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June, 14, 2013

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com

IRVING, Texas – The Cowboys are shuffling their scouting department and will promote Will McClay to assistant director of player personnel to work alongside Tom Ciskowski, who will be named the director of scouting, according to sources.

McClay has worked in the Cowboys’ pro personnel department for the last 11 years and added the director of football research title in 2012. He was the head coach of the Dallas Desperados of the AFL from 2004-08.

Ciskowski was named the Cowboys’ director of pro and college scouting in 2008 and had the title change to assistant director of player personnel in 2011.

Over the last two seasons, McClay played a part in the Cowboys finding veteran players off the street that helped win games, such as Tony Fiammetta, Ernie Sims, Eric Frampton and Laurent Robinson. As the director of football research, McClay used advanced statistical and analytics in helping with scouting of players and other teams.

Stephen Jones carries the chief executive officer, executive vice president and director of player personnel titles.

According to sources, the Cowboys denied Cleveland and Kansas City permission to speak with McClay about front-office jobs in those organizations this offseason. McClay was Jacksonville’s assistant director of pro scouting in 2001.

Ciskowski joined the Cowboys as a scout in 1992 and from 2001-07 was the assistant director of college scouting. When Jeff Ireland left for Miami after the 2007 season, Ciskowski was promoted.
 

boozeman

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This solidifies things.

With his promotion, Will McClay now is the second highest ranking executive in Dallas


1. Ciskowski
2. McClay

Everyone else is a figurehead.

No I am not guessing.

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Is McClay any good?

Do we know, or is it possible to know, which scouts are resposible for which players on our team?
 

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Is McClay any good?

Do we know, or is it possible to know, which scouts are resposible for which players on our team?

Well, I know they divide the country in regions and then Jerruh is responsible for everything...
 
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So did Ciskowski get a demotion from assistant director of player personnel to director of scouting? Sounds like it...
 

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Don't try to apply reason to these changes. Rest assured, the scouting staff is filled with yes men that don't have a fricking clue how to build a team.
 
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Ciskowski was director of pro and college scouting in 2008. What other scouting is there? They don't scout high school do they?

Then he went to assistant director of player personnel in 2011. That name implies scouting is under his umbrella along with other job duties.

Now he goes to director of scouting. Sounds just like his job from 2008 - 2011.

Or more likely... sounds like the Jones's want the appearance of shuffling things around, when they're really not doing anything.
 

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Sounds like some title shuffling (and maybe a real promotion for McClay) since other teams were interested in him.
 
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Doesn't seem to matter what the titles are. The scouting staff are all Ned Beatty and Lacewell gets to unhook his overalls anytime he wants to interject some of his opinions. How else are these very very unusual decisions explained? I just think back to the contrast when Parcells was in power and Lacewell was muzzled and then encouraged to retire. Parcells leaves and we start hearing Lacewells name and perhaps influence.

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowb...l-on-monte-kiffin-best-hire-cowboys-ever-made
 
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