Cowboys Hire Mike McCarthy

[HowardRoark]

What size was that suit jacket, 82 long? He can sell it on Craigslist in the tent section after the presser.

[Fritz]

It would've been funny if some team like Carolina had hired him and he'd said that.

Now we know what MM said to all the girls he dated in high school.

[pbmax]

It would've been funny if some team like Carolina had hired him and he'd said that.

Now we know what MM said to all the girls he dated in high school.

Marty Schottenheimer got roasted for that when he said his former team owner in Buffalo maybe, told him the two best men he could possibly work for were Art Modell (Cleveland) and Lamar Hunt (KC). Each time it was at his introductory press conference.

[Fritz]

Fritz, at his introductory news conference:

"I am so grateful to be hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars, probably the most iconic franchise in all of NFL history. I was once told by Martha Ford that the best owner a coach could ever work for was either Daniel Snyder or Fifth-Third Bank, Inc, which owns the Jaguars. I used to dream of coaching the Jags. Hell, I'll be honest here - I had fantasies. I'd be dreaming at night, with erotic images of Drew Barrymore, dressed only in a Jacksonville Jaguars crop top, beckoning me over to her bed, which had Jacksonville Jaguar silk sheets on it. I would wake up, and I don't know if my underwear was wet because of Drew or the Jags."

Clears throat in uncomfortable silence.

"Anyway, we're going to play smart, tough football. That's what I believe in. Practice in pads, every day. Hit, full contact, every practice. Because you've got to be tough in the NFL, and we're not gonna be puzzies here in Jacksonville. Even if our mascot is feline. Thank you."

[George Cumby]

^Gold

[pbmax]

You forgot aggressive Fritz. Rookie mistake.

[Zool]

What size was that suit jacket, 82 long? He can sell it on Craigslist in the tent section after the presser.

It didn't come in a 52 fat, so he had to compromise?

[mraynrand]

Now we know what MM said to all the girls he dated in high school.

“Hey baybee, you want to see the inside of a toll booth?”

[Zool]

“Hey baybee, you want to see the inside of a toll booth?”

Wrong login

[mraynrand]

Wrong login

"You have zero idea how I live my life."

[George Cumby]

"You have zero idea how I live my life."

Therefore the score of the game will include a “zero”.

[pbmax]

Well, it seems like the old coach may not have changed much of his thinking.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-mike-mccarthy-speaks-on-2020-plan-for-analytics-play-calling-and-more-were-looking-at-everything/

1. Analytics

"I think you have to be smart about the analytics," he said. "It's very important, but the reality of it is how it's applied to your everyday operation, because we don't play football in an air conditioned room -- well, AT&T Stadium, I'm going to have to change my words there -- but there's also the human element that you have to involve in your decision-making. So, I think analytics gives you the ability to sharpen your edge in preparation, and be a little quicker in your decision-making during a game; but there is an instinct and awareness component that you definitely have to tap into on when you push the envelope and when you pull back."

Trusting your gut in the moment is what put the team in a lot of bad situations

[pbmax]

2. Play calling

"We're looking at everything," he said. "Every decision that will be made will be in the best interest of the Dallas Cowboys."

Translation: He will be calling the plays. They kept Kellen Moore but he doesn't know McCarthy's offense. Off the top of my head, Moore is an Air Raid guy, right? And Garrett was a Parcells/Payton disciple, which is the Erhardt offense.

[mraynrand]

Trusting your gut in the moment is what put the team in a lot of bad situations

"computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them"
-Spock

[pbmax]

3. Run/pass balance

"I'm a believer that how much you run the football and how much you pass it really is an expression of your whole football team," McCarthy said. "At the end of the day, from a coach's perspective, we're going to do what we feel we need to do to win. And that's putting our players in the best position to be successful. Aaron Rodgers is a great player, so you give great players as many opportunities as you can.

"I never really was concerned about what the numbers look like, because you have to run the football in this league to be successful. If you run it 40 percent or if you run 50 percent, at the end of the day, the quality of it is what's most important. With Dak Prescott, obviously, this offensive system will be built to make the quarterback successful [and utilizing Elliott helps that]. That's how the West Coast offense was designed and that's something that has been carried over into every offense that I've ever been a part of."

Never concerned with numbers unless he was prattling on about attempts being important, or no, YPC being important, or hey, winning teams run the ball 20 times in the second half.

Honestly, if he was being completely honest, not caring about run/pass balance would probably be good. But combined with #4, its going to be a problem.