He was another one that I was thinking about.This is true. Nolan Ryan had one pitch but, it was a fast ball that was humming in and the question was, could you catch up to it? Well, Ryan is a HOF pitcher....................
Agreed, so it comes down to personality, and/or if Jerry needs to have someone fall on the sword for PR reasons, etc.I’m not sure either. If he does get replaced, we know MM is going to want to run a multiple scheme
Michael Lombardi on his podcast has been making the point all season that the Rod Marinelli DEF is not good enough in the NFL anymore. He makes the point that Matt Eberflus DEF is way to predictable (based on Marinelli's) and has been saying this all season and it has been found out. He credits Sean McVay in replacing Wade Phillips with a hybrid DEF that is good at 3 phases and not predictable (33% Zone 33% man, 33% Zone dogs).
Don't be great at just one thing, it will be found out.
Describes Eberflus as a 'one pitch fast ball scheme'
We need a hybrid scheme in Dallas that is further developed in the off season.
Week 16 recapwhich episode is this?
And i wouldn't argue much if the Cowboys moved on. Honestly if the season ended today id say its too little too late, but with games still on the schedule i think its premature to make up your mind with how they have come on recently.I was for Mike Nolan.. I’ve always been a fan of his.
Now I feel like you have to move on..
We’ve played 3 backup QBs and that has more to do with our success than anything.
You’d be risking another season by keeping him.
I agree...A true FS would really help the rest of our DBs. We have a giant hole at the position, and really don't have a passable cover SS either, and it does effect the coverages you can play.Good post and I totally agree. The DT's virtually never get any push and never shed a blocker. Its just not good enough.
I'll take this a step further. IMO, the two most important positions on defense are DT and S. Those are the guys that will make the people around them look better. Dallas treats those positions like afterthoughts and the results are the logical conclusion of that.
Or having the personnel to stop the middle ,I think having an offseason will also help
I've listened to his weekly interviews on DC.com and to me he comes across as an experienced coach that really knows his stuff, which is what you would expect from someone who has been in the NFL that long. What I don't buy is the argument he is 'under qualified' for the position.
Agreed, so it comes down to personality, and/or if Jerry needs to have someone fall on the sword for PR reasons, etc.
It also would suggest that Jerry is meddling and overruling the HC if he forces Nolan out, which isnt a great situation either.
Regardless, if Nolan is indeed replaced it will be with someone who runs a similar defense, what's the real point? I dont see Jerry on board with paying both Nolan and his replacement to run the same scheme.
It should come down to if the players are finally buying into Nolan, and if this recent momentum can be carried forward....or if it's just better to move on.
In the end, all signs point to Nolan returning.
I'd actually be surprised if he isnt back at this point.
The Cowboys have significant inadequacies through the center of the defense at all three levels. Until they get that fixed, it won't matter who is coaching them up.
Who said underqualified?
You are now creating strawman arguments here. People have argued he really hasn't been all that effective, consistently, as a DC in his career. He's also had a weird resume where he's only been DC for a few years in random places. And after his last DC job and got fired, he couldn't find another DC job for 6 or so years until his buddy came along. He's also never really "built" a great defense. Everyone points to how great he was in Baltimore as a DC (which was over 15 years ago mind you) but no one remembers that the defense was built by Marvin Lewis.
I would hope he can sound intelligent in interviews and sounds like he knows what he's talking about. He's been in the NFL for over 20+ years. But giving a slick interview and being able to make the right calls during games are two totally different things. Garrett sounds intelligent and well versed in press conferences, you want him back as HC?
I certainly don't believe in Nolan to run the D, but it will be hard to attract a proven coordinator with the current personnel.This is true but it's also no reason to A) continue with a mediocre DC and B) let that mediocre DC be the guy helping influence player acquisition to fill those positions.
Been said on this board a number of times 'he hasn't been a DC for a long time' ' he only got the job because of MM' He certainly made the right calls in the Eagles game with the use of Wilson, moving Lewis to Safety to give a couple of examples. Apart from Atlanta where he had little to work with, he has produced top 15 Defenses at nearly all his stops.
Could be yep.I think if Nolan has any chance, his defense has to finish strong. If the Giants have a big day, it could seal his fate.
All valid points the places he succeeded as DC he had a lot of All-Pro talent Baltimore and SFHe's not an idiot who can never get anything right. Great, he had a good game against Philly in confusing a rookie QB. That's hardly justification for thinking he's a really good DC.
And "he hasn't been DC for awhile" is a legitimate argument because he hasn't been DC for awhile. That's just a fact. And it's not a knock on his "knowledge" it's a knock on his reputation as a DC. If he was as good and dynamic and had such a great hybrid scheme, why could he not sniff a DC job after Atlanta for 5 seasons? It's a legitimate question to ask.