Did our GM even ask Eberflus?

[DuncanIso]

Eberflus, don't be Mike Nolan . Evolve with your players. Don't be stubborn. Find what they do well, and adapt your scheme to THEM.

BBDB is all about being a stubborn DC.

Marinelli style.

 

[fivetwos]

This would be a HC thing, since Schotty assembled his own staff.

No one is convincing me he picked Eberflus. Shoddy has been all over the league and has never worked with him.

That was a Jerry hire. He always wants to pick one coordinator and always has since Jimmy, even with Parcells.

 

[jsb357]

Did our GM even ask Eberflus?​

Nope....

The GM knows he is going to need a scapegoat at some point this season.

 

[beware_d-ware]

For Jerry, Eberflus is a comfort hire. Aristotle talked about how virtues in excess can become vices... Jerry's virtue turned vice is loyalty. He likes his familiar puppet coaches and his familiar players, and he tends to keep both around until it's no longer tenable.

Of course, his real vice is his narcissistic need to be "the football guy" in control, and that's why we've had a 30 year parade of puppets come through in the first place. Let's not forget the big picture here.

Anyway, for Eberflus, Dallas is a lay-low job after his Chicago tenure went down in flames. He just needed to keep a DC headset on more than anything. God knows he won't be a head coach again any time soon, but in a season or two, he can apply for a better DC job as a "current" DC, rather than say a linebackers position coach looking for a promotion.

So Jerry likes Eberflus (as long as he doesn't ask for too much control), and Eberflus likes Jerry (understanding that he was an easy-in to another DC job, and that having little control would be part of the gig). It's a marriage of convenience, and winning football games never really factored into it.

 

[DandyDon52]

Did our GM even ask Eberflus during his interview for DC about his schemes and how they might fit in with our current personnel? Any decent GM would have known to ask that.

Or maybe our GM never asked that because the owner did the interview instead and based his decision on his comfort level with the coach. In other words the owner but his own comfort level ahead the best choice based upon our current players.

So yeah, in the cowboys organization, GM jerry is overridden by owner jerry. What could go wrong?

I got the impression that eberflus was hired by jones boys, and was forced on shotty.
If true that is sad.
It could kill our chances this season.

 

[RonWashington]

The defense did look decent against the Eagles. Then the Giants game disaster struck.

The Eagles were unstoppable first half then the double halftime ( thunder ) took the wind out of both teams .

 

[RonWashington]

I’m not a big believer in firing or even talking about a coach or coordinator 3 games in too soon . Who’s the replacement on this staff ?

 

[ShiningStar]

No, Jerry botched the hiring process on purpose.

He probably saw the Bears defense get an interception in the SB and made him an offer. Whats the guy to do?

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

Jerry: "Have you worked here before?"
Matt: "Yes"
Jerry: "Cool, when can you start?"

 

[phildadon86]

All Jerry asks his employees if the have knee pads with stars on them.

I know some the fans here do. Lol

 

[pansophy]

Did our GM even ask Eberflus during his interview for DC about his schemes and how they might fit in with our current personnel? Any decent GM would have known to ask that.

Or maybe our GM never asked that because the owner did the interview instead and based his decision on his comfort level with the coach. In other words the owner but his own comfort level ahead the best choice based upon our current players.

So yeah, in the cowboys organization, GM jerry is overridden by owner jerry. What could go wrong?

So now we want the GM to hire the assistants and not leave that to the HC?

I do agree that I don’t understand why we went with a zone scheme when our guys are man players

 

[charron]

Or maybe Eberflus said what he needed to say to land a job.

 

[RonWashington]

Zimmer then Eberflus nothing outside the box for Gerryatric

 

[amame25]

Hate, rinse, repeat, hate, rinse, repeat……….

WAHHHH I don't like when I don't get exactly what I think I should so we'll just blame it on Jerry with more conspiracy theories.

 

[CCBoy]

Nope....

The GM knows he is going to need a scapegoat at some point this season.

Go ahead and step up to take the heat ... Step on up and get your email off to the media, while you can.

 

[CCBoy]

WAHHHH I don't like when I don't get exactly what I think I should so we'll just blame it on Jerry with more conspiracy theories.

There one goes ... media bias.

 

[Rockport]

I got the impression that eberflus was hired by jones boys, and was forced on shotty.
If true that is sad.
It could kill our chances this season.

Eberflus's defenses consistently ranked in the top 10 for points allowed in 2018, 2019, and 2021, and finished 10th in total defense in 2018.

A smart person would give him a chance.

 

[Creeper]

You have to lower your expectations for Jerry Jones.

 

[CCBoy]

You have to lower your expectations for Jerry Jones.

The price of being a midget...

 

[Johannes44]

Ask? Jerry just shook his hand.