Marinelli to take over as DC

jazzcat22

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Is that you Jerry? Seriously I'm sure I could find the exact same post word for word from last offseason. It's INSANE how some of you fall for this garbage year after year after year.

Not falling for anything, it's the way I feel about it. However it is INSANE how some of you fall into the media hype and hatred for a team you say you love so much. And are so blinded that you can't even think that anything that is done could be for the better. You always think the worse. But you do have 17 years of the past, you don't look back 25 years.
To me that is in the past, time to look ahead. Give it a chance, what else are you going to do. Oh, yeah, post how it all sucks over and over again...now that's INSANE...
 

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Didn't the Mavs win a championship with an inordinately large coaching staff? Higher coach-to-player ratio = players and units can receive more individual one-on-one time with the coaches, plus the coaches have a narrower range of responsibilities so they can devote more attention to them individually. I dunno.

Honestly not a bad idea. With the lack of discipline and the poor decision making that's been plaguing this team for over a decade, more one-on-one coaching wouldn't be a bad idea. Problem is, if the coaches aren't very good, it's doesn't matter how many there are. I'm not saying our coaches aren't good. I honestly don't know anymore. It's hard to tell who's good anymore on this team.
 

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You know, this is an honest question, so I'll answer it, but let me throw out the caveat that I'm pretty lonely as a JG supporter willing to post right now, so I get a bit of the one-legged-guy-at-a-butt-kicking-contest treatment when I post it, and that gets tedious, so understand if I don't engage actively if the replies start coming fast and furious.

I think he's a great communicator. I think he inspires support from his players--more than most coaches. I think he's assembled a decent staff, and that includes past hires and even Rob Ryan who I didn't like but who I think was a pretty good coach. I think he tolerates Jerry well and handles his...eccentricities. I think he's really, really good with handling press and PR. I think he runs an organized off season and camp. I think he's got a plan for the team long-term and he sticks to that plan. I think the changes he's made to the scouting department are good. I think our proscouting has improved significantly under him. I think our college scouting--especially the CFA signings--have improved under him. Even players we don't actually draft but had a lot of reported interest in have turned out to be pretty good players. He handles challenges (on gamedays, the red flags) well. I love how he'll rotate through options quickly and churn the roster aggressively when he's looking to fill positions. I like that he's been willing to cut underperforming vets and roll the dice on young players. I think he's done an ok job getting to 500 with the roster and injuries he's had-especially the last two years.

On the flip side, I don't thing he's strong on game days. I don't think he's a particularly gifted signal caller. I don't particularly like his offensive system and I think it's outdated and not all that fun to watch. He doesn't handle time management well. We don't run enough play action. He doesn't take enough down-distance risks for my liking. He's a ginger and probably does not have a soul as a result. He claps too much. That's about it on the negatives, but, by and large, when you compare them to the challenges of building a roster and bringing consistency to Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys, the positives far outweigh the negatives.

This is pretty much the perfect description of JG.

He would be a fantastic GM for us. He is not a strong game day coach, but he excels in just about everything else. Anyone who doesnt see the organizational transition under JG is either blind or purposely ignoring it.
 
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