How Scott Linehan has created one of the NFL’s most lethal offenses in Dallas

[Doomsday101]

Don Shula
92 11-5
93 9-7
94 10-6
95 9-7

Jimmy
96 8-8
97 9-7
98 10-6
99 9-7

Sorry but that is the fact, Jimmy is a great HC but facts are Miami did not get better under him

 

[BAT]

Miami was getting just as far under Shula the 2 season prior to him leaving Miami was in the playoffs so Jimmy did not take a poor team and made them better he took an avg team and they stayed avg. As for Marino? Jimmy was HC and GM so don't give me that Bull ****. I love it you will go after Garrett and make excuses for Jimmy? LOL

LOL. Jimmy Johnson doesn't need me to defend him, his record speaks for itself as the architect of one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, dynasties in history of the NFL.

To compare his accomplishments to Garrett is too easy. I have insulted Jimmy and all of Cowboys Nation to put the two in the same sentence.

 

[Doomsday101]

LOL. Jimmy Johnson doesn't need me to defend him, his record speaks for itself as the architect of one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, dynasties in history of the NFL.

To compare his accomplishments to Garrett is too easy. I have insulted Jimmy and all of Cowboys Nation to put the two in the same sentence.

yes and having the organization he had, the fact he was getting the #1 in Aikman, the Walker trade and not dealing with FA or Caps made the job much easier. hell the Walker deal gave us 3 1st rd picks, 3 2nd rd picks, a 3rd that is not even counting the Picks Cowboys own picks.

I'm not comparing Jimmy to Garrett only saying the situations were different. Jimmy is very good but again when put under the burden of FA and SC he did not do anything in Miami that is just fact

 

[BAT]

yes and having the organization he had, the fact he was getting the #1 in Aikman, the Walker trade and not dealing with FA or Caps made the job much easier. hell the Walker deal gave us 3 1st rd picks, 3 2nd rd picks, a 3rd that is not even counting the Picks Cowboys own picks.

I'm not comparing Jimmy to Garrett only saying the situations were different. Jimmy is very good but again when put under the burden of FA and SC he did not do anything in Miami that is just fact

First you said he failed, was average and then he did nothing. Jimmy neither failed nor did he accomplish nothing. And his record was not average. I think you're getting your coaches mixed up.

By the by, the Great Trade Robbery wasn't gifted to Jimmy, he engineered it. You credit the trade but not the guy who put it together, strange logic?

And finding and developing multiple HOFers in 4 years (I mistakenly said 3 earlier) is certainly not failing. Shula's team was old and cap strapped, Jimmy was rebuilding on the fly with draft and low priced FA like Brock Marion, who went on to a pro bowl. That Miami D was completely rebuilt without skipping a beat.

 

[Blackspider214]

Because we go away from it and try to be cute assuming the other team has prepared ONLY to stop the run.

Exactly. Like throwing it 20 yards down field on a 3rd and 1 on the opening drive of the playoff game.

 

[Stash]

Exactly. Like throwing it 20 yards down field on a 3rd and 1 on the opening drive of the playoff game.

Yeah, I personally disagree with the entire premise of this article, written by one of BTB's lesser writers. Before heaping praise on Scott Linehan, ask yourself what offensive coordinator is gifted with better talent?

Both he and Garrett coordinating before him have been accused of getting pass happy and bored with the run game, even when it's working. Very little was done to dispute that label in the playoff game against Green Bay.

 

[Doomsday101]

First you said he failed, was average and then he did nothing. Jimmy neither failed nor did he accomplish nothing. And his record was not average. I think you're getting your coaches mixed up.

By the by, the Great Trade Robbery wasn't gifted to Jimmy, he engineered it. You credit the trade but not the guy who put it together, strange logic?

And finding and developing multiple HOFers in 4 years (I mistakenly said 3 earlier) is certainly not failing. Shula's team was old and cap strapped, Jimmy was rebuilding on the fly with draft and low priced FA like Brock Marion, who went on to a pro bowl. That Miami D was completely rebuilt without skipping a beat.

1st off I never Said Johnson was a poor HC he did fail in that he was unable to improve Miami and make them a champion. If your talking record Jimmy was .558 with Miami and Garrett is 563 in Dallas. I think we would both agree that is not good enough. Jimmy did not rebuild anything in Miami they were no better and did nothing after, as for HOF players I would say Garrett has some guys who likely will be pushing the doors of the HOF as well

Walker Trade was Jimmy and Jerry, no move or signing of any contract was done without Jerry and it was Jerry who caught the hell from many Dallas fans who were upset that our best player had been traded.

Fact is Jimmy and Jerry were better with each other than apart. As Aikman said it was their egos that did them in and took it personally that Jimmy would preach to the team that if we won SB there would be enough credit to go around except for Jimmy who had no intention of sharing any credit

 

[BAT]

1st off I never Said Johnson was a poor HC he did fail in that he was unable to improve Miami and make them a champion. If your talking record Jimmy was .558 with Miami and Garrett is 563 in Dallas. I think we would both agree that is not good enough. Jimmy did not rebuild anything in Miami they were no better and did nothing after, as for HOF players I would say Garrett has some guys who likely will be pushing the doors of the HOF as well

Walker Trade was Jimmy and Jerry, no move or signing of any contract was done without Jerry and it was Jerry who caught the hell from many Dallas fans who were upset that our best player had been traded.

Fact is Jimmy and Jerry were better with each other than apart. As Aikman said it was their egos that did them in and took it personally that Jimmy would preach to the team that if we won SB there would be enough credit to go around except for Jimmy who had no intention of sharing any credit

Wow. One could argue that Garrett inherited a much better team from Wade than Jimmy did from Shula.

I mean other than in his twilight Marino, who did Jimmy have in Miami that was worth anything??

Garrett got 3 players in their primes in Romo, Witten and Ware. These same guys had just helped their team to the postseason the season prior, in dominant fashion in regular season as well. There was no better team in NFC until Giants upset them on way to winning SB over Pats.

Who in Miami did Jimmy have that was at the height of their game?

 

[Doomsday101]

Wow. One could argue that Garrett inherited a much better team from Wade than Jimmy did from Shula.

I mean other than in his twilight Marino, who did Jimmy have in Miami that was worth anything??

Garrett got 3 players in their primes in Romo, Witten and Ware. These same guys had just helped their team to the postseason the season prior, in dominant fashion in regular season as well. There was no better team in NFC until Giants upset them on way to winning SB over Pats.

Who in Miami did Jimmy have that was at the height of their game?

Garrett took over a team who quit on Wade and was 1-7 when Garrett took over.

As for Marino again Jimmy was GM as well as HC that was his choice. The dolphins were putting up the same record when Shula was there at the tail end using the same players. Johnson made his pics and the end results were the same Dolphins did not improve they were not winning any more games than they did before. You can kiss Johnson butt all you want but fact is Miami was no better off and achieved nothing under Johnson. He hit on some picks? he also failed on many more picks.


maybe Jimmy should have brought over Norv Turner after all it was Norv offense, not Jimmy and it was not Jimmy defense because Jimmy never called plays. Isn't that the line that is used on Garrett lol

 

[Bullflop]

I dont think we can really compare defenses talent wise. They have 3 main guys on that defense that would walk in and start on our defense immediately, actually, they would walk on anywhere in the league and start.

It wasn't my intention to suggest that our defensive talent level is comparable to Seattle's -- just that we're trying to pattern our defense after theirs, according to statements from the staff about a year or two back. We're only beginning to address all the things that need to be done there.

Our talent level would be obliged to improve considerably to approach that level at some point in the future, if ever. Hopefully, in the next year or two we might see additional and significant progress as far as our talent is concerned. I believe next year will see even more necessary additions on defense being implemented. At least, I certainly hope so.

 

[Idgit]

Sorry man, all coaches and teams face the same challenges, yet the Champions like Pats, Seahawks, Broncs, Ravens, Steelers, Gints even 9ers under Harbaugh always find a way to overcome.

Coaching matters most in the playoffs. And that's what separates Garrett from the coaches above, even when/if Garrett has the better talent.

Don't be sorry. I just don't agree with that at all.

The playoffs are just another game. Every NFL is a game of inches. Several teams are close enough to win it in any given season. It comes down to a play or two in those close games. Which is why you see the SEA cough up a win to NE at the goal line, or Eli throwing up a prayer leaning on his back foot that the WR traps against his helmet.

Play calling is collaborative. So is game planning. And plays change in real time based off of defensive adjustments. The game day stuff gets overblown, and people put more importance on it than it deserves because it's what they get to see. What goes on in the background all week and all season long is a lot more important. That, and getting the right players in the first place.

 

[waving monkey]

Agree, except Jimmy was able to rebuild both offense and defense at the same time and in a much shorter period. Jimmy was so much more aggressive/proactive in finding and developing personnel, in every phase of the game.

It's pretty obvious that Garrett have the benefit of a Mike Lynn or Herschel Walker to speed up his rebuilding program

 

[BAT]

Garrett took over a team who quit on Wade and was 1-7 when Garrett took over.

As for Marino again Jimmy was GM as well as HC that was his choice. The dolphins were putting up the same record when Shula was there at the tail end using the same players. Johnson made his pics and the end results were the same Dolphins did not improve they were not winning any more games than they did before. You can kiss Johnson butt all you want but fact is Miami was no better off and achieved nothing under Johnson. He hit on some picks? he also failed on many more picks.


maybe Jimmy should have brought over Norv Turner after all it was Norv offense, not Jimmy and it was not Jimmy defense because Jimmy never called plays. Isn't that the line that is used on Garrett lol

LOL

 

[Melonfeud]

Jimmy also did not deal with FA, salary caps and had a sweetheart deal in the Walker trade. Not only getting our own 1st, 2nd rd picks but getting Minn for a couple of years.

My little brother bemoans that Herschel Walker trade to this very day( he's a Vikes fan)

 

[Melonfeud]

He failed? He took Phins to playoffs every year he was there. And drafted a couple of HOFers to boot in just 3 seasons. Jimmy wasn't hamstrung by the cap or FA, he was stuck with aged legend in Marino and he was not patient enough to wait him out.

Wish Garrett would fail like that. Remind me again what Garrett accomplished in his first 3 years again?

 

[BAT]

It's pretty obvious that Garrett have the benefit of a Mike Lynn or Herschel Walker to speed up his rebuilding program

And who's fault is that? Jimmy made those things happen, if Jimmy wanted a player he signed him or pursued him. Garrett couldn't even one of his boys signed, Murray.

And Jimmy was a winner, he won at every level, it wasn't a game of inches with Jimmy, his goal was to obliterate the oponent, every single time. His team knew Jimmy's expectations and they feared letting him down, Jimmy hated losing more than he loved losing. And he didn't make excuses or cheer lead when they lost.

 

[CCBoy]

And for some reason Cowboys can't seem to replicate that dominance in postseason, time when champions are made.

Get unbiased refs that don't make up a NFL rule in the playoffs. And call holding penalties against the Dallas opponents.

 

[CCBoy]

Maybe he should attempt to explain offensive lines...from then to now, and then cap money?

 

[Melonfeud]

Maybe he should attempt to explain offensive lines...from then to now, and then cap money?

Copy and I understand, yet I found counselor @BAT 's
Closing statement (opening and mid case,also)
Pretty darn good.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Scott Linehan has always described his offensive philosophy with the word “attack”. It goes back to his introductory press conference for the Rams when he credited his Idaho coach, Dennis Erickson, with the influence of “attacking” opponents. The Cowboys have certainly been an offense that has plenty of firepower and they most definitely attack opposing defenses.

With a punishing running attack, the Cowboys can control the clock and break the will of a defense. One area where the Cowboys could improve from last season is their passing offense, where they ranked 23rd in yards per game.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...e-nfls-most-lethal-offenses-in-dallas-cowboys

The thing about the offense is it's so deep all the way around; control the LOS, run the ball at will, oh and you want to try to stop Zeke? There's Dez, who most teams CANNOT match up 1 on 1 with, Terance Williams can make some nice catches in the clutch and who can guard Beasley? Now we have two little jitterbugs when you add Switzer in the mix. Oh and the old reliable Witten.
We are freakin' loaded.