Colombo back as O-Line Coach

[Parcells4Life]

Just 2019? Is Jerry trying to give JG one last chancle next year and then clean house? All other coaching contracts are ending next year too

It’s a 3 year deal

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Really?

SBK doesn't like anything.

 

[Ranching]

Really?

Don't feed the animals.

 

[ShiningStar]

That's a good point.

How do you bring back your OL coach if you're not sure the OC is coming back?

no one will ever accuse the Cowboys of being a well run team. So there.

 

[CCBoy]

Don't feed the animals.

Oh, they'll just scavage for themselves...just watch 'a dog going home.'

 

[Plankton]

Cowboys rushing total with Paul Alexander (7 games) - 194 carries for 958 yards (4.94 ypa)
Cowboys rushing total with Marc Colombo (9 games) - 245 carries for 1005 yards (4.10 ypa)

Dak Prescott with Paul Alexander (7 games) - 128 completions out of 206 attempts for 1417 yards (6.88 ypa), 8 TDs, 4 INTs, 23 sacks, 11.1% sack percentage
Dak Prescott with Marc Colombo (9 games) - 228 completions out of 320 attempts for 2121 yards (6.62 ypa), 14 TDs, 4 INTs, 33 sacks, 10.3% sack percentage

While the Cowboys won more after the firing, you can look at the stats and conclude that the offensive line play didn't really improve. Rushing efficiency went down, and the passing YPA went down even with adding Amari Cooper to the offense.

This is not a defense of Paul Alexander's performance as offensive line coach. It's perspective on whether the play of the group changed after the move was made. Leave the won/loss record out of it - that's correlation without causation once you look at the numbers.

If anything, the Cowboys should be in the market for a new line coach.

 

[Ranching]

Oh, they'll just scavage for themselves...just watch 'a dog going home.'

I wanted to see that today, we saw the mule instead. I'll see that one next week.

 

[CCBoy]

I wanted to see that today, we saw the mule instead. I'll see that one next week.

Oh, its well worth the sit...the wife and I went to a noon matinee and saw it yesterday. It's waming...

 

[fairviewfarmer]

OMG not teh Callahans. GOAT!

??? Imo, He was a decent O line coach for us. There seem to be quite a few NFL O-line coaches looking around and moving to different jobs right now. Callahan happens to be one of them. The way he left here, I doubt he will ever want to come back here.

 

[fairviewfarmer]

I think it was just a matter of his contract expiring

Could be. He signed with Cincinnati like the next day after his contract expired......seemed like he wanted out.

 

[Risen Star]

Read how OL players rave about the difference he's made.

I don't care about that. That's fluff nonsense.

If you wanted to you could go back to August and read about how great it is to have Alexander here. Means nothing.

 

[Rogerthat12]

I don't care about that. That's fluff nonsense.

If you wanted to you could go back to August and read about how great it is to have Alexander here. Means nothing.

 

[Gaede]

I don't like this. Smells just like the Kellen Moore hire.

They would rather keep the same guys around, even if they aren't proven to be good at their jobs, to stay comfy.

 

[Idgit]

Except neutered ones that lost their play calling role and have their headsets disconnected during game time.

Yet another fantasy you guys choose to believe. Jerry’s hardly the only control freak in an ownership or GM position in the NFL. And enough sources have come out and said Garrett’s not the pushover his haters like to pretend he is that we don’t really have to debate it just because you want it to be so.

Garrett is going to assemble his staff. Nobody in any walk of life goes around hiring people the company owner doesn’t approve of or support for essential roles in any organization.

 

[kevm3]

I don't really have a problem with that. Given the lack of talent on the O-line, they did better than what I thought they would. Dak had decent time in the rams game. We shouldn't have been running Zeke into Suh and Donald.

 

[bodi]

AWESOME NEWS.

AGREED should have been hired right after Pollack was let go

 

[America's Cowboy]

Honestly, after watching the Cowboys @ Rams tape explained by ex-coach Cam Cameron on how the Oline didn't know what they were doing, I'm not happy about giving Colombo an extension.

Take a looksie and see what I mean:

 

[Zman5]

This is all about feeling comfortable. Colombo played for JG. He’s not going to rock the boat.
Camp carrot cake.

 

[Daktozekecoop]

Good news!!

 

[brymatt94]

Man I'd love to bring him back under Colombo.

Then I'd be content with all of our skill position coordinators outside of QB and RB.

RB? Gary Brown is a hell of a coach. He has a close relationship with that room.