Twitter: Slater: Staff surprises in store; Very little holdover from last year's staff

[Stash]

And the fact that there will be very little holdover from Garrett's staff last year is a bad thing?

I truly do welcome the change.

You're off to a nice start here!

 

[_sturt_]

Very few assistant coaches came here with greater hype about what a technician and good teacher Lal was.

I'm not sure what changed.

Maybe what changed is that you want Amari back, but he's let it be known he's not excited about coming back unless he gets a different coach.

But, otoh, even with all the drama of the last month of the season, that just doesn't fit well with my perception of Amari's nature.

Wonder if it's something else. Maybe he and Kellen don't see eye to eye?

 

[Verdict]

Good sanjay was trash. I would say keep Kellen Moore, Colombo, Gary Brown, Kitna. Throw everyone else in the trash

Why Gary Brown. He has never impressed me at all.

 

[ShiningStar]

I’m confused as to what’s surprising. Did people actually think when we hired McCarthy, he wasn’t going to bring in his own guys

i think we are actually happy its happening compared to it just being talk.

 

[Pantone282C]

I’m confused as to what’s surprising. Did people actually think when we hired McCarthy, he wasn’t going to bring in his own guys

Yeah, interesting choice of words by a reporter, other than for sensationalism.

 

[_sturt_]

It almost makes me wonder if Sanjay was the reason that Devin Smith was inexplicably absent for almost the entire season while healthy.

I would think who plays is something the OC and HC determine, not the position coach.

 

[Verdict]

I took these as two separate thoughts. In that, outside of a few coaches returning, there are surprising names still in store

I take that as Witten and Lee, basically, joining the staff in some role

Lee would be palatable. Witten, not so much.

 

[jrumann59]

It almost makes me wonder if Sanjay was the reason that Devin Smith was inexplicably absent for almost the entire season while healthy.

If Cooper was as banged up at the end as many believe Smith should have been active.

 

[viman96]

Edgar Bennett the possible new RB coach?

 

[armadillooutlaw]

So it seems like McCarthy is getting to put together his own staff.
That is a really good thing.

 

[garyo1954]

Toss out some names from his Green Bay days......

Mike Solari for offensive line coach?
Alex Van Pelt for WR?
Dave Atkins for RB?

 

[Stash]

Very few assistant coaches came here with greater hype about what a technician and good teacher Lal was.

I'm not sure what changed.

Maybe what changed is that you want Amari back, but he's let it be known he's not excited about coming back unless he gets a different coach.

But, otoh, even with all the drama of the last month of the season, that just doesn't fit well with my perception of Amari's nature.

Wonder if it's something else. Maybe he and Kellen don't see eye to eye?

I'd also factor in that this receivers group was at the top of the league in drops.

 

[Stash]

Toss out some names from his Green Bay days......

Mike Solari for offensive line coach?
Alex Van Pelt for WR?
Dave Atkins for RB?

They blew their chance to get Solari last year, when Garrett chose that idiot Paul Alexander instead.

 

[Zordon]

Very few assistant coaches came here with greater hype about what a technician and good teacher Lal was.

I'm not sure what changed.

Maybe what changed is that you want Amari back, but he's let it be known he's not excited about coming back unless he gets a different coach.

But, otoh, even with all the drama of the last month of the season, that just doesn't fit well with my perception of Amari's nature.

Wonder if it's something else. Maybe he and Kellen don't see eye to eye?

 

[speedkilz88]

They blew their chance to get Solari last year, when Garrett chose that idiot Paul Alexander instead.

I saw a report that they tried to get Solari. And Alexander was picked after he turned them down for Seattle.

 

[LucaBrasi]

I’m confused as to what’s surprising. Did people actually think when we hired McCarthy, he wasn’t going to bring in his own guys

Omnipresence of Jerry made some of us skeptical that Mike would hire ALL of his own staff or an overwhelming majority of it

 

[Stash]

Lee would be palatable. Witten, not so much.

My own guess is that Lee comes back to play again this year.

I'd be OK with Witten as an assistant, learning how to be a coach, but not an actual position coach.

 

[quickccc]

NFL Network's Jane Slater now reporting Columbo future is in limbo, .. while WR coach Sandray Lai is not expected to be back.
she's also reporting that they have offered the RB job to someone else,.. but if should he refuse, the players want the popular RB coach Gary Brown back

 

[Shake_Tiller]

Edgar Bennett the possible new RB coach?

Wonder about this guy...

Tony Alford
Assistant Head Coach for Offense/Running Backs
Ohio State University

Tony Alford, who has coached collegiate running backs for 22 years, is in his fifth season as assistant head coach for offense and running backs coach at Ohio State University.

Alford has coached a 1,000-yard runner in each of his first four seasons with Ohio State: Ezekiel Elliott (2015), Mike Weber (2016), J.K. Dobbins (2017 and 2018). He has also coached two major award winners: Elliott won Big Ten Conference offensive player of the year and Chicago Tribune Silver Football award honors in 2015 when he barreled through a 1,821-yard season and scored 23 touchdowns; and Weber was the league’s freshman of the year in 2016.

 

[Stash]

I saw a report that they tried to get Solari. And Alexander was picked after he turned them down for Seattle.

Can you show me some evidence for that? Because everything I've ever seen says it was the other way around. And that Jason Garrett chose Alexander based on his brother John's recommendation.