Parcells set a standard and culture that stuck around until McCarthy was hired? I’m sorry, but that’s hilarious! Lol Once you change head coaches they put their imprint on the team. Everything they do is going to be different than the previous coach. There’s been a culture problem with the Cowboys for many years, which is why they continue to spin their wheels. No way is Jerry going to buy what you’re trying to sell to me. There’s a youth movement in the NFL with younger head coaches taking over. Old coaches like Belichick and Pete Carroll were pushed out.
The Cowboys need a head coach they can build a long future with. The coaches that built long futures in the NFL were younger coaches when they took over. Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh. Harbaugh in Baltimore. Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco. They have a young coach in Houston that’s turning them around. Dan Campbell in Detroit. Jerry needs to hire a younger coach and take a step back. Stop talking to the media all the time and giving medical reports. Stop saying who’s going to play and who isn’t. Allow his head coach to do all that. He has to stop undermining his coaches so the players respect them.
What's leftover from Parcells? Structure. This franchise thrived on chaos from the time Jerral bought the team, up until Parcells was brought on board. Under Bill, everyone had a defined role with set expectations. Players played football, coaches had authority, scouting department was/is thorough and detail oriented, and unfortunately Jerral had the final say. Wade Phillips and Jason Garret followed a similar approach. The players mutinied under Philips and Garrett couldn't get over the hump, but both were weak head coaches. That structure is what allowed Garrett to last a long as he did. "Trust the process". Garrett sucked as a HC, but his teams were talented enough and tough enough to carry him to the playoffs fairly regularly. The asylum ran the inmates.
Under McCarthy, we've seen the opposite. Look at what we've seen in the media with Micah, Dak, and CeeDee. Look at what we're seeing on the field this year, a year where everything is supposed to fall into place for a coach. It's freakin anarchy in that locker room, on the sideline, and on the field. The inmates are running the asylum, just as they did before Parcells.
With that said, what good is a younger coach going to do if he's inheriting a rough roster full of overpaid, undisciplined divas and has to run every move by Jerral? What experience does said coach have to lean on to guide him through those sorts of challenges. All of the coaches you've named never had to deal with Jerry Jones as owner. He's a massive handicap that makes life difficult for everyone around him. A young coach isn't going to be able to command his respect. If there's no respect, he will run all over any coach. We've seen this. We are seeing this. What I'm taking about is bringing in Belichicks structure and culture, because they're proven winners, and even Jerral can't deny that. You get the ball rolling and continue that coaching tree here. It's the best shot we have at building a championship level franchise with Jerry Jones in charge.
I agree with what you're saying, but I don't think it's realistic. Jerry Jones and his ego have been our undoing for near 3 decades. To think he would take a step back and let a young buck run his show is naive. It has to be someone that he respects. Belichick is a legend. It's a perfect fit for the restructure that this franchise needs. Let Bill pave the road and pad his win column, and pick a young, promising coach from his coaching tree to carry the torch. You get your great young coach with mentorship from the best NFL coach ever. How is that not a grand slam move?
They’re all puppets, old and young under the Joneses. In the years, Bill Parcells was here we won nothing. He found us some good players, but only two playoff appearances and they were both one and done. Unless the Joneses change the way they run the team nothing will change with the next head coach regardless who it is. With Jerry pulling all the strings it’s going to lead to the same results we’ve been seeing for three decades.
