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Cowboys stumble into NFL's dazzling new 'it boy': KEVIN!
"Kevin's got great communication skills. It doesn't surprise me at all that we're seeing a lot of play action, that we're mixing it up for the defense out there."
So said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones after newly minted play-caller -- 30-year-old KELLEN Moore -- helped Dallas to its second straight victory, a 31-21 smashing of the Commanders highlighted by Dak Prescott's pristine 26-of-30 outing for 269 yards and three scores, most all of it coming after the super-charged Cowboys quarterback overcame an early pick to hit on 18 straight second-half throws.
Dak's consecutive strikes failed to set a franchise record -- those kind of accolades are saved for mythical figures like Brandon Weeden, who pinpointed 21 lobs in a row a few years back -- but Prescott has been nothing short of sensational inside a Moore-infused playbook heavy with pre-snap shifts and motions richly inspired by the scheme he played in at Boise State under then-coach Chris Petersen. These add-ons were painfully absent during Scott Linehan's overly long run calling plays, but Moore -- the quarterbacks coach in 2018 -- was promoted just in time to light the fuse of his extension-seeking signal-caller. As chronicled by friend and colleague Chris Wesseling:
Were it 1971, Moore would be viewed as a wunderkind aberration in the same light as Rimbaud, Bobby Fischer, and Chas, Margot and Richie Tenenbaum. The fresh-faced assistant would sit and spin on the payroll for years before anyone would consider him leading-man material.
In 2019, I'd give it a month tops before Moore's name bubbles up as a head-coaching candidate drawing interest around the league as doomed teams melt into liquid waste. Today's gaggle of forward-thinking owners aren't cowed by the idea of hiring a barely 30-something to run the show post-Sean McVay. The trend is bound to result in a few titanic swing-and-misses, but teams have been hiring the wrong 58-year-olds for a thousand generations, so what's the difference?
It's fair to ask why Jones can't remember Moore's name. Does he casually misplace it as some type of half-baked alpha-male lever pull? After all, Jerry previously botched Moore's name as "Keelan," which, in theory, rests closer to the mark.
All that matters is Jones nailing Kellen Moore's Christian name on his game-day checks, which are bound to double and triple if the Cowboys plan to keep him around.
I fully expect Moore to field head-coaching interviews next offseason. Whether he desires the role so early in his career is another story, but nobody else is waiting around in 2019. If Jones blinks, "Kevin" might be making friends elsewhere come 2020.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...nclude-playoff-trip-dallas-boasts-rising-star
"Kevin's got great communication skills. It doesn't surprise me at all that we're seeing a lot of play action, that we're mixing it up for the defense out there."
So said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones after newly minted play-caller -- 30-year-old KELLEN Moore -- helped Dallas to its second straight victory, a 31-21 smashing of the Commanders highlighted by Dak Prescott's pristine 26-of-30 outing for 269 yards and three scores, most all of it coming after the super-charged Cowboys quarterback overcame an early pick to hit on 18 straight second-half throws.
Dak's consecutive strikes failed to set a franchise record -- those kind of accolades are saved for mythical figures like Brandon Weeden, who pinpointed 21 lobs in a row a few years back -- but Prescott has been nothing short of sensational inside a Moore-infused playbook heavy with pre-snap shifts and motions richly inspired by the scheme he played in at Boise State under then-coach Chris Petersen. These add-ons were painfully absent during Scott Linehan's overly long run calling plays, but Moore -- the quarterbacks coach in 2018 -- was promoted just in time to light the fuse of his extension-seeking signal-caller. As chronicled by friend and colleague Chris Wesseling:
Were it 1971, Moore would be viewed as a wunderkind aberration in the same light as Rimbaud, Bobby Fischer, and Chas, Margot and Richie Tenenbaum. The fresh-faced assistant would sit and spin on the payroll for years before anyone would consider him leading-man material.
In 2019, I'd give it a month tops before Moore's name bubbles up as a head-coaching candidate drawing interest around the league as doomed teams melt into liquid waste. Today's gaggle of forward-thinking owners aren't cowed by the idea of hiring a barely 30-something to run the show post-Sean McVay. The trend is bound to result in a few titanic swing-and-misses, but teams have been hiring the wrong 58-year-olds for a thousand generations, so what's the difference?
It's fair to ask why Jones can't remember Moore's name. Does he casually misplace it as some type of half-baked alpha-male lever pull? After all, Jerry previously botched Moore's name as "Keelan," which, in theory, rests closer to the mark.
All that matters is Jones nailing Kellen Moore's Christian name on his game-day checks, which are bound to double and triple if the Cowboys plan to keep him around.
I fully expect Moore to field head-coaching interviews next offseason. Whether he desires the role so early in his career is another story, but nobody else is waiting around in 2019. If Jones blinks, "Kevin" might be making friends elsewhere come 2020.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...nclude-playoff-trip-dallas-boasts-rising-star
