Because given what we have seen, the issues of this team weren't tied to a random assistant, even one that may or may not have done a good job. Take the offense. Did the team do everything great but just have the OL coach suck? Nope. The bigger issue was the OC wasn't all that great at times. But that guy is getting a pass.
Defense? If our DTs sucked because the DL coach sucked, great. But was that really our defensive issue? Or was it the fact that our DC and scheme had issues with certain types of offenses. Was is the DB coach who decided that we should play a ton of zone against GB when they weren't as good against man (and we are actually good in man)? That DC is also apparently getting a pass.
Firings of underlings is just faux accountability. It's Jerry doing what Jerry does. Make it look like you are doing something without actually doing something that fixes your problems because for all his bullspitting, he doesn't like change. It's not emotional ranting, it's actually paying attention to what Jerry Jones has done for years. He did it with Garrett. Garrett was the issue (and Jerry basically admitted it after the fact) but when criticism was high in an offseason, Jerry would toss out a few coaching changes here or there to make it look like they are trying to fix the issue. But it wasn't about fixing the issue, it was about providing cover for his decision to keep Garrett.
He's likely going to repeat it again with McCarthy.
Frankly, yes, if Jerry was dead serious about shaking up this franchise and getting off this circular ride where we just keep doing the same things with the same results, he should have taken a flame thrower to this coaching staff. The entire staff.
On offense I'd say the OL was the biggest issue. Inability to run the ball is 1a.
Was it scheme? Was it coaching? Was it wrong players to fit scheme? Was it as simple as it was a new system with aging and hurting vets?
My guess it was all of the above. And yes, if an assistant or position coach is not performing up to snuff, firing them IS accountability whether you agree or not.
Here is a thought experiment
You own a McDonald's. You have a General Manager of the store a few assistants and some shift managers along with the crew.
Let's say Pat is a shift manager and is left to run a short 4 hour shift by himself. During that 4 hours everything that can go wrong does.
He failed to lead the crew and allowed them to be slack and restaurant was left in a shambles. Nothing clean outside trash everywhere bathrooms a dump.
You stop by the store and see this. You hear people say as they leave I'll never come back here again.
Who is disciplined or fired in this case?
You the owner do you fire the entire management staff in the spot. This is what your calling for in Dallas.
Or do you fire the shift manager for failing to do his job? Which is firing a position coach for doing a poor job.
On D you ask why did DB coach decide to run zone.
Are you suggesting that a position coach runs a game plan completely separate and different than the DC game plan? If so, you may need to fire yourself, yanno for accountability.
Lack of size in LB and DT was our biggest issue all year. I don't think that's the actual philosophy of the DC he brought in Hankins and Mazi (speaking strictly if size with him)
The game plan was due to injury to a starting CB, were were already down in starting CB this put DC in a bad spot. Did he choose wrong? I believe so, I think you run with next man up and keep doing what you do best. I think that's the safer option than playing something you as a team are not good at with a severely hampered starter.
This was a bad decision. Absolutely. Would much rather we played Nashon and took chances.
And yes DC has trouble against the very offensive system he had in place when he was a HC. This likely will follow him rest of his career. But every DC everywhere has weaknesses that follow them.
We've yet to see what is the fallout there. Jerry isn't forced into doing anything until all hc jobs are filled and Quinn is left without one. Then we can discuss whether or not accountability was had on D.
We've yet to see if they are going to adapt to drafting philosophy and draft with an eye to bugger DT bigger LBs improvement on OL. We will see soon enough on who they visit with and what type of players they are targeting. Can't show anything has changed there yet.
