Fassel: Lack of preparation wasn't a factor for Zuerlein

[CWR]

I really thought and expected signing Bones would have us a top 3 special teams. Not even close

Yeah I thought he was a good coach. He's been a disaster and even worse there's no indication he knows how bad he is.

 

[CWR]

Zuerlein's misses were not why they lost.

They lost because the lines of TB outplayed them and dictated the game. If he makes those kicks, TB just scores more in order to win the game.

If that had lost by 2 at the end of the game and that miss was the last play, OK, that's on him. But the OL and DL of Dallas played a very mediocre game and are lucky to have only lost by 2 points.

Sure, we didn't need those 4 points. No effect at all. No matter what we were gonna lose. Whatever man.

 

[Risen Star]

Did any of the journalists ask Fassell how he feels knowing his decision is one of the main reasons the team lost?

That seems to be what he's doing here. Selling out his player. Saying his decision to play a kicker with no camp or preseason wasn't the issue. It was the player. He failed me, I didn't fail him.

I call BS on that.

 

[Risen Star]

He is good enough that a kicker that had went 10/10 during the previous season was cut to make room for him to become the new kicker. When a kicker is so good that perfection can not compete with him, you know that he is on a higher level of awesomeness than the other kickers in the league. Fassel came to Dallas and brought his guys with him. There was not a competition for the positions.

Even having a perfect career isn't enough for this guy. Hence the new long snapper.

 

[jwooten15]

He's just sticking up for his friend.

Fassel (and Zuerlein, for that matter) has brought NOTHING of substance to this team.

 

[visionary]

He was prepared just poorly prepared

 

[Risen Star]

He's just sticking up for his friend.

Fassel (and Zuerlein, for that matter) has brought NOTHING of substance to this team.

Actually saying a lack of preparation would be sticking up for his friend. He's doing the opposite.

 

[Doomsday101]

Zurelein put the blame on himself and Fassel is not going to throw a player under the bus nor should he. If Zurelein does not get his act together quickly he will not be here much longer.

 

[ConstantReboot]

It was a bad decision to cut Forbath when he was our most consistent kicker. Is 10 for 10 not good enough?

It was also a bad decision by FO to not try out another kicker when Zurlein coming back from back surgery.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Biggest issue was that they didn’t even bring in another kicker until the last few days of camp after the punter/kicker got hurt.

There was no backup plan for kicker. I don’t think they have a backup plan now either. Strange.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Not impressed with Bones and his entire unit and yes, Greg was not ready and it showed.

 

[Bullflop]

Fassel has been an inflexible old codger, content to get by on his past reputation. I'm totally unimpressed with him!
The Canadian kicker should've been retained in house until Zuerlein was fully prepared to compete. It's nuts.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Ha…there it is…

 

[speedkilz88]

It was a bad decision to cut Forbath when he was our most consistent kicker. Is 10 for 10 not good enough?

It was also a bad decision by FO to not try out another kicker when Zurlein coming back from back surgery.

Forbath's history is being a streaky kicker and then being a bad kicker. He was never a long term option. Which is why he's on the street.

 

[mrmojo]

No bones about it...Bones has not impressed me at all, Special Teams is a hot mess right now and may cost us more games.

 

[Whirlwin]

This team takes turns on who’s going to lose the game

 

[maryquality]

Ha…there it is…

Better late than never, I suppose.

 

[gimmesix]

I think the two back surgeries in the past three years or so possibly could have been a factor.

 

[Plankton]

While Fassel deserves a huge amount of blame for the whole special teams strategy this camp, I place a lot of blame on McCarthy. He's deferring way too much to Fassel, and he needs to be assertive in terms of what he wants. You can't let any assistant have unchecked authority to do whatever they want.

 

[Cmac]

......but it was for Fassel......again.