Thoughts/Opinions about Season, Coaching Staff and the future

[Hawkeye0202]

Like I said before the game I was saying there's probably 95% chance there's no way I'm making a coaching change if they lose but that small percentage had a caveat attached to it that if they didn't show up prepared and if they looked clueless and they guess lay an egg then I'm gonna have to go with that 5% and it's time to go...

Honestly Blue.....I think this was the thinking of most fans.

 

[Creeper]

Packers

As I said anything can happen in a single elimination game. Packers played very loose, with nothing to lose, where the Cowboys played tight as all the pressure to win got to them. All three phases had terrible days and what is worse, the coaching staff was outcoached. Playing so much zone against a team that struggles against press, man coverage? Running the football on first down when they play 5 down lineman? Sam Williams still on punt returns after he makes penalties every week?

What went wrong throughout the season?

You cannot win in this league if you are unable to run the football and stop the run, especially come playoff time. I have said it so many times this season, teams play shell coverage to take away the Cowboys chunk passing plays, teams dare the Cowboys to run the football against light boxes and they just cannot do it! Is it the personnel, blocking scheme, play-calling? This shouldn't be an issue with all the resources up front. As for the run defense, losing Lve/Overshown hurt, but Quinn decided to go with undersized, hybrid players and continue to play Parsons at DE when teams run right at him with tremendous success. These two areas need to be fixed or they will continue to have inconsistent success. Has this team really gotten better from prior seasons as the same issues remain their weaknesses?

Coaching Staff

MM was hired to able to get this team in a deep playoff run. Yes, he has shown to be a far better HC then Jason Garrett, but the team's success is marginally better. He has gotten this team into the playoffs three straight years, is able to do a better job overcoming injuries, but this team still remains one of the worst in committing penalties, MM has been awful in end of game situations.

What this franchise needs to do in my opinion?

They need to change the culture, these players are treated like rock stars, without any accountability. The front office also needs to change their philosophy, they have to start using free agency/trading market more then just relying on a unproven draft class. My thought process earlier on in the season was to target one of those modern, offensive coaches from a coaching tree either from the 49ers or Rams, but they need more then that? 3 Candidates all fit the bill what this team needs: Bellichek, Vrabel or Harbaugh.

All three coaches have a track record of being discipled HC's, who have won with strong running games and stout defenses. They will know how to fix the trenches. Before anyone says that Jerry will never hire or these men will never coach here, Parcells did in the past and changed this franchise for the better.

Before the game there was a quick shot of Dak warming up. When I saw it I thought, and posted, Dak looks nervous. On the field, he looked tight. He is the leader of the offense. He sets the vibe fore the entire squad. This is Dak in big games. Go back to the 2019 Eagles game in December, for the division title and playoffs. A win and they control their destiny. A loss and they were eliminated. Dak laid an egg. The Cowboys scored only 9 points in a relatively close game. Big game, Dak came up small. We should have known then that was Dak. The next year he got hurt but was playing well until he got hurt. Jerry decided to give him the big contract based not on what he saw but what he hoped he would see. Dak has the golf equivalent of the yips. In big games he appears to tighten up. He makes mental mistakes and poor decisions, like the forced throw to Lamb that was a pick 6. If your QB plays tight so will the rest of the team.

I agree, running the football is important, as is stopping the run. However, I thought the Cowboys ran well yesterday. At one point Pollard was averaging 4.6 yards per carry. At the same time looking at the holes he had to run through vs the holes Aaron Jones was running through, what a difference. Jones had huge holes to get through almost all night. Pollard had to make holes by running through slits. The Cowboys have been exploited between the tackles and ends all year long. Once a RB gets through the line, often there is no one there to stop him. But I would rather have that weakness than what we saw last night. The Cowboys got them into 3rd and long situations only to have Love throw 25 yards downfield to wide open receivers. How did that happen? I have been saying for weeks I am losing faith in Quinn and last night was the end of my tolerance for Quinn. That last drive against Detroit should have been the warning sign about the defense. Too easy. I hope Quinn finds a job and we hire a non-nonsense DC who instills fight in his players. The defense quit early last night.

The Cowboys have ignored the DL for years and we are seeing the outcome of that. Trying to build a defense on the cheap is not going to work. Parsons gets double teams so much because other teams know he is the only source of pressure. Everyone else can be handled easily by the OL. The Packers OL is underrated. They gave up only 30 sacks all year. Dallas should have known that they had to play press man to give the DL times to get pressure. Instead they played soft zone and got burned.

There has been enough talk about Dak already, I will not dwell on it more here, but Dak is not the problem in Dallas. He is a problem, but not THE problem.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

experienced coach who knows what it takes to build the trenches the right way and one who can convince the front office to give them what they need.

Harbaugh's college experience would be huge, especially in the draft room with low-round picks

 

[Cowboyny]

You know what's ironic what if Quinn play themselves out of another job how do we know he's leaving what if his offers are all now rescinded lol? Does Jerry have the nut sack to just cut them all??

Like I said before the game I was saying there's probably 95% chance there's no way I'm making a coaching change if they lose but that small percentage had a caveat attached to it that if they didn't show up prepared and if they looked clueless and they guess lay an egg then I'm gonna have to go with that 5% and it's time to go...

But does Jerry feel the same way?

That's the $ 100,000 question, does Jerry feel like it's time to start over from the coaching standpoint? Since Garrett left, they have had better success, but still haven't broke through that divisional round. Matter of fact, not sure they are any better today then they were 3 years ago. Their draft and development plan just hasn't worked,

 

[Cowboyny]

Exactly why I favor him a bit as well he will change the culture. I see a little of Jimmy and Parcell's mentality in him. I don't think he would have much trouble finding a top DC. Also as a former QB, I'm lending heavily on his input regarding the future of Dak and the QB position.

Always was a fan of Harbaugh. He helped turn around the 49ers in a hurry. Question is how long will his personality last within this organization? Same goes for Bellicheck. Vrabel might be the best out of the three if they want a long-term HC.

 

[Cowboyny]

Can Bill coach against these young boy geniuses. Matt Lafluer and Berry put MM and Quinn in clown suits.

9 SB appearances tells us he can coach against anyone in this league.

 

[DoctorChicken]

If Mike gets fired, the answer is obvious to me.

Hire Harbaugh. Don’t get in his way.

His teams are always disciplined. They don’t commit boneheaded penalties. His defenses are always good to great. His offenses are always efficient. He has success wherever he goes.

It is a no brainer.

 

[big dog cowboy]

MM was hired to able to get this team in a deep playoff run. Yes, he has shown to be a far better HC then Jason Garrett

That's a pretty low bar.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Question is how long will his personality last within this organization?

I read a nugget he's toned that down a bit. They speculated some of his troubles may have humbled him a little. I love that he's from a legendary coaching family. Just think he can break this team down and rebuild it with faster results.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

If Mike gets fired, the answer is obvious to me.

Hire Harbaugh. Don’t get in his way.

His teams are always disciplined. They don’t commit boneheaded penalties. His defenses are always good to great. His offenses are always efficient. He has success wherever he goes.

It is a no brainer.

 

[Cowboyny]

Before the game there was a quick shot of Dak warming up. When I saw it I thought, and posted, Dak looks nervous. On the field, he looked tight. He is the leader of the offense. He sets the vibe fore the entire squad. This is Dak in big games. Go back to the 2019 Eagles game in December, for the division title and playoffs. A win and they control their destiny. A loss and they were eliminated. Dak laid an egg. The Cowboys scored only 9 points in a relatively close game. Big game, Dak came up small. We should have known then that was Dak. The next year he got hurt but was playing well until he got hurt. Jerry decided to give him the big contract based not on what he saw but what he hoped he would see. Dak has the golf equivalent of the yips. In big games he appears to tighten up. He makes mental mistakes and poor decisions, like the forced throw to Lamb that was a pick 6. If your QB plays tight so will the rest of the team.

I agree, running the football is important, as is stopping the run. However, I thought the Cowboys ran well yesterday. At one point Pollard was averaging 4.6 yards per carry. At the same time looking at the holes he had to run through vs the holes Aaron Jones was running through, what a difference. Jones had huge holes to get through almost all night. Pollard had to make holes by running through slits. The Cowboys have been exploited between the tackles and ends all year long. Once a RB gets through the line, often there is no one there to stop him. But I would rather have that weakness than what we saw last night. The Cowboys got them into 3rd and long situations only to have Love throw 25 yards downfield to wide open receivers. How did that happen? I have been saying for weeks I am losing faith in Quinn and last night was the end of my tolerance for Quinn. That last drive against Detroit should have been the warning sign about the defense. Too easy. I hope Quinn finds a job and we hire a non-nonsense DC who instills fight in his players. The defense quit early last night.

The Cowboys have ignored the DL for years and we are seeing the outcome of that. Trying to build a defense on the cheap is not going to work. Parsons gets double teams so much because other teams know he is the only source of pressure. Everyone else can be handled easily by the OL. The Packers OL is underrated. They gave up only 30 sacks all year. Dallas should have known that they had to play press man to give the DL times to get pressure. Instead they played soft zone and got burned.

There has been enough talk about Dak already, I will not dwell on it more here, but Dak is not the problem in Dallas. He is a problem, but not THE problem.

Agree Dak isn't a great big game QB, but wants he gets in rhythm he settles down. What he really needs is a run game he can rely upon and not put everything on his shoulders. In my opinion, bigger worry is with this defense, they got destroyed yesterday and several times throughout the season, it starts with their inability to stop the run. They ran the football at will yesterday and Quinn continues to play 6 defensive backs.

 

[baltcowboy]

9 SB appearances tells us he can coach against anyone in this league.

Well MM and Quinn got the best of him twice in the last two seasons. I hope you are right.

 

[Cowboyny]

Who do you think his choice of offensive coordinators would be I mean I don't like the ones he had over in New England? I mean who is he bringing with him I I don't worry about Bill Belichick the head coach who can bring in a defensive coordinator that shares his philosophy but who is gonna be his offensive coordinator and what kind of offense is he gonna run?

Odds are Josh McDaniels would be his OC. He runs a similar WCO as MM.

 

[Cowboyny]

Well MM and Quinn got the best of him twice in the last two seasons. I hope you are right.

They barely beat him last year in New England where Bill's talent was much inferior that what the Cowboys had.

 

[Cowboyny]

Harbaugh's college experience would be huge, especially in the draft room with low-round picks

Yes, kind of like Carroll when he was hired by the Seahawks.

 

[Cowboyny]

I read a nugget he's toned that down a bit. They speculated some of his troubles may have humbled him a little. I love that he's from a legendary coaching family. Just think he can break this team down and rebuild it with faster results.

I have zero issue with Harbaugh if the team hires him as their HC. This team needs more of this type of coach then the so called player's coach.

 

[DuncanIso]

Packers

As I said anything can happen in a single elimination game. Packers played very loose, with nothing to lose, where the Cowboys played tight as all the pressure to win got to them. All three phases had terrible days and what is worse, the coaching staff was outcoached. Playing so much zone against a team that struggles against press, man coverage? Running the football on first down when they play 5 down lineman? Sam Williams still on punt returns after he makes penalties every week?

What went wrong throughout the season?

You cannot win in this league if you are unable to run the football and stop the run, especially come playoff time. I have said it so many times this season, teams play shell coverage to take away the Cowboys chunk passing plays, teams dare the Cowboys to run the football against light boxes and they just cannot do it! Is it the personnel, blocking scheme, play-calling? This shouldn't be an issue with all the resources up front. As for the run defense, losing Lve/Overshown hurt, but Quinn decided to go with undersized, hybrid players and continue to play Parsons at DE when teams run right at him with tremendous success. These two areas need to be fixed or they will continue to have inconsistent success. Has this team really gotten better from prior seasons as the same issues remain their weaknesses?

Coaching Staff

MM was hired to able to get this team in a deep playoff run. Yes, he has shown to be a far better HC then Jason Garrett, but the team's success is marginally better. He has gotten this team into the playoffs three straight years, is able to do a better job overcoming injuries, but this team still remains one of the worst in committing penalties, MM has been awful in end of game situations.

What this franchise needs to do in my opinion?

They need to change the culture, these players are treated like rock stars, without any accountability. The front office also needs to change their philosophy, they have to start using free agency/trading market more then just relying on a unproven draft class. My thought process earlier on in the season was to target one of those modern, offensive coaches from a coaching tree either from the 49ers or Rams, but they need more then that? 3 Candidates all fit the bill what this team needs: Bellichek, Vrabel or Harbaugh.

All three coaches have a track record of being discipled HC's, who have won with strong running games and stout defenses. They will know how to fix the trenches. Before anyone says that Jerry will never hire or these men will never coach here, Parcells did in the past and changed this franchise for the better.

Good stuff.

 

[baltcowboy]

They barely beat him last year in New England where Bill's talent was much inferior that what the Cowboys had.

That Patriot team was a playoff team and they lost in the first round just like us. It was two seasons ago.

 

[zenmastersauce]

I think MM gets one more year with no new contract to see what he can do. As far as Dak, i would not rush to extend. I would hedge my bets on both with young talent and see what that year does. if not Dak might end up not being a cowboy as much as that sucks to say. And MM may not be the coach.

 

[Cowboyny]

That Patriot team was a playoff team and they lost in the first round just like us. It was two seasons ago.

Had a pretty good defense, but they offense was average at best.