Before deciding on Kellen, I dunno if the Cowboys could have successfully brought in a top notch vet OC with Garrett the HC, being here on just a one year contract.
That’s why it was more prominent that if they were to change OC’s as the rumors were swirling that if Scott Linehan had been fired at mid-season, the takeover heir apparent were whispered
to be Kellen Moore, who was already taking heat for Dak’s struggles, as the team’s 1st year QB coach.
Plus if the Cowboys brass (and not just Linehan) really think enough about Kellen as innovative and in touch with the new wave of college- like offense that’s circulating around the league in some offenses, then they already have their guy here to start that progress.
And there’s questions if the team really considers admired asst. coach Kris Richard a hot HC candidate.
And are they fixed on having an offensive genius HC to keep shaping up Prescott here, the way we see McVay, Pederson, Reid, Reich do with their QBs ?
Or can they have that defensive oriented HC (ala Richard) that has his fair group of qualified offensive coaches that could keep this unit very effective and explosive once in geared ?
Also as young and very light on experience as he is right now, if Kellen actually finds great success in this offense in just his first year as OC, there’s a possibility that some other teams in NFL,
could find an interest in hiring him away.
The NFL works in trend, copycat and they’ll always want a piece of the successful pie. Heck, They seem to do it virtually every year with the Pats and their assistant coaches it seems.
With Kellen this year, his new philosophy and plans of what he wants to ADD to this offense does sound and bring exciting promise on paper,
but I could also see him struggling early on in getting his feet wet while adjusting and getting settled. It’s not just an adjustment for him and the counter-scheming defenses he will face
..who I feel will employ more and more overloads, stunts and disguised blitzes up front while playing much zones – forcing both Dak and Kellen to constantly and quickly adjust on the move during the game.
That’s all the more reason why I am also really counting on this defense to take charge early on while this new version of offense eventually adjusts.