The first year or so as our OC I was not sold on him at all. I thought that he was just another Jason Garrett. I honestly wanted to see him go when Garrett went because I believed that Garrett had rubbed off on him too much.
I was wrong.
I think these first 3 weeks has proven that he is making specific game plans based on the defenses we are facing, instead of of doing the same thing every single week.
When we played Tampa Bay it was clear that without Martin we were not going to be able to run the ball effectively. So, we used the short passing game to act as our run game pretty much and it worked. We moved the ball well and should have won the game.
Against the Chargers we were able to run the ball much more effectively and ride it to victory. Dak did what he had to do, but the run game was the most effective offense weapon for the majority of the game. It was a completely different approach from Week 1.
Against the Eagles it was a more balanced attack, but still leaned more towards to the run game. It worked and we blew the doors of them. They couldn't stop the run, and although I wish we would have ran more, we didn't really need to because we could do what we wanted for the most part.
I don't know if I'm 100% sold on him being the head coach., but I do think if Jerry don't work some magic that we will lose him to somebody. I would like to see Jerry somehow make Kellen like a Josh McDaniels type of coach. Where he is basically the head coach in waiting. I am 100% sold on him as the OC though. I have the upmost confidence that he'll put together new game plans each week that give us the best chance to move the ball against the specific defense we are facing, instead of doing the same things every week like we're used to in the past.
If Kellen is indeed the heir apparent HC in waiting (much like Garrett himself behind Wade Phillips) ..then it’s very likely Jerry could force McCarthy into “ retirement” even if we win the SB this year ..
- Why ? Vermeil won the SB with the Rams, but the engineer of their Greatest Show on Turf offense Mike Martz, was instantly the hot commodity as a HC candidate,
(including Jerry per Micky Spanola Ranch reports) and the Rams were not gonna have that.
- It’s been speculated that Jerry has always wanted that young Sean Payton like offensive minded HC, (such that he envisioned Garrett as such) .. they missed out letting Payton go under Jerry’s nose, (my thinking was even Jerry did not know Payton would be this good) but now they have another shot at that with Kellen right under their nose, and with this offense playing so potent, - and they have groomed into one of the best OC’s in the NFL - in just a very short matter of years.
- The biggest deal is with Dak excelling so well under this offense, and it was with Kellen (and QB coach Brad Mussehemeir) where Dak really took off in vast improvement as a QB.
So do you want Dak to have to learn a totally different offense and re-start at this all over again ?
- If Jerry wants Dak to remain and excel in this offense, then you keep the engineer of this offense on a permanent basis,
then you gamble to make him the next Payton, ..the next Sean McVay.
Thus this offense will always be him .. it never departs to become HC elsewhere regardless of what assistants leave for such HC jobs.
- You basically have had Kellen under your wings, so he’s an insider, so you should have some sense of any leadership, organizational skills he could possess and deliver as a HC.
