Twitter: McCarthy is putting his mark on the Cowboys

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I was thinking the same thing, it does appear we got older in some spots, I think MM prefers the seasoned vet, but time will tell.

Seasoned, experienced and most importantly, can be the solid veteran leadership this defense lacked last year. Heck, even though they are no longer in their prime, Poe and McCoy are, IMO, still better than Woods and Collins.
 

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I would agree that not everything that has happened is due to McCarthy. The Cowboys were probably still going to loose Jones and Quinn regardless of who the coach is.

Having said that, if Garrett was still here I doubt he would have signed any DTs and/or Safeties. Or at least players we have ever heard of.

Sure, McCoy and Poe are past their prime and HaHa may be washed up. But at least we are not going with the same old "we like our guys" that was so prevalent in the Garrett era.

So while I would say that MM had little to do with the departures, the additions seems to have his fingerprints all over them.
I can't say for sure. You very well may be right. I never thought the DT situation was GArret's decision I always felt like it was Maranelli's. Never found a high graded defensive tackle he liked. NEVER.

I also think having a little more salary cap to work with then in recent years is how McCoy got here. Otherwise, I would've expected the same bargain basement shopping in free agency.
 

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"Under Garrett, the usual strategy for NFL free agency was to sit out the first wave -- sometimes even the first two waves -- and instead go bargain shopping in the third and fourth waves, but McCarthy's influence on owner Jerry Jones and the Cowboys front office has seen them depart from the dated blueprint and instead dive right in the pool early and often."

At that point I stopped reading and looked up to see who wrote that gibberish.

Yep, no need to keep reading.
 

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Thankfully, the two men most responsible for the coaches overruling the scouts - Marinelli and Garrett - were both fired and can no longer ruin the draft process.
Agreed. Finally when they say they’re going to take bpa they may mean it. Not we’re taking bpa that fits our scheme
 

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I was thinking the same thing, it does appear we got older in some spots, I think MM prefers the seasoned vet, but time will tell.
I hope that's not the case. I'm fine with adding a starter here and there. And basically that's all they did. Probably got older in 3 positions on defense...but if they address those same positions in the draft I'm fine with it. Still go get a DT in the draft......still go get a corner and/or safety and I'm good. Doesn't have to be in the 1st round.....
 

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Thankfully, the two men most responsible for the coaches overruling the scouts - Marinelli and Garrett - were both fired and can no longer ruin the draft process.

I sometimes wonder how much influence Garrett and Maranelli had. Maranelli always strikes me as the guy who they'd throw a bone in the later rounds too aside from last year with Hill. Taco......I want to say I remember reports about Maranelli liking him but that too strikes me as a Jerry decision that others had to get on board with. Taco is such a typical Jerry pick especially late in the draft and the whole "war daddy" talk.
 

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Ehhh.....I hate to be that guy but all he did was sign 2 30 year old defensive tackles and let 2 of his best defensive players from last season go. Granted, I have no problem with this but those departures and additions probably have more to do with the Cowboys than him.

But I already know what this is. Fluff piece while we are in the honeymoon phase.
What about Ha Ha Dix? What about letting Witten go? What about anointing Jarwin the starting TE? What about signing the blocking TE? What about Cooper? What about saying Dak is the man? He's done a lot more than just sign 2 30 year old DT's. Don't be that guy. You're better than that usually.
 

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What about Ha Ha Dix? What about letting Witten go? What about anointing Jarwin the starting TE? What about signing the blocking TE? What about Cooper? What about saying Dak is the man? He's done a lot more than just sign 2 30 year old DT's. Don't be that guy. You're better than that usually.
I agree with all of the above. I just don't accredit that to him.

Ha Ha Clinton Dix to me is just like signing George Iloka last year. Granted, I think Ha HA is better and should be here much longer than him.

My point wasn't to discredit McCarthy I just think he's getting credit for moves that were probably made for him. I should give him credit for saying Dak is the man lol? For signing Cooper?

These same moves would've happened with McCarthy here or Garrett.

I like the McCarthy hire but these moves aren't why I like it. I like it because will have a actual head coach on the field on Sunday's and it won't feel like we are going into a game with our hands behind our backs. Personnel decisions....I'm not giving McCarthy credit for something he probably has nothing to do with.
 

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I can't say for sure. You very well may be right. I never thought the DT situation was GArret's decision I always felt like it was Maranelli's. Never found a high graded defensive tackle he liked. NEVER.

I also think having a little more salary cap to work with then in recent years is how McCoy got here. Otherwise, I would've expected the same bargain basement shopping in free agency.
True. Maranelli seemed to have way too much influence on what Dallas brought in on the D-Line only for him to dislike his own choice afterwords.

As far as McCoy, I have a sneaky suspicion that the BIGGEST reason he is here is because his kid will be attending Oklahoma for the next few years. Dallas just happens to be the closest NFL Team to OU AND had interest with a open starting spot for McCoy to play. That's just a theory of mine.
 

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I agree with all of the above. I just don't accredit that to him.

Ha Ha Clinton Dix to me is just like signing George Iloka last year. Granted, I think Ha HA is better and should be here much longer than him.

My point wasn't to discredit McCarthy I just think he's getting credit for moves that were probably made for him. I should give him credit for saying Dak is the man lol? For signing Cooper?

These same moves would've happened with McCarthy here or Garrett.

I like the McCarthy hire but these moves aren't why I like it. I like it because will have a actual head coach on the field on Sunday's and it won't feel like we are going into a game with our hands behind our backs. Personnel decisions....I'm not giving McCarthy credit for something he probably has nothing to do with.
I see it differently. One of the first things he said he was going to do was evaluate the players. If he wasn't onboard with Cooper or Dak long term he would have told Jerry that and they may have moved on.
 

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His approach to this off season after the draft with everything we have going on in the US will be crucial to the success of this season.

I am curious to see how we approach the draft this season. With Will McClay still being in house will it really be a different approach? If Cee Dee Lamb is available do we draft him?
I don't know why it would be.
MM had no hesitation drafting WRs in GB.
 

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I sometimes wonder how much influence Garrett and Maranelli had. Maranelli always strikes me as the guy who they'd throw a bone in the later rounds too aside from last year with Hill. Taco......I want to say I remember reports about Maranelli liking him but that too strikes me as a Jerry decision that others had to get on board with. Taco is such a typical Jerry pick especially late in the draft and the whole "war daddy" talk.

I encourage you to go back and research the situation with Marinelli, Garrett, and Taco Charlton. They finally, rightfully, hung for that mistake. Far too late however and our defensive line was left in shambles with nothing to show for our 2017 1st round pick. Meanwhile, TJ Watt and the Steelers are leading the league in sacks...
 

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I see it as Mike trying to fix the problem. Interior line was a problem, Safety has always been a problem, and kicker was a giant problem. So far, so good.

Losing Quinn sucked, but that contract at his age is nuts. My bet is they will draft a guy, and I’m betting they put on the tape of Gregory year before last, and realized we got us a DE.
 

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I agree with all of the above. I just don't accredit that to him.

Ha Ha Clinton Dix to me is just like signing George Iloka last year. Granted, I think Ha HA is better and should be here much longer than him.

My point wasn't to discredit McCarthy I just think he's getting credit for moves that were probably made for him. I should give him credit for saying Dak is the man lol? For signing Cooper?

These same moves would've happened with McCarthy here or Garrett.

I like the McCarthy hire but these moves aren't why I like it. I like it because will have a actual head coach on the field on Sunday's and it won't feel like we are going into a game with our hands behind our backs. Personnel decisions....I'm not giving McCarthy credit for something he probably has nothing to do with.

MM is the HC, and McClay said they will gear their talent search for the type of players he and his staff want.

So that tells me MM was involved and had much to do with these decisions. MM, Jerry, Will, said they will all work together on this. If they can't or aren't, and players are chosen for him, then why is he here, just to be a better coach. I don't buy that.
Also if these players are chosen for him, then the Jerry haters better be giving Jerry the credit. And you know that will not happen.

I usually agree with many of your posts, but this I can't.
 

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Haven't seen that for a while, just thought I would remind you all of it...but this time it can really happen....:D
 

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Seasoned, experienced and most importantly, can be the solid veteran leadership this defense lacked last year. Heck, even though they are no longer in their prime, Poe and McCoy are, IMO, still better than Woods and Collins.
exactly..Now we can draft BPA ...so if S or DT is best on the board , we can load that position...All we need them for is a year or two as we fill those positions through the next couple drafts and FA. Will knows what he's doing , especially now with Dumb n Dumber gone...
 

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MM is the HC, and McClay said they will gear their talent search for the type of players he and his staff want.

So that tells me MM was involved and had much to do with these decisions. MM, Jerry, Will, said they will all work together on this. If they can't or aren't, and players are chosen for him, then why is he here, just to be a better coach. I don't buy that.
Also if these players are chosen for him, then the Jerry haters better be giving Jerry the credit. And you know that will not happen.

I usually agree with many of your posts, but this I can't.
I'm not making a claim here. I do not know for sure if these are MM hires or not. I've seen nothing to suggest these are MM hires or Jerry's. This coaching staff for sure is on MM. No doubt. But if MM didn't want Cooper and Dak...do I think they would've let them walk? No. I don't.

And I'm not disagreeing with you here. What you're saying is exactly what I'm saying. This is a committee. I don't think this is just MM which the article tries to state.
 

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Ehhh.....I hate to be that guy but all he did was sign 2 30 year old defensive tackles and let 2 of his best defensive players from last season go. Granted, I have no problem with this but those departures and additions probably have more to do with the Cowboys than him.

But I already know what this is. Fluff piece while we are in the honeymoon phase.


He also let Witten walk and let Heath walk and signed a different safety.

I would bet my house that Witten and Heath are both still on the cowboys if Garrett was head coach.
 
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