SkinsandTerps;3679701 said:
Joe Rod, Jimmy and Bill who ?
Jimmy Johnson and Bill Parcells. The Cowboys have clearly defined up and down paths based on the coaches.
UP!!! Jimmy and the players he built - One of the greatest teams ever assembled. Fizzed out after Jerry put in coaches he could "work with" (overrun when he felt like it).
DOWN!!! Switzer, Gailey, Campo - Switzer rode Jimmy's horses for a few years, but it was inevitable that bad years would set in under coaches that would submit to Jerry's will when Jerry saw it necessary to overrule them. Player knew that Jerry was in charge. Bad culture for winning.
UP!!! Parcells helped build up talent in a talentless team. Better than that, he reestablished an attitude about this group of players.
DOWN!!! Wade Phillips - I said this when he was hired, the players would have to motivate themselves in order for Wade to succeed. But, Jerry didn't want to "walk on eggshells" anymore, so Wade got the nod. A Wade type of coach is a bad recipe for success, because there are maybe three players in the entire league with enough clout to get a team to play hard on their own every practice and every game (Ray Lewis, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning).
This is why you got the pattern you got under Wade. First year, the players still had Parcell's discipline. They played hard on their own until they fell short. Second year, they played soft and got rolled at the end of the season. Third year, the players rallied themselves for a good season (Miles Austin's game at KC and the players getting pizzed at a local reporter before the New Orleans game). This year, they played soft and just quit when Romo went down. Now that they have quit, Jerry must do what Jerry does not want to do. Swallow his Pride and bring in a coach that will get all the headlines and claim all the glory if they win.
