NorthDalal;2553286 said:
Shanahan cold water.
1.)Suppose this turns out to be Wade's record over 4 years here.
8 8 .500 0-0
7 9 .438 0-0
9 7 .563 0-0
13 3 .813 1-1
Would he even see year 4? This is Shanahan's record over the last 4.
2.) For 20 years this team has not exceeded 34 sacks in a season. 2007-Bring in a perennial NFL sack leading San Diego DC Wade Phillips-- Dallas sets team records and leads the league in sacks (59!) just like SD did - not a coincidence IMO. Wait til we get more confidence and experience (and another draft) from young back 8 defenders and lots of INTs are coming.Can't blow this part up--It's the key to stopping modern offenses.
3.) It is foolish to speculate an NFL HC would step down to DC on the same team--never happens, isn't gonna happen here. Goodby Campo, Phillips and everyone else.
4.)We have great RBs coming back next yr. but get ready for Bruce Coslet style zone blocking OLs because that's what Shanahan is the leading proponent of.That means light agile lineman, pulling guards, That means blow up the whole line.Only Andre Gurode (ran similar OF at Colorado) fits and he can't get the snap right, impossible to implement in 2 seasons let alone one TC.
5.)Shanahan will be less than pleased having others dominate draft selection,we're coming off a very good draft performance in 2008 thank you.Hhe'll have to adjust, if he went to Detroit,NYJ, STL he would not. He'll always resent that.
We'de do alot better with Eric Mangini or a fresh face assistant who would leave defensive pieces in place, and utilize the big offensive line blocking scheme while featuring the runners. We'd also be a stronger December road team.
Easy to take someones format and use the opposite approach but here are your answers to your statements and questions in all the respective orders:
(1) - If Wade had the talent he does here and got that record, no he shouldn't be here playing in this conference. you can not honestly compare Shanny's talent in Denver to ours here in that span. Lets not even get into level of competition and who he's had as a QB. How many probowlers did Wade get to coach last year? Even this year we had a team with top 5 amount of probowlers. Other than Cutler, Marshall and Champ who would you give Denver more than a 2nd rounder for? Through Clady in too if you want. Us? Lets see, Tony Romo, T.O, Jason Witten, Roy Williams 11 (don't even dispute this), Marion Barber, Felix Jones, Andre Gurode, Leonard Davis, Demarcus Ware, Jay Ratliff, Terrence Newman. There are a lot of other guys we could argue on Dal but I won't bother. Personnell wise Shanny stunk. He coached up inferior talent to better than a .500 rcord the last 4 years nontheless.
(2)- No doubt Wade has gotten this team to create pressure and that's why I want him to remain as the DC, indicated in the OP. Those #'s and stats are not concidences but they are not more important than being 0-4 in the playoffs in your career as opposed to 8-4 just the last decade, nevermind career. It also doesn't compare to having 0 Superbowl championships to 2. I won't get into Shanny's offensive stats because I'm looking to win a SB and not pad stats. Could pad stats with Shanny if I wanted to though and he's never had this level of talent to work with.
(3) - Not relying on Wade to step down and don't believe it's what is going to happen but it is an option explored by many, plausible to regardless of what you think. Campo was a HC here and is now the DB coach. I do know that Capers is out there though and he has worked with Gratham (our D-line coach) and Herring (our LB coach). Campo is a homer and no one will get himout of here nor should they. The guy is a steal as a DB coach and regardless is you're a 34, 43 or 46 base defense man and zone is the single largest important method revolving the DB part of all those schemes. So Campo is interchangeable as a DB coach with pretty much and DC's scheme. We don't have to blow the defense up if Wade doesn't want to realize he's not a HC anywhere else and certainly won't get $3-3.5 million to be a DC anywhere else. Be careful using the word foolish, you're not very detailed oriented on your own.
(4) - You mean that Bill Parcells didn't ever institute zone blocking when he was here? Flo, Kosier, Gurode and Colombo didn't play under Big Bill? They're not 4/5's of our current starting line? Montrae Holland who played for Shanny isn't our instant backup at guard and is as big and sloppy as they come? Plays adequate in both types of blocking schemes. You mean to tell me that professional offensive lineman are only to play 1 system out of the few available? Even if the prior mentioned didn't occur, which they did, It means squat. You're Mike Shanahan and you have only coached under a zone blocking scheme throughout your career? You come from the Bill Walsh coaching tree and he only used zone blocking schemes throughout his coaching career? The o-lines prior, current or future blocking scheme is the single biggest reason why you hire a head coach?
(5) - Shanny wouldbe lessed than pleased that others will dominate draft decisions? Who's to say he feels he needs todominate that aspect of the team? Since when does Jerry not afford the HC of this team the opportunity to get a player he wants. Our OC currently gets to pick players from the draft (Felix Jones and Martellus Bennett), keep players on the roster (Brad Johnson) and request players during the regular season before the trade deadline (Roy Williams, who Jerry very much waned as well). Dominate the draft? Jerry looks to the scouting department, his coaching staff and his discretion to pick players in the draft. That sounds like a decide by committee approach to me and not 1 single entity dominating each draft decision. Let me inform you of something. When it comes to approving signing a players and fronting the money to allow a player on an NFL team, whether you are a GM or a cach or a CEO/President on any team. The owner has to approve and ultimately say "yes" to it.
Since I took the timeto answer your remarks and questions please answer my only to you.
Are you saying keep Wade Phillips as HC because he is more qualified than Mike Shanahan to take us to a SB? This team or any other?
