Is being a top Game Day HC all that important anymore?

[Idgit]

And the head coach is not responsible for the pass defense?

Is being a top Game Day HC all that important anymore?

 

[big dog cowboy]

And for those that say I am being negative just to be negative

The thought has never crossed my mind.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

We have a QB who loves to audible out of running plays, when he's successful he showered with praise when he fails Garrett gets blamed

And rightfully so for allowing it to be that big of a problem.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Absolutely not.

Even Troy Aikman has said that that was the worst managed game he had ever seen.

And for those that say I am being negative just to be negative, a Supercomputer calculated our chances of winning that Green Bay game as 99.8%. In fact, no team in NFL history had ever lost a game under similar conditions (score, time remaining, being at home, ect......)

That Green Bay game was truly epic.

And yet some still make excuses

 

[cml750]

Absolutely not.

Even Troy Aikman has said that that was the worst managed game he had ever seen.

And for those that say I am being negative just to be negative, a Supercomputer calculated our chances of winning that Green Bay game as 99.8%. In fact, no team in NFL history had ever lost a game under similar conditions (score, time remaining, being at home, ect......)

That Green Bay game was truly epic.

Only a 0.2% chance of losing and Garrett did it. That says all you need to know about him.

 

[Venger]

Is being a top Game Day HC all that important anymore?

Apparently not to Jerry...

He let you know what he thought about coaching with his inane "500 coaches" bit...

 

[WV Cowboy]

That Green Bay game was truly epic.

There has been more than one truly epic loss under JG.

Listen, .. I want him to be successful, .. I want him to be the man, .. I do not want to start over with a new coach, and all that that means.

But we cannot hide from the mediocre job that he has done.

Perhaps he will get better and continue to improve as a HC, .. but brushing all of his mistakes and inadequacies as an NFL head coach under the rug does not make him better.

Having said that, I still think the GM is the biggest stumbling block.

 

[DallasEast]

That Green Bay game was truly epic.

It really was.

We played Chicago the week before. Everyone's memory should have been fresh enough to remember the defense allowing eight straight scoring opportunities. No punts. Eight straight.

The defense played truly inspired ball in the first half against Green Bay, but it was still the exact same defense. As head coach, you must anticipate another defensive collapse and counter the possibility by altering your set gameplan to consume as much clock as humanly possible. Keep running the ball, dink and dunk sparingly, and let the clock drain.

Didn't happen. Garrett's inflexibilty is what bothers me most. Eddie Lacy and Matt Flynn (of all people) took complete advantage of Garrett's resolve. He demands his players execute his gameplan regardless of in-game circumstance. He does enough good things for me not to give up on him yet and he has virtually the full support and effort from his players. But he must adjust to the strengths of his team when he has built a lead. Hopefully, the Packer game will remain a constant reminder for him in the future.

 

[StarBoyz83]

I used to think forever hc's weren't that important but they are. From getting your team to play with a passion and a purpose to game management its extremely important.

 

[Ren]

And rightfully so for allowing it to be that big of a problem.

Doubt he had that much say in how Romo's contract is structured, he couldn't keep him from audibling even if he wanted to.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Doubt he had that much say in how Romo's contract is structured, he couldn't keep him from audibling even if he wanted to.

I dont know about Red and Tony's contract structure, but as far as audibles go, the HC absolutely has say - or at least should have say.

 

[Fmart322]

Yes. Jason Garrett isn't great at being a game day coach. He costs the team a few games a year. We had no right missing the playoff the past few years. I hope he gets better.

 

[Clove]

Used to be in the past when teams could still hide things a HC might have to adjust on the fly; but nowadays is that really his job anymore? the DC and OC are there to do that. How many times does a HC have to make a critical decision? When to go for it on 4th down; Or go for the FG. Outside of that just how much does a HC really do on a game day anymore?

As you can clearly see, it's important. We've not had a Coach since Jimmy, and we've not won since Jimmy's players/staff left.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

In game decisions are one of the few things that we can definitely quantify while the vast majority of things that a HC does in terms of preparation and execution we as fans have zero way of knowing.

With typical fan hubris, we channel Mike Tirico and inflate the importance of what we can see and disregard or discount that which we cannot.

On a side note, running the ball more would not have limited GB to 4 possessions in the second half and we still would have lost that game.

 

[noshame]

Easy on the red head, remember, he's still in training.

 

[noshame]

In game decisions are one of the few things that we can definitely quantify while the vast majority of things that a HC does in terms of preparation and execution we as fans have zero way of knowing.

With typical fan hubris, we channel Mike Tirico and inflate the importance of what we can see and disregard or discount that which we cannot.

On a side note, running the ball more would not have limited GB to 4 possessions in the second half and we still would have lost that game.

One another side note, that is a ridiculous statement.

 

[jnday]

One another side note, that is a ridiculous statement.

Not for Fuzzy. Me and you know that there is no way of knowing what would happen if the running game was used more. Fuzzy thinks he is smarter than everybody else, so he knows what the result would be. Don't question the Fuzz. It will be a long and boring conversation unless you are as impressed with Fuzzy as much as he is impressed with Fuzzy.

 

[casmith07]

Used to be in the past when teams could still hide things a HC might have to adjust on the fly; but nowadays is that really his job anymore? the DC and OC are there to do that. How many times does a HC have to make a critical decision? When to go for it on 4th down; Or go for the FG. Outside of that just how much does a HC really do on a game day anymore?

Head coaches are all about philosophy, direction, and motivation. Yes they have the final say, but I liken it to a Brigade Commander in the Army - he's got a staff for a reason.

 

[Wolfpack]

Head coaches are all about philosophy, direction, and motivation. Yes they have the final say, but I liken it to a Brigade Commander in the Army - he's got a staff for a reason.

If you want to win as a head coach and especially at the NFL level, you have to know everything and make sure everything is working together. You have to be an OCD micro manager...all the greats are that way. If you leave it up to your staff, you'll never be good let alone great. It's too competive to leave to chance.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

As you can clearly see, it's important. We've not had a Coach since Jimmy, and we've not won since Jimmy's players/staff left.

Parcells, a HOF coach wasnt a coach?