ladypanther

For the last 2 years the Dallas offense has made major mistakes in the last 2 min that ended their playoff games. They seemed not prepared ill prepared. Is that on McCarthy or Moore? There are some criticisms in this Athletic article. https://theathletic.com/4118977/2023/01/23/dallas-cowboys-season-playoffs/ Reminder...last year, final play: With 14 seconds left in their 2022 wild-card matchup, the Cowboys called a quarterback draw that Dak Prescott took too far, and then the quarterback and the entire offensive line collectively forgot that they cannot spot the ball themselves. The clock expired as the umpire tried to fight his way through the line to spot the ball himself. Everyone was stunned. Football 101. Then on Sunday in their NFC divisional round matchup, with 76 yards to go and time for likely only one snap, McCarthy called a gadget play with running back Ezekiel Elliott alone at center with no supporting linemen near him and Prescott in shotgun behind him. As soon as Elliott got off the very slow snap, he was pancaked, and then Niners cornerback Jimmie Ward immediately blew up Prescott’s pass to receiver Kavontae Turpin. Game over. Last season at least the plays leading up to the game-ending disaster were smart calls that took the Cowboys receivers immediately out of bounds to stop the clock. This season, the entire final drive was a mess, and by my own generous count Dallas wasted 23 seconds from their final punt and their final drive, enough time for about four more plays. We can’t discuss Dallas’s final play yet because we need to talk about another waste of time on the Cowboys’ final drive. On third-and-1 at their own 15 yard line, Prescott passed to tight end Dalton Schultz, who was hit by Niners cornerback Charvarius Ward as he went out of bounds. The contact made Schultz take a step backward along the sideline. The clock didn’t stop in this situation because the officials determined he wasn’t moving forward when going out of bounds, which is required to stop the clock. Fox Sports color analyst Greg Olsen said, “You have to be going forwards if you are contacted going out of bounds. You have to fight through that contact!” “Charvarius Ward,” Olsen said. “He knows the rule, they coach that, you’ve got to turn up and be physical into contact and get that official to stop the clock.” To be fair to Schultz, he’d played an entire game up to this point and was likely exhausted, and his hustle back to the near hash after going out of bounds suggests both that he knew this rule and he knew the officials kept the clock running. But the Niners’ awareness in this situation and Schultz’ lack of pushback is an example of the importance of coaching up the tiny details that matter in two-minute situations. Schultz’ lack of awareness here points to bad coaching. The best teams want to make sure their players know every rule that relates to the game clock and remind them of the rules frequently, because that knowledge is crucial for success in any two-minute drill. This year, final play: “It appears that Zeke is going to go to center,” Olsen said as Dallas sent its offensive linemen out wide for what would be the Cowboys’ last shot in this game. “This looks like my flag football team. Obviously Mike McCarthy has been working on his end of game scenario, and let’s see what he’s got!” As soon Olsen spoke that last line, you and I both knew there was no way this was going to end well. After seeing the strange look from Dallas, the Niners immediately called their final timeout to get their defense in position. This is typically where a functional offense would change up the play to catch the defense off guard. There are obviously only so many third-and-10 plays for a team to have a chance to score from its own 24-yard-line with six seconds left, but Dallas went back into the exact same look it had already given the Niners, with Elliott at center, totally alone, and the linemen out wide. Has anyone ever seen a play like this before? “Never,” texted one former head coach and offensive coordinator when I sent him that question with the video clip. TLDR: Cowboys seem poorly coached. How much is on McCarthy, how much is Moore?

Don't think you got it.

Tepper: Oh, and you can tell Denver I offered you everything...total control, use of my jet, and $30mil/yr.

Just curious...did the Payton interview take place in NYC? If so, any guesses on why that location?

Agree with this part.

AMEN! Excellent idea...was actually thinking the same thing. One thread for facts, one for fights.

Hope you are right.

He wants to be King.

Bet Dak is MAD.

Satisfied the Rooney rule, just hoping Tepper is not pulling the Rhule Rule again.

Lordy, this thread now!

Right...does not make them sound too credible does it?

From that article: ".... he was set to meet with Panthers owner David Tepper, which reportedly occurred on Friday. "

Yea, getting tired of Romo and his voice is getting irritating. Romo tries to show how smart he is and Greg helps the fan be smarter.

https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/buffalo-bills-joe-brady-quarterbacks-coach-new-york-jets-interview-robert-saleh-josh-allen The New York Jets have requested permission to interview Bills quarterbacks coach Joe Brady for their vacancy at offensive coordinator, per reports from NFL Network on Sunday. Per the report, "it's unclear if Brady would take (the job), given how much he loves Buffalo." Brady, 33, was named the team's new quarterbacks coach in the offseason after Ken Dorsey was elevated to offensive coordinator.

I agree with you except 1 thing. Wilson looked so bad last year I think he needs to prove something. (So far he has made Carroll look like a pretty darn good coach) Not sure that he can. Would be fun to have the media drool all over that pairing (Payton and Wilson) and then see it not succeed.

I believe he has his priorities correct and am glad to see it. If it were a Panther starting player who died would you expect him to flip it off and move on? He owns 2 teams in Charlotte. One team (and a player's family) suffered a horrible tragedy. He is absolutely doing the right thing. The Panthers interview crew flew back to Charlotte from New York, where they were conducting coach interviews, to support mourning Charlotte FC players, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Walkes’s death has been “crushing” for everyone in the organization, Rapoport said. https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/01/20/panthers-pause-coaching-interviews-charlotte-fc-anton-walkes-death-report

Is there a team ownership that does not have nepotism?

Absolutely the right thing to do. Surprised this news did not come out earlier. Great to hear that Tepper and the upper management are supporting the soccer team. That was so tragic. If it costs them a coach..not one we wanted anyway.

None of those I want. Pair him (or some other the other coordinators) with an experienced former HC would be a good move.

Following a request for comment, a team spokesman said in a statement: "She was trained prior to participating in interviews." No further elaboration was given. Multiple sources have refuted the Panthers' statement.

Both of those acts a bit late IMO.

Following a request for comment, a team spokesman said in a statement: "She was trained prior to participating in interviews." No further elaboration was given. Multiple sources have refuted the Panthers' statement https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/panthers-have-been-in-violation-of-nfl-rules-regarding-search-for-permanent-head-coach/