Mike McCarthy hired as next Cowboys head coach

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Garrett says he doesn’t look at analytics and keeps losing. McCarthy talking about studying analytics during his year off. Jerry is sold.
It is another indictment of Garrett's arrogance that the guy doesn't feel like he needs it.

Even if he were a good coach, it's still very useful to have that sort of information at your disposal. But it's shocking to me that a guy who is notorious for consistently making terrible decisions and struggling with fundamental football scenarios would think he's too good for it.

He makes it so easy to dislike him.
 

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It is another indictment of Garrett's arrogance that the guy doesn't feel like he needs it.

Even if he were a good coach, it's still very useful to have that sort of information at your disposal. But it's shocking to me that a guy who is notorious for consistently making terrible decisions and struggling with fundamental football scenarios would think he's too good for it.

He makes it so easy to dislike him.
I use analytics/data to make operational decisions in my job almost every day, and my job isn't nearly as complicated as a HC in the NFL. It's stupid to not utilize what is at your fingertips.
 

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He might be the guy interviewing for all we know. Part of his new role.
I could see Garrett the executive pull the stunt that Univ. of Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez has pulled a few times.

Whenever there's a coaching change Alvarez inserts himself as head coach of the football team.

Marvin Lewis gets fired mid-way through the season and Garrett inserts himself as interim coach.
 

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I could see Garrett the executive pull the stunt that Univ. of Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez has pulled a few times.

Whenever there's a coaching change Alvarez inserts himself as head coach of the football team.

Marvin Lewis gets fired mid-way through the season and Garrett inserts himself as interim coach.
You...you sHut tHe FUCK UP RIGHT NOW!
 

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Holy shit.

Just announce it and make it official. That should put an end to it.

Jesus christ in a body cast if that doesn't tell you all you need to know about Garrett nothing will. You had 10 years dude. It's not me, it's you.
It also tells me that Garrett knows damn well that there probably isn't a lot of interest out there for his services on the free market.

Given the circumstances I'm sure he's had his agent sniffing around. My guess is there's a lot of "thanks, but no thanks" responses to his inquiries.

Think about it. Most people who are confident in their ability to land on their feet elsewhere wouldn't subject themselves to groveling at the feet of an employer who's trying to push them out of the door. No. You'd be like --your loss there's a company across town that's shown interest in me. Deuces!
 

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It also tells me that Garrett knows damn well that there probably isn't a lot of interest out there for his services on the free market.

Given the circumstances I'm sure he's had his agent sniffing around. My guess is there's a lot of "thanks, but no thanks" responses to his inquiries.

Think about it. Most people who are confident in their ability to land on their feet elsewhere wouldn't subject themselves to groveling at the feet of an employer who's trying to push them out of the door. No. You'd be like --your loss there's a company across town that's shown interest in me. Deuces!
Yep, all this screams that Giants rumor was his agent putting it out there and no one has shown interest in him
 

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It also tells me that Garrett knows damn well that there probably isn't a lot of interest out there for his services on the free market.

Given the circumstances I'm sure he's had his agent sniffing around. My guess is there's a lot of "thanks, but no thanks" responses to his inquiries.

Think about it. Most people who are confident in their ability to land on their feet elsewhere wouldn't subject themselves to groveling at the feet of an employer who's trying to push them out of the door. No. You'd be like --your loss there's a company across town that's shown interest in me. Deuces!

Another bad reflection on Jones. Look Jerry, nobody wants him even for coordinator.
 

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What’s worse: that Garrett has no takers or that Jerry gave him 10 years to prove his lack of qualification?
 

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This is a bit of revisionist hyperbole.
It really isn't. Romo had to be the OC from the line of scrimmage most of the time and he never got beyond running "Coryell for Dummies" as a playbook. I could name a few dozen coaches that were out of work at the time that could have been dusted off and would have come in and done a better job day 1, not to mention all the college coaches who could have.
 

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I think McCarthy will be the hire.

I think Meyer is the potential home run, but he's far riskier just based on historically the jump from college is littered with failure.

McCarthy has proven he can win a championship in the NFL with the right roster. There isn't a ceiling like there seems to be with a guy like Garrett.

Yes, McCarthy had Rodgers. But come to mention it, Belichick never won a championship without Brady, Johnson never won without Aikman, Walsh never won without Montana, Landry never won without Staubach, Noll never won without Bradshaw, Shanahan never won without Elway. I mean, it's actually pretty unusual for a HC to win without a good QB.
 
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