"Nameless, Faceless Opponents" shtick

[BoysfanfromCanada]

The Patriots will adapt their gameplan to every opponent they face, taking out the opposing teams best weapon and attacking weaknesses on D. They've gone to the SB what, 10 out of the last 15 or so?

Our coaches decided we didn't want to have to make a new game plan for every opponent. We didn't want to take advantage of injuries or poor position play of opponents. Or cover for injuries on our team with adjustments in how we operate. We play our game, and IF we do what we do, we'll win.

This requires elite talent throughout the roster, absolute luck with injuries and everyone on top of their game. If any of this isn't up to snuff, it's incredibly difficult for this team to win. That's why JG will never win a SB. The chances of all three of the above happening 4 straight playoff games, not even taking into consideration the opposing coaches (best of the best with compostable talent) ability to counter what we do, are slim to none. He's already wasted Romo with this lazy game plan, please Jerry don't let him waste the Dak era too.

 

[efh313]

Well said.

 

[ghst187]

The Patriots will adapt their gameplan to every opponent they face, taking out the opposing teams best weapon and attacking weaknesses on D. They've gone to the SB what, 10 out of the last 15 or so?

Our coaches decided we didn't want to have to make a new game plan for every opponent. We didn't want to take advantage of injuries or poor position play of opponents. Or cover for injuries on our team with adjustments in how we operate. We play our game, and IF we do what we do, we'll win.

This requires elite talent throughout the roster, absolute luck with injuries and everyone on top of their game. If any of this isn't up to snuff, it's incredibly difficult for this team to win. That's why JG will never win a SB. The chances of all three of the above happening 4 straight playoff games, not even taking into consideration the opposing coaches (best of the best with compostable talent) ability to counter what we do, are slim to none. He's already wasted Romo with this lazy game plan, please Jerry don't let him waste the Dak era too.

elite talent isn’t even enough. With a salary cap in place there isn’t that great of talent disparity between nearly any two teams in the nfl save maybe comparing the top 5 and bottom 5, (and btw we lost to one of those bottom 5 teams)
JG won’t win because he is a chief of coaching staff, he’s not much of a coach at all really.
He seems to expect the other coaches to do all the scheming but then he injects idiocy into game day at random times.

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

How often has Garrett been praised and credited for a great game plan, compared to how we always have seen how Garrrett's coaching staffs have been called out for predictable plays and game plans. Garrett just hopes that the talent on the team is enough to win. And this is what happens when a head coach really doesn't do anything or is accountable for what goes on on offense or defense. Predictable playcalls that have the Cowboys lose and blunders like last Sunday night with the fair catch problem on Tavon.

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

elite talent isn’t even enough. With a salary cap in place there isn’t that great of talent disparity between nearly any two teams in the nfl save maybe comparing the top 5 and bottom 5, (and btw we lost to one of those bottom 5 teams)
JG won’t win because he is a chief of coaching staff, he’s not much of a coach at all really.
He seems to expect the other coaches to do all the scheming but then he injects idiocy into game day at random times.

Yeah. He doesn't really do anything. Him going for it on 4th down at certain points in the game is all he really contributes, and it's nothing creative, you either go for it or don't. Which isn't to mean they've never done it (have good gameplans). 2016 vs Seattle they had a great defensive scheme vs Wilson (keeping him in pocket). Saints last year, when JLew spied Kamara. So they're capable, but it's so damn rare it's frustrating..

How many weeks do you hear how so and so team is crippled with injuries on Oline or secondary to the point they'd have people on the street playing, and it never seemed to matter because he didn't game plan to attack it, because 'we look at ourselves only'.

The way to best the Rams was laid out last year in December when teams started sending defensive signals in late so Goff didn't have McVay to audible for him. They had lost a few games this way. We didn't do it. We just ran an awful game plan which they exploited. And no one got fired for it.

Every season with JG is a wasted season

 

[Pokes12]

The Patriots will adapt their gameplan to every opponent they face, taking out the opposing teams best weapon and attacking weaknesses on D. They've gone to the SB what, 10 out of the last 15 or so?

Our coaches decided we didn't want to have to make a new game plan for every opponent. We didn't want to take advantage of injuries or poor position play of opponents. Or cover for injuries on our team with adjustments in how we operate. We play our game, and IF we do what we do, we'll win.

This requires elite talent throughout the roster, absolute luck with injuries and everyone on top of their game. If any of this isn't up to snuff, it's incredibly difficult for this team to win. That's why JG will never win a SB. The chances of all three of the above happening 4 straight playoff games, not even taking into consideration the opposing coaches (best of the best with compostable talent) ability to counter what we do, are slim to none. He's already wasted Romo with this lazy game plan, please Jerry don't let him waste the Dak era too.

You are being too nice to our coaching staff. They are not even that good. This team has no “This is what we do” mentality. Rather it teases us with some passing and some creativity until crunch time in the red zone. Then they invariably and inexplicably revert to “we are a smash mouth team and will impose our will and run the ball”. Red Clapper then blames the players for not executing. This has been his Achilles heel for his entire tenure. He is the worst situational coach I have ever watched. He needs to be relieved of his duties on the field.

 

[atlantacowboy]

The Patriots will adapt their gameplan to every opponent they face, taking out the opposing teams best weapon and attacking weaknesses on D. They've gone to the SB what, 10 out of the last 15 or so?

Our coaches decided we didn't want to have to make a new game plan for every opponent. We didn't want to take advantage of injuries or poor position play of opponents. Or cover for injuries on our team with adjustments in how we operate. We play our game, and IF we do what we do, we'll win.

This requires elite talent throughout the roster, absolute luck with injuries and everyone on top of their game. If any of this isn't up to snuff, it's incredibly difficult for this team to win. That's why JG will never win a SB. The chances of all three of the above happening 4 straight playoff games, not even taking into consideration the opposing coaches (best of the best with compostable talent) ability to counter what we do, are slim to none. He's already wasted Romo with this lazy game plan, please Jerry don't let him waste the Dak era too.

Correct. Plus, the NFL is trying to spread the talent out evenly among all teams so coaching and in-game adjustments matter. The Cowboys haven't figured this out.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

The Patriots will adapt their gameplan to every opponent they face, taking out the opposing teams best weapon and attacking weaknesses on D. They've gone to the SB what, 10 out of the last 15 or so?

Our coaches decided we didn't want to have to make a new game plan for every opponent. We didn't want to take advantage of injuries or poor position play of opponents. Or cover for injuries on our team with adjustments in how we operate. We play our game, and IF we do what we do, we'll win.

This requires elite talent throughout the roster, absolute luck with injuries and everyone on top of their game. If any of this isn't up to snuff, it's incredibly difficult for this team to win. That's why JG will never win a SB. The chances of all three of the above happening 4 straight playoff games, not even taking into consideration the opposing coaches (best of the best with compostable talent) ability to counter what we do, are slim to none. He's already wasted Romo with this lazy game plan, please Jerry don't let him waste the Dak era too.

you arew comparing Billicheck to the rest of the league in the past 15 year. you are complaining why Garrett isn't bilicheck…..so can 31 other teams....

 

[Teague31]

Garrett is still stuck in the 90’s and believes talent is more important than scheme. He and especially Rod need to be put to pasture

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

you arew comparing Billicheck to the rest of the league in the past 15 year. you are complaining why Garrett isn't bilicheck…..so can 31 other teams....

I know comparing anyone to the Pat's is unfair because they're such an anomaly, but having a fluid game plan depending on opposition probably takes a ton of effort. Since we do the exact opposite (and results are exact opposite too in JG era ) , I was just pointing out about how lazy of a scheme this is. It's not made to help the team excel at all, it's all on player talent and availability

 

[silvernblu]

This is one of the most insightful posts I've seen in a long time.

That's exactly right.

I wonder when they "look at the tape", it's only about what our players did wrong. Do they look at what the other team is doing? I don't know.

 

[Stash]

The Patriots will adapt their gameplan to every opponent they face, taking out the opposing teams best weapon and attacking weaknesses on D. They've gone to the SB what, 10 out of the last 15 or so?

Our coaches decided we didn't want to have to make a new game plan for every opponent. We didn't want to take advantage of injuries or poor position play of opponents. Or cover for injuries on our team with adjustments in how we operate. We play our game, and IF we do what we do, we'll win.

This requires elite talent throughout the roster, absolute luck with injuries and everyone on top of their game. If any of this isn't up to snuff, it's incredibly difficult for this team to win. That's why JG will never win a SB. The chances of all three of the above happening 4 straight playoff games, not even taking into consideration the opposing coaches (best of the best with compostable talent) ability to counter what we do, are slim to none. He's already wasted Romo with this lazy game plan, please Jerry don't let him waste the Dak era too.

Great thread and post!

 

[foofighters]

The Patriots will adapt their gameplan to every opponent they face, taking out the opposing teams best weapon and attacking weaknesses on D. They've gone to the SB what, 10 out of the last 15 or so?

Our coaches decided we didn't want to have to make a new game plan for every opponent. We didn't want to take advantage of injuries or poor position play of opponents. Or cover for injuries on our team with adjustments in how we operate. We play our game, and IF we do what we do, we'll win.

This requires elite talent throughout the roster, absolute luck with injuries and everyone on top of their game. If any of this isn't up to snuff, it's incredibly difficult for this team to win. That's why JG will never win a SB. The chances of all three of the above happening 4 straight playoff games, not even taking into consideration the opposing coaches (best of the best with compostable talent) ability to counter what we do, are slim to none. He's already wasted Romo with this lazy game plan, please Jerry don't let him waste the Dak era too.

That's why you hear Jason's buzzwords, "Execution" and "Process."

 

[Future]

I mean, welcome to 2010 lol.

The greatest example of this is JG being ~.500 after the bye week. The Cowboys don't scheme anything or anyone.

 

[silvrNblue]

To actually BE that guy, you have to sacrifice pretty much your entire life during the season, and some in the off and TC. THAT is what ALL the great HC's have done and do...IE Bill B. Landry did it, Walsh did it, Joe Gibs LIVED at the stadium and in his office, but look at what he put on the field every Sunday. Naw, Garrett expects **** to simply come together after .5 hours of watching "film" and then spends another .5 drawing up his "scheme" then it;s onto practice, where he has his boys walk thru his "process"... SOB doesn't have the nads to sacrifice what it would take to be a HC teams are scared of come Sunday. Is what it is, and we have to live with it, for now at least. I just can't for the life of me figure out WHY JJ holds onto this jack wagon.

 

[Risen Star]

The Patriots don't have our talent. That's why.

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

To actually BE that guy, you have to sacrifice pretty much your entire life during the season, and some in the off and TC. THAT is what ALL the great HC's have done and do...IE Bill B. Landry did it, Walsh did it, Joe Gibs LIVED at the stadium and in his office, but look at what he put on the field every Sunday. Naw, Garrett expects **** to simply come together after .5 hours of watching "film" and then spends another .5 drawing up his "scheme" then it;s onto practice, where he has his boys walk thru his "process"... SOB doesn't have the nads to sacrifice what it would take to be a HC teams are scared of come Sunday. Is what it is, and we have to live with it, for now at least. I just can't for the life of me figure out WHY JJ holds onto this jack wagon.

. You really think Garrett schemes? That's why this team is behind. He uses schemes and gamelans already made for him from the 80s and 90s. Other than that, I wholeheartedly agree. The reason why his team is never prepared/psychologically ready is because their coach (aka their leader, the man they should follow) isn't either. He doesn't take anything serious, so this team won't take anything serious either. You know its a typical human thing to pick up on vibes and traits of the others around them.

 

[silvrNblue]

. You really think Garrett schemes? That's why this team is behind. He uses schemes and gamelans already made for him from the 80s and 90s. Other than that, I wholeheartedly agree. The reason why his team is never prepared/psychologically ready is because their coach (aka their leader, the man they should follow) isn't either. He doesn't take anything serious, so this team won't take anything serious either. You know its a typical human thing to pick up on vibes and traits of the others around them.

Yea, yea I was being sarcastic on that "scheming" thing, cutting ole clap some slack, and I to this DAY live with something told to me by a ball busting jarhead while serving, "you lead by example"....

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I know comparing anyone to the Pat's is unfair because they're such an anomaly, but having a fluid game plan depending on opposition probably takes a ton of effort. Since we do the exact opposite (and results are exact opposite too in JG era ) , I was just pointing out about how lazy of a scheme this is. It's not made to help the team excel at all, it's all on player talent and availability

its not a lazy scheme, since the scheme works for 58 minutes. we are #1 offense and #8 scoring....we tend to botch play calling and game situational management and execution in the last 2 minutes....New Orleans, GB, Jets, Minn....all the same.

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

That's why you hear Jason's buzzwords, "Execution" and "Process."

Garrett has become a master at knowing how to keep his job. He can have OCs and DCs and not be in charge of the playcalling, so at times if a game plan goes wrong and doesn't work. Then he can blame the other coaches on the staff and convince some that he had nothing to do with the failed play calls or game plan.

He can act like he called the right game plan and say that it's all of the players fault for not executing the play correctly.

If a play call of his goes wrong and doesn't work. He can blame the QB, because the QB should have known better and changed the play at the line.

By not really doing anything has a head coach, he has become the master of playing Jerry like a fiddle by scapegoating failures on the players and other coaches. And convince Jerry that perhaps if he had another coaching staff, another roster, just another QB that he can get the Cowboys to the promise land of that 6th Superbowl win. And Jerry falls for it every single time.