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Posted by Rafael at Sunday, December 15, 2013
Murray: underused in
the Packers loss.
Bill Walsh used to tell a story about his first years as a coordinator, for Paul Browns' early '70's Bengals. Walsh had earned a reputation as an offensive maverick, and had started to believe his own hype. One week, with the game in hand, he stayed with the pass too long, and let the opponent rally for a last minute win because he stopped the clock on incompletions. Walsh was sure Brown was going to fire him that week, and used his reprieve to break down the minutiae of clock management. He charted how many seconds each play took off the clock and when he could safety stop passing. He made this part of his weekly play sheets.
The moral of the story was that Walsh learned. No matter how much "The Genius" derived his reputation from the pass, he became a champion by embracing the run.
In Dallas Sunday afternoon, Cowboys fans watched head coach Jason Garrett again demonstrate that he's not learned the lessons of past coaches, or even retained the lessons from his own experience, as a pass-heavy second half diet exposed his diseased defense. Green Bay rallied for five touchdown drives after halftime to snare a 37-36 victory over Dallas. While Philadelphia's loss earlier in the day left the Cowboys in the playoff race, the game may have longer-term ramifications for Garrett.
http://www.cowboyszone.com/2013/12/packers-37-cowboys-36-failing-exam.html
Murray: underused in
the Packers loss.
Bill Walsh used to tell a story about his first years as a coordinator, for Paul Browns' early '70's Bengals. Walsh had earned a reputation as an offensive maverick, and had started to believe his own hype. One week, with the game in hand, he stayed with the pass too long, and let the opponent rally for a last minute win because he stopped the clock on incompletions. Walsh was sure Brown was going to fire him that week, and used his reprieve to break down the minutiae of clock management. He charted how many seconds each play took off the clock and when he could safety stop passing. He made this part of his weekly play sheets.
The moral of the story was that Walsh learned. No matter how much "The Genius" derived his reputation from the pass, he became a champion by embracing the run.
In Dallas Sunday afternoon, Cowboys fans watched head coach Jason Garrett again demonstrate that he's not learned the lessons of past coaches, or even retained the lessons from his own experience, as a pass-heavy second half diet exposed his diseased defense. Green Bay rallied for five touchdown drives after halftime to snare a 37-36 victory over Dallas. While Philadelphia's loss earlier in the day left the Cowboys in the playoff race, the game may have longer-term ramifications for Garrett.
http://www.cowboyszone.com/2013/12/packers-37-cowboys-36-failing-exam.html
