Columnist Kevin Sherrington held a chat on Wednesday. Here are some highlights.
Garrett is 8-8, 8-8, 8-8 (missing playoffs all 3 years) 12-4 & currently 4-9. Does this sound like a 5yr $25 million Head Coach or GM for that matter?
No, it's not an impressive resume, and I have to believe that, if Romo is healthy next year, or at least reasonably so, and they don't go deep in the playoffs, Jerry will get restless. He believes in Jason, but he's dropped hints this year that he doesn't think they've been coached up very well. Some assistants will pay for this season, but not the head coach.
Despite the notion that the RB position has been devalued as of late with very few RB's selected in the 1st or 2nd round, it appears as though the serious powerhouses in the NFL - Packers, Seahawks, Patriots, Panthers and Cardinals, all have a strong RB and ground game dispelling that notion. What is your take Kevin?
I thought they should have drafted a RB last year, but it doesn't necessarily mean you have to use a first-round pick on a RB. Little like QBs. Todd Gurley was clearly the best RB coming out last season, and he's proven it. Deserved to go in first. Melvin Gordon has been a disappointment. There will be a lot of talk about Derrick Henry, but I'd tap the brakes on that. He's a very powerful runner, but I don't know how that transfers to the NFL. You need to make a few guys miss for the most part. When he comes out, Leonard Fournette is a better NFL prospect, I think. Got a little Adrian Peterson in him.
I recall in 1994 JJ the great telling your colleague 'Goose' that 500+ coaches could have won the Superbowl with those teams, then subsequently lost the 94 Championship game, won the 95 SB and has been mediocre since. Did he, not directly, imply that any one of 500+ running backs could run behind this line? And did he give the OL a sense of entitlement by those comments
As I've written many times, Jerry's biggest problem is his optimism. It's OK to hope for the best as long as you prepare for the worst. Jerry always wants to think it's going to work out. The RB committee wasn't such a bad idea, just that they made Joseph Randle the face of it. Going from DeMarco Murray, a tough, dedicated, hard-nosed player who did everything asked of him and more on and off the field, to the likes of Randle, was crazy. They're better now at RB with McFadden No. 1 and Turbin as his back-up, but it's too late now.
Garrett is 8-8, 8-8, 8-8 (missing playoffs all 3 years) 12-4 & currently 4-9. Does this sound like a 5yr $25 million Head Coach or GM for that matter?
No, it's not an impressive resume, and I have to believe that, if Romo is healthy next year, or at least reasonably so, and they don't go deep in the playoffs, Jerry will get restless. He believes in Jason, but he's dropped hints this year that he doesn't think they've been coached up very well. Some assistants will pay for this season, but not the head coach.
Despite the notion that the RB position has been devalued as of late with very few RB's selected in the 1st or 2nd round, it appears as though the serious powerhouses in the NFL - Packers, Seahawks, Patriots, Panthers and Cardinals, all have a strong RB and ground game dispelling that notion. What is your take Kevin?
I thought they should have drafted a RB last year, but it doesn't necessarily mean you have to use a first-round pick on a RB. Little like QBs. Todd Gurley was clearly the best RB coming out last season, and he's proven it. Deserved to go in first. Melvin Gordon has been a disappointment. There will be a lot of talk about Derrick Henry, but I'd tap the brakes on that. He's a very powerful runner, but I don't know how that transfers to the NFL. You need to make a few guys miss for the most part. When he comes out, Leonard Fournette is a better NFL prospect, I think. Got a little Adrian Peterson in him.
I recall in 1994 JJ the great telling your colleague 'Goose' that 500+ coaches could have won the Superbowl with those teams, then subsequently lost the 94 Championship game, won the 95 SB and has been mediocre since. Did he, not directly, imply that any one of 500+ running backs could run behind this line? And did he give the OL a sense of entitlement by those comments
As I've written many times, Jerry's biggest problem is his optimism. It's OK to hope for the best as long as you prepare for the worst. Jerry always wants to think it's going to work out. The RB committee wasn't such a bad idea, just that they made Joseph Randle the face of it. Going from DeMarco Murray, a tough, dedicated, hard-nosed player who did everything asked of him and more on and off the field, to the likes of Randle, was crazy. They're better now at RB with McFadden No. 1 and Turbin as his back-up, but it's too late now.
