Chuck 54
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No one is excited about Schottenheimer, but I do like the Eberflus hire for DC. I recall him as one of our best position coaches, and some fans wanted him promoted prior to him getting the head coaching job in Chicago. Maybe this is a glimmer of hope.
My greatest hope? Considering the words Jerry chose to introduce his new coach, “Brian Schottenheimer is known as a career assistant … He ain’t Brian no more. He is now known as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys,” I would say Jerry was much more defiant than complimentary. My hope is that after all the criticism in the media for his destruction of the 2024 roster by his inactivity and neglect, along with the even greater criticism of his mismanaging of the McCarthy situation which led to missing out on even interviewing all the top candidates who were interviewed while he twiddled his thumbs, maybe, JUST MAYBE, Jerry will be so determined to prove himself right and everyone else wrong, that he will step up quickly and make some of the moves that will create more CAP room than he would ever spend, and he will actually be more active in free agency, at least with second and third tier free agents, that several of our needs and depth will be addressed and set so that we can draft playmakers early at WR, RB, and DL.
Cross your fingers and hope Jerry’s stubbornness, arrogance, and pride will cause him to act out of character to try and prove himself correct. We all know the value of a good coach, but I think we also know that our biggest problem has been the guy building the roster (or not building it) than who was coaching.
We want it all, but what is really the fastest road to improvement? The head coach with Jerry doing what he always does, or Jerry stepping up and bringing in better players in free agency, even role players so that we can draft real playmakers instead of trying to fill all the holes.
I‘ll take better players and a more balanced team (offense that runs and passes; defense that can stop the run and play the pass) over any new coach.
My greatest hope? Considering the words Jerry chose to introduce his new coach, “Brian Schottenheimer is known as a career assistant … He ain’t Brian no more. He is now known as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys,” I would say Jerry was much more defiant than complimentary. My hope is that after all the criticism in the media for his destruction of the 2024 roster by his inactivity and neglect, along with the even greater criticism of his mismanaging of the McCarthy situation which led to missing out on even interviewing all the top candidates who were interviewed while he twiddled his thumbs, maybe, JUST MAYBE, Jerry will be so determined to prove himself right and everyone else wrong, that he will step up quickly and make some of the moves that will create more CAP room than he would ever spend, and he will actually be more active in free agency, at least with second and third tier free agents, that several of our needs and depth will be addressed and set so that we can draft playmakers early at WR, RB, and DL.
Cross your fingers and hope Jerry’s stubbornness, arrogance, and pride will cause him to act out of character to try and prove himself correct. We all know the value of a good coach, but I think we also know that our biggest problem has been the guy building the roster (or not building it) than who was coaching.
We want it all, but what is really the fastest road to improvement? The head coach with Jerry doing what he always does, or Jerry stepping up and bringing in better players in free agency, even role players so that we can draft real playmakers instead of trying to fill all the holes.
I‘ll take better players and a more balanced team (offense that runs and passes; defense that can stop the run and play the pass) over any new coach.
