Linehan's role was reduced, offensive input from Garrett, Nussmeier, and even Dak

AbeBeta · Jan 18, 2019

Runwildboys said:
I believe his understanding of offensive play calling is very limited. Hence, his difficulty in reading a defense.

Because?

Rockport · Jan 18, 2019

ShortRound131 said:
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Friday saw the Dallas Cowboys fire Scott Linehan and such a move brings out a lot of questions.

Who will replace Linehan? Who ultimately made the decision? Who even wanted the decision to be made? How long was this in the works?

Time will likely give us some answers, but we have a bit of an interesting one in the immediate aftermath of it all. There were some murmurings that Scott Linehan’s fingerprints weren’t all over the Week 17 game in New York as they had been in other contests, our own Tom Ryle elaborated on this following the game, and it looks like that was the case. What’s more is that Dak Prescott’s fingerprints were on it.

From what I've been told, Scott Linehan had seen his role in the offensive gameplan significantly reduced over the final weeks of the season, despite still calling plays.

This included greater input from Jason Garrett, Doug Nussmeier, and even Dak Prescott.

Jason Garrett has obviously called plays and designed offenses throughout his career so it’s not shocking to see that he would be involved. Doug Nussmeier was Amari Cooper’s offensive coordinator at Alabama so he’s been around the block as well. Involving Sanjay Lal feels like corralling all the intellect possible, a brain trust is never a bad thing.

It says quite a lot that the Cowboys would involve their third-year quarterback in offensive game-planning. The game in New York served as the perfect field test for whatever the Cowboys have have been thinking they were capable of offensively and we saw them execute it to the tune of Dak Prescott’s career day. Perhaps that is the type of offense, and specifically the type of offensive input, that we can expect from this staff in the future.

Horrible tread title. Misleading as hell.

Miller · Jan 18, 2019

Today has been an egregious day of speculation snd our guess work by the media and fans

G2 · Jan 18, 2019

Willfreedom909 said:
Clown it is

Anymore comedy experiments? I feel you've hit your ceiling.

TheMarathonContinues · Jan 18, 2019

Philmonroe said:
If they saying Dak and them were behind this stuff in the second half of the season shouldn't they be walking out with Scott because nothing really changed. That Giants game was an outlier period.

I think what it comes down to is Garrett, Dak, Nuss shouldn't be the OC's PERIOD. That's Linehan's job.

lukin2006 · Jan 18, 2019

Willfreedom909 said:
Wonder where your post is asking him the same thing when he said something dumb.

Don’t be a clown

Are you sure you are not an Eagle fan?

stiletto · Jan 18, 2019

From what I've seen when Dak is primarily responsible for the plays (2 mins) things work better. If we can't find someone amazing, let him do it... if he likes Kellen Moore and he is comfortable, let them ride a year doing their thing, fine...I was just tired of Linnehan's stale offense. I'd rather see what happens with Dak/Moore. Not like we are bringing in Sean Payton or Sean McVay anytime soon anyways. Who is out there realistically we could get that is truly innovative? Bunch of dinosaur retreads like Linnehan pretty much. Done with that.

slick325 · Jan 19, 2019

Nussmeier it is then huh?

Idgit · Jan 19, 2019

Fuzzee said:
Wade Phillips, Bill Callahan, Frank Pollack, Paul Alexander, Wade Wilson, all took the wrap for Jason Garretts failure

Or, they all moved on over the course of his tenure and never actually took any rap whatsoever and you just mde it up because you don’t like Garrett.

Callahan is the only guy on that list that worked for Garrett where there was even any bad blood, and that stemmed from a play calling disagreement.

Runwildboys · Jan 19, 2019

lukin2006 said:
Are you sure you are not an Eagle fan?

He's a total Dakophant............so maybe.

Runwildboys · Jan 19, 2019

Idgit said:
Or, they all moved on over the course of his tenure and never actually took any rap whatsoever and you just mde it up because you don’t like Garrett.

Callahan is the only guy on that list that worked for Garrett where there was even any bad blood, and that stemmed from a play calling disagreement.

You're forgetting how Garrett "stabbed Wade in the back" and purposely called bad plays to take his job. Never mind the fact that it was known beforehand that Wade was basically an interim coach.

Qcard · Jan 19, 2019

Idgit said:
Or, they all moved on over the course of his tenure and never actually took any rap whatsoever and you just mde it up because you don’t like Garrett.

Callahan is the only guy on that list that worked for Garrett where there was even any bad blood, and that stemmed from a play calling disagreement.

Bill Callahan is very intriguing... probably the best run game coordinator in the NFL!

OC would be an upgrade. Colombo could become an extension in the Callahan tree.

Idgit · Jan 19, 2019

Runwildboys said:
You're forgetting how Garrett "stabbed Wade in the back" and purposely called bad plays to take his job. Never mind the fact that it was known beforehand that Wade was basically an interim coach.

Oh, it that stupidity again. The fail your way to a big promotion argument.

Beast_from_East · Jan 19, 2019

Idgit said:
Or, they all moved on over the course of his tenure and never actually took any rap whatsoever and you just mde it up because you don’t like Garrett.

Callahan is the only guy on that list that worked for Garrett where there was even any bad blood, and that stemmed from a play calling disagreement.

Garrett was hired before Wade...……….everybody including Wade knew that he was just keeping the seat warm.

Besides, I dont see too much love lost between Wade and Garrett now days. Maybe that is why Wade was fist pumping on the sideline after his defense ended Garrett's season.

Wade looked especially happy, dont tell me there was not something to that. Your defense just ended the season of the guy who replaced you. Yeah, you know that had to bring a big smile to Wade's face.

darthseinfeld · Jan 19, 2019

Fuzzee said:
Wade Phillips, Bill Callahan, Frank Pollack, Paul Alexander, Wade Wilson, all took the wrap for Jason Garretts failure

Wade Phillips was horrible in 2010. Garrett probably did help push him out. But his 2010 season may have been the worst Ive ever seen with the franchise

khiladi · Jan 19, 2019

darthseinfeld said:
Wade Phillips was horrible in 2010. Garrett probably did help push him out. But his 2010 season may have been the worst Ive ever seen with the franchise

When Garrett calls a passing play that results on a fumble return for a TD when they had like 4 seconds left and 70 yards to go to end the half which resulted in the loss and Wade had no control over the offense, because Jerry didn’t let him, then it’s obvious things would turn out the way they did.

When Garrett’s playcalling on offense had them at 19 TOs a game on offense in 8 games and it was three years running that the signs of Garrett’s incompetence were written all over the wall, but Wade knew he couldn’t do anything about the scrub..

cristglo · Jan 19, 2019

Risen Star said:
Yeah, I don't exactly just take everything these guys say at their word.

It could hold some truth in it to the fact that JG kept saying I dont see any changes to play calling knowing he already had input in it and he didnt want to accept his part in same ole same ole. He would have to fire himself. Also if true though the offense did improve some there were still times we reverted back to same calls and look how Cooper disappeared in several games down the stretch. If it has any truth to it makes me want an outsider as OC even more.

cristglo · Jan 19, 2019

Risen Star said:
Like, seriously, who's talking to Bobby Belt?

I sure its just guessing on his part but it does make you wonder lol

esloan · Jan 19, 2019

Anyone calling Dak dumb or unable to understand an offense should be ashamed of themselves. Say what you will about him, he came in his rookie year and was able to grasp the offense quickly enough to quarterback us to a 13-3 season. Despite him coming in as the 3rd QB, he learned quickly. There has been absolutely no indication that he's dumb or unable to understand or grasp an offense. None whatsoever.

You might call him out for play on the field, for overthrowing a WR or missing a throw. Calling him out for that or for not sitting his feet before a throw or anything after the snap is understandable (though I'd still think you're not 100% correct). But trying to make the claim that he's too dumb to understand an offensive gameplan is completely stupid and bordering on insulting.

khiladi · Jan 19, 2019

Linehan dumbed down the offense for Dak as soon as he got here. This offense wasn’t in any way the same and they actually installed more run-pass options this year, before the season. Linehan in the off-season himself said we won’t expect Dak to make big throws all the time, that isn’t going to be expected, but he is going to have to make them every now and then. Much of the offenses action with Dak was short crossing routes over the middle.
The FO said they didn’t need a number 1 WR and so did the QB and they had to rush out mid-season to get Cooper, because they looked like idiots.

Dak couldn’t find the end-zone in TRAINING CAMP until one week again and was inaccurate.

Linehan May be average, but he’s just another scapegoat.

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