DMN/Mosley/FWST BLOG: Tidbits from the Senior Bowl... Staff updates

[theogt]

Jerry's a fool....Some things never change.

A fool for hiring Houck?

 

[Bach]

As if you owned a business you'd never make any business decisions.


It's his freakin' team, he can do what the hell he wants with it. What's the "learned" got to do with anything?

Was Houck a bad hire? NO.

It all goes back to giving the HC the authority to at least hire his own staff and not undermining him.

Jerry still hasn't learned.

 

[Rack]

A fool for hiring Houck?

Yeah what a moron. How dare Jerrah hire one of the greatest OL coaches in the history of the game!

 

[Rack]

It all goes back to giving the HC the authority to at least hire his own staff and not undermining him.

Jerry still hasn't learned.

Oh in that case Jerrah is a moron for hiring Jason Garrett too.


What a moron, that Jerrah.

 

[Bach]

A fool for hiring Houck?

A fool for not allowing the HC to hire his own staff.

Last thing we need is to have Jerry with his puppet coaches with no real authority, ala Gailey, Campo and Switzer. But it's obviously too late.

 

[WoodysGirl]

He never said he wanted to retire. That story is like the herpes of the off season - it's never going away.

Granted this is the only source I could find, but I'd read it a couple places.

But Phillips would likely have to lure Houck out of retirement. Houck wanted to coach only one more year in Miami and call it a career.

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108929&highlight=houck

 

[CoachHodnett]

I would LOVE the addition of Emmitt Thomas to the staff. Think of having a Ray Sherman on the defensive side of the ball, only better. His players love to play for him. Just look at the Falcons when he took over for Petrino. They played arguably their best ball in 2 years. Heck, he even got Chris Redman inspired enough to play like... well, a QB. I would be REALLY happy with his addition.

 

[Bach]

Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones have left the Senior Bowl and are flying back to Dallas to prepare to interview candidates for their assistant jobs.
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Git R done Jerruh

 

[Chief]

My guess is the Cowboys head coach in 2009 would rather have Houck, so that's what Jerry did.

Sorry, Wade. Lame ducks have clipped wings.

 

[theogt]

A fool for not allowing the HC to hire his own staff.

Last thing we need is to have Jerry with his puppet coaches with no real authority, ala Gailey, Campo and Switzer. But it's obviously too late.

Not many head coaches have final say power. I can only think of one off-hand. This was clearly the case where reasonable minds can differ (Houck vs. Solari) and the man with the final say made the final decision. I doubt Wade was unhappy with the hire.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Not to derail this thread, but this is the closest picture I've ever seen of the Eifel Tower.

It immediately reminded of the American Warewolf in Paris movie that came out about 10 years ago. In the first few minutes of the movie, the three guy characters are shown getting ready to bungee jump off the top of the tower.

Well, that just makes no sense, as teh base of the tower is significantly wider than the top. If they jumped off, they'd bounce off the tower, likely killing themselves.

Oh, to get this back on topic, Houck was a good hire. Thomas or Thurman would be good hires as well.

 

[Rack]

Not to derail this thread, but this is the closest picture I've ever seen of the Eifel Tower.

It immediately reminded of the American Warewolf in Paris movie that came out about 10 years ago. In the first few minutes of the movie, the three guy characters are shown getting ready to bungee jump off the top of the tower.

Well, that just makes no sense, as teh base of the tower is significantly wider than the top. If they jumped off, they'd bounce off the tower, likely killing themselves.
Oh, to get this back on topic, Houck was a good hire. Thomas or Thurman would be good hires as well.

I'd still like to see someone try it though.

 

[AmishCowboy]

As if you owned a business you'd never make any business decisions.


It's his freakin' team, he can do what the hell he wants with it. What's the "learned" got to do with anything?

Was Houck a bad hire? NO.

No, not at all, it's just that he said when the 3 Coaches left that it was a chance for Wade to name his own Staff.

 

[Rack]

No, not at all, it's just that he said when the 3 Coaches left that it was a chance for Wade to name his own Staff.

Either way, I like the Houck hire. With us losing so many coaches it was good to hire a coach that is already familiar with the front office and has actually coached one of the players before (Flo).

Solari would have been nice too.


I just don't see why people are making a fuss out of this. If Jerry had hired Bruce Coslett to run the OL over Solari THEN I'd understand.

 

[Bach]

My guess is the Cowboys head coach in 2009 would rather have Houck, so that's what Jerry did.

Sorry, Wade. Lame ducks have clipped wings.

If that's the case, then let's just get on with the Garrett era and stop playing games. If Wade is the HC, then let him hire his guy. I like Solari and Houck, but if Wade preferred Solari, then that's who he should've got.

 

[Bach]

I doubt Wade was unhappy with the hire.

I doubt he was either. Just like I doubt Gailey or Campo minded too much when Jerry made all the decisions for them. They, like Wade, were just happy to have a job.

Coaches like Johnson would never put up with this crap. Which is likely the main reason he bolted when he did.

 

[Chief]

If that's the case, then let's just get on with the Garrett era and stop playing games. If Wade is the HC, then let him hire his guy. I like Solari and Houck, but if Wade preferred Solari, then that's who he should've got.

Hey, I hear ya.

But that's Valley Ranch. I'm sure Jerry felt more comfortable with Houck (Solari's tenure in Dallas was pre-Jerry), but it wouldn't surprise me if Jerry was looking to 2009 and figured he would get the guy that he and Garrett both knew and liked.

 

[Bach]

Hey, I hear ya.

But that's Valley Ranch. I'm sure Jerry felt more comfortable with Houck (Solari's tenure in Dallas was pre-Jerry), but it wouldn't surprise me if Jerry was looking to 2009 and figured he would get the guy that he and Garrett both knew and liked.

Yeah. Too bad we can't just fast-forward to '09.

 

[ddh33]

A little curious how someone knows that Wade preferred Solari? Who did Wade tell? Why would he prefer Solari over the guy he already worked with?

Regardless, I think either guy would have been a very good hire, so I'm not complaining either way. This story just feels a little too convenient in some ways, in light of all of the talk about Wade being a lame duck.

As far as the other coaches go, I don't think you can do much better than Thomas and Spagulo.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Hey, I hear ya.

But that's Valley Ranch. I'm sure Jerry felt more comfortable with Houck (Solari's tenure in Dallas was pre-Jerry), but it wouldn't surprise me if Jerry was looking to 2009 and figured he would get the guy that he and Garrett both knew and liked.

I didn't realize there was a Dallas connection with Solari. When did Mike Solari work in Dallas? I thought he was too young to have worked here pre-Jerry.