Interesting nugget from Viking's Safety Harris Smith on Zim's coaching style

[Clove]

Michael Irvin isn't walking through that door. Emmitt Smith isn't walking through that door. Troy Aikman isn't walking through that door. Jimmy Johnson isn't walking through that door. Stop trying to reinvent the 90s Cowboys.

 

[jujoboys]

He had me at "Darren Woodson". I am firmly on the Zimmer bandwagon now. Plus I visited an Eagles' forum and Zimmer seems like the overwhelming choice they don't want Dallas to make.

 

[Jarv]

I have zero doubts about this but the “acquired taste” part is not something that can be just glossed over, there’s a real chance a locker room or guys tune him out or don’t like playing for him. Not saying it’s right, not saying it’ll definitely happen but there is a chance that style doesn’t resonate right now.

It might be more of an issue as a head coach than a DC.

 

[Redline360]

In this country club I wouldn't be suprised if the players went crying to daddy and he gets run out of town.

Wouldn't be shocked one

 

[jujoboys]

Michael Irvin isn't walking through that door. Emmitt Smith isn't walking through that door. Troy Aikman isn't walking through that door. Jimmy Johnson isn't walking through that door. Stop trying to reinvent the 90s Cowboys.

Zimmer's credentials went well beyond the 90's Cowboys. Guy has 27 years of NFL coaching experience and 8 years NFL Head Coaching experience. Numerous years leading Top 5 and Top 10 NFL defenses. McCarthy is fighting for his coaching life so he probably wants someone like Zimmer with lots of successful years running an NFL defense. McCarthy can't afford to roll the dice on a young guy.

 

[pancakeman]

I have heard this about Zimmer. He is not trying to make friends with players and some may not like his style. I wonder if this would be too much of a contract with Quinn's style for some players.

I haven't done the research but I wonder if successive coordinators tend to be opposite in style. Almost like you need the gear-change of style periodically before you get too far into comfort or frustration.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

You need coaches the players respect. Not coaches that the players like. Big difference.

 

[Rayman70]

Its always been Zim. All the Jerrah fluff about swinging for fences is just that.

 

[Rayman70]

Zimmer is the last guy connected to the 1995 team that won our last SB. Problem is, he's old, and hasn't done anything since. Not sure he's the answer.

 

[MS17]

Michael Irvin isn't walking through that door. Emmitt Smith isn't walking through that door. Troy Aikman isn't walking through that door. Jimmy Johnson isn't walking through that door. Stop trying to reinvent the 90s Cowboys.

Direct hit. A whole lot better than I could say it. If only Ol' Jerruh would listen. His money, his team. We know...

 

[jterrell]

Zimmer is a complete jerk but that is OK by me in a 1 year win it all or blow it up scenario.

Long-term they need a DC who knows how to stop modern offenses.
Anyone but Rivera man.
(I said this about Parsons too for context lol so kanye shrug)

 

[Whiskey Cowboy]

I'm not saying Zimmer is my guy, but he's a great defensive mind and a helluva coach. If not somebody from the Belichick tree, we could do alot worse than Mike Zimmer.

 

[Jumbo075]

Lol people acting brand new to Zimmer, we had him before and rightfully got ran out of town

Absolutely False. He chose to leave.

 

[starfrombirth]

Lol people acting brand new to Zimmer, we had him before and rightfully got ran out of town

If I recall correctly, we had the number 4 defense in his final year but we had a head coaching change (I think).

 

[CTcowboy203]

It might be more of an issue as a head coach than a DC.

Maybe but idk…seems to me if the defense doesn’t buy in and gives lackluster effort or tunes him out we’d be in big trouble.

 

[nalam]

Can he make in game adjustments , please sign him up

 

[gimmesix]

yeah we'll fall in love then by week 6 we'll call his defense trash

Might be the opposite. Whoever the defensive coordinator is will run things differently than Quinn's. Historically, Zimmer's defenses improve dramatically in the second season under him if I remember correctly. Might start off a little slowly if he's the coach ... of course, that is the way it often works unless the defense was so bad that it had nowhere to go but up.

 

[Doomsday]

I have heard this about Zimmer. He is not trying to make friends with players and some may not like his style. I wonder if this would be too much of a contract with Quinn's style for some players.

Maybe that contrast is exactly what is needed, DQ's defense committed way too many penalties and stupid mistakes.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Lol people acting brand new to Zimmer, we had him before and rightfully got ran out of town

People don't forget.

 

[Blast From The Past]

The ones that can’t deal with it will go complain to Jerry … and Jerry will tell zimmer to lighten up … and so the cycle continues

It's like Daddy Day Care around the Star