Evidence that no one in DC media has any grasp on what's going on

[Rayman70]

Not advocating for Mullin but he did win 70% of his games in the SEC. And we could do a lot worse than Day or Freeman. I’d actually love Freeman as it would be an outside of the box hire and show a willingness to change by Jerry.

Mullen was a successful HC. Agree. He got arguably, the most out of him.

 

[bluemagic4ever]

They already had interviewed Saleh.

Requires two per new rule, not one.

 

[jterrell]

Correct me if I've missed it, but at 6:30 pm CST, I've yet to see any DC beat writer give any insight into the Frazier interview today... and indeed, it doesn't sound like there's even much informed speculation going on about Selah's interview, nor anything more than informed speculation going on about Kellen's interview.

Joneses evidently have it locked down tight... which would explain why there's all this fluff chatter about others who haven't been interviewed, and worse, some of those being guys that could have already been interviewed last week but weren't.

A lot of those sources are gone. Quinn and MM and entire staff. And it isn't just them it is their agents are out of the know as well.

Dak is not a talker; he is going to text any reporter back saying he is getting better every day and to be blessed or some super PC nonsense. Micah says everything the thinks or knows live on a pod cast lol.

 

[Bobhaze]

After Jerry publicly castrated the radio guys for asking questions, nobody in the DC media speaks out of turn nowadays.

I was listening to the GBN on 105.3 and those radio guys were literally terrified to even say anything negative about Witten being the "head coach in waiting". They be like, "well it might work he has won championships at the HS level". And then just raido silence as the others were terrified to even talk about the topic.

Dam, when Jerry ripped their balls off, he literally ripped their balls off.................they are just a bunch of beta males at this point willing to say anything to keep getting that paycheck.

I disagree that the local Dallas media is afraid of JJ. Maybe they are at 105.3, the ”flagship” station. But the radio guys at Dallas’ best (IMO) sports talk station “The Ticket” (which is borne out by their ratings and winning multiple Marconi Awards) rip the Jones boys as often as they can.

The Ticket’s Craig Miller, George Dunham, Bob Sturm, Corby Davidson, and others call this a "clown show“ regularly on the air. The fact neither Jerry nor Stephen will ever agree to be interviewed by these guys bears this out. Former Ticket hosts Dan McDowell and Jake Kemp host a popular podcast called “The Dumb Zone”. Believe me, they tell it like it is. Former Ticket host Norm Hitzges has a weekly podcast and he pulls no punches.

In the local written media, guys like Calvin Watkins, Jon Machota, and Saad Yousef are also not afraid to write critically about the Jones boys.

Again, if you look and listen to the right people, the truth and criticism is there. It’s just the Jones won’t talk to those guys.

 

[John813]

Just stop. There is literally nothing at any high school level that qualifies one to coach at the NFL level.

You are already trying to make excuses for a hire that will set this team back another 5 to 10 years.

I took that post in the opposite way you are.

He was stating Witten wasn't even coaching in the top high school leagues. It barely qualified for the lowest level.
So, the championship parts rings even more hollow.

Didn't see that as any endorsement of Witten.

 

[McKDaddy]

How can they? Jerry is just making it up as he goes.

It is clear he had no plan other than MM and now he's just trying to find anyone willing to work for him at his pay scale. Exactly what this board has concluded all along.

 

[blueblood70]

Correct me if I've missed it, but at 6:30 pm CST, I've yet to see any DC beat writer give any insight into the Frazier interview today... and indeed, it doesn't sound like there's even much informed speculation going on about Selah's interview, nor anything more than informed speculation going on about Kellen's interview.

Joneses evidently have it locked down tight... which would explain why there's all this fluff chatter about others who haven't been interviewed, and worse, some of those being guys that could have already been interviewed last week but weren't.

You're correct there's lots of proof that the social media the entire ESPN media and the local media all have no true clue on what's going on with our coaching search unless they're fed the information and that is why they're making up stuff this Brian schottenheimer rumor is just a rumor..

All it was intended for us to create clickbait you know ratings content get stories going but it never ever was actually verified...

It's false information just like anybody who thinks that Ben Johnson was going to go anywhere besides Chicago it's apparent when you look at common sense and put together the pieces I believe he interviewed with Chicago, Chicago made-up their mind they already had a side deal on the table as soon as he was done the very next day they already have a contract almost all ironed out and literally now there's information leaking that he was already putting together a staff last week to come with him to Chicago so Dallas had no chance he was never interested in anyone except for Chicago therefore Dallas didn't have any reason to interview him there not clueless on who are the best candidates but just like vrabel and New England as soon as they fired Mayo they already knew they've already talked to Mike Vrabel it was a done deal there was no other team he was going to go to so why would he interview anywhere else you have to use common sense and try to weed out the chatter and the noise because that's mostly what the Dallas Cowboys attract online because it's anything with the name in it makes it a story...

the shotty story is not real but he did interview with the raiders, so all those making this a joke about our front office should go over to the Raiders and give that same energy for bringing him in for an actual interview with the Dallas Cowboys have not had any interest whatsoever at this point in shotty..

 

[MetalMike]

Jerry is simply doing what he does best; stalling and getting his way. By stalling, all the good, competent and qualified coaches will already be taken by other teams and then Jerry gets to have his way. Getting the coach HE wants (that will be another 'yes' man) for pennies on the dollar.

 

[TwentyOne]

Correct me if I've missed it, but at 6:30 pm CST, I've yet to see any DC beat writer give any insight into the Frazier interview today... and indeed, it doesn't sound like there's even much informed speculation going on about Selah's interview, nor anything more than informed speculation going on about Kellen's interview.

Joneses evidently have it locked down tight... which would explain why there's all this fluff chatter about others who haven't been interviewed, and worse, some of those being guys that could have already been interviewed last week but weren't.

Do they ever?

 

[CowboysRule]

Requires two per new rule, not one.

I think that's a little ridiculous.

 

[blueblood70]

Jerry is simply doing what he does best; stalling and getting his way. By stalling, all the good, competent and qualified coaches will already be taken by other teams and then Jerry gets to have his way. Getting the coach HE wants (that will be another 'yes' man) for pennies on the dollar.

Says you I mean literally they said the same thing about Mike McCarthy and Mike McCarthy in fact was the very best head coaching higher in 2020 we have to prove he had bar none not even close the best success rate of all the hires in 2020. I also find it ironic that Dan Quinn was the last one hired in Washington nearly passed him up and now look literally the end of the coaching cycle and Dan Quinn signs with Washington and now he's in the NFC championship game he is a retread he is someone that most people here would criticize of Jerry hired him and yet this is the NFL and you're making comments as if you know that these coaches that have been hired already are gonna be better than anything Jerry hires with no proof whatsoever other than a name their names you think names matter well then how come Urban Meyer who most wanted here Nick Saban, Chip Kelly, Bobby petrino, and that's just some college Hotshots that failed in the NFL lots of you wanted him here and they all failed and they failed hard and they failed fast.

So you anointing coaches before they play a single game for their new teams is why fans need to stay out of this process the only way to prove it is like the Mike McCarthy hire right now we know he was the best hire in 2020 you can't refute it his record says he was none of the others lasted more than three years and most of them were gone really fast....

So why don't we let them hire a staff get the draft and free agency over with let's play some games and then we could talk about who made the best coaching hire it has to be down the road it cannot be now you can't tell me that you know for a fact Ben Johnson's gonna be successful as a head coach because we've seen this before some of the best coordinators have been elevated at first time head coaches and they failed and they failed hard and they typically fail fast you can't typically reinvent where you were Ben Johnson's not going to be able to reinvent everything he had in Detroit especially on offense with the roster or he's not working with Dan Campbell who's making most of the decisions now he's not working with the rest of that coaching staff he's creating a new coaching staff with a new set of players and you're making assumptions that he's the best candidate this year and no he's the hottest name that doesn't make him the best...

 

[blueblood70]

I think that's a little ridiculous.

Yeah that's the first I've heard of it but it turns out to be true I just googled it....

What does the Rooney Rule require?

• Head coaching
  Teams must interview at least two external minority candidates for head coaching positions
  
  
• Coordinator positions
  Teams must interview at least one external minority candidate for coordinator positions
  
  
• QB coach positions
  Teams must interview a minority and/or female candidate for vacant QB coach positions
  
  
• Hiring quotas
  Since 2022, the rule has included hiring quotas that prioritize minority candidates

 

[MikeT22]

Jerry is simply doing what he does best; stalling and getting his way. By stalling, all the good, competent and qualified coaches will already be taken by other teams and then Jerry gets to have his way. Getting the coach HE wants (that will be another 'yes' man) for pennies on the dollar.

Plus Kellen is the primary target and the Eagles are still playing. Schotty is plan B

 

[phildadon86]

You're correct there's lots of proof that the social media the entire ESPN media and the local media all have no true clue on what's going on with our coaching search unless they're fed the information and that is why they're making up stuff this Brian schottenheimer rumor is just a rumor..

All it was intended for us to create clickbait you know ratings content get stories going but it never ever was actually verified...

It's false information just like anybody who thinks that Ben Johnson was going to go anywhere besides Chicago it's apparent when you look at common sense and put together the pieces I believe he interviewed with Chicago, Chicago made-up their mind they already had a side deal on the table as soon as he was done the very next day they already have a contract almost all ironed out and literally now there's information leaking that he was already putting together a staff last week to come with him to Chicago so Dallas had no chance he was never interested in anyone except for Chicago therefore Dallas didn't have any reason to interview him there not clueless on who are the best candidates but just like vrabel and New England as soon as they fired Mayo they already knew they've already talked to Mike Vrabel it was a done deal there was no other team he was going to go to so why would he interview anywhere else you have to use common sense and try to weed out the chatter and the noise because that's mostly what the Dallas Cowboys attract online because it's anything with the name in it makes it a story...

the shotty story is not real but he did interview with the raiders, so all those making this a joke about our front office should go over to the Raiders and give that same energy for bringing him in for an actual interview with the Dallas Cowboys have not had any interest whatsoever at this point in shotty..

This didnt age well.

 

[CowboyChris]

the media and just about everyone else doesn’t have a clue, because the clown show doesn’t either

 

[gtb1943]

I think that's a little ridiculous.

The Rooney rule was ALWAYS ridiculous. It was ONLY a PR move by the hacks at the NFL to placate the media and others about not having enough black coaches.
A lot of teams do for show interviews and they mean NOTHING. Most of the time the GM/Owner know exactly who they are going to hire; now and then its a few guys but most of the time not. the Rooney rule has accomplished exactly NOTHING.

 

[bluemagic4ever]

I think that's a little ridiculous.

Well maybe if it was a more fair process they wouldnt have to have these measures. So, I dont think its ridiculous

 

[CowboysRule]

Well maybe if it was a more fair process they wouldnt have to have these measures. So, I dont think its ridiculous

How is it more fair? How many owners/GMs who have hired a "minority" as a head coach said "I really had no intentions of hiring this guy but he really blew me away in the interview." These guys usually have a very small pool of people they are considering before they even fire the existing HC. It doesn't matter your skin color, you're either in consideration or you aren't. It takes away from the current non-white head coaches who have been successful when you imply they only got the interview in the first place due to skin color and not because of success they've had in this game.

 

[FanofJerry]

Just stop. There is literally nothing at any high school level that qualifies one to coach at the NFL level.

You are already trying to make excuses for a hire that will set this team back another 5 to 10 years.

Ill play softball...

what about all the post on this board about a young innovative coach you can only find in the lower leagues who is allowed to experiment?

BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT

sheets corny

 

[FanofJerry]

Jerry is simply doing what he does best; stalling and getting his way. By stalling, all the good, competent and qualified coaches will already be taken by other teams and then Jerry gets to have his way. Getting the coach HE wants (that will be another 'yes' man) for pennies on the dollar.

Isnt that what owners attempt to do?

Sad existence for both parties, no doubt.

But, even Mark Cuban was willing to admit in the Nico Harrison signing broadcast "Im still the decision maker, you know that right?"

Is being smart to a point where it is disruptive? "I have to hire a GM to be the fall guy for my decisions. SO my family dont know and my business associates dont know. Everyone sign and NDA that never points a finger at me"

Is that good for existence?