Cowboys discuss bringing in Scott Linehan for playcalling

[windward]

Bill Parcells was a defensive guy....Garrett is an offensive guy who is this great play caller with this great playbook according to Jerry and co. Yet he needs an offensive coordinator AND a passing game coordinator.

*CowboysBrandon Deflection increases to level 16*

 

[Boom]

So Dez will finally go in motion? I'll take it.

 

[windward]

Parcells had a passing game coordinator while he was in Dallas.

I look forward to all of you telling me how you are undeniably more knowledgeable about football than Parcells. Please commence

This really should end all the whining about run/pass coordinators.

But it won't, sadly.

 

[CowboysBrandon]

*CowboysBrandon Deflection increases to level 16*

I'm not trying to deflect anything. Jason Garrett having a passing game coordinator is the equivalent of Bill Parcells having a pass rush coordinator. It's indefensible.

 

[Aven8]

My bet is Jerry was going for the "For the Most Coordinators" year award!

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Is it possible to go shotgun 100% of the snaps?

Ugh.




YR

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

That's very true, the Raiders missed on pretty much everyone, and the fact they didn't have a quarterback magnified the problem even further. Which is why I am concerned about life after Romo. Life after Aikman was horrible until we lucked into Romo, and what if Romo wasn't any good after he took over for Bledsoe? We could be rivaling Oakland's record the last ten years at this stage rocyaice.

Ayy i'm with you there. And I have a feeling Life After Romo is coming sooner than we would've liked.

 

[windward]

I'm not trying to deflect anything. Jason Garrett having a passing game coordinator is the equivalent of Bill Parcells having a pass rush coordinator. It's indefensible.

The Seattle Seahawks have a defensive passing game coordinator. Pete Carroll is a defensive coach.

 

[windward]

Ron Rivera has a pass defense coordinator. He is a defensive coach.

Some of you guys get way too caught up in titles.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Hopefully, he's not directly involved in play calling. Otherwise, without some sort of restructure in sideline responsibilities, this might be a case of "too many chefs."

 

[windward]

Hopefully, he's not directly involved in play calling. Otherwise, without some sort of restructure in sideline responsibilities, this might be a case of "too many chefs."

I think there would be a restructure of some sort.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Just send Romo out there shotgun, five wide on every play and have everyone run go routes. Who even needs a gameplan? Just long bomb 'em to death. We'll hit one eventually.

Exactly.

Its like playing backyard football with your brothers, you just snap the ball and run around until somebody gets open............don't need no stinking game plan.

 

[Fredd]

So, in the red zone, we showed a lot of improvement in 2013...credit Callahan I assume? but, we stalled outside of the last 20 yards....

...in comes Linehan who was good at moving the ball....thus, they probably have someone up in the booth looking at the line of scrimmage (probably spalding) and if they are not in the redzone, the "switch" it turned on the headset of Linehan...then, they get in the red zone, and spalding throws the switch to Callahan's head set...he gets to take over inside the 20.....

...so, now we have to rely on spalding paying attention and not picking his nose so we can run an offense

Spalding = "In-game, offensive head-set coordinator"

 

[birdwells1]

The move makes some sense to me. While the red zone offense was better, Romo's YPA was much lower than previous years (See Bradshaw's rant earlier in the early in the year). So if you want more aggressive passing game and don't want Garrett to go back to play calling, then you have to hire someone else. If you don't want to mess with the O-line then Callihan has to stay too.

That means you hire a guy who will call the passing game. The Lions have had an aggressive passing game that will fit Romo's ability to get the ball to receivers down field. I think the move might quietly improve things.

I agree, at first I was puzzled with this move but the more I think about it I start to like it.

 

[noshame]

We are one guard away from a elite running game, so yes, lets go more pass.

 

[big dog cowboy]

We are one guard away from a elite running game, so yes, lets go more pass.

Agreed.

Side note: I'm still worried about our depth.

 

[Aven8]

Exactly.

Its like playing backyard football with your brothers, you just snap the ball and run around until somebody gets open............don't need no stinking game plan.

Spurrier already tried that offense with the the Commanders.

 

[Nirvana]

It makes sense. Dez fans like myself should see a nice change from this.

I particularly want to see better plays on third down.

To get Megatron the ball as much as he does, he probably encourages taking chances in one way or another to get the ball to your playmaker. I'm tired of 3 yard passes to Witten on 3rd and 8.

It's the Linehan spice the team is missing from its' secret sauce.

 

[xwalker]

We are one guard away from a elite running game, so yes, lets go more pass.

The Guards they have were very good in the run blocking by the end of the season. They are, however, 1 injury away from disaster with Phil Costa as the only interior backup.

 

[Zordon]