Gary brown our new rb coach

[Bowdown27]

@ESPNDallas: Source tells ESPNDallas 103.3 FM's Matt Mosley that Gary Brown will be #Cowboys RB coach.

 

[Gaede]

I assume this guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Brown_(running_back)

 

[WoodysGirl]

"@mattmosley: Source tells me Gary Brown will be the Cowboys' new running backs coach. Glenn "Stretch" Smith brought this guy's name up first."

 

[Wood]

I liked him as player.

 

[Risen Star]

Brown joins the Cowboys after spending four seasons with the Cleveland Browns. In 2010, Brown coached Peyton Hillis, who became one of just three running backs in Cleveland Browns history with 11 or more rushing touchdowns in a single-season.

The hiring of Brown most likely completes the offensive coaching staff.

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowb...boys-to-hire-gary-brown-as-running-back-coach

 

[Arch Stanton]

Sounds like a stretch to me....

 

[DBOY3141]

Sounds like a stretch to me....

If you compare him to other team's RB coach...not so much. Can't remember the team, but they have Alex Van Pelt as the RB coach, wasn't he a former Bills QB?

 

[LatinMind]

Give me Emmitt Smith as a RB coach

 

[montgod]

Give me Emmitt Smith as a RB coach

As much as Emmitt is the man, you would have to hire a translator if he was to be the rbs coach! LOL! :laugh2:

 

[CashMan]

Give me Emmitt Smith as a RB coach

He can not put a sentence together, how is he gonna communicate with people?

 

[Echo9]

Give me Emmitt Smith as a RB coach

No personal offense intended here, but that is a terrible idea. There is absolutely no reason to think Emmitt Smith would be even a little bit capable of being a coach. That's even accepting the idea that he'd be interested.

Great players do not make good coaches. In fact, it can be argued that great players are often very bad coaches. The things that makes a player great tend to include exceptional talent. Having that talent makes it harder for a person to see or understand why others cannot do what they do. That is why most former players who become coaches were middle level talent. They relied on technique and studying to get where they were and know how to translate that to teaching.

 

[Echo9]

"@mattmosley: Source tells me Gary Brown will be the Cowboys' new running backs coach. Glenn "Stretch" Smith brought this guy's name up first."

Sounds like a stretch to me....

If you compare him to other team's RB coach...not so much. Can't remember the team, but they have Alex Van Pelt as the RB coach, wasn't he a former Bills QB?

Get it now?

 

[DBOY3141]

Get it now?

nice

 

[jjktkk]

If you compare him to other team's RB coach...not so much. Can't remember the team, but they have Alex Van Pelt as the RB coach, wasn't he a former Bills QB?

Correct. Played his high school football in San Antonio.

 

[CowboyGil]

Emmitt must've gone to a speech therapist or something, because he is a lot more understandable lately.

 

[dart]

Brown joins the Cowboys after spending four seasons with the Cleveland Browns. In 2010, Brown coached Peyton Hillis, who became one of just three running backs in Cleveland Browns history with 11 or more rushing touchdowns in a single-season.

The hiring of Brown most likely completes the offensive coaching staff.

do we have a Peyton Hillis type RB ?

NO

 

[Bowdown27]

I'd like to get lacy but he jumped into the first round with his national championship performance. Rather oline or dline before him

 

[Picksix]

do we have a Peyton Hillis type RB ?

NO

Guess it was a lousy hire then.

 

[Risen Star]

No personal offense intended here, but that is a terrible idea. There is absolutely no reason to think Emmitt Smith would be even a little bit capable of being a coach. That's even accepting the idea that he'd be interested.

Great players do not make good coaches. In fact, it can be argued that great players are often very bad coaches. The things that makes a player great tend to include exceptional talent. Having that talent makes it harder for a person to see or understand why others cannot do what they do. That is why most former players who become coaches were middle level talent. They relied on technique and studying to get where they were and know how to translate that to teaching.

Great post.

BTW, this is why I liked the idea of Jason Garrett as a coach. He didn't get into the NFL through an overwhelming skill set. He had to make it being as technically sound as he could be and developing all the intangibles you want your players to have.

Very few great players make great coaches. I think Michael Irvin could be an exception to the rule though. Not that he'd ever be interested in it.

 

[cbow44]

I think he also helped develope Ray Rice at Rutgers.