A strong case for Urban Meyer as next Cowboys coach

[ItzKelz]

This isn't my work, but I think it gives a lot of good reasons why Meyer should be a strong consideration at head coach if a change is made:

The Next Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys should be..
Posted on November 20, 2019

It’s looking more and more likely that the 2019 season will go the way of the 2018 season- with a division title and a first or second round playoff loss. If the season plays out in that manner, it’s painfully obvious that Jason Garrett’s tenure will come to an end. Garrett will be remembered as a good coach, better than many of his predecessors, but one who couldn’t succeed when it mattered most for the team. The next page will need to be written on who will lead the Dallas Cowboys in 2020 and years to come. After reading and researching, the obvious top solution should be Urban Meyer. His qualifications and experiences check every box, making him the obvious choice and the person to take this team to the next level. Check out just some of the qualifications I’ve been able to come up with to validate the move.

1. Comfortable with Dak

As you consistently hear from national media the concern is continuing to move Dak ahead in his development. It should be remembered that Dak was coached and developed by Dan Mullen at Mississippi State. Mullen was a top assistant and offensive coordinator for Meyer at Florida and brought that system with him to Mississippi State. Dak is Urban’s type of QB and should continue his trajectory to becoming a Super Bowl caliber quarterback.

2. Handling Zeke

Zeke Elliott is possibly the Cowboys most dynamic and combustible player and the more success they have keeping him from the police blotter; the better for the team. With Urban being the new coach, it could draw comparison to Michael Irvin getting Jimmy Johnson many years ago. Irvin didn’t stay out of trouble his whole career in Dallas, but walked the line a lot better with Jimmy walking the halls.

3. Strong Familiarity with Current College Players

With the departure of Jason Garrett, the Cowboys would benefit with someone who is familiar with the next few draft classes and finding those diamonds in the rough. Meyer would add a valuable addition to the selection process something they have not had since Jimmy and the boys were in the war room.

4. Proven Track Record

Of course Urban has never walked the sidelines of an NFL team but he has won at four college programs Bowling Green (17-6 in 2 years), Utah (22-2 in 2 years), Florida (65-15 in 6 years) and Ohio State (83-9 in 7 years). He wins and wins big wherever he coaches in football. The belief from some circles is Dallas is the one of only a few NFL jobs that he would make the jump for to the professional ranks. The chance to become only the third coach to win a National Title and Super Bowl would be too tempting for Urban. Plus a Super Bowl title would give him something a certain coach in Alabama could not accomplish during his tenure in the NFL.

5. Player Development

First day NFL draft selections were a common event during Meyer’s stops in college, especially at Florida and Ohio State. The impressive aspect of Meyer’s tenure had players develop at nearly every position and wasn’t only focused on offense his calling card. He has the resume to convince anyone that he can get the best out of a player.

6. Coaching Staff

With the success that Meyer has had at the college ranks, recruiting a top echelon coaching staff should not be an issue, and many of his former assistants would likely lineup to coach with him again for the most valuable franchise in professional sports. As we have seen, Urban is a builder and not a long term answer, so possibly after five or six years, he would likely look to move on and maybe really retire as he would be in his early 60’s at that point. One of those assistants who made the jump with him could be next up to benefit from the work he would have done and assume the reigns in Big D.

7. Familiarity with both sides of the ball

Researching this article, I was surprised to discover that Meyer actually was a defensive back at the University of Cincinnati and some of his early stops as an assistant where on the defensive side of the ball. Urban is as sharp a football coach as there is on the market and has the feel, with his resume and the Cowboys talent, of a perfect marriage. Too often a hot offensive or defensive coordinator gets the promotion and then has to lean heavily on a coordinator on the other side. Urban knows football and would be the leader for both sides of the ball.

Recently, as many people have seen, Urban Meyer was on Fox Sport One with Colin Cowherd where he openly said “the Cowboys are the one team you answer,” when Colin asked if Lincoln Riley would take a call from Jerry Jones. Urban went on to rave about the talent on the team, the stage of coaching the Dallas Cowboys and the appeal of all things Dallas. The biggest concern I see for the Dallas Cowboys is Urban’s track record of having some players and assistants in his program that were not of the highest character and not fixing the situation appropriately when he was made aware of it. Granted Urban would not be the only voice, with the Cowboys controlling everything and I am sure Will McClay and the current front office would work in tandem with him in making sure the players behave within NFL rules.

Urban coming to the Cowboys sidelines has the feel of Phil Jackson joining the Lakers after playoff failures with Shaq and Kobe. We all remember how that ended. @ftballdialogue


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The college game was killing Urban physically and mentally. Dude might take his own life if he had to work for Jerry in the NFL.

 

[gjkoeppen]

This isn't my work, but I think it gives a lot of good reasons why Meyer should be a strong consideration at head coach if a change is made:

The Next Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys should be..
Posted on November 20, 2019

It’s looking more and more likely that the 2019 season will go the way of the 2018 season- with a division title and a first or second round playoff loss. If the season plays out in that manner, it’s painfully obvious that Jason Garrett’s tenure will come to an end. Garrett will be remembered as a good coach, better than many of his predecessors, but one who couldn’t succeed when it mattered most for the team. The next page will need to be written on who will lead the Dallas Cowboys in 2020 and years to come. After reading and researching, the obvious top solution should be Urban Meyer. His qualifications and experiences check every box, making him the obvious choice and the person to take this team to the next level. Check out just some of the qualifications I’ve been able to come up with to validate the move.


Researching this article, I was surprised to discover that Meyer actually was a defensive back at the University of Cincinnati and some of his early stops as an assistant where on the defensive side of the ball. Urban is as sharp a football coach as there is on the market and has the feel, with his resume and the Cowboys talent, of a perfect marriage. Too often a hot offensive or defensive coordinator gets the promotion and then has to lean heavily on a coordinator on the other side. Urban knows football and would be the leader for both sides of the ball.

Recently, as many people have seen, Urban Meyer was on Fox Sport One with Colin Cowherd where he openly said “the Cowboys are the one team you answer,” when Colin asked if Lincoln Riley would take a call from Jerry Jones. Urban went on to rave about the talent on the team, the stage of coaching the Dallas Cowboys and the appeal of all things Dallas. The biggest concern I see for the Dallas Cowboys is Urban’s track record of having some players and assistants in his program that were not of the highest character and not fixing the situation appropriately when he was made aware of it. Granted Urban would not be the only voice, with the Cowboys controlling everything and I am sure Will McClay and the current front office would work in tandem with him in making sure the players behave within NFL rules.

Urban coming to the Cowboys sidelines has the feel of Phil Jackson joining the Lakers after playoff failures with Shaq and Kobe. We all remember how that ended. @ftballdialogue

2020 Head Coach Candidates and tagged Dallas Cowboys, Urban Meyer by cowboyscorner247. Bookmark the permalink.

Other than Jimmy Johnson, college coaches that make the jump to be NFL head coaches seldom make the immediate impact most are looking for. College coaches find out like college players that the game is different and faster than college ball and many things that worked in college don't work in the NFL. I'm not saying Meyer couldn't be a good NFL coach, only that the odds are against him making an immediate impact and as wrestles as some are here he could have a very short honeymoon.
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[Stash]

In terms of college coaches, I'd take Urban in a heartbeat over Lincoln Riley. I don't think Lincoln Riley is that great at all. He came into an already great situation at OU and just out talents other teams. You can't do that in the NFL. Urban is much better.

I think Riley's a good offensive mind and a quarterback guru, but what about the other areas of the team? Like defense and special teams? I don't have the same faith that he could fill out a complete staff as I do with Meyer. That's the big one for me.

 

[Stash]

Other than Jimmy Johnson, college coaches that make the jump to be NFL head coaches seldom make the immediate impact most are looking for. College coaches find out like college players that the game is different and faster than college ball and many things that worked in college don't work in the NFL. I'm not saying Meyer couldn't be a good NFL coach, only that the odds are against him making an immediate impact and as wrestles as some are here he could have a very short honeymoon.
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Fear of change would rule out anyone.

 

[gjkoeppen]

Agree 100%.

I like the coach and I would not be upset if they brought Meyer in. But he wouldn't be my first choice. My preference would be to bring in a younger, hungrier HC and shake up the complacency around the Star. The "get a little better every day" message has not worked. It's time for "give your best or you are off this team" message.

We need a culture overhaul ala Bill Parcells. We don't need some fine tuning. We need a leader of men who can bring accountability, passion, and professionalism into this franchise.

Your my way or the highway like during Jimmy Johnson's time worked then because there was no salary cap to have to worry about when releasing players that will add dead money to the cap. On the other side there would be no money to go get better talent because of all that dead money. So then you end up with a team full of other teams backups and and prolonged losing seasons. With talent gone it won't make a bit of difference what message the coach is preaching, they still lose.
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[Hawkeye19]

Your my way or the highway like during Jimmy Johnson's time worked then because there was no salary cap to have to worry about when releasing players that will add dead money to the cap. On the other side there would be no money to go get better talent because of all that dead money. So then you end up with a team full of other teams backups and and prolonged losing seasons. With talent gone it won't make a bit of difference what message the coach is preaching, they still lose.
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Belichik and Kraft have perfected the “give your best or get off the team” and “my way or the highway” approach in the salary cap era.

They are never held hostage by a contract negotiation. They cut players before they become headaches.

Players sign and want to play for them bc they want to win championships. Success and winning attracts winners and championships.

 

[Whirlwin]

I definitely want someone that the league hasn't already scrutinized

 

[gjkoeppen]

Fear of change would rule out anyone.

If, and that's that huge word IF, if at the end of the season and Garrett is fired you wouldn't want a new coach that history says has better odds of turning things around right away. There are 2 types of coaches that have much better odds of doing it quicker than college coaches. Former NFL head coaches with at least 5 years experience as a head coach or a coordinator with years of NFL experience. There have been teams that fire coaches and then go through several coaches over many years before they get back to winning ways, sometimes some of the fans think back and wonder why the once winning coach was fired in the first place.
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[Stash]

If, and that's that huge word IF, if at the end of the season and Garrett is fired

Why is that a "huge if"?

you wouldn't want a new coach that history says has better odds of turning things around right away. There are 2 types of coaches that have much better odds of doing it quicker than college coaches. Former NFL head coaches with at least 5 years experience as a head coach or a coordinator with years of NFL experience. There have been teams that fire coaches and then go through several coaches over many years before they get back to winning ways, sometimes some of the fans think back and wonder why the once winning coach was fired in the first place.
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Or a guy who has quickly turned teams into winners everywhere he's gone, like Meyer has.

You sound like you're afraid of getting off of the Garrett cycle of mediocrity.

 

[Stash]

Your my way or the highway like during Jimmy Johnson's time worked then because there was no salary cap to have to worry about when releasing players that will add dead money to the cap. On the other side there would be no money to go get better talent because of all that dead money. So then you end up with a team full of other teams backups and and prolonged losing seasons. With talent gone it won't make a bit of difference what message the coach is preaching, they still lose.
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Tell that to Belichick and the Patriots.

Who've cycled through Antonio Brown, Michael Bennett, and Josh Gordon just this year and haven't skipped a beat en route to 9-1.

 

[gjkoeppen]

Belichik and Kraft have perfected the “give your best or get off the team” and “my way or the highway” approach in the salary cap era.

They are never held hostage by a contract negotiation. They cut players before they become headaches.

Players sign and want to play for them bc they want to win championships. Success and winning attracts winners and championships.

The patriots have had a long history of releasing a player a year early opposed to a year late but tell me all of the big contract players they released leaving them a ton of dead money. Many of the free agents they sign are on 2 year contracts, often times for league minimum because those players as you say want a shot at getting a ring. They have dead money for Antonio Brown, Bennett who they traded to the Cowboys and Gronk who retired. Most of the rest of their dead money is at 100K, 200K chunks.

Lastly my comment wasn't about SIGNING players but if a new coach came in and tried the my way or highway approach with players already under contract will do nothing but create a ton of dead money which will cripple them from creating a good team like it has until last season going all the way back to when the cap started.
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[Hawkeye0202]

Urban Meyer has been a proven college coach, with undisputed talent to build championship teams. He’s an excellent coach, no doubt.

But I have three questions about him taking this job:

1. How would he handle Jerry’s interference? He’s not used to having a university president sit in on his coaches meetings or have input on whether or not players can be punished. He’s used to running his own team.

2. Is Urban Meyer 100% healthy enough for the rigors of being an NFL head coach? He left Ohio State for health reasons, one of which was for a cyst on his brain. It was benign, but it caused him severe headaches at times. When he was at Florida, he also had some health issues. Is he healthy now?

3. Is he prepared for the pro game? In Urban Meyer’s last two jobs at Ohio State and Florida, almost every time his team took the field, they had a sizeable talent advantage over an opponent. That isn’t true in the NFL. Is he prepared for that?

I like Urban Meyer. Just have those questions.

1. Don't think he'd have a problem with Jerry at all. If he and Jason have any similarities, is he's not an ego freak. Like Jason, he'd be more than happy to give Jerry the spotlight.

2. Pretty sure his health is fine.

3. The thing I like Urban is you're not hiring a guy with a so-called superior college offensive system ( Chip Kelly, Ridley, Steve Spurrier). You're hiring a motivator with excellent leadership skills. Remember Jimmy wasn't an X/O guy but he knew how to win and when/how to push buttons whether it was the players or coaches. He could also spot talent with the best. These are the same qualities I see Urban bringing..........not to mention having in the draft room for late-round picks can't hurt.

 

[gjkoeppen]

Why is that a "huge if"?



Or a guy who has quickly turned teams into winners everywhere he's gone, like Meyer has.

You sound like you're afraid of getting off of the Garrett cycle of mediocrity.

That huge if come from the last time Garrett coached his contract year and there were so many people that were so sure he was a goner but what happened, Jones resigned him. Everyone heard this summer say the Cowboys need to go deep into the playoffs but what a lot of Garrett haters either forget or overlook is he also in the next sentence said unless unforeseen circumstances happen. He didn't expand but my guess is he was referring to a bunch of injuries which for a 3 game stretch they had and it could happen again.

Now name all the NFL teams Meyers has turned around. He hasn't, they're all college teams. Now lets look at how that happens in college. Sometimes it's the school, sometimes it's the coach and sometimes it's a combination, but these winning coaches get the best high school players around country to come play for them. These winning coaches have entire teams of talent and then they play other colleges who got the leftovers. Why do you think the same 5 or 6 teams every year have undefeated or 1 or 2 loss teams a decade at a time? Because they get to grab up all the best talent and that isn't how it's done in the NFL.
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[GMO415]

Let me guess......Tebow will be the QB coach?

 

[Stash]

That huge if come from the last time Garrett coached his contract year and there were so many people that were so sure he was a goner but what happened, Jones resigned him. Everyone heard this summer say the Cowboys need to go deep into the playoffs but what a lot of Garrett haters either forget or overlook is he also in the next sentence said unless unforeseen circumstances happen. He didn't expand but my guess is he was referring to a bunch of injuries which for a 3 game stretch they had and it could happen again.

If anyone calls what we've had this year a "bunch of injuries" they're an even bigger Garrett apologist than Jerry. That's just pathetic.

Now name all the NFL teams Meyers has turned around. He hasn't, they're all college teams. Now lets look at how that happens in college. Sometimes it's the school, sometimes it's the coach and sometimes it's a combination, but these winning coaches get the best high school players around country to come play for them. These winning coaches have entire teams of talent and then they play other colleges who got the leftovers. Why do you think the same 5 or 6 teams every year have undefeated or 1 or 2 loss teams a decade at a time? Because they get to grab up all the best talent and that isn't how it's done in the NFL.
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And THIS team has an "entire team of talent" continuing to be squandered by an overmatched, never-should-have-been 'head coach'. Who would never have been one if not for the Jones-Garrett family relationship.

I guess according to you, nobody should ever hire a college coach for the pros. Let's give back the illegally obtained Super Bowls won by Johnson and Switzerland.

 

[Wolfpack]

Yes please.

 

[BleedinBlue]

give me the college coach that is beating the top programs with the leftovers..any of those out there?

 

[Hawkeye19]

The patriots have had a long history of releasing a player a year early opposed to a year late but tell me all of the big contract players they released leaving them a ton of dead money. Many of the free agents they sign are on 2 year contracts, often times for league minimum because those players as you say want a shot at getting a ring. They have dead money for Antonio Brown, Bennett who they traded to the Cowboys and Gronk who retired. Most of the rest of their dead money is at 100K, 200K chunks.

Lastly my comment wasn't about SIGNING players but if a new coach came in and tried the my way or highway approach with players already under contract will do nothing but create a ton of dead money which will cripple them from creating a good team like it has until last season going all the way back to when the cap started.
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The only way it creates dead money is if you cut all the big money guys immediately. You don’t have to cut big money good players when they buy into your vision and culture.

You cut the big money leader that ISNT on board with your vision and everyone gets the message. Accountability is part of any successful organization.

 

[gjkoeppen]

Tell that to Belichick and the Patriots.

Who've cycled through Antonio Brown, Michael Bennett, and Josh Gordon just this year and haven't skipped a beat en route to 9-1.

Yes lets look at your 3 examples. Brown and Gordon were both released for off the field issues and nothing to do with not producing or my way or the highway. Bennett was traded to the Cowboys but I guess you think because they trade a player that if they didn't they would have released him. Gee just like Jimmy Garoppolo.
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[JS22]

Boy are we all gonna be upset when they promote Kitna.