Dalmations202
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Funny thing to me is that people still think that if a coach is good at one thing, then he must be promotable and will be great at the next.
This is why most new coaches fail.
Head coach's job is to motivate and to discipline. Wade Phillips was great at motivation, but not so good at the discipline part, or he would still be here. Jimmy Johnson wasn't known for his offensive or defensive mind (although he was good), but was known for his ability to motivate and discipline. Jerry has forgotten this.
Offensive and Defensive Coordinators should be excellent at seeing what the other teams do, and improvising a game plan that utilizes the strengths of your players to get the better of the other teams players. Wade Phillips was a great DC, and his players liked him and usually excelled under him, but that didn't make him a great head coach.
Position coaches are the ones that teach form, style, and the "how to's". Al Harris is a excellent position coach. That doesn't mean he will be a good coordinator nor head coach, it also doesn't preclude him from being a great one of either of those.
So with this said, taking any young new innovative coach -- may fail if they don't understand how to be a motivator and disciplinarian. The question is can you bring in a coach that is a great motivator and disciplinarian, and them bring in young and innovative coordinators and position coaches that will utilize the strengths of the majority of the team you already have. I get that you may need to change a few out, but you can't change them all very quickly. Also, can you get the young, innovative mind here, without making him the head coach as they are all competitive and want to make the most $$$$ they can. If Jerry keeps bring in retreads, he will get the same thing he has gotten for the last 30 years -- there are too many books written on how to beat the older systems. If he goes young, but misses on the motivation and discipline, then they will walk all over the coach, and you will never get the "heart" out of the team when needed. How does Jerry get past his own ego, to hire some people like this?
PS: Dallas got destroyed last week because there are just too many books written on how to beat Zimmers d. People have been devising plans for years, and let's face it, people both know and understand what the reads are and the keys. Don't get me wrong, it takes the personnel to do it, but even the great Tom Landry stopped dominating when enough of his coaches and players were on other teams and knew what/where his keys were located.
This is why most new coaches fail.
Head coach's job is to motivate and to discipline. Wade Phillips was great at motivation, but not so good at the discipline part, or he would still be here. Jimmy Johnson wasn't known for his offensive or defensive mind (although he was good), but was known for his ability to motivate and discipline. Jerry has forgotten this.
Offensive and Defensive Coordinators should be excellent at seeing what the other teams do, and improvising a game plan that utilizes the strengths of your players to get the better of the other teams players. Wade Phillips was a great DC, and his players liked him and usually excelled under him, but that didn't make him a great head coach.
Position coaches are the ones that teach form, style, and the "how to's". Al Harris is a excellent position coach. That doesn't mean he will be a good coordinator nor head coach, it also doesn't preclude him from being a great one of either of those.
So with this said, taking any young new innovative coach -- may fail if they don't understand how to be a motivator and disciplinarian. The question is can you bring in a coach that is a great motivator and disciplinarian, and them bring in young and innovative coordinators and position coaches that will utilize the strengths of the majority of the team you already have. I get that you may need to change a few out, but you can't change them all very quickly. Also, can you get the young, innovative mind here, without making him the head coach as they are all competitive and want to make the most $$$$ they can. If Jerry keeps bring in retreads, he will get the same thing he has gotten for the last 30 years -- there are too many books written on how to beat the older systems. If he goes young, but misses on the motivation and discipline, then they will walk all over the coach, and you will never get the "heart" out of the team when needed. How does Jerry get past his own ego, to hire some people like this?
PS: Dallas got destroyed last week because there are just too many books written on how to beat Zimmers d. People have been devising plans for years, and let's face it, people both know and understand what the reads are and the keys. Don't get me wrong, it takes the personnel to do it, but even the great Tom Landry stopped dominating when enough of his coaches and players were on other teams and knew what/where his keys were located.
