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Rod Marinelli could be most important Cowboy in 2016
http://thelandryhat.com/2016/03/23/rod-marinelli-most-important-cowboy-2016/
The way free agency has unfolded for the Dallas Cowboys, the team’s most important person in 2016 could be defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli.
To say that the Dallas Cowboys must improve the team’s pass rush in 2016 is as obvious as saying that a fish needs water to survive. Yet, many fans are concerned about the organization’s unwillingness to add high profiled players to the defensive line but fans should not overlook what Dallas Cowboys’ defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli can do with a group of undervalued but hard-working defensive linemen.
Thus far, the Cowboys have added only two new players to the team’s defensive line. On March 10th, Dallas signed defensive tackle Cedric Thornton to a 4-year deal and on Tuesday America’s Team learned that the Oakland Raiders would not match Dallas’ contract offer to defensive end Benson Mayowa.
The only other moves the team seems poised to make on the defensive line are the resigning of defensive tackle Jack Crawford and the drafting of rookie defensive linemen in next moth’s NFL Draft. Most predict that Dallas will draft Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa with the fourth pick in the draft and even if that comes to fruition there will be no stars on the 2016 Dallas Cowboys defensive line.
This is where defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli must be at his best. The long-time NFL coach has built his reputation on his ability to coach defensive linemen and the 2016 Cowboys may need him to do his best coaching job yet.
After entering the NFL coaching ranks in 1996 as the defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Marinelli quickly garnered praise for his work with the young Buccaneers’ pass rushers. While in Tampa Bay, Marinelli groomed second-year defensive tackle Warren Sapp, a 2013 Pro Football Inductee and a young defensive end named Simeon Rice who would be named a four-time All-Pro honoree...
http://thelandryhat.com/2016/03/23/rod-marinelli-most-important-cowboy-2016/
The way free agency has unfolded for the Dallas Cowboys, the team’s most important person in 2016 could be defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli.
To say that the Dallas Cowboys must improve the team’s pass rush in 2016 is as obvious as saying that a fish needs water to survive. Yet, many fans are concerned about the organization’s unwillingness to add high profiled players to the defensive line but fans should not overlook what Dallas Cowboys’ defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli can do with a group of undervalued but hard-working defensive linemen.
Thus far, the Cowboys have added only two new players to the team’s defensive line. On March 10th, Dallas signed defensive tackle Cedric Thornton to a 4-year deal and on Tuesday America’s Team learned that the Oakland Raiders would not match Dallas’ contract offer to defensive end Benson Mayowa.
The only other moves the team seems poised to make on the defensive line are the resigning of defensive tackle Jack Crawford and the drafting of rookie defensive linemen in next moth’s NFL Draft. Most predict that Dallas will draft Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa with the fourth pick in the draft and even if that comes to fruition there will be no stars on the 2016 Dallas Cowboys defensive line.
This is where defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli must be at his best. The long-time NFL coach has built his reputation on his ability to coach defensive linemen and the 2016 Cowboys may need him to do his best coaching job yet.
After entering the NFL coaching ranks in 1996 as the defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Marinelli quickly garnered praise for his work with the young Buccaneers’ pass rushers. While in Tampa Bay, Marinelli groomed second-year defensive tackle Warren Sapp, a 2013 Pro Football Inductee and a young defensive end named Simeon Rice who would be named a four-time All-Pro honoree...
