I think Mike Zimmer comes back

[Rayman70]

Please no. He's too dated.

 

[Loso86]

I think he's back next year. Despite the breakdowns ,despite all the points conceded,

Don' know who the HC will be (it won't be Belichick) so whoever it is will be 'asked' to work with Mike.

Doubt it

 

[Nova]

I think it makes sense to give Zimmer time to work with more Zimmer guys.

But also, I want the new coach to have total control over the staff.

 

[noshame]

So they tried to run a balanced offense and ended up dropping him back and running him a bunch to protect him? He threw the ball 38 times and ran the ball 7 times out of 67 plays. Thats not protecting him.

In the first half, and protecting him means not forcing to come out throwing, has nothing to do with him running. Late in the second half he was forced to throw.

 

[Mr_437]

I do remember, in the offseason/preseason ppl saying it takes a chunk of the season for defenders to get comfortable in Zim's scheme...we might be witnessing them gelling.

 

[32BellyOption]

New HC picks the DC

Not on Jerry’s dime. Jerry the GM picks the staff and force feeds them to the new HC. Why any coach would want to coach here is beyond me.

 

[nightrain]

The Cowboys need a fresh start next year. Hire a new HC and let him decide who stays.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Both our special teams screwed the pooch. They were just worse. Or should I say, more costly. I saw the last missed PAT. I saw that snap being picked up off the turf. I saw it coming.

I played WR most of my life. But I loved kicking FGs. I can tell you it is very difficult kicking a ball when you don't see where it is. When he swung his foot, the ball wasn't upright yet. These professional kickers can do it more often than not. But it is still hard.

With no rush and the ball spotted, kicking a FG is easy. With a snap and rush it gets 10 times harder. If you have to kick a FG where you think the ball is going to be, 10 times harder still.

I agree, the problem with that last kick wasn't the kicker, but the snap and catch and placement, that came late. if it was a round ball, maybe different, but an oval football, placement is very very important.

 

[calicowboy54]

I think he's back next year. Despite the breakdowns ,despite all the points conceded,

Don' know who the HC will be (it won't be Belichick) so whoever it is will be 'asked' to work with Mike.

since we were down 3 pass rushers have depleted DT and did not get him anything in offseason but 2 DBs down most of the year. i'd say if we get him healthy players and better players Sure keep him

 

[Majic]

since we were down 3 pass rushers have depleted DT and did not get him anything in offseason but 2 DBs down most of the year. i'd say if we get him healthy players and better players Sure keep him

You sound like Stephen Jones speaking there

 

[KJJ]

I think he's back next year. Despite the breakdowns ,despite all the points conceded,

Don' know who the HC will be (it won't be Belichick) so whoever it is will be 'asked' to work with Mike.

You’ll be spinning a different tune the next time the defense craps the bed. Just another living in the moment thread.

 

[charron]

I doubt it. I believe the reason they were only offering 1 year deals to the DC is so the new HC can fill his own staff next year. And who is to say the new HC doesn't want zimmer here, that could happen but the HC should have the biggest influence on his own staff.

 

[calicowboy54]

You sound like Stephen Jones speaking there

maybe i am

 

[KJJ]

Overall the defense played well but as usual it choked with the game on the line with just 14 seconds left. It was inexcusable to give up the huge play to McLaurin with time running out. We escaped with a win and all of a sudden Zimmer should return next season?

 

[CT Dal Fan]

The fact that Washington's playcalling was horrendous for three and a half quarters doesn't change the fact this defense, and Zimmer's scheme, is bad.

 

[fivetwos]

After Jerry hires Kellen Moore as the new HC, Jerry will "suggest" to keep Zimmer as the DC as thats best for thevteam.

Yep, exactly.

As long as the defense plays reasonably well from here Zimmer is the likely DC, with Moore as the front runner for HC IMO.

It makes way too much sense for him not to hire Moore in an attempt to get a ROI on the Prescott mess. He knows him, and knows he can push him around and he won’t steal any spotlight at all.

Jerry loves continuity on things that have been proven to not work.

 

[Flamma]

I agree, the problem with that last kick wasn't the kicker, but the snap and catch and placement, that came late. if it was a round ball, maybe different, but an oval football, placement is very very important.

Yes of course. You can't accurately kick a ball when you're predicting where it is going to be. You need to see it!

 

[Swanny]

Not on Jerry’s dime. Jerry the GM picks the staff and force feeds them to the new HC. Why any coach would want to coach here is beyond me.

You're not wrong
.... unfortunately

 

[blueblood70]

I think he's back next year. Despite the breakdowns ,despite all the points conceded,

Don' know who the HC will be (it won't be Belichick) so whoever it is will be 'asked' to work with Mike.

Coming back as a defensive coordinator because whatever happens Jerry Jones cannot do this crap all right let’s just stick it right there you hire a head coach and he hires his entire staff I don’t want any pieces left over from the old one the scary thing is he might fire Mike McCarthy and elevate Mike Zimmer is the head coach and I don’t know how I feel about that I think we need a clean house and stop over reacting to one game and I realize we’re getting players back and all that but you’re over reacting your eyes are being fooled I want a head coach to be able to choose his entire staff his entire schemes and whatever he wants to ride he needs to have control of.....

 

[ksadler1]

I think he's back next year. Despite the breakdowns ,despite all the points conceded,

Don' know who the HC will be (it won't be Belichick) so whoever it is will be 'asked' to work with Mike.

That is the problem with this team. The coach needs to be able to pick his own coordinators and players, not the owner. I want young minded coaches, not old re-treads. That is why Jimmy was so successful.