Good Article About McClay on BTB

[Alexander]

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...-the-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-jason-garrett

 

[Chocolate Lab]

BTB is really delusional homer universe. I swear, every move there is the greatest and a signal of our progress.

And that birddog26 reminds me of some other "insiders" who never get called on their bad info. One tweet from him means we're turning the organizational structure upside down? I doubt it.

Funny how Broaddus says McClay knows how to build a team better than Ciskowski. Why, from building the Desperados?

And building a team isn't his job anyway.

 

[Risen Star]

Oh, God. This is the rallying cry for the offseason.

All is well. Someone else will hand the board to Jerry and Stephen. They'll have meetings and stuff that end with all hands in/Cowboys! on 3.

 

[Risen Star]

And building a team isn't his job anyway.

Right.

And he also lacks the power to do so even if he could build a contender.

 

[Kalyan]

BTB is really delusional homer universe. I swear, every move there is the greatest and a signal of our progress.

And that birddog26 reminds me of some other "insiders" who never get called on their bad info. One tweet from him means we're turning the organizational structure upside down? I doubt it.

Funny how Broaddus says McClay knows how to build a team better than Ciskowski. Why, from building the Desperados?

And building a team isn't his job anyway.

thy are lik Spagnola of DallasCowboys, I stopped going to that site towards the end of the year

 

[SWG9]

BTB is really delusional homer universe. I swear, every move there is the greatest and a signal of our progress.

And that birddog26 reminds me of some other "insiders" who never get called on their bad info. One tweet from him means we're turning the organizational structure upside down? I doubt it.

Funny how Broaddus says McClay knows how to build a team better than Ciskowski. Why, from building the Desperados?

And building a team isn't his job anyway.

Funny how a year ago at this time all the fanboys were telling us that we paid too much attention to titles and that the head coach was responsible for building the team.

Fast forward one year and titles are now the be all end all.

 

[Hostile]

Funny how a year ago at this time all the fanboys were telling us that we paid too much attention to titles and that the head coach was responsible for building the team.

Fast forward one year and titles are now the be all end all.

I was the ONE person saying that, and I stand by it. Everyone is working for Jerry Jones as the Owner, and Jason Garrett as the man in charge of putting the product on the football field. The personnel people get their direction from the goals of the head man. Always have.

 

[Fredd]

How hard can the board be to put in place...I mean, If I had nothing at all to do but get paid to evaluate the potential talent in the draft and free agency, you bet I could put a draft board together...with all of the people "involved", it should only get screwed up if someone (**cough-cough JONES cough-cough**) overrides the decisions of the team putting the plan in place

 

[Alexander]

I was the ONE person saying that, and I stand by it. Everyone is working for Jerry Jones as the Owner, and Jason Garrett as the man in charge of putting the product on the football field. The personnel people get their direction from the goals of the head man. Always have.

Even from Barry Switzer, Chan Gailey, Dave Campo and Wade Phillips?

You don't say?

Look, all coaches have "input" under Jerry Jones. And there are varying degrees to how much credence or attention Jones gives to that when making the final call.

I know it makes you feel nice and cozy that we are headed in the "right direction" at the hand of Jason Garrett, so carry on.

 

[Alexander]

How hard can the board be to put in place...I mean, If I had nothing at all to do but get paid to evaluate the potential talent in the draft and free agency, you bet I could put a draft board together...with all of the people "involved", it should only get screwed up if someone (**cough-cough JONES cough-cough**) overrides the decisions of the team putting the plan in place

Funny how when Jones was discussing the idea of passing up Floyd, he referred to Kiffin's suggestions. Not Garrett's.

All we got were he and Ciskowski looking disappointed in the war room when Charlotte, the red headed grandson and others strolled in and out.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

If the personnel man takes direction from the head coach, why is everyone talking about McClay taking different players, being not so hung up on character, etc? It shouldn't make any difference if it's all up to the head coach anyway.

 

[cowboys1981]

JJ listens to too many people. Keep in mind they all have their own philosophy on how things should be done. This is why we have CB's who are press corners with a DC that prefers cover 2 types. The main issue we have is a philosophical one. It's why we drafted GE for our 12 personnel we were going to utilize and just completely abandon it. IMO these type of issues create our big problems.

If this is Garrett's last season as presumed if we don't make the playoffs, give him the power to make the decisions. Let him decide which way this ship sails.

 

[Hostile]

Even from Barry Switzer, Chan Gailey, Dave Campo and Wade Phillips?

You don't say?

I do say. To not see it you must think Larry Lacewell suddenly got good again once Parcells arrived huh? I'll take that 2003 draft over all 3 under Campo. 2002 wasn't horrible, but from 1995 to 2002 Lacewell was working for the wrong coaches and we suffered for it. He drafted good under Jimmy, and went out decent with Parcells. In between he was a mess.

 

[Fredd]

If the personnel man takes direction from the head coach, why is everyone talking about McClay taking different players, being not so hung up on character, etc? It shouldn't make any difference if it's all up to the head coach anyway.

you're funny

 

[SWG9]

I was the ONE person saying that, and I stand by it. Everyone is working for Jerry Jones as the Owner, and Jason Garrett as the man in charge of putting the product on the football field. The personnel people get their direction from the goals of the head man. Always have.

You had an awful lot of people agreeing with you, from what I recall.

Although I disagree with you, I will give you credit for being consistent.

 

[Alexander]

I do say. To not see it you must think Larry Lacewell suddenly got good again once Parcells arrived huh? I'll take that 2003 draft over all 3 under Campo. 2002 wasn't horrible, but from 1995 to 2002 Lacewell was working for the wrong coaches and we suffered for it. He drafted good under Jimmy, and went out decent with Parcells. In between he was a mess.

The entire scouting staff was gutted when Jimmy Johnson left. Ackles, Mansperger and Wooten were all gone. That had as much to do with any of that as the coaching changes. Sorry, you cannot tell me for a minute that Dave Campo was a player in the draft room.

Since Jones is incapable of independently judging talent, he depends on who speaks the loudest.

From the looks of things, he is listening to his old cronies just as much as he is Jason Garrett. You hear the man from practically every draft since Garrett has been on board referring to one player or another (and even coach hires) being attributed to the likes of Lacewell and Switzer.

 

[jobberone]

A Deeper Look At Will McClay's Role With The Cowboys
By Tom Ryle  @TomRyleBTB on Jan 14 2014, 3:00p 157

Looking for a better way forward - Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

The coaches may not be changing, but one move made in another part of the staff may have long lasting effects on the Cowboys.

Fans of the Dallas Cowboys are, by and large, exhibiting consternation at the lack of activity concerning the coaching staff. With frustration increasing over the inability of the team to get into the playoffs, people want to see something done. However, unless one of the coaches makes his own decision to leave, it does not appear that anyone is going to be fired this year. Jason Garrett and his coaching staff are going to sink or swim together in 2014. If the team breaks through the .500 barrier, there will be new contract offers for most, if not all, of the current coaches. If not, expect a major, possibly total changeover of the staff.

However, that does not mean that Jerry Jones is not trying to resolve the issues with his team. Last week, it was announced that Will McClay would now be the person in charge of preparing the draft board. The day before that was reported, BTB's favorite insider sent this out:

Birddog26 @Birddog26
I think media is missing what is happening in Dallas as The Boys have moved from an outdated management structure to a more sustainable one
6:45 PM - 9 Jan 2014

There was a long e-mail discussion of the McClay move by the BTB staff over the weekend. As part of it, OCC put up a table showing the people involved in personnel and scouting at Valley Ranch, and how the jobs had changed last year. I have reproduced it here. As the boldface type indicates, the main changes involve McClay, Tom Ciskowski, and Judd Garrett - the three top people involved in scouting and acquiring new players.

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...-the-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-jason-garrett

 

[OhSnap]

Sounds like McClay Might have had something to do with the Fredrick pick.

 

[Hostile]

You had an awful lot of people agreeing with you, from what I recall.

Although I disagree with you, I will give you credit for being consistent.

I am the culprit who introduced the idea though, so don't be mad at them.

Thank you for noticing that I am consistent. I take that as the nicest compliment paid to me on this forum in a long time.

 

[Little Jr]

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