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Spagnola: Beware Change For Change's Sake

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has intimated Jason Garrett will head into the 2019 season on the final year of his contract, likely meaning no contract extension, that his head coach is in a win-or-else situation.

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Spagnola: Beware Change For Change's Sake

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has intimated Jason Garrett will head into the 2019 season on the final year of his contract, likely meaning no contract extension, that his head coach is in a win-or-else situation.

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the # 1 homer is out full tilt, everything is perfect at the ranch, typical MS suck up to JJ.
 

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Waiting for the mickey bashers....:laugh:

Actually on this one I may be one of them. I usually like his articles, but lately he seems to be off, well to me off. To others he is always off.
I wrote a long post and started a thread about Garrett may not be so bad after all. But it was not meant to be pro or con Jason. Just pointing out some facts. Mickey may took that and came up with this, but tries to make points about other teams. as to firing a winning coach only to get worse.

Well he lost me on this one, by saying Garrett only had one losing record in his tenure here, in an injury plagued season. But yet he goes on to mention these other coaches having 8-8 seasons as if they were bad. Well what about Garrett's Three 8-8 seasons of win and in, and he could not get it done.
He lost me right there. This does not do his argument very well. Makes the entire article worthless.
 

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Forgetting for a moment that Mickey is nothing more than a mouthpiece for the organization - a walking advertisement for the Cowboys - I take exception to the title of this article.

Whether it is business performance or your personal workout regimen, change for change's sake - when conducted in a measured and thoughtful manner - can, and often does, lead to better outcomes. It can, quite literally reinvigorate an organization.

You don't have to be on a downhill slide to affect change... sometimes, change is warranted when performance has simply plateaued.
 

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the # 1 homer is out full tilt, everything is perfect at the ranch, typical MS suck up to JJ.

Yet he's criticized Jerry and the front office consistently over their insistence of playing wr by committee, and the OLine situation.
You don't like it because it doesn't line up with your narrative, what's funny is the people who spend the most time at the star or around the team, you'll criticize, but hang on to every word of the hacks who speculate,sight sources, or people that just throw s against the wall , hoping it sticks.
 
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I can't tell if Spagnola is just an idiot or it's in his contract that he gets a bonus the more he pushes ridiculous pro-Cowboys narratives.

- "Live in a world of instant gratification, our microwave society where we don't want to wait for nothing........."

It's been 8 full years with Garrett, you twit. 2 playoff wins. Eight years. All this franchise's fans have been doing is waiting. Whether that be 8 years with Garrett with the franchise no closer to the SB than they were with Phillips, or the fact we have 4 playoff wins in 23 years since our last SB run.

- "Just pop with deal in the toaster, wait but a couple of minutes, and breakfast tasting like cardboard became yours."

This is a terrible analogy but also stupid. His point seems to be that fans are impatient and things like winning takes time. Really? Eagles won a SB in Year 2 of Pederson's run after the disaster that was Chip Kelly. Rams made the SB in Year 2 of McVay's run after Fisher had run the franchise aground. Stop, Spags. Please stop.

- "That the Cowboys haven't won at least two playoff games in a season since 1995 seems to land at Garrett's feet, the likes of Switzer, CAmpo, Parcells and Phillips ducking the slingshots."

Well, for starters, Switzer did win multiple playoff games in 1995, so it was dumb to include his name. Secondly, Spags undermines his own argument here. He seemingly wants to make sure we blame Campo and Parcells and Phillips for our run but Garrett has advanced the franchise no further than these guys have. A year before Garrett took over from Phillips, they won a playoff game. In 8 years, that's as far as Garrett has gotten. So no, Garrett isn't taking all the arrows. He just happens to be the next coach who hasn't done much.

- "Nevermind Garrett was the NFL's 2016 Coach of the Year"

Lovie Smith, Mike Smith, Marvin Lewis were also Coaches of the Year. You want any of them, Spags?

His argument is basically the same we get from the pro-Garrett supporters here - regular season wins carry more weight than playoff success, so the Cowboys 32 wins over 3 years is more impressive than say the Eagles 29 wins, despite the fact the Eagles have a SB win in that time frame and this year went as far as we did in the playoffs. Let's also point out that in that dumb comparison, he's comparing a coach in his 6-7-8 years to a coach that is a first time head coach in Philly and just finished his 3rd year as a HC. This type of logic and analysis is breathtakingly funny.

And his examples of coaches that shouldn't have been moved on from is idiotic. In every one of his examples, the team was either flatlining or trending down. The fact the franchises did worse after firing those guys speaks to the fact they just hired bad coaches. In other words, the logic that the Lions shouldn't have moved on from Caldwell because the next coach might now be worse is some of the dumbest logic out there. It says nothing about the quality of Caldwell. It only speaks of the quality of the guy they hired next.

His logic is basically don't try to get better because hey, it might get worse. That's a loser's mentality. Someone who is comfortable with mediocrity and doesn't aspire to be great.



 
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Mickey “Jones” Spagnola....the biggest kool aide dispenser in Cowboys history. “Never is heard a discouraging word”.

You haven't paid attention, Broaddus and Mick, killed the FO relentlessly in the 3-5 stretch
 

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I can't tell if Spagnola is just an idiot or it's in his contract that he gets a bonus the more he pushes ridiculous pro-Cowboys narratives.

- "Live in a world of instant gratification, our microwave society where we don't want to wait for nothing........."

It's been 8 full years with Garrett, you twit. 2 playoff wins. Eight years. All this franchise's fans have been doing is waiting. Whether that be 8 years with Garrett with the franchise no closer to the SB than they were with Phillips, or the fact we have 4 playoff wins in 23 years since our last SB run.

- "Just pop with deal in the toaster, wait but a couple of minutes, and breakfast tasting like cardboard became yours."

This is a terrible analogy but also stupid. His point seems to be that fans are impatient and things like winning takes time. Really? Eagles won a SB in Year 2 of Pederson's run after the disaster that was Chip Kelly. Rams made the SB in Year 2 of McVay's run after Fisher had run the franchise aground. Stop, Spags. Please stop.

- "That the Cowboys haven't won at least two playoff games in a season since 1995 seems to land at Garrett's feet, the likes of Switzer, CAmpo, Parcells and Phillips ducking the slingshots."

Well, for starters, Switzer did win multiple playoff games in 1995, so it was dumb to include his name. Secondly, Spags undermines his own argument here. He seemingly wants to make sure we blame Campo and Parcells and Phillips for our run but Garrett has advanced the franchise no further than these guys have. A year before Garrett took over from Phillips, they won a playoff game. In 8 years, that's as far as Garrett has gotten. So no, Garrett isn't taking all the arrows. He just happens to be the next coach who hasn't done much.

- "Nevermind Garrett was the NFL's 2016 Coach of the Year"

Lovie Smith, Mike Smith, Marvin Lewis were also Coaches of the Year. You want any of them, Spags?

His argument is basically the same we get from the pro-Garrett supporters here - regular season wins carry more weight than playoff success, so the Cowboys 32 wins over 3 years is more impressive than say the Eagles 29 wins, despite the fact the Eagles have a SB win in that time frame and this year went as far as we did in the playoffs. Let's also point out that in that dumb comparison, he's comparing a coach in his 6-7-8 years to a coach that is a first time head coach in Philly and just finished his 3rd year as a HC. This type of logic and analysis is breathtakingly funny.

And his examples of coaches that shouldn't have been moved on from is idiotic. In every one of his examples, the team was either flatlining or trending down. The fact the franchises did worse after firing those guys speaks to the fact they just hired bad coaches. In other words, the logic that the Lions shouldn't have moved on from Caldwell because the next coach might now be worse is some of the dumbest logic out there. It says nothing about the quality of Caldwell. It only speaks of the quality of the guy they hired next.

His logic is basically don't try to get better because hey, it might get worse. That's a loser's mentality. Someone who is comfortable with mediocrity and doesn't aspire to be great.




Lol...somebody's feeling hurt because his narrative has been shredded to pieces...lol
 

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Keep an eye on Mickey's writing concerning Jason towards the end of the season.

If the Jones start the process of moving on from jason...IF...you will notice Mickey starting to sprinkle in a few negative things about Jason to feed the masses.
If they decide to get rid of jason and do it quickly before giving any word of it...Mickey will then come out with a burning article on all that the team did to survive jason and how it was time to change from him (even if change for the sake of change). He will do a 180 degree flip so fast he will give himself whiplash and then at that time belittle any fans that question the move (if any would by that time).

It will be interesting....if Jason is let go because we will see the current do everything to give Jason the benefit turn quickly into...they HAD to make the change and had no other choice Spags.

Hate people who say the term Book it or Bookmark it when talking about one of their takes so I won't use those terms. Just keep it in the back of your mind. Of course what I say on this is not a prophecy by any means...anyone reading spags long enough will know how he does these things.
 

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Hes correct those hungry and adamant about change the HC, get rid of the QB etc etc Dont look at the possibility it could get worse, stay the same and less a shot it gets better..a new HC/QB regardless of their name or history guarantees nothing..

as much as we all want a NFCG and trip the the SB, changing things doesnt guarantee that, its not like we have been bottom dwellers , as matter of fact we have been the last 5-10 regular seasons been top 5 in wins , and Dak has been 2nd to only Brady in wins, I know I know its not all him it team thing but we have been showing some signs of improvement with this new squad which gets reset for 2016 to now, not putting all this at the feet of the past coaches and QBs..yes id like to see Garett go but Mickey has point and hes not homer for saying so..its facts its the truth..
 

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Lol...somebody's feeling hurt because his narrative has been shredded to pieces...lol

LOL? You think he shredded the "narrative"?

He made terrible points. He starts his verbal vomit by literally suggesting Cowboys fans are being too impatient despite the fact this franchise is heading into year 9 with the same head coach. From there is just got worse.

My favorite was when he pointed out we have 3 more regular season wins in 3 seasons than the Eagles. You know the team that had a first time head coach, who won a SB in year 2, and went as far as we did in the playoffs this year. But yeah, he's right, those 3 more regular season wins are so much more impressive.

Or how he was Coach of the Year. I'd like to hear Spags' insights into what he thinks of Marvin Lewis, Mike Smith and Lovie Smith as HCs.
 

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NFC Championship game or he's fired. It's obvious to me.

Jerry doesn't have a lot of years left on this Earth and that's the reality he's dealing with. He wants to win a SB without Jimmy Johnson's touch.
 

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Hes correct those hungry and adamant about change the HC, get rid of the QB etc etc Dont look at the possibility it could get worse, stay the same and less a shot it gets better..a new HC/QB regardless of their name or history guarantees nothing..

as much as we all want a NFCG and trip the the SB, changing things doesnt guarantee that, its not like we have been bottom dwellers , as matter of fact we have been the last 5-10 regular seasons been top 5 in wins , and Dak has been 2nd to only Brady in wins, I know I know its not all him it team thing but we have been showing some signs of improvement with this new squad which gets reset for 2016 to now, not putting all this at the feet of the past coaches and QBs..yes id like to see Garett go but Mickey has point and hes not homer for saying so..its facts its the truth..

This is BS. Most fans have very specifically pointed this out - that yes, the next coach could be worse. But the reality is this team has proven in 8 years that they've likely reached the ceiling with this head coach.

Some are happy with that status and banking on the "luck" factor, hence why they stick with Garrett. Others are simply willing to take the chance on a new coach because they believe the franchise is stuck.
 

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This is BS. Most fans have very specifically pointed this out - that yes, the next coach could be worse. But the reality is this team has proven in 8 years that they've likely reached the ceiling with this head coach.

Some are happy with that status and banking on the "luck" factor, hence why they stick with Garrett. Others are simply willing to take the chance on a new coach because they believe the franchise is stuck.
Change for the sake of change... I'm all for it at this point
 
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