Rumor: Lincoln Riley "Very High" on the radar of Jerry and Stephen Jones

[Bowdown27]

If given the choice I’d rather have Rhule than Riley. While Rhule has built and revived programs Riley took over one of the elite college programs and has done well to maintain it but only three years as a head coach with zero NFL experience scares me a little. Rhule is much more experienced.

Very well put. I’m torn on who I’d like. Whoever it is we’re all not gonna end up being happy. Meet your new coach Jeff fisher

 

[CPanther95]

Wow... so much hate for a phenomenal young coach that crafted 2 of the last 3 Heisman winners and holds a 36-5 record. Makes perfect sense.

How do we know he is a "yes man"? Just because he's 36 and not an *******? What sound logic!

It's not necessarily that he's a yes man , it's about whether or not he has the clout to prevent becoming a yes man in Dallas.

 

[Rayman70]

FIRST, Riley aint leaving. This is all optics. Secondly, he isn't ready for the pro game. There are a handful of viable HC candidates out there WITH a winning pedigree.

 

[Rockport]

Jerry will bully that guy like no other. 36 year old college coach with 3 years experience. Classic Jerry move. Rumors are that Meyer wants too much control. I mean why do that with one of the best college coaches ever and a guy that wins big every stop? Better to hire another yes man that has little experience and no desire to help on the defensive side of the ball.

Nothing will change.

 

[Swanny]

nothing like having a senior citizen making all the major decisions of a 6 billion dollar team.

The same senior citizen who has made it a 6 billion dollar company? Yes Jerry needs to let go of the football side of things but your point was not a good one to make. That senior citizen has built the most valuable sports franchise in Earth.

 

[CATCH17]

No thanks
His lack of ANY NFL experience scares the heck out of me and quite frankly he's just another Steve Spurrier or Chip Kelly IMO. Just me but I think Jerry tried cool that perception a bit the lack of NFL success college coaches have had. So I'm not sure this isn't blown out proportion a bit. In other words, Jerry probably like/loves a lot of coaches but that doesn't mean he see them as a coach for the Cowboys.

He does use a lot of NFL concepts.


My worry is how well can he manage a pro football game.

When to run the ball and rely on defense.

These Sooner fans y’all about how poor their defense is but Lincoln has been a guy that calls plays that give no consideration to his defense and keeping them off the field and fresh.

He is an absolutely brilliant play designer.

I still like Urban Meyer the best though.

Tony Romo sounds like he really likes Greg Roman.

 

[KingintheNorth]

Give me Dan Campbell & Matt Eberflus combo.

Dan HC

Matt DC & Assistant HC

10 more years of mediocrity.

 

[Loso86]

Riley is not fiery. At all. 3 years experience not nearly enough. His defenses stink. Guy will be overmatched. But the Riley fan boys won’t see it until it is too late.

You dont know what type of coach he is and what he is like to his bosses or whatever. Umm he is a offensive coach not defensive btw. Who's to say any coach will come here and be good

 

[LACowboysFan1]

10 more years of mediocrity.

Why do you say that?

The Patriots hired Belichick despite a record of mediocrity at Cleveland, and look where he ended up.

I'm for an NFL assistant as head coach before a college coach...

 

[CouchCoach]

Just what they need, another inexperienced coach that can't even recruit a defense. And top that off by giving him Richard as his DC. He will be back in college as quick as Kelly.

There's a rule in business that applies to this team, if they do this. There is no better evaluator of a manager than to look at their hires. He's going to be in a long line of 0's.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

You dont know what type of coach he is and what he is like to his bosses or whatever. Umm he is a offensive coach not defensive btw. Who's to say any coach will come here and be good

Was Mike Ditka a defensive guru? No, he was a mediocre offensive coach, but he had Buddy Ryan to help him.

We have to remember, an NFL head coach is more responsible for the overall running of the team, with the exception of Landry, NFL coaches specialize in one side of the ball, Riley could grab an NFL defensive coordinator or assistant and let him run the defense.

To dismiss Riley as a head coach because his defenses stink is not looking at the big picture...

 

[KingintheNorth]

Why do you say that?

The Patriots hired Belichick despite a record of mediocrity at Cleveland, and look where he ended up.

I'm for an NFL assistant as head coach before a college coach...

It can't be another happy-to-be-here hire. Campbell does not move the needle. He will sit by as Jerry handpicks his staffs, overrides his decisions, and do nothing as Jerry allows players to have direct access to him, thus completely neutering the HC's authority.

We can debate all day long on how much power Jerry is willing to concede to the next HC, but I think most of us agree the next HC has to have enough clout to keep Jerry at bay.

 

[Paradox]

What about that OU defense though?

Ranked 25th.

It's not necessarily that he's a yes man , it's about whether or not he has the clout to prevent becoming a yes man in Dallas.

I agree the possibility for him to become a yes man to Jerry exists. Other people are assuming it's already happened, though.

 

[CouchCoach]

Why do you say that?

The Patriots hired Belichick despite a record of mediocrity at Cleveland, and look where he ended up.

I'm for an NFL assistant as head coach before a college coach...

The Pats had history with Belichick when he was the DC there and Kraft was smart enough to talk him out of the Jets and into the Patriots by appealing to one thing he didn't have in CLE, control.

I agree with hiring from within the NFL but the Cowboys are more concerned with making sure the owner is comfortable and Riley is just the guy they can control. He will be another college coach failure because they won't surround him with the right coaching staff. He's a good offensive guy when this team needs a defensive minded coach or at least one more balanced than Riley, who is still living off Stoops' recruiting.

 

[Whyjerry]

You dont know what type of coach he is and what he is like to his bosses or whatever. Umm he is a offensive coach not defensive btw. Who's to say any coach will come here and be good

You guys crack me up. Meyer won at Utah and Bowling Green. A great coach. Riley is a complete unknown. You can’t see the difference?

 

[Loso86]

Was Mike Ditka a defensive guru? No, he was a mediocre offensive coach, but he had Buddy Ryan to help him.

We have to remember, an NFL head coach is more responsible for the overall running of the team, with the exception of Landry, NFL coaches specialize in one side of the ball, Riley could grab an NFL defensive coordinator or assistant and let him run the defense.

To dismiss Riley as a head coach because his defenses stink is not looking at the big picture...

I agree. Was the other guy who said his defenses suck

 

[805BoysInBlue]

Just what they need, another inexperienced coach that can't even recruit a defense. And top that off by giving him Richard as his DC. He will be back in college as quick as Kelly.

There's a rule in business that applies to this team, if they do this. There is no better evaluator of a manager than to look at their hires. He's going to be in a long line of 0's.

A guy who's never been a head coach at the college or NFL level took his team to the super bowl last year.

 

[Loso86]

You guys crack me up. Meyer won at Utah and Bowling Green. A great coach. Riley is a complete unknown. You can’t see the difference?

Haha who's to say meyer wont be bullied. And who was his staff. I'm not saying neither one is good or not but im not dismissing reiley cause hes only been a head coach for 3 years and unknown to YOU . He was a coordinator before this HC gig sir lol

 

[erod]

No thanks
His lack of ANY NFL experience scares the heck out of me and quite frankly he's just another Steve Spurrier or Chip Kelly IMO. Just me but I think Jerry tried cool that perception a bit the lack of NFL success college coaches have had. So I'm not sure this isn't blown out proportion a bit. In other words, Jerry probably like/loves a lot of coaches but that doesn't mean he see them as a coach for the Cowboys.

Spurrier and Kelly ran college offenses.

Riley runs a pro- style offense that is run first and has the quarterback under center a lot. Tons of formations.

However, I don't think Dak can run the offense he wants. He'll probably pass because if that.

 

[CouchCoach]

You guys crack me up. Meyer won at Utah and Bowling Green. A great coach. Riley is a complete unknown. You can’t see the difference?

That's not the main difference, Meyer has an ego the same size as Booger's. Any HC for the Cowboys will have to subrogate his ego to the owner.

Meyer wouldn't last the season with those two in the FO. And if things got dicey, it could blow up. The Joneses can't handle anyone that knows more about the game than they do...…….and shows that. If things didn't get off on the right foot, I'd give it, maybe 3 weeks, before Meyer and Booger were not on the same page in the media.

Meyer is nuts to even consider the Cowboys, except for leverage with another team. The one guy that might be ready to give him the keys is Snyder. Snyder truly is a fan of the Skins and his mistakes have been made to that end, not supporting his own ego. Although, CLE might be a good landing spot as well. Meyer ends up with the Cowboys and the fuse has already been lit.