RELEASED Jon Kitna will not be retained

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Good we need coaches with more experience. Not 1st year projects.

 

[DJordan23]

Don’t let them fool you. Garrett picked a lot of that crap that was around him.

Exactly, that's why I'm all for the purge. I said midway through the season that Garrett shouldn't be the only coach on that staff that needed to be fired.

 

[Runwildboys]

"Time in Pocket" is what PFF calls the stat, but it includes all pass attempts.

So some get better (or their receivers get open) on the run, while others are better in the pocket (or have receivers who get open sooner). I would have expected Wilson to be in the latter group.

 

[AbeBeta]

Big Mike is his own QBC. It's nothing against Kitna but he has always been the voice in his QB's ear.

He always had a QB coach in Green Bay. So, no, he's not his own QB coach

 

[cowboy_ron]

Well, we wanted (and needed) a complete overhaul and we're getting it. I wanted no resemblance of Garrett anywhere around here any longer. McCarthy can probably save Moore from any permanent Garrett damage.

 

[blueblood70]

McCarthy = Hybrid HC and OC

Moore = Hybrid OC and QB coach

good plan one less voice, more direct communication..
regardless of what we feel, I like that MM was given full authority to retain or fire whom he decided was best for him to have success..i hope he gest the same freedom for FAs and the Draft..

 

[Seven]

Yeah, this news saddens me a bit. I thought Kitna did a nice job with Dak and would have liked to see that continue.

Me too.

I hope it's not a huge changeup for Dak...........could get ugly.

 

[GMO415]

Good. Fire them all

 

[shabazz]

That means Dallas is moving on from Dak

Depends on if somebody beats him out for the job. In as much as I’m critical of Dakotas inconsistency, we need to have a TRUE upgrade if we are to replace him. If MM can improve him at playing well against real defenses,I have no issue with him remaining.......of course the contract should be commensurate with performance

Yes we were the “#1 offense” on paper but couldnt score worth a damm in several big games.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Exactly, that's why I'm all for the purge. I said midway through the season that Garrett shouldn't be the only coach on that staff that needed to be fired.

Oh for sure. I’m all for it. Even though I liked what a lot of them did....I’m all for it to be gone.

 

[erod]

Wonder who he’s bringing in to replace him. Kitna did pretty well.

Kellen Moore. He's not going to be calling plays, so he'll assume QB coach duties as part of his OC job.

That's my guess

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

HUH? How do you justify the above another stats story?

Well I mean for Dak he did well. I know you aren’t fond of Dak, I’m not either, but he did improve this year. He wasn’t good by any metric, but he improved.

 

[DJordan23]

Oh for sure. I’m all for it. Even though I liked what a lot of them did....I’m all for it to be gone.

Yeah, I liked a lot of the coaches as well...but I personally think this is needed.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Yeah, I liked a lot of the coaches as well...but I personally think this is needed.

It is. That’s how you get stagnant and stuck. Keeping guys around just because they are good. I’m all for it.

 

[dguinta1]

Regardless of what you think of Kitna it's refreshing to see our head coach truly pick his own staff.

I wish I could wrap my arms a quarter of the way around McCarthy right now and bury my head in his bosom.

LMAO ROFL!!!!!!!

 

[Hawkeye0202]

How do we know who was responsible for Dak's improvement in 2019? Honest question.

Just FYI, McCarthy's specialty is QB mechanics. I trust his judgement on this one.

+1 ....Yea, Mike can tell Dak an 1000 xs more about his mechanics

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Well I mean for Dak he did well. I know you aren’t fond of Dak, I’m not either, but he did improve this year. He wasn’t good by any metric, but he improved.

He wasn’t good? Come on man. I get it. It’s the cool thing on this site to be the “Dak doubter”. But he wasn’t good? Don’t let @PAPPYDOG take you down that hateful and bitter path he’s on against Dak. You can say he was good and still think we shouldn’t sign him. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[stiletto]

I'm sure on every coaching staff that gets cleaned out there are more than one or two that probably deserve to stay but still get let go. I actually prefer this route. I probably wouldn't have kept Moore either.... You bring in men you are comfortable going into battle with. Period.

 

[efh313]

Regardless of what you think of Kitna it's refreshing to see our head coach truly pick his own staff.

I wish I could wrap my arms a quarter of the way around McCarthy right now and bury my head in his bosom.

And MM is a QB Coach himself having trained Montana, Favre, and Rodgers. While, I know he is our HC , he may want to put Dak through HIS QB school. After all it has been pretty successful.

 

[Bullflop]

I'd had been upset with Kitna's release if MM didn't have such an effective history of working with his QBs. Obviously, Dak is in good hands. McCarthy's qualifications have been favorably compared to those of Andy Reid. That's pretty fast company, to say the least.