Mike Tomlin on players only meeting: not good

[cowboyblue22]

Honestly I can't remember the last time they've ever had a players only meeting.

so i guess we can stop watching then find something else to do

 

[Shane612]

Sounds like they are tired of being called the reason the team sucks, and they want to find a solution to turn it around. Or maybe they smell a rat on the offense.

I bet they said if that rat can move the ball more consistently we'd be a much better defense.

 

[ReverendFelcher]

On those America's Game documentaries about the Super Bowl champions, I think it worked for the Coughlin led Giants, but that's it.

 

[Shane612]

There’s no doubt in my mind that they have the leaders. But when the leaders have no faith in the defense then you end up with what we’re seeing.

Who are the real leader(s) on defense, not the signal caller, a real leader?
Who has enough "skins on the wall" to claim that title?

 

[foofighters]

I thought it was a defensive meetings, not a players only meeting.

either way, it's not a good look. How many times have good things come from any type of players only meeting?

 

[Shane612]

Yeah, ‘meet’ yourself and play better
There isn’t a single player on that defense playing up to their talent

....or are they...?

 

[jazzcat22]

either way, it's not a good look. How many times have good things come from any type of players only meeting?

Why is it not a good look? If it helps too get better.
There is no evidence of anything good or bad coming from these types of meetings.

The key here, is they are doing it while there is still a chance to improve. But fans refuse to see that.

 

[DuncanIso]

Who are the real leader(s) on defense, not the signal caller, a real leader?
Who has enough "skins on the wall" to claim that title?

Shoulda paid Micah.

 

[Shane612]

Shoulda paid Micah.

what skins does he have?

 

[Hoofbite]

I disagree. Other teams have had them, and it helped.

Some have them it helps. Some have them and it doesn’t help. Probably similar in efficacy to not having one at all, or getting a psychic hotline reading instead.

 

[Jipper]

uh, did the cowboys have a players only meeting? Did I miss this news?

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

The next time Tomlin says something important it will be the first time.

I don't think his takes and presentation os good for TV.

 

[JW82]

The good news is they can't drop to the 33rd worst D until the league expands!

 

[jazzcat22]

uh, did the cowboys have a players only meeting? Did I miss this news?

It was a defensive meeting. But was not specified if players only or not.
Unless it came out since then. But it doesn't matter. They are trying to correct things now.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

You are. Because it’s “their”, not “there”

All manner of spelling and grammar errors in professional writing....from mainstream media, government documents, academia, fiction and non-fiction literature. Most with pro editors.

But a sports message board is your line in the sand....likely on a phone with autocorrect.

I bet YOUR fun at parties.

 

[Whyjerry]

This franchise is a clown show.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

It was a defensive meeting. But was not specified if players only or not.
Unless it came out since then. But it doesn't matter. They are trying to correct things now.

I'm wondering what it is they think they can do with this meeting. That coaches wouldn't be able to in 'regular" meetings and practices.

 

[blueblood70]

Frustrated ‘Boys Hold Players-Only Meeting​

nbcdfw.com
September 21, 2010

At 0-2 and with the distinct possibility of being a massive disappointment for the second time in the past three seasons staring the franchise in the face, the players had a closed-door meeting on Monday with no coaches allowed, presumably to discuss how they might salvage what has hitherto been a train wreck of a season...

It’s no wonder, then, that Head Coach Wade Phillips said he was just fine with the idea of the players-only meeting...Read more
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The meeting had no effect. Phillips was rapidly losing that roster. He was lucky keeping it together until the Green Bay debacle several weeks later.

Do you think that because you brought something from the year 2010 that it won’t matter and it won’t help look man I’m with everyone else if they care enough to make changes to the depth chart who gets reps brought in another defensive assistant and now they have a meeting at least they care enough that they want to hope they can get their message across and it does work. I’m betting this season they started out in 2018 three and five and turn that season around. They probably had a players only meeting too. The problem is y’all are up these guys but so far that you know what they had for breakfast the morning before.

As much as you guys wanna lay on the negative side, I’m gonna go with the positive that all the above is trying to adjust to what’s happening the first five games and hopefully it has some positive effect going forward. No one can guarantee it will but they say they shouldn’t do it cause it never works. It is utterly ridiculous. It is ugly ridiculous for that opinion to be laid down here that they’re just doing this and it won’t work at all.

 

[GoldenR]

Who would own the right to talk and get in someones grill during an all players meeting!? I'm sure Williams and Gary had something to say yet they need to shut up and sit down! Really, who can speak? Dak? His little feelings are still hurt from the tunnel incident and he has been saying the same thing for 11 years, so he can sit his arse down! CD maybe, but he is in this for CD, not the team unity. Honestly, who gets in everyones arse, our rookie LB Barnham, he's earned it.........I got no one???

 

[Vtwin]

There are really only two reasons to call a players only meeting and both of them are signs of major organizational dysfunction.

Either the players are trying to compensate for bad coaching, or there are players who need to be called out by their peers.