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The Dallas Cowboys will have their third offensive playcaller in as many years with Scott Linehan joining the coaching staff as passing game coordinator, a source told ESPN Senior NFL Insider Chris Mortensen.
The former Lions offensive coordinator took part in Monday's team meetings, sources said, but the team has not made an official announcement.
Archer: Only With The Cowboys
Hiring Scott Linehan and shuffling the play calling duties again produces more questions than answers in Dallas, writes Todd Archer.Story
Mortensen and ESPN's Ed Werder reported Friday that the Cowboys were considering hiring Linehan.
It is not known what this will mean for offensive coordinator Bill Callahan, but a source told ESPNDallas.com's Calvin Watkins that Callahan would be opposed to the move. Callahan however is expected to remain with the team. He had been offensive coordinator/offensive line coach the last two seasons.
Callahan, who is signed through the 2014 season, became the playcaller in 2013 when Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones wanted to take those duties away from head coach Jason Garrett, who handled the responsibility from 2007-12.
Linehan spent 2009-13 as the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator, piloting one of the most prolific passing games in the NFL led by quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson. In 2005 he worked with Garrett for a year with the Miami Dolphins as the offensive coordinator under Nick Saban and Garrett as the quarterbacks coach. The two have remained close ever since.
Linehan will call plays for an offense that finished fifth in the league in scoring (27.4 points per game) but put up only 5,461 yards, the fewest by the Cowboys since 2005.
Read the rest here ~> Article - http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story...wboys-hire-scott-linehan-call-offensive-plays
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So what are your guys thoughts on this? I think he could possibly due some good, but on the other hand he could easily be used on Garret's scape goat next year which is frightening. Here's to hoping we keep our productivity from the RZ as well as our efficiency, though we definitely need to move the ball better, something the Lions were very good at.
The former Lions offensive coordinator took part in Monday's team meetings, sources said, but the team has not made an official announcement.
Archer: Only With The Cowboys
Mortensen and ESPN's Ed Werder reported Friday that the Cowboys were considering hiring Linehan.
It is not known what this will mean for offensive coordinator Bill Callahan, but a source told ESPNDallas.com's Calvin Watkins that Callahan would be opposed to the move. Callahan however is expected to remain with the team. He had been offensive coordinator/offensive line coach the last two seasons.
Callahan, who is signed through the 2014 season, became the playcaller in 2013 when Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones wanted to take those duties away from head coach Jason Garrett, who handled the responsibility from 2007-12.
Linehan spent 2009-13 as the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator, piloting one of the most prolific passing games in the NFL led by quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson. In 2005 he worked with Garrett for a year with the Miami Dolphins as the offensive coordinator under Nick Saban and Garrett as the quarterbacks coach. The two have remained close ever since.
Linehan will call plays for an offense that finished fifth in the league in scoring (27.4 points per game) but put up only 5,461 yards, the fewest by the Cowboys since 2005.
Read the rest here ~> Article - http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story...wboys-hire-scott-linehan-call-offensive-plays
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So what are your guys thoughts on this? I think he could possibly due some good, but on the other hand he could easily be used on Garret's scape goat next year which is frightening. Here's to hoping we keep our productivity from the RZ as well as our efficiency, though we definitely need to move the ball better, something the Lions were very good at.
