Spectre
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JG is stepping into a win/win situation, IMO.
1. No one will be expecting immediate or incredible results from him. There will be plenty who will say he was taking over a bad football team, midseason, built by someone else. No one will hold this year against him so he's essentially getting a practice run before his first year.
2. It's not like he's taking over a bunch of losers that need an entire overhaul. This team has been playing way below it's ability and alot of talent is there. This team could go from laughing stock to dominant with just the right simple focus.
3. He's already familiar with the setting, the players/staff and what hasn't worked. He's not being brought into a new environment like many first timers.
4. Jerry wants him succeed. Jerry's own reputation is on the line for paying JG the big bucks as a coordinator. He'll give JG every opportunity (and then some) to prove him right and save his own face.
5. The current environment demands a renewed approach and attention to detail. He may have been a little more relaxed/complacent if he took over an average/above average team (as was planned previously). But the current situation has likely lit that extra fire beneath him and strengthened his (and everyone in the organization's) resolve.
6. The team is likely upset about the situation and losing Wade. I don't think the team dislikes their previous head coach, unlike many teams who find themself in this position. Therefor, they'll want to succeed for Wade, as well as for the present. And as soon as possible.
7. No starting QB. Romo's absence is the ultimate excuse for underachieving. No one would expect a coach to succeed until he has his primary field general in action.
This season is a wash. For us. And for Jason Garrett. He will be the head coach next year and that's when his real clock will begin.
1. No one will be expecting immediate or incredible results from him. There will be plenty who will say he was taking over a bad football team, midseason, built by someone else. No one will hold this year against him so he's essentially getting a practice run before his first year.
2. It's not like he's taking over a bunch of losers that need an entire overhaul. This team has been playing way below it's ability and alot of talent is there. This team could go from laughing stock to dominant with just the right simple focus.
3. He's already familiar with the setting, the players/staff and what hasn't worked. He's not being brought into a new environment like many first timers.
4. Jerry wants him succeed. Jerry's own reputation is on the line for paying JG the big bucks as a coordinator. He'll give JG every opportunity (and then some) to prove him right and save his own face.
5. The current environment demands a renewed approach and attention to detail. He may have been a little more relaxed/complacent if he took over an average/above average team (as was planned previously). But the current situation has likely lit that extra fire beneath him and strengthened his (and everyone in the organization's) resolve.
6. The team is likely upset about the situation and losing Wade. I don't think the team dislikes their previous head coach, unlike many teams who find themself in this position. Therefor, they'll want to succeed for Wade, as well as for the present. And as soon as possible.
7. No starting QB. Romo's absence is the ultimate excuse for underachieving. No one would expect a coach to succeed until he has his primary field general in action.
This season is a wash. For us. And for Jason Garrett. He will be the head coach next year and that's when his real clock will begin.
