good plays. They bought in new coaches to make us unpredictable. Now, are we going back to being predictable, with our blitzes be picked up each and every time, with holes wide enough to drive a pickup through? I am scared of "the old man" and the "old ways". Another wasted couple of years?
Hope they prove me wrong, but I think that is about a 20% chance.

Predictable isn't necessarily a bad thing.

The strength of the cover-2 4-3 isn't that it's confusing for the offense, but that it's difficult to exploit. You have to be patient and precise against it.

Defenses like Phillips' 3-4 can't afford to be predictable because that opens up big-play opportunities.

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by xwalker

It's hard to believe that anyone is complaining about the defensive coaching staff with Kiffin and Marinelli.

The Cowboys have a lot of issues and many valid reasons to complain, but this does not seem to be one of them.

It's not hard to believe for me. One, I prefer the 3-4. It's a superior scheme, IMO.

Two, Kiffin's bones are like pretzels. He's been out of the league for a few years and there's really no telling how much energy and sanity he's got left. I don't question his past. It's his present and future. The clock's ticking on Romo. To make a defensive scheme switch right now and the transition that goes with that, doesn't seem like a great idea.

Three, with Jason Garrett facing a win or else season, nobody's going to convince me he was the driving force behind this move. I think this was the owner and his son thinking they know better and the head coach rolling over and showing his freckled belly. If I'm right, it's set up to fail. I don't care about sound bites from the team after the fact. It simply doesn't pass the smell test that Garrett decided to add a defensive scheme change and transitional period to his plate entering a season where clearly his job is on the line.

The owner talked about making people uncomfortable. That's what he was referring to. A Jerry Jones driven offseason has never worked.

[CoCo]

Originally Posted by xwalker

It's hard to believe that anyone is complaining about the defensive coaching staff with Kiffin and Marinelli.

The Cowboys have a lot of issues and many valid reasons to complain, but this does not seem to be one of them.

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