Mike Zimmer Hired as DC

[boozeman]

To this point I don't think we've lost anybody from the defensive staff except Quinn and Whitt, with a couple assistants interviewing in Washington but none of them are straight up position coaches.

I'll be curious to see if we just run back the same defensive staff with Zimmer as DC (i.e. keeping all of Durde, Harris, the LB coach McCarthy brought from Green Bay, etc.) or if Zimmer will bring in any of his guys.

I'd hope he'd be able to bring in a few of his assistants from Minnesota but who the hell knows with this team.

I would bet Zimmer will have limits to the jobs he has to fill. Both Durde and Harris are locks. Then it just depends on if they want to keep Sharif Floyd and Fat Mike’s LB coach.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I would bet Zimmer will have limits to the jobs he has to fill. Both Durde and Harris are locks. Then it just depends on if they want to keep Sharif Floyd and Fat Mike’s LB coach.

I'd replace those two guys. Nothing personal but Zimmer is going to need some guys of his own. Those are the least impressive. Technically we probably need another secondary guy too since we lost Whitt.

 

[Simpleton]

I'd replace those two guys. Nothing personal but Zimmer is going to need some guys of his own. Those are the least impressive. Technically we probably need another secondary guy too since we lost Whitt.

How does Terence Newman suit you?

 

[boozeman]

How does Terence Newman suit you?

That is horrifying thought as Newmsey will begin teaching the windmill technique he made famous.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

How does Terence Newman suit you?

That is horrifying thought as Newmsey will begin teaching the windmill technique he made famous.

I'm going to channel @NoDak and hope this happens now.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

How does Terence Newman suit you?

You know I was a bit of a Newman hater back when we drafted him and for years while he was here. He was a really good player. But I couldn't get over drafting a guy who was going to be a 25 year old rookie. And I was wrong on that given the length of his career. But it also always drove me nuts his lack of ball awareness. He could always stay step for step with dudes, but it felt like he never had any idea where the ball was at.

In hindsight though he was probably a better corner than I gave credit. And I was obviously wrong on the age thing. All of that being said, is he a coach? Or is it just a joke.

 

[SaveAHorseRideACowboy]

Back to no turnovers.

Turovers are gonna happen … most importantly, this defense needs to stop the run and get off the field on 3rd down .. the turnovers will come when opposing offenses begin to press..,

 

[SaveAHorseRideACowboy]

The Ernster has spoken.

Well the fact that the Cowboys are under a completely different microscope than any other team plays a huge factor in the timeliness and quantity of the penalties ….

 

[Chocolate Lab]

In hindsight though he was probably a better corner than I gave credit. And I was obviously wrong on the age thing. All of that being said, is he a coach? Or is it just a joke.

Pretty sure he did coach for Zim at Minnesota, or at least was an unofficial assistant helper of some kind.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Pretty sure he did coach for Zim at Minnesota, or at least was an unofficial assistant helper of some kind.

Yeah looks like in 2018 he did. Then in 2020 he unofficially tried out for the team again? Guy was a bit of an ageless wonder. In total played 15 years in the NFL. And did I mention he started that career and was 25 the first year?

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Yeah looks like in 2018 he did. Then in 2020 he unofficially tried out for the team again? Guy was a bit of an ageless wonder. In total played 15 years in the NFL. And did I mention he started that career and was 25 the first year?

I mean, I wasn't around here back then but I liked Newman. SBK sort of poisoned the well about him, but he was a damn good player. I remember seeing him at the 2003 training camp when he was a rookie and his athleticism and overall cover ability was light years ahead of everyone else. That word "twitchy" is big now, well he was the twitchiest player I've ever seen.

 

[p1_]

So, when's the big announcement? Now that everyone already knows.

 

[boozeman]

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Yeah there is actually a pretty good connection there I think. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Genghis Khan]

So Zimmer wasn't just Jerry forcing him on fat Mike? No way!

 

[boozeman]

 

[boozeman]

Boy, would it be funny if things fell through?

 

[bbgun]

it'll be two years, max

 

[Rev]

Boy, would it be funny if things fell through?

It's done. They just don't want to catch the ire of the Furor.

 

[Bill Shatner]

The most exciting part of the Zimmer hire to me is the prospect of Parsons playing the WLB role and getting him off the LOS more often.