They made Garrett bring in Scott Linehan as offensive coordinator in 2014. Linehan put more emphasis on the running game and we had a better statistical season both from our QB and from the offense overall. Too bad the defense still sucked.
Breath of fresh air. Rare fresh air. Too rare. We can absolutely pick out some situations where play calling didn't make sense... because that's just what fans (and media) like to do. We're all really good at that. Just that. Not that we have any clue how the overall game plan on any given day did or did not make sense, ie, since we're never privy to that level of insight. We don't know what was planned this way so that something else could later be run this other way. We don't know on the uber-successful chunk plays what thought went into not just the design of that single play, but plays leading up to it. But yeah, we absolutely can pick out some situations when play calling didn't make any sense.
In name, but he does not call plays.
It was pretty good the previous year. So that leads me to believe that there were other factors (starting two rookie OL, etc.) that had some effect on it. Still, I believe McCarthy has been given his shot, so I'd welcome a change at head coach or at least at coordinator if they choose to keep him.
Actually my eyes and many others eyes are not wrong your opinion may differ 'cause you're trying to blame the wrong person but in the end it still wasn't good the execution sometimes is the product of the play calling and the schemes and the lack thereof in this case there was none first half of last year first half of this year both looked the same couldn't win couldn't come up with anything creative until it was too late luckily last year Prescott and lamb bailed him out..ok
You're entitled to be wrong.
For sure, but Schottenheimer is still the OC. I would argue that actually calling plays is fairly low on the list of important things an OC does. I'm sure everything still has to go through McCarthy to get approved and tweaked, but Schottenheimer is still going to be the first line for game planning, hes doing the installs in practice, instructing the OL and QB pre snap on when and what to check to situationally, etc. If you have a good plan going into a game along with quality players to execute that plan you could pretty much draw plays out of a hat each down and be fine.
that's all it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he gets the game plan together and mm calls the plays it seems
Then judge him before that—judge him on our playoff performance last year.
Give me an elder LT worthy of competing with Guyton. Same at C for Beebe. Much different season offensively if we only could rewind and have just that much to enable whoever was running the ball to excel.
Right….the problem is they think that what they are doing is working, just need more luck….to win 3-4 playoff games in a row.
Then he should have been fired after the playoff performance last year, and honestly I wouldnt have had any issue if they did. Ultimately though when you get a new set of data you can't just dismiss it because it goes against what you previously wanted. Personally I'm a fan of what MM was able to accomplish this year despite the record. Coming into the season I didnt think this was a very good team, we were near the top of the league in starters missing games, and still played well down the stretch. I've also been very happy with the evolution of the offense during the year and happy with player development under McCarthy. I put way more blame on Jerry Jones for overrating the state of his roster, failing year after year to bring in legitimate run defenders, failing to sign veteran DB depth even after you lose Bland, expecting no drop off after plugging in two rookies to the OL, etc.
You said you wouldn’t judge given what he had to work with, so null set. If you want to judge this year, then the offense was not good with or without the QB1. The defense improved from putrid to at times decent, but I guess your expectations were so low that any improvement was a plus.
Eh thats fair....I cant say I wont judge him for this season then turn around and talk about only what I like about what happened this season. I could phrase that better to not talk out both sides of my arse.
Bottom line is this….they don’t strive to get better, in any type of regard.
They can kiss my brass!
Agree. At this point I like McCarthy as a HC, but they need to just move on if they can't get this figured out. No reason a HC who has been with you for 5 years you cant make a quick decision on. It just makes all parties involved look weak, and even if he does return as HC it gives the impression to players and other coaches that the Cowboys were never fully on board with McCarthy.
