Campo influence?

[ABQCOWBOY]

Jerry couldn't even hire a HC while we were going through salary cap Hell. As an ultimate team player, Campo took the job knowing the consequences and Jerry did too. He was the perfect guy for the miserable job and he made the best of it and took all the media ****.

I hate it when people bash on Campo when he never even had a chance. Jerry is still loyal to him to this day.

This is the real truth of it IMO.

 

[rynochop]

Jimmy Johnson must not have thought so since he hired him when he got the job with the Hurricanes then brought him to Dallas when Jerry hired Jimmy. So if Dave was that bad why would Johnson not only hire him in the college ranks but brought him to Dallas when he got his big chance at being HC of the Cowboys?

Exactly, I guess Jimmy sucked picking defensive coaches.

In the preseason, Campo helped call a game and Jerry said he felt bad that he didn't give him a decent QB when he visited the booth

 

[CCBoy]

I noticed Jerry Jones referring to Dave Campo in his post draft press conference. I think Dave Campo is probably one of the nicest human beings alive and a die hard Cowboy through and through. He really had very little talent to work with when he was head coach, which was sort of unfair to him.

Having said that, I think he is a horrible, horrible DBs coach teaching his players to not turn their head for the ball which is exactly what you need a DB to do to avoid a pass interference call.

We had much better db play last year than we have shown in some time. I think part of it was the new DB coach. Hopefully whatever they were doing last year to coach them up they will continue to do. I just don't want to see too much reliance on Campo.

Campo is not without NFL knowledge. Don't worry here...as at one point, Campo was the only coach that he could actually trust, as to loyalty. They are friends now.

 

[TonyS]

Jerry couldn't even hire a HC while we were going through salary cap Hell.

As an ultimate team player, Campo took the job knowing the consequences and Jerry did too. He was the perfect guy for the miserable job and he made the best of it and took all the media ****.

I hate it when people bash on Campo when he never even had a chance. Jerry is still loyal to him to this day.

Didn't know salary cap controlled HC salaries. And I doubt Campo looked at it as "taking one for the team" to be the HC of the greatest NFL franchise. If he did take the job thinking he'd ride out the post salary cap era until Jerry fired him, then you should probably rethink your admiration of him, at least as a person. I imagine he'd be offended by that assumption as well.

 

[Maxmadden]

Didn't know salary cap controlled HC salaries. And I doubt Campo looked at it as "taking one for the team" to be the HC of the greatest NFL franchise. If he did take the job thinking he'd ride out the post salary cap era until Jerry fired him, then you should probably rethink your admiration of him, at least as a person. I imagine he'd be offended by that assumption as well.

He took the job almost certain he would fail. I don't know the reasons he actually accepted the job, but I assume he did it because Jerry asked him to. Why do you think he accepted the job?

Doesn't matter, people criticize him as a bad coach when he never had a chance to succeed. Belichick was a big fat loser in Cleveleand.

 

[LocimusPrime]

The 3rd best Cowboys coach in history.

 

[Verdict]

They let Henderson move on, promoted the assistant DB coach, to replace Henderson and hired Greg Jackson to be the new assistant DB coach. There was a noticeable difference.

Correct-a-mundo.

 

[xwalker]

We all know Jerry Jones has an inner circle of confidantes. He has mentioned Campo before. He has known him a long time and probably respects his opinion.

I still recall the disaster draft on 2009 when Campo raved about Mike Mickens and DeAngelo Smith.

If you listen to the coaches input, that can change who you take. Look at Ivie. It was clear he was a pet project of Marinelli and even Leon Lett. They knew him very well and really had a connection to him.

You have to hope there is no Campo cloud over these players. We never could draft any DBs to save our life when he was around. I don't know what exactly you heard, but I also heard Jones talking about how Greg Jackson knew the Big 10 players and had a hand in recruiting Charlton and Lewis.

Some coaches coach well, just don't scout well. Campo thought everyone was great if they looked like a "football playa". Sometimes they might have been, just not a very good one in terms of talent.

That is true and Campo was high on AOA.

Having said that, Campo gets a lifetime pass because he was responsible for the Cowboys drafting Darren Woods (According to Jimmy).

 

[haleyrules]

Campo should have been shot years ago....