A Thread of Hope for All Cowboys Fans

[Cowboys5217]

I wish they would find something that forced him to sell the team.

Jerry is protected. There's enough to sink him if the powers that be really wanted to. .

 

[diamonddelts]

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.

Just another sucker looking for a silver lining. Jerry loves you.

 

[Creeper]

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.

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe with this hire Jerry will go "all in" to prove he made the right decision and everyone else was wrong.

 

[CowboyoWales]

But why four years, then? That's a long-term commitment.

It's the painful realisation that Schott and Dak will ride their horses into town and into the sunset together.
What the situation will be if we fail in 2025 won't matter as AT will be burnt down.
Jerry just bought himself four years....the question is when or will he support the pair with resources?

 

[Carson]

I love how as a fan base, we are forced to hope and pray for the best as opposed to just getting good coaching and players.

 

[Ranching]

Make sure to toss some doughnuts in the pot so the little Jerry's you're dropping off don't drown!!!!!!

I leave yours dry, in hopes that you do.

 

[IslandCowboy]

STOP, there is no hope as long as the Jones family continues to use this franchise as a cash cow. Hit em where it hurts, don't give them anything - views or money. Just take a breather until they finally feel it where it hurts and are forced to take a backseat. This isn't a democracy, but we have all the power, if Jerry ain't getting our money, he'll be forced to make different decisions.

 

[sunalsorises]

Maybe this move is to guarantee ourselves the #1 pick and Arch Manning next year.

Schottenheimer’s hire makes a lot more sense when looked at under the context that we want to lose games.

If Jerry wanted to hire a bad coach because he secretly wanted to lose on purpose he would have hired me.

 

[Chuck 54]

I'm not automatically critical of Jerry like the vast, vast, vast majority of Cowboys fans tend to be. And even here, I'm not so much critical of Jerry alone, but Stephen as well.

It feels like there was some inclination that, "If we talk about football-related things first, then that sets us up to have a conversation about what an extension should look like, and we can get Mike to take the deal we want to give him. He's going to come face to face with some of the major concerns we have, and that's going to limit his hubris, and we'll be able to persuade him that our shorter term contract is reasonable."

If I'm right about that... and I might not be, but that generally correlates with conventional wisdom, I think... that was short-sighted... stating the obvious.

However... I absolutely recoil at these suggestions that it actually ended up affecting the new hiring process in any tangible way. I think those taking those shots are just Jerry haters, and not all that interested to accommodate the facts of the context. Ben Johnson? Clearly, there was never any question in his mind that he wanted to be in CHI. Now maybe you could have gotten Aaron Glenn to be somewhat interested, but his situation played out similarly to Johnson's, and is indicative of a guy who already had mapped out which job opening he most coveted, and it wasn't here.

So, that much is illegitimate to criticize... Joneses never really stood much of a chance based on what we saw play out. Both guys made a bee line to their preferred cities, and didn't even act like they wanted to see an auction develop for their services.

To the contrary... there really wasn't anyone else worthy of high regard that wasn't going to have to be waited for, due to NFL rules... to my point then, Joneses didn't lose out on anyone that they plausibly could have had. Pete Carroll? Reportedly, Jerry talked with him. He wasn't hired yet. Had there been some great enthusiasm to pursue Carroll, that could have happened at any point until this morning. Again... didn't lose out on anyone they plausibly could have had.

So, no, really the only thing that was lost by how they managed the McCarthy situation was... they lost McCarthy. Just that. Only that. Nothing else. That is a big deal. But it's not so all-encompassing as others have been making it out.

Very well thought out post. I would have advised Jerry to make sure he interviewed Deon, Johnson, and Glenn no matter who he ended up hiring. In any situation, you learn a lot by interviewing and listening to more people. You learn, compare, and evaluate. The Cowboys have always done a great job interviewing top players that they know they have no chance to draft, saying some of those guys will be free agents in the future, so we already know something about them and have a relationship.

I would argue that same philosophy should be followed with top coaching prospects.

 

[Kolemmitt]

I know nobody may like this… but I’m for drafting jeanty next year. We need a solid running game to help Dak at this point. And to help schotty call plays.

If not Jeanty in the first, then one of the top remaining pics in the 2nd. We don't have any chance, at all, with a JAG at RB.

 

[Flamma]

I'll always be a fan. But I really don't have a lot of hope. I'll watch the draft, then I'll watch the Jones boys go on spring break vacation during free agency. What's there to be excited about?

 

[Whirlwin]

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.

It could be a great move

 

[_sturt_]

Very well thought out post. I would have advised Jerry to make sure he interviewed Deon, Johnson, and Glenn no matter who he ended up hiring. In any situation, you learn a lot by interviewing and listening to more people. You learn, compare, and evaluate. The Cowboys have always done a great job interviewing top players that they know they have no chance to draft, saying some of those guys will be free agents in the future, so we already know something about them and have a relationship.

I would argue that same philosophy should be followed with top coaching prospects.

Similarly well-thought out.

 

[ICP]

Jerry is one day closer to meeting his maker?

Oh wait, he probably won't get to do that where he's going