BTB: Was Marinelli part of the plan all along

[jobberone]

Compared to much of the rest of the NFL, things have been almost suspiciously quiet around Dallas. What little drama has been reported so far seems to be much ado about almost nothing.

The coaching news has been coming fast and furiously for NFL teams that are not still involved in actually playing games. Two teams have already hired new coaches, and a lot of people have cleaned out their offices.

Among all this activity, the Dallas Cowboys have been a comparative sea of calmness. Outside of Rich Bisaccia getting calls to interview for head coaching jobs, not much seems to be happening.

There have certainly been attempts to stir things up. For several days, the big question was whether Lovie Smith, the newly hired head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was going to try to get his old defensive coordinator out of Dallas. After some authoritative sounding reports in the national media that Rod Marinelli was the choice to take the job in Tampa, the Bucs hired former Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier for the job. Then work came out during Smith's press conference as the new head coach that the Marinelli hire was nothing more than someone's idle speculation in the first place.

Lovie Smith said he loves Rod Marinelli like a brother but also said "Rod is a Dallas Cowboy." Didn't ask for permission to speak with him

— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) January 6, 2014​

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/btb-was-rod-marinelli-part-of-cowboys-plans-all-along.280721/

 

[Corso]

Let me just say that I wish Leon Lett nothing but the absolute, 100 percent best in his future endeavors as a coach and I hope he stays with the Cowboys for a long, long time.
I personally think he has the fire, intelligence and want-to to be a terrific coach on any level as he gains experience.

I hope he makes it. I truly do.

 

[funkytown]

I believe the plan all along was for Marinelli to take over D.C. after Monte left. But I think it was a 2 year plan. After year 2 Monte retires and Rod takes over.

But with the struggles on the defensive side this year, it should happen now and not later. I'm assuming Leon Lett would take over as Defensive Line coach.

 

[Bullflop]

Lovie probably got word in one way or another that the Cowboys weren't about to let Marinelli get away. If not, then it really doesn't matter anyhow. Lovie was right in simply saying he's a Dallas Cowboy -- that says it all.

 

[visionary]

we are a "sea of calm" because we are paralyzed by our own incompetence and no one wants our co-ordinators because they are bad to begin with

 

[big dog cowboy]

If there was a bright spot among all the injuries that this defensive front had to endure, it was that they got the opportunity to look at several different combinations at both the tackle and end. This is where I felt like that Rod Marinelli, Leon Lett and the scouting department did their best work. The front office kept bringing in players and these coaches kept coaching them no matter the situation and it appears that in the long run, there might actually be some players that could help with the depth next season.

Something good has to come out of this season. If finding a couple of players (like Selvie) is it I'll take it. Should be good camp battles this summer.