Draft Prep: The impact of new coaches (Cowboys only)
from CBS Sportsline
Being an NFL head coach sounds like fun -- you get to be the leader and mouthpiece for an NFL club while spending your days and nights breaking down other football teams. But in reality, it's a position that most people don't spend a lot of time in because if you don't win, you're fired. That seems to happen quite a bit considering in the last two offseasons, half of the teams in the NFL have replaced their head coach, with the Raiders doing it twice!
When a new coach comes aboard, a team's philosophy changes. If the new coach is an offensive-minded guy, then his beliefs will be the foundation for the franchise's playbook, and either he or an offensive coach he trusts will call the plays. The Broncos, Rams and Eagles are three teams that do it that way. If the new coach is a defensive-minded guy, then it's the offensive coordinator who will help form the playbook and call the plays. Indianapolis, Detroit and Cincinnati are three such franchises.
Let's take a look at five teams that have new offensive minds in place.
The team: Dallas Cowboys
The coordinator: Jason Garrett
The offense: Garrett was a fabulous choice to be Dallas' offensive coordinator, and he'll run the offense while defensive-minded coach Wade Phillips focuses on the defense. An ex-Cowboy as a player, Garrett will have his own style of offense that is mostly based on the Cowboys of the early '90s when Norv Turner was there, but with a splash of the West Coast offense, which means safer, reliable passing. The Dallas O-line is gargantuan with the addition of Leonard Davis, helping make the Dallas offense better than they were last season, especially in the running game. The expectation is that Julius Jones and Marion Barber will repeat their roles from 2006, but Jones is in a contract year and could find this offense more to his liking.
Being an NFL head coach sounds like fun -- you get to be the leader and mouthpiece for an NFL club while spending your days and nights breaking down other football teams. But in reality, it's a position that most people don't spend a lot of time in because if you don't win, you're fired. That seems to happen quite a bit considering in the last two offseasons, half of the teams in the NFL have replaced their head coach, with the Raiders doing it twice!
When a new coach comes aboard, a team's philosophy changes. If the new coach is an offensive-minded guy, then his beliefs will be the foundation for the franchise's playbook, and either he or an offensive coach he trusts will call the plays. The Broncos, Rams and Eagles are three teams that do it that way. If the new coach is a defensive-minded guy, then it's the offensive coordinator who will help form the playbook and call the plays. Indianapolis, Detroit and Cincinnati are three such franchises.
Let's take a look at five teams that have new offensive minds in place.
The team: Dallas Cowboys
The coordinator: Jason Garrett
The offense: Garrett was a fabulous choice to be Dallas' offensive coordinator, and he'll run the offense while defensive-minded coach Wade Phillips focuses on the defense. An ex-Cowboy as a player, Garrett will have his own style of offense that is mostly based on the Cowboys of the early '90s when Norv Turner was there, but with a splash of the West Coast offense, which means safer, reliable passing. The Dallas O-line is gargantuan with the addition of Leonard Davis, helping make the Dallas offense better than they were last season, especially in the running game. The expectation is that Julius Jones and Marion Barber will repeat their roles from 2006, but Jones is in a contract year and could find this offense more to his liking.
posted by The Gryphon at 6:30 PM
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