Both of those HC's were hired out of need, get into the black and that new stadium. There would have to be a need strong enough for him to relinquish enough power for a HC to own the locker room.They've had two alpha males - Jimmy and Tuna. Both took bad teams and turned them into good ones.
The other coaches they've hired took good teams and made them worse, or simply treaded water. As long as the Jones boys are threatened by an alpha male head coach they won't sniff another Super Bowl, because they've shown they're not smart enough to win one "their" way.
If that's with their pants down, going to be a short list of volunteers and the money ain't THAT good! If I am going to have to spank a bare butted 77 year old man, you better bring a blindfold, puke bucket and enough whiskey to temporarily damage my memory.Someone that spanks Jerry and his son Stephen.
That, my friend, is a 50lb fly in the ointment.Someone who knows the game inside and out, is ultra passionate about winning, and doesn't put up with any crap. Basically, I want high-end Xes and 0s and discipline. And I want Jerry to give him the autonomy to do what he needs to do.
Any HC that can walk away after a 62-7 playoff loss is done. Do you think Booger would let him cut a player for sleeping in a meeting? Hell, he gives them blankies and warm milk.I want Jimmy Johnson to come back.
I don't care which variety gets hired.There are three varieties. Walk around, HC/DC and HC/OC.
And I want Jerry to give him the autonomy to do what he needs to do.
That, my friend, is a 50lb fly in the ointment.
Stephen Jones probably won't be radically different. A little less ego, maybe. But just as involved.That's exactly it. I don't have high hopes for this team until Jerry figures that out or dies.
The only positive I see to this change is a better sideline HC and one better at tactics and adjustments. HC's that want to drive their own ship will steer clear of this situation.That is what makes it so difficult to get excited about a change in regime.
First, will Jones "allow" the coach the ability to guide the team unfettered? That is unlikely considering how miserable he was when Parcells was around. There were very few radio spots and him holding court with the press immediately after games. He absolutely hated that era.
Second, even if he does come out and say it and do it, when does he decide to pull strings even as he did with Parcells (see Owens, Terrell)?
Third, the culture of celebrity around the team will be very hard to change. The Joneses, even if they stepped back from operations, would still run the team like a money making brand instead of a football team. That will never change.
A smarter more tactical coach would be a start. They would still have to deal with whatever coaches Jones forces on them.The only positive I see to this change is a better sideline HC and one better at tactics and adjustments. HC's that want to drive their own ship will steer clear of this situation.
Doesn't matter. Whoever Jerry brings in, Jerry his will have his hand up the new guy's ***, too.There are three varieties. Walk around, HC/DC and HC/OC.
I want a HC/DC like Zimmer and wouldn't mind a young guy like Robert Saleh, Matt Eberflus or Leslie Frazier, who has some HC experience.
Meyer is going to be a walk around and so would Rivera unless he was required to call the D as part of the HC job.
Riley, Roman and Stefanski would be HC/OC's and probably eliminate the need for Moore, unless he was willing to understudy.
I've been watching these challenges with the D, even when they had Phillips as HC and Parcells before that, and don't know if a D mind could fix this but until that gets fixed, this team goes nowhere.
The real challenge is can a D minded HC deal with a follow the ball FO when it comes to the distribution of the cap?
If we want to return to glory, it's all about that D. Yes, Roger and Tony were great and so were the triplets but those D's were greater and I still believe that D delivers.