15 Years of Jerry DC Hires

[Cowboys5217]

Year - Coordinator - Team Defense Ranking

2010 - Paul Pasqualoni (Interim) - Ranked 31st
2011 - Rob Ryan - Ranked 16th
2012 - Rob Ryan - Ranked 24th
2013 - Monte Kiffin - Ranked 26th
2014 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 15th
2015 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 16th
2016 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 5th
2017 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 13th
2018 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 6th
2019 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 11th
2020 - Mike Nolan - Ranked 28th
2021 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 7th
2022 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 6th
2023 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 5th
2024 - Mike Zimmer - 31st
2025 - Matt Ebrfuls - Currently ranked 31st

Pasqualoni - horrible
Rob Ryan - below average to bad
Kiffin - horrible
Marinelli - average (two good seasons)
Nolan - horrible
Quinn - good (all three seasons good)
Zimmer - horrible
Eberflus - horrible

So in the last 8 DC's that Jerry has hired there has only been one that is good (Quinn), one that is average (Marinelli), one that was below average to bad (Ryan), and FIVE downright terrible choices (Pasqualoni, Kiffin, Nolan, Zimmer, and Eberflus).

 

[ConstantReboot]

I knew Zimmer would suck badly and ruin Quinn's defense. They should have just hired Joe Whitt and continue what Quinn started. Heck, I would have just gone with Al Harris.

 

[Hawkeye19]

Looks like the GM sucks

 

[Cowboys5217]

I knew Zimmer would suck badly and ruin Quinn's defense. They should have just hired Joe Whitt and continue what Quinn started. Heck, I would have just gone with Al Harris.

I called the Zimmer disaster even before Jerry hired him when the rumors were floating. I knew two things; Jerry would hire him, and it would be a disaster.

I knew this because Zimmer has always stunk, and stunk it up here in his first stint as DC back in the early 2000s. I think his record for 200 yard rushers given up in one season still stands as an all time shame record.

I caught hell for that on here because in a world of lies, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Lots of people don't like me because of that, but I have been right about nearly every call I've made these last few years. Things like bringing Zeke back, Dak's contract, getting fleeced in the Parsons trade, Mazi Smith being a bust (called that one in his very first preseason game with the old reliable eyeball test), last year's collapse, this year's collapse, and many more than that.

Although I do have to admit that Zimmer was an even bigger disaster than I thought. He turned Quinn's 5th ranked defense to 31st overnight. I figured we would drop to the 20's, but Zimmer bottomed this thing out and it's still there.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

So in the last 8 DC's that Jerry has hired there has only been one that is good (Quinn), one that is average (Marinelli), one that was below average to bad (Ryan), and FIVE downright terrible choices (Pasqualoni, Kiffin, Nolan, Zimmer, and Eberflus)

Yet, he STILL thinks he is good at it.........

What he said last week about going to battle with Eberflus ........

I'm pretty sure IF he would let his HC choose HIS OWN DC, we will see better results


BTW.......good thread OP

 

[Hawkeye0202]

2025 - Matt Ebrfuls - Currently ranked 31s

This ranking is too high ........lol

 

[Brooksey]

Year - Coordinator - Team Defense Ranking

2010 - Paul Pasqualoni (Interim) - Ranked 31st
2011 - Rob Ryan - Ranked 16th
2012 - Rob Ryan - Ranked 24th
2013 - Monte Kiffin - Ranked 26th
2014 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 15th
2015 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 16th
2016 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 5th
2017 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 13th
2018 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 6th
2019 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 11th
2020 - Mike Nolan - Ranked 28th
2021 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 7th
2022 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 6th
2023 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 5th
2024 - Mike Zimmer - 31st
2025 - Matt Ebrfuls - Currently ranked 31st

Pasqualoni - horrible
Rob Ryan - below average to bad
Kiffin - horrible
Marinelli - average (two good seasons)
Nolan - horrible
Quinn - good (all three seasons good)
Zimmer - horrible
Eberflus - horrible

So in the last 8 DC's that Jerry has hired there has only been one that is good (Quinn), one that is average (Marinelli), one that was below average to bad (Ryan), and FIVE downright terrible choices (Pasqualoni, Kiffin, Nolan, Zimmer, and Eberflus).

Jerry made a big mistake not keeping Quinn and paying the man his money. There's no cap on coaches salary. There was an opportunity to make Dallas the #1 defense in the league and he let that slip away.

 

[lostar2009]

Rod was squeezing water out of rocks. We really didn't help him tbh.

 

[DuncanIso]

I knew Zimmer would suck badly and ruin Quinn's defense. They should have just hired Joe Whitt and continue what Quinn started. Heck, I would have just gone with Al Harris.

Big Mike hates the AA gap.

We never saw it.

 

[lostar2009]

I called the Zimmer disaster even before Jerry hired him when the rumors were floating. I knew two things; Jerry would hire him, and it would be a disaster.

I knew this because Zimmer has always stunk, and stunk it up here in his first stint as DC back in the early 2000s. I think his record for 200 yard rushers given up in one season still stands as an all time shame record.

I caught hell for that on here because in a world of lies, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Lots of people don't like me because of that, but I have been right about nearly every call I've made these last few years. Things like bringing Zeke back, Dak's contract, getting fleeced in the Parsons trade, Mazi Smith being a bust (called that one in his very first preseason game with the old reliable eyeball test), last year's collapse, this year's collapse, and many more than that.

Although I do have to admit that Zimmer was an even bigger disaster than I thought. He turned Quinn's 5th ranked defense to 31st overnight. I figured we would drop to the 20's, but Zimmer bottomed this thing out and it's still there.

Maybe it wasn't Zimmer but players?

 

[DuncanIso]

Rod was squeezing water out of rocks. We really didn't help him tbh.

Bend but don’t break defense

 

[DuncanIso]

Jerry made a big mistake not keeping Quinn and paying the man his money. There's no cap on coaches salary. There was an opportunity to make Dallas the #1 defense in the league and he let that slip away.

I’d guess DQ wanted to leave Big Mike asap.

Notice how DQ didn’t offer Big Mike a job?

 

[lostar2009]

Bend but don’t break defense

Tbh, his D was light years away from this mess we got now.

 

[TwentyOne]

Year - Coordinator - Team Defense Ranking

2010 - Paul Pasqualoni (Interim) - Ranked 31st
2011 - Rob Ryan - Ranked 16th
2012 - Rob Ryan - Ranked 24th
2013 - Monte Kiffin - Ranked 26th
2014 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 15th
2015 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 16th
2016 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 5th
2017 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 13th
2018 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 6th
2019 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 11th
2020 - Mike Nolan - Ranked 28th
2021 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 7th
2022 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 6th
2023 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 5th
2024 - Mike Zimmer - 31st
2025 - Matt Ebrfuls - Currently ranked 31st

Pasqualoni - horrible
Rob Ryan - below average to bad
Kiffin - horrible
Marinelli - average (two good seasons)
Nolan - horrible
Quinn - good (all three seasons good)
Zimmer - horrible
Eberflus - horrible

So in the last 8 DC's that Jerry has hired there has only been one that is good (Quinn), one that is average (Marinelli), one that was below average to bad (Ryan), and FIVE downright terrible choices (Pasqualoni, Kiffin, Nolan, Zimmer, and Eberflus).

All In.

Risk taker.

Gambler.

Booger.


GO JONESES!!!!

 

[ghst187]

Looks like the GM sucks

Bingo!

 

[Cowboys93]

Honestly the numbers don’t even tell the whole story. Our defense was bad last year but a lot of it had to do with the offense not being able to score. This defense is on a whole other level of bad imo

 

[805BoysInBlue]

Zimmer was just here to hang around like a vulture, incase McCarthy got canned mid season. I dont think he put in much effort into the defense.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

Year - Coordinator - Team Defense Ranking

2010 - Paul Pasqualoni (Interim) - Ranked 31st
2011 - Rob Ryan - Ranked 16th
2012 - Rob Ryan - Ranked 24th
2013 - Monte Kiffin - Ranked 26th
2014 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 15th
2015 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 16th
2016 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 5th
2017 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 13th
2018 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 6th
2019 - Rod Marinelli - Ranked 11th
2020 - Mike Nolan - Ranked 28th
2021 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 7th
2022 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 6th
2023 - Dan Quinn - Ranked 5th
2024 - Mike Zimmer - 31st
2025 - Matt Ebrfuls - Currently ranked 31st

Pasqualoni - horrible
Rob Ryan - below average to bad
Kiffin - horrible
Marinelli - average (two good seasons)
Nolan - horrible
Quinn - good (all three seasons good)
Zimmer - horrible
Eberflus - horrible

So in the last 8 DC's that Jerry has hired there has only been one that is good (Quinn), one that is average (Marinelli), one that was below average to bad (Ryan), and FIVE downright terrible choices (Pasqualoni, Kiffin, Nolan, Zimmer, and Eberflus).

We been running this outdated defense since 2012 and wonder why teams whoop the cowboys. Only times we didnt run it, our defense was top 10, go figure.

 

[Vomit]

Looks like the GM sucks

I approve this message. 30 years of futility is all the proof we need.

 

[jblaze2004]

wow we really miss Dan Quinn lol. But Dan Quinn coaching with us started when Micah Parson's fell into our lap on draft day.