Other Than Our GM, "H-CINO" is Our Greatest Weakness

[ArtClink]

NFL GMs are allowed five years to win playoff games or they lose their job, except here. So, obviously that is our greatest obstacle to winning, but after that there is another factor.

"H-CINO" (Head Coach In Name Only)
This is a new term I created to describe the second greatest obstacle to winning in Dallas: Having a head coach with no authority to hire their own staff, fire players, etc.

As I watched the game last night, something really stood out to me as I watched each head coach during the game. Watching Harbaugh, I observed a Super Bowl winning head coach with full confidence and more importantly, full authority. There was zero doubt on the Giants sideline who was in charge. Zero.

On our sideline, I observed a man lacking confidence and lacking any hint of power, a toothless lion devoid of any authority over our sidelines. Sure, Ol' Schotty has power over gametime, clock management but little else. He's just another patsy in a long line of Jerry's figurehead head coaches, another scapegoat in the waiting, biding their time until they pay the price for Jerry's failures as our lifetime GM.

Look at the contrast below in the image. Think back to last night's game as we observed two very different organizations at work. As I've often said, there is no other NFL franchise that even remotely resembles our Cowboys. There is no other organization that would allow nepotism to be more important than winning. And there no other organization that has more hubris than our Cowboys.

So when you reflect on last night's loss, remember who is ultimately to blame for this. Remember who is responsible for 2 out of 3 off-seasons without any meaningful activity to improve this roster. And remember that our beloved GM is the only constant over 30 seasons, superseding any "head coach", QB, coordinator, or player.

We need to play better. We need our players to execute and we need to build a championship defense for once in a long time. But all that sounds like a bridge too far, a faint dream of hope not based on the reality of the past 30 seasons, a flicker of hope while disregarding logic as to why we have been stuck in the wilderness for so long.

It's only one game, and we will play better as a team as our players learn to work together, esp on defense where we have so many new faces. But, the obstacles to winning permanently put in place by the most profitable pro sports owner make it near impossible to reach another Super Bowl and it's pure folly to even mention a championship with so much of the deck stacked against us by our own owner, GM, and real head coach.

 

[Zordon]

I get used car salesman vibes from Scotty every time he speaks. All the culture talk and brown nosing of the Joneses comes off as someone trying to overcompensate for lacking something else.

 

[Bobhaze]

NFL GMs are allowed five years to win playoff games or they lose their job, except here. So, obviously that is our greatest obstacle to winning, but after that there is another factor.

"H-CINO" (Head Coach In Name Only)
This is a new term I created to describe the second greatest obstacle to winning in Dallas: Having a head coach with no authority to hire their own staff, fire players, etc.

As I watched the game last night, something really stood out to me as I watched each head coach during the game. Watching Harbaugh, I observed a Super Bowl winning head coach with full confidence and more importantly, full authority. There was zero doubt on the Giants sideline who was in charge. Zero.

On our sideline, I observed a man lacking confidence and lacking any hint of power, a toothless lion devoid of any authority over our sidelines. Sure, Ol' Schotty has power over gametime, clock management but little else. He's just another patsy in a long line of Jerry's figurehead head coaches, another scapegoat in the waiting, biding their time until they pay the price for Jerry's failures as our lifetime GM.

Look at the contrast below in the image. Think back to last night's game as we observed two very different organizations at work. As I've often said, there is no other NFL franchise that even remotely resembles our Cowboys. There is no other organization that would allow nepotism to be more important than winning. And there no other organization that has more hubris than our Cowboys.

So when you reflect on last night's loss, remember who is ultimately to blame for this. Remember who is responsible for 2 out of 3 off-seasons without any meaningful activity to improve this roster. And remember that our beloved GM is the only constant over 30 seasons, superseding any "head coach", QB, coordinator, or player.

We need to play better. We need our players to execute and we need to build a championship defense for once in a long time. But all that sounds like a bridge too far, a faint dream of hope not based on the reality of the past 30 seasons, a flicker of hope while disregarding logic as to why we have been stuck in the wilderness for so long.

It's only one game, and we will play better as a team as our players learn to work together, esp on defense where we have so many new faces. But, the obstacles to winning permanently put in place by the most profitable pro sports owner make it near impossible to reach another Super Bowl and it's pure folly to even mention a championship with so much of the deck stacked against us by our own owner, GM, and real head coach.

Great stuff Art.

I would add:

• It has been obvious for years that Jerry doesn’t hire the most talented head coaches. His #1 priority is hiring someone that makes him comfortable - not just hiring the most talented HC.
• I don’t hate Brian Schottenheimer. But the difference between Schotty and John Harbaugh is not just “power”. It’s also talent. John Harbaugh is a talented HC. Schotty is obviously not on the same level as Harbaugh.
• Schotty is probably at best a decent coordinator. But he certainly won’t overshadow Jerry. That qualifies him here as a HC.

 

[Zordon]

Great stuff Art.

I would add:

• It has been obvious for years that Jerry doesn’t hire the most talented head coaches. His #1 priority is hiring someone that makes him comfortable - not just hiring the most talented HC.
• I don’t hate Brian Schottenheimer. But the difference between Schotty and John Harbaugh is not just “power”. It’s also talent. John Harbaugh is a talented HC. Schotty is obviously not on the same level as Harbaugh.
• Schotty is probably at best a decent coordinator. But he certainly won’t overshadow Jerry. That qualifies him here as a HC.

The division got exponentially more difficult when they hired Harbaugh. The days of getting two free wins from NY are over.

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

Welcome to another season of As The Cowboys Turn.

 

[erod]

Shotty is in control in a lot of ways others weren't. I'm fine with him.

Next week will say a lot.

 

[ArtClink]

Great stuff Art.

I would add:

• It has been obvious for years that Jerry doesn’t hire the most talented head coaches. His #1 priority is hiring someone that makes him comfortable - not just hiring the most talented HC.
• I don’t hate Brian Schottenheimer. But the difference between Schotty and John Harbaugh is not just “power”. It’s also talent. John Harbaugh is a talented HC. Schotty is obviously not on the same level as Harbaugh.
• Schotty is probably at best a decent coordinator. But he certainly won’t overshadow Jerry. That qualifies him here as a HC.

Excellent points Hazey!

 

[maryquality]

The division got exponentially more difficult when they hired Harbaugh. The days of getting two free wins from NY are over.

Harbaugh beat us many times with the Ravens. I think we may have won one game against him in his tenure....but he won the majority.

 

[diamonddelts]

We can play this game every year. But there is one obstacle no one in Dallas has been able to overcome for 30 years. All roads lead back to the GM.

 

[JonesBoys]

I get used car salesman vibes from Scotty every time he speaks. All the culture talk and brown nosing of the Joneses comes off as someone trying to overcompensate for lacking something else.

He’s the perfect Jones boys coach. Rainbows and fist pumps. He will never steal Jerrah’s spotlight and everyone knows it’s Jerrah’s team with a weak coach like Schotty. It’s about the Jones boys being comfortable not winning.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

NFL GMs are allowed five years to win playoff games or they lose their job, except here. So, obviously that is our greatest obstacle to winning, but after that there is another factor.

"H-CINO" (Head Coach In Name Only)
This is a new term I created to describe the second greatest obstacle to winning in Dallas: Having a head coach with no authority to hire their own staff, fire players, etc.

As I watched the game last night, something really stood out to me as I watched each head coach during the game. Watching Harbaugh, I observed a Super Bowl winning head coach with full confidence and more importantly, full authority. There was zero doubt on the Giants sideline who was in charge. Zero.

On our sideline, I observed a man lacking confidence and lacking any hint of power, a toothless lion devoid of any authority over our sidelines. Sure, Ol' Schotty has power over gametime, clock management but little else. He's just another patsy in a long line of Jerry's figurehead head coaches, another scapegoat in the waiting, biding their time until they pay the price for Jerry's failures as our lifetime GM.

Look at the contrast below in the image. Think back to last night's game as we observed two very different organizations at work. As I've often said, there is no other NFL franchise that even remotely resembles our Cowboys. There is no other organization that would allow nepotism to be more important than winning. And there no other organization that has more hubris than our Cowboys.

So when you reflect on last night's loss, remember who is ultimately to blame for this. Remember who is responsible for 2 out of 3 off-seasons without any meaningful activity to improve this roster. And remember that our beloved GM is the only constant over 30 seasons, superseding any "head coach", QB, coordinator, or player.

We need to play better. We need our players to execute and we need to build a championship defense for once in a long time. But all that sounds like a bridge too far, a faint dream of hope not based on the reality of the past 30 seasons, a flicker of hope while disregarding logic as to why we have been stuck in the wilderness for so long.

It's only one game, and we will play better as a team as our players learn to work together, esp on defense where we have so many new faces. But, the obstacles to winning permanently put in place by the most profitable pro sports owner make it near impossible to reach another Super Bowl and it's pure folly to even mention a championship with so much of the deck stacked against us by our own owner, GM, and real head coach.

Been the problem since the Tuna left and before him Jimmy and he doesn’t want those type coaches around here, at least till he is gone, those type want be here.

 

[Nova]

Fair points, but I wouldn't draw any conclusions from WK1 Harbaugh with the Giants.

The Giants have sucked for so long that they should basically have all-pros at every position. They don't, but they have amassed some decent talent.

And yes, Harbaugh had them ready and they looked good. But there's a reason he's not in Baltimore anymore. We'll find out if it was justified or not. He could become like Andy Reid, or more likely, he'll become like all the other career HC's that can't quite replicate the same success elsewhere.

I will, however, criticize the hiring process of Schotty until they finally let him go or he proves me wrong. With that said, I do like a lot of the staff cultivation he's done since he's been here.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Agree, may have been wk1 but even when the gnats have beaten us in the past, it wasn’t like this they dominated the OL and DL like no one business and it was evident from that first series when didn’t want to go for it with inches not a full yard.

 

[OGSixshooter]

NFL GMs are allowed five years to win playoff games or they lose their job, except here. So, obviously that is our greatest obstacle to winning, but after that there is another factor.

"H-CINO" (Head Coach In Name Only)
This is a new term I created to describe the second greatest obstacle to winning in Dallas: Having a head coach with no authority to hire their own staff, fire players, etc.

As I watched the game last night, something really stood out to me as I watched each head coach during the game. Watching Harbaugh, I observed a Super Bowl winning head coach with full confidence and more importantly, full authority. There was zero doubt on the Giants sideline who was in charge. Zero.

On our sideline, I observed a man lacking confidence and lacking any hint of power, a toothless lion devoid of any authority over our sidelines. Sure, Ol' Schotty has power over gametime, clock management but little else. He's just another patsy in a long line of Jerry's figurehead head coaches, another scapegoat in the waiting, biding their time until they pay the price for Jerry's failures as our lifetime GM.

Look at the contrast below in the image. Think back to last night's game as we observed two very different organizations at work. As I've often said, there is no other NFL franchise that even remotely resembles our Cowboys. There is no other organization that would allow nepotism to be more important than winning. And there no other organization that has more hubris than our Cowboys.

So when you reflect on last night's loss, remember who is ultimately to blame for this. Remember who is responsible for 2 out of 3 off-seasons without any meaningful activity to improve this roster. And remember that our beloved GM is the only constant over 30 seasons, superseding any "head coach", QB, coordinator, or player.

We need to play better. We need our players to execute and we need to build a championship defense for once in a long time. But all that sounds like a bridge too far, a faint dream of hope not based on the reality of the past 30 seasons, a flicker of hope while disregarding logic as to why we have been stuck in the wilderness for so long.

It's only one game, and we will play better as a team as our players learn to work together, esp on defense where we have so many new faces. But, the obstacles to winning permanently put in place by the most profitable pro sports owner make it near impossible to reach another Super Bowl and it's pure folly to even mention a championship with so much of the deck stacked against us by our own owner, GM, and real head coach.

YES! I thought the same. Harbaugh knows how to win a game and wasn't worried. Schottenheimmer is a goofy doofus with 3 pen markers in his head and way too emotional about the JOB.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I get used car salesman vibes from Scotty every time he speaks. All the culture talk and brown nosing of the Joneses comes off as someone trying to overcompensate for lacking something else.

He's too Dale Carnegie sometimes. You don't have to use someone's name every single time you address them. You don't always have to chuckle it up with the media, who as Parcells said are *not* your friends.

I miss a coach who never says anything about Super Bowls. How about you just win your first game?

 

[ArtClink]

Fair points, but I wouldn't draw any conclusions from WK1 Harbaugh with the Giants.

The Giants have sucked for so long that they should basically have all-pros at every position. They don't, but they have amassed some decent talent.

And yes, Harbaugh had them ready and they looked good. But there's a reason he's not in Baltimore anymore. We'll find out if it was justified or not. He could become like Andy Reid, or more likely, he'll become like all the other career HC's that can't quite replicate the same success elsewhere.

I will, however, criticize the hiring process of Schotty until they finally let him go or he proves me wrong. With that said, I do like a lot of the staff cultivation he's done since he's been here.

In all fairness, the number of head coaches that have won championships with more than one NFL team is a very short list.

 

[big dog cowboy]

It's only one game

The exact reason is does no good to push the panic button.

We knew the problems wouldn't be fixed week 1.

 

[Bobhaze]

The exact reason is does no good to push the panic button.

We knew the problems wouldn't be fixed week 1.

You’re right BG. But saying that during TC and pre-season made anyone saying that around here “negative”, lol. Just part of being a fan I guess.

 

[Cowboyz88]

He’s gutless.

Punting on 4th and inches instead of lining up and ramming it down their throat set the tone for the game and, gulp, maybe the season.

I know it’s one play, but that told me a lot about him. You’re the freaking Dallas Cowboys. It’s inches. Line up and go get it.

 

[Nova]

In all fairness, the number of head coaches that have won championships with more than one NFL team is a very short list.

Also to be fair, I don't think a championship necessarily defines whether a hire is good or not.

But I do recognize that NFL group-think overvalues experience because it's a good CYA as a FO. Hiring the unproven guy is more risky and FOs fear embarrassing failure more than they crave success.

So they hire the McCarthy's of the world. Or the other Harbaugh brother.