This coaching staff can not get another year

[cern]

if cowboy history has taught us anything since jimmy's departure it is that jerry will make a poor decision that will only set the team back further. it's been his modus operandi the last 25 years. don't expect it to change.

 

[blueblood70]

If Big Mike is still a good coach then why did Green Bay fire him?

And why did he sit home for a full year before he found another job?

all teams have moved on from a HC and fired them and they went elsewhere and had success..odd all the hype Rivera gets he was released in the exact same fashion.. you cant have it both ways but coaches get fired and rehired for 100years of NFL existence and do well at the other stops..get passed it no coach could overcome 2/3 of their starters missing plus many of their backups all inured and each game the hits keep on coming.

MM should not be judged solely on this season.. sorry he will be back because common sense he will get mulligan..

 

[Idgit]

We saw it for the previous 10 years, freezing game winning kicks, unable to win without the starting QB, etc.

I know you're dying to seem right after 10 years of wrong but we all saw bad coaching for a lonnng time here

Not at all. This really isn’t about Jason Garrett, but of course I see it that we had good coaching and have downgraded significantly. That’s just me being consistent. (Consistently right).

I recognize there’s no way for me to be consistent and for posters who were wrong about coaching being the issue in Dallas to admit what was really going on all along. But that’s what exactly what happened. You don’t have to admit it, and you don’t have to like it. That doesn’t make it any less true.

And, no, what we’ve seen this season is not the same lame second guessing of 50-50 calls we had to sit through with the previous staff. Although, for the record, the previous staff had its share of gaffes which I’ve always recognized. The difference was that they didn’t cram them all into the first 11 games in their first season. Despite the fact that that staff was led by a rookie HC and not a Super Bowl-winning veteran brought in specifically for his experience and acumen.

 

[Brax]

You don't believe injuries and covid haven't messed up the Cowboys?

Seriously?

Exactly how was this coaching staff supposed to put in their system with no offseason, no minicamp, no QB camp, no training camp, and no preseason games? On top of that the Cowboys are in the middle of the historic worse injury filled season in the teams history.

Keep the excuses coming, winners over come, MM is a poor coach, MN is a poorer coach and Jerry may be the worse GM in NFL history. But you just keep the excuses flowing . Funny other teams have the same problems but seem to be getting better. Poor coaching, bad players, and horrible front office = poor play.

 

[Gaede]

Not at all. This really isn’t about Jason Garrett, but of course I see it that we had good coaching and have downgraded significantly. That’s just me being consistent. (Consistently right).

I recognize there’s no way for me to be consistent and for posters who were wrong about coaching being the issue in Dallas to admit what was really going on all along. But that’s what exactly what happened. You don’t have to admit it, and you don’t have to like it. That doesn’t make it any less true.

And, no, what we’ve seen this season is not the same lame second guessing of 50-50 calls we had to sit through with the previous staff. Although, for the record, the previous staff had its share of gaffes which I’ve always recognized. The difference was that they didn’t cram them all into the first 11 games in their first season. Despite the fact that that staff was led by a rookie HC and not a Super Bowl-winning veteran brought in specifically for his experience and acumen.

I can say that Garrett is a better coach than McCarthy, no problem. That's pretty clear, considering how quickly and easily things went off the rails here, and just won't get back on track.

Whether that means Garrett is a good coach or not is up for debate.

 

[Colombiacowboy]

How many of you would have fired Jimmy after his first year?

 

[Idgit]

I can say that Garrett is a better coach than McCarthy, no problem. That's pretty clear, considering how quickly and easily things went off the rails here, and just won't get back on track.

Whether that means Garrett is a good coach or not is up for debate.

It is. There’s still a big gray area around how much if the shortfall during the best Garrett seasons (2014, 2016, 2018) was coaching and how much personnel, organizational and/or a function of the fishbowl this team has to play in. But at least eighth now we’re getting a reminder of what “bad” coaching actually looks like. That’s progress, as far as I’m concerned.

 

[blumayne38]

You don't believe injuries and covid haven't messed up the Cowboys?

Seriously?

Exactly how was this coaching staff supposed to put in their system with no offseason, no minicamp, no QB camp, no training camp, and no preseason games? On top of that the Cowboys are in the middle of the historic worse injury filled season in the teams history.

Has Covid been striking down NFL players for hmm 20 years if not then it’s no excuse for this teams incompetence. And there is no excuse for 3 wins. 3.

 

[blumayne38]

How many of you would have fired Jimmy after his first year?

McCarthy...a Jimmy Johnson. No. Not even a little...

 

[OmerV]

Keep the excuses coming, winners over come, MM is a poor coach, MN is a poorer coach and Jerry may be the worse GM in NFL history. But you just keep the excuses flowing . Funny other teams have the same problems but seem to be getting better. Poor coaching, bad players, and horrible front office = poor play.

Winners also have to be built. Belichick, for example, was 5-11 his first season in NE. This is a new coaching staff, and in this most bizarre of seasons building was not possible. If the team sucks next year, that's a different story.

 

[CouchCoach]

Down year with revenue, Booger isn't going to pay any coaches not to coach.

 

[OmerV]

McCarthy...a Jimmy Johnson. No. Not even a little...

That's hindsight talking though. Jimmy's wasn't getting that kind of recognition after is 1st season in Dallas.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

They are not firing big Mike after 1 year. Please! He will probably make some changes but nothing to see here.

 

[Brax]

D

Winners also have to be built. Belichick, for example, was 5-11 his first season in NE. This is a new coaching staff, and in this most bizarre of seasons building was not possible. If the team sucks next year, that's a different story.

Don't disagree with some of your reasoning, but after seeing MM in action it doesn't look good, MM is no Belichick and at this point I think Jerry bought a bill of goods from a desperate man. MM will be around next year but I believe Jerry calls all the shots and MM is not a difference maker just a guy grabbing a big check..

 

[Shane612]

Doesn't a wholesale coaching change mean starting from scratch...again?
.
Damn, how much longer does this building phase continue?
25 years and counting......so far.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

There's some of that.

Also, Jerry treats coaches under a "give them a chance" rule, not the "Is this the best guy I can get" rule.

Besides the guaranteed money Jerry woud have to eat, there's no reason to keep McCarthy around whether or not you think he "had a chance" this year. He certainly hasn't shown anything positive that we can't do without.

I agree that Jerry generally doesn't like to fire coaches and eat the money, but given we got moved out of prime slot twice and perhaps the specter of losing fans, and jersey sales next year, he knows he has to make a move. I think the one thing is he will fire nolan and couple of assistant coaches. he may even push moore out the door and force MC to take up play calling duties......he has to do something to make it look like he is doing something, although bottom line is he is not doing anything but shuffling the same deck of cards...

 

[OmerV]

D

Don't disagree with some of your reasoning, but after seeing MM in action it doesn't look good, MM is no Belichick and at this point I think Jerry bought a bill of goods from a desperate man. MM will be around next year but I believe Jerry calls all the shots and MM is not a difference maker just a guy grabbing a big check..

Hey, I'm very skeptical myself, but I think Jerry will give it another year under more normal circumstances, and I think that it the reasonable thing to do.

 

[Colombiacowboy]

McCarthy...a Jimmy Johnson. No. Not even a little...

That is not my point. I am saying that we didn't know Jimmy would become Jimmy, and many wanted him fired after the first year.

 

[blumayne38]

That is not my point. I am saying that we didn't know Jimmy would become Jimmy, and many wanted him fired after the first year.

I think we know what MM is already...

 

[blumayne38]

Hey, I'm very skeptical myself, but I think Jerry will give it another year under more normal circumstances, and I think that it the reasonable thing to do.

Why not flip that and say “hey this guy folded under adversity” and isn’t very good. He doesn’t get a free pass because of COVID he’s not a doctor or a nurse that’s working tirelessly. He’s a football coach paid to make football decisions. And he sucked and is continuing to suck at it.