eromeopolk
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OK I said I would not give an opinion until I see the entire coaching staff and look at management involvement to give my opinion on Cowboys 2020. Well here it is without input from sources in the know:
Been There and Done That -
I have seen this before when Jerry wanted his stadium, In 2002 he met with Parcells while Campo was still coaching. He basically hired Bill Parcells let him upgrade the player personnel department and hire his own coaches with one noticeable left over from Dave Campo staff Mike Zimmer.
Mike McCarthy (M&M) does not have to get rid of an idiot like Larry Lacewell out of the Personnel Dept. He hired 20 coaches (is that an NFL record?). But he did keep what Jerry Jones wanted in Kellen Moore. Leon Lett was a logical holdover as DL coach (he coached under Rob Ryan 3-4 and Rob Marinelli 4-3).
Well Jerry has a Stadium. So, it maybe Super Bowl time. Also M&M and Stephen Jones look like Siamese twins separated at birth. As we had an influx of ex giants and patriots with Parcells, you are now full of Cheese heads with some ties to Saints and 49ers.
It Takes a Village to Raise a Cowboy-
Ok regarding the Coaching Staff, 20 coaches is almost have the 53 man roster. So the teacher to student ratio is low. I like the diversity of African American coaches (10). What is interesting in the additions of some of these coaches is their SEC background with NFL experience (ie. Henry, Wells). However, M&M hiring of Rob Davis as Asst. HC is very interesting and new. Considering he was a Player Personnel Director and player development career, there will be another voice in the draft room in April. That could be interesting as Jerry and Stephen will be out numbered by Davis, McClay, Lionel Vital, and M&M. The scouting staff lost great scouts like Juliff, Abrams, and Ciskowski. However, they have added Davis and Vital with McClay will have a larger voice on draft day. Plus how are you going to develop a locker room when you do not get to say who comes in the locker room?
The GM Has Not Changed -
Jerry needed Jimmy to get him a Super Bowl. He fired him after back to back Super Bowls. He need Parcells to get his stadium. He ran Parcells off by signing "the player" and anointing Romo before Parcells tested him with competition (see Simms and Hostetler). He has a Gold Jacket but no Super Bowls since Jimmy Johnson was the actual GM and he wasted HOF talent with Jason Garrett. So can M&M melt in his mouth and not in his hand to deliver a Super Bowl? If M&M does deliver, is he next to make true "coaches are hired to get fired".
Its About The Players That Can Make Plays -
Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, Byron Jones are FA. Vander Esch, Smith, and Lee are injury prone LBers. The OL is only long in the tooth at LT. But it is the most important OL position beside C. The Cowboys have not had a dominate DL since Parcells (Ratliff, Spears, Canty, Ware, Hatcher, and Ellis). These are a lot of holes that the GM holds all the answers to the questions. Will Jones sign Prescott, Cooper, and Jones or let either or all walk? Will he hang on to his favorites like Lee and Heath or upgrade? Cowboys have major needs at TE (Jarwin can't block), WR (if you let go Cooper), DE, DT, LB, CB, FS, SS and QB (if you let Dak walk). This is alarming to be in the hands of the man that destroyed the 90's Dynasty in 2 years. Cowboys need play making players like Grant Delpit, Isaiah Simmons, etc. and to keep play making players like Prescott and Cooper. Will Jerry Jones decrease to increase that personnel and coaching talent to make the decisions like Jimmy Johnson and Bill Parcells tenures?
Whether 2002 or 2020, the GM has not changed but the only thing left for him to get is a Super Bowl. So, maybe it is 1990 all over again.
Been There and Done That -
I have seen this before when Jerry wanted his stadium, In 2002 he met with Parcells while Campo was still coaching. He basically hired Bill Parcells let him upgrade the player personnel department and hire his own coaches with one noticeable left over from Dave Campo staff Mike Zimmer.
Mike McCarthy (M&M) does not have to get rid of an idiot like Larry Lacewell out of the Personnel Dept. He hired 20 coaches (is that an NFL record?). But he did keep what Jerry Jones wanted in Kellen Moore. Leon Lett was a logical holdover as DL coach (he coached under Rob Ryan 3-4 and Rob Marinelli 4-3).
Well Jerry has a Stadium. So, it maybe Super Bowl time. Also M&M and Stephen Jones look like Siamese twins separated at birth. As we had an influx of ex giants and patriots with Parcells, you are now full of Cheese heads with some ties to Saints and 49ers.
It Takes a Village to Raise a Cowboy-
Ok regarding the Coaching Staff, 20 coaches is almost have the 53 man roster. So the teacher to student ratio is low. I like the diversity of African American coaches (10). What is interesting in the additions of some of these coaches is their SEC background with NFL experience (ie. Henry, Wells). However, M&M hiring of Rob Davis as Asst. HC is very interesting and new. Considering he was a Player Personnel Director and player development career, there will be another voice in the draft room in April. That could be interesting as Jerry and Stephen will be out numbered by Davis, McClay, Lionel Vital, and M&M. The scouting staff lost great scouts like Juliff, Abrams, and Ciskowski. However, they have added Davis and Vital with McClay will have a larger voice on draft day. Plus how are you going to develop a locker room when you do not get to say who comes in the locker room?
The GM Has Not Changed -
Jerry needed Jimmy to get him a Super Bowl. He fired him after back to back Super Bowls. He need Parcells to get his stadium. He ran Parcells off by signing "the player" and anointing Romo before Parcells tested him with competition (see Simms and Hostetler). He has a Gold Jacket but no Super Bowls since Jimmy Johnson was the actual GM and he wasted HOF talent with Jason Garrett. So can M&M melt in his mouth and not in his hand to deliver a Super Bowl? If M&M does deliver, is he next to make true "coaches are hired to get fired".
Its About The Players That Can Make Plays -
Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, Byron Jones are FA. Vander Esch, Smith, and Lee are injury prone LBers. The OL is only long in the tooth at LT. But it is the most important OL position beside C. The Cowboys have not had a dominate DL since Parcells (Ratliff, Spears, Canty, Ware, Hatcher, and Ellis). These are a lot of holes that the GM holds all the answers to the questions. Will Jones sign Prescott, Cooper, and Jones or let either or all walk? Will he hang on to his favorites like Lee and Heath or upgrade? Cowboys have major needs at TE (Jarwin can't block), WR (if you let go Cooper), DE, DT, LB, CB, FS, SS and QB (if you let Dak walk). This is alarming to be in the hands of the man that destroyed the 90's Dynasty in 2 years. Cowboys need play making players like Grant Delpit, Isaiah Simmons, etc. and to keep play making players like Prescott and Cooper. Will Jerry Jones decrease to increase that personnel and coaching talent to make the decisions like Jimmy Johnson and Bill Parcells tenures?
Whether 2002 or 2020, the GM has not changed but the only thing left for him to get is a Super Bowl. So, maybe it is 1990 all over again.
