CFZ Will McClay is more valuable than any coach here

fivetwos

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I really hope Jerry is over this “credit” thing.

Whether he names McClay GM in title or not, no one is going to think any more or less of Jerrys role if they eventually win.

People will forget it even happened and it’s business as usual.

He needs to get that but his ego may not allow it….or is he now getting past all that in his later years? Jimmy induction as evidence.
 

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Look, I don’t want to lose Dan Quinn, but he’s likely gone if he wants a HC job. Which is exactly what reliable Cowboys insiders like David Moore and Bob Sturm have reported this week. It’s not about the money for him now- it’s about being a HC again.

But losing assistant coaches is a normal occurrence when your team is winning. Over the great history of this franchise, we have lost some great assistants to head coaching jobs. Dan Reeves, Mike Ditka, Gene Stallings, Dave Wannstedt, Butch Davis, Sean Payton, just to name a few. It’s a normal occurrence when your team is winning. I expect no amount of Jerry money can keep Dan Quinn if he has the head coaching bug again.

Will McClay is the guy we can least afford to lose. The quality of drafts and player personnel improvements over the last decade is a straight line to McClay. The much improved talent level of this organization is due To McClay’s ability to scout and identify talent.

Put it this way - Without Will McClay, this organization is back to fantasy football drafts with Jerry and Giggles. Remember the “special teams draft“ of 2009? Remember the WR trades for Joey Galloway and Roy Williams?

If that gives you a sick feeling like me, we all need to pray Jerry either decides to name WIll McClay the new GM of the Cowboys or that McClay continues to want to be the man in the shadows while Jerry and Giggles get the “credit”.
Can I give this post a 1000 likes?
McClay's talents covers the warts of this front office.
Lose him, and the losing on the field will follow.
 

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Look, I don’t want to lose Dan Quinn, but he’s likely gone if he wants a HC job. Which is exactly what reliable Cowboys insiders like David Moore and Bob Sturm have reported this week. It’s not about the money for him now- it’s about being a HC again.

But losing assistant coaches is a normal occurrence when your team is winning. Over the great history of this franchise, we have lost some great assistants to head coaching jobs. Dan Reeves, Mike Ditka, Gene Stallings, Dave Wannstedt, Butch Davis, Sean Payton, just to name a few. It’s a normal occurrence when your team is winning. I expect no amount of Jerry money can keep Dan Quinn if he has the head coaching bug again.

Will McClay is the guy we can least afford to lose. The quality of drafts and player personnel improvements over the last decade is a straight line to McClay. The much improved talent level of this organization is due To McClay’s ability to scout and identify talent.

Put it this way - Without Will McClay, this organization is back to fantasy football drafts with Jerry and Giggles. Remember the “special teams draft“ of 2009? Remember the WR trades for Joey Galloway and Roy Williams?

If that gives you a sick feeling like me, we all need to pray Jerry either decides to name WIll McClay the new GM of the Cowboys or that McClay continues to want to be the man in the shadows while Jerry and Giggles get the “credit”.
Facts. Will McClay is our check against Jerry's worst impulses. He leaves...we are back in the world of scouts/coaches drafting with the frame of mind: "How can I impress Jerry...?" That's the wrong frame when evaluating talent. McClay - and Stephen - are our best defense against that.
 

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Facts. Will McClay is our check against Jerry's worst impulses. He leaves...we are back in the world of scouts/coaches drafting with the frame of mind: "How can I impress Jerry...?" That's the wrong frame when evaluating talent. McClay - and Stephen - are our best defense against that.
Jerry has about 2 years left.
 

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Look, I don’t want to lose Dan Quinn, but he’s likely gone if he wants a HC job. Which is exactly what reliable Cowboys insiders like David Moore and Bob Sturm have reported this week. It’s not about the money for him now- it’s about being a HC again.

But losing assistant coaches is a normal occurrence when your team is winning. Over the great history of this franchise, we have lost some great assistants to head coaching jobs. Dan Reeves, Mike Ditka, Gene Stallings, Dave Wannstedt, Butch Davis, Sean Payton, just to name a few. It’s a normal occurrence when your team is winning. I expect no amount of Jerry money can keep Dan Quinn if he has the head coaching bug again.

Will McClay is the guy we can least afford to lose. The quality of drafts and player personnel improvements over the last decade is a straight line to McClay. The much improved talent level of this organization is due To McClay’s ability to scout and identify talent.

Put it this way - Without Will McClay, this organization is back to fantasy football drafts with Jerry and Giggles. Remember the “special teams draft“ of 2009? Remember the WR trades for Joey Galloway and Roy Williams?

If that gives you a sick feeling like me, we all need to pray Jerry either decides to name WIll McClay the new GM of the Cowboys or that McClay continues to want to be the man in the shadows while Jerry and Giggles get the “credit”.
I am not worried. Jerry can just pick the players and manage draft.
:banghead:
 

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Look, I don’t want to lose Dan Quinn, but he’s likely gone if he wants a HC job. Which is exactly what reliable Cowboys insiders like David Moore and Bob Sturm have reported this week. It’s not about the money for him now- it’s about being a HC again.

But losing assistant coaches is a normal occurrence when your team is winning. Over the great history of this franchise, we have lost some great assistants to head coaching jobs. Dan Reeves, Mike Ditka, Gene Stallings, Dave Wannstedt, Butch Davis, Sean Payton, just to name a few. It’s a normal occurrence when your team is winning. I expect no amount of Jerry money can keep Dan Quinn if he has the head coaching bug again.

Will McClay is the guy we can least afford to lose. The quality of drafts and player personnel improvements over the last decade is a straight line to McClay. The much improved talent level of this organization is due To McClay’s ability to scout and identify talent.

Put it this way - Without Will McClay, this organization is back to fantasy football drafts with Jerry and Giggles. Remember the “special teams draft“ of 2009? Remember the WR trades for Joey Galloway and Roy Williams?

If that gives you a sick feeling like me, we all need to pray Jerry either decides to name WIll McClay the new GM of the Cowboys or that McClay continues to want to be the man in the shadows while Jerry and Giggles get the “credit”.
Hopefully, Jones will not take McClay as much for granted as some observers commonly do.
 

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Jimmy quit.
Jerry claimed he fired him. Either way, the same idiot who said "500 other coaches can win this team"...is the guy whose judgement we should just bow down to. And since then he's hired idiot after idiot after idiot to run/ruin this team. The last 10 years have been stable...after about 15 years of wandering through NFL hell with coach Jones. I guess we just forget all of that because he hired Will McClay?
 

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Jerry claimed he fired him. Either way, the same idiot who said "500 other coaches can win this team"...is the guy whose judgement we should just bow down to. And since then he's hired idiot after idiot after idiot to run/ruin this team. The last 10 years have been stable...after about 15 years of wandering through NFL hell with coach Jones. I guess we just forget all of that because he hired Will McClay?
Idiot? Lol, you anti Jerry guys are hilarious. Enjoy the ride.
 

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Agreed. I feel like McClay is the unofficial GM.
 

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Idiot? Lol, you anti Jerry guys are hilarious. Enjoy the ride.
Switzer - "Dumb and Dumber"
Gailey - Michael Irvin and the Triplets ran him out of town...and Michael still talks about how clueless he was.
Campo - Scuba Dave...IDIOT.
Parcells - NOT AN IDIOT...carpetbagger...but Parcells started the turnaround.
Wade Phillips - IDIOT...in fact, he's the defensive MM. Great coordinator...awful, uninspiring and clueless head coach.
Garrett - Not an IDIOT...but staying with him 10 years was idiocy. And it was mostly because Jerry wanted to feel "comfortable".
McCarthy - a bumbling reactive doofus who STILL HASN'T FIGURED OUT LATE GAME CLOCK MANAGEMENT AND ACCORDING TO JIMMY JOHNSON HAS DELEGATED THIS TO SCHOTTENHEIMER.

Did I stutter? IDIOT AFTER IDIOT AFTER IDIOT.
 

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Will McClay has done a great job.But why do I feel he can be relaced.Just because he better than garbage we had doesnt mean we cant still find qulity guy to replace him. That said Id really prefer he stays
 

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It is exceptionally rare when narcissists 'get over' something. The better expectation is that he will eventually 'deal with it'.
This. I watched every moment of Jimmy's return. Jimmy has let it go....Jerry can't. It still bothers him.
 

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Disagree. MM is far more valuable than Will Mcclay. The way our drafts are setup, it’s not run by 1 man - definitely not run by WM. Yes, he’s at the top of the chain, but he’s part of the system. He deserves a ton of credit but he can be replaced far easier than MM

What MM has done this year with Dak Prescott isn’t getting enough attention. That’s the guy we cannot lose. Thankfully , he isn’t going anywhere unless we get rid of him.
 
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