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• #2007 COWBOYS ROSTER PRO#

Now? We know Murray will likely have to go elsewhere for that biggest of paydays, which he rightfully earned. In late winter and early spring, the consensus was Jerry Jones would give Marion Barber the big contract. Interestingly, the Cowboys now, as in the '08 off-season, are having to decide on what to do with an overachieving running back coming off a contract year. The same core of coaches and front-office wizards from the 12-4 run are still in place, ready to draft, sign, and coach 'em up, while four of 10 of the '07 staff and the personnel guys pursued other opportunities. Colombo has been a special assistant for the past year in Dallas. The only old "new blood" the Cowboys are looking to bring in is Marc Colombo, if you can call him that. With Callahan gone, the coaching staff immediately promoted assistant offensive-line coach Frank Pollack, who was Callahan's assistant from the moment the two arrived in 2012. When Sparano left, the coaching staff brought back ex-offensive line coach Hudson Houck, one of the bricklayers for the Great Wall of Dallas in the 1990's. McClay stayed.īill Callahan leaving to rebuild "the Hogs" in Washington is comparable to Sparano's departure, but even in that, it's an entirely different situation. The Dolphins improved from 1-15 to 11-5 and won the AFC East while Dallas floundered to 9-7 in 2008 with two of the worst losses emotionally and statistically in franchise history. Along with him went defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers, linebackers coach Paul Pasqualoni, and secondary coach Todd Bowles. Though Garrett stayed at Valley Ranch with help of Jerry Jones' negotiating checkbook, Sparano departed for South Beach.

#2007 COWBOYS ROSTER PRO#

In 2008, just days after the season finale, Cowboys Vice President of Pro and College Scouting Jeff Ireland, a front-office guy Parcells liked in his Dallas tenure and a key component in building the competitive roster, left Irving for Davie.Įven in the aftermath, a lot can be gleaned. Pretend the Jets wanted McClay to replace John Idzik as general manager. Even though our Cowboys Insider Mike Fisher slowed down the "Jets-interested-in-Will-McClay" canard, let's assume that story was true and not just filler for the telethon-ish Sunday pregame shows. Let us not get tunnel vision with just the assistant coaches.

However, these instrumental coaches never left the Metroplex during the Cowboys' postseason campaign. In these past playoffs, yes, passing game coordinator Scott Linehan was rumored to be a target for the Raiders, and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli was allegedly packing his bags to be with Lovie Smith in Tampa Bay. Garrett was also entertaining offers from the Ravens and the Falcons. Aside from Romo, Witten, and Bobby Carpenter going to Cabo during the first round bye, another disruptive element was the fact other teams were poaching Cowboys assistants.ĭuring Wildcard Weekend, assistant head coach and offensive line coach Tony Sparano interviewed with Bill Parcells in Miami for the head coaching job. Probably the biggest difference between the 20 teams can be seen when playoff time rolled around. This approach made Cowboys wins seem more convincing and less reliant on spectacular catches or missed tackles. Garrett the Head Coach made it a point to establish the run as opposed to Garrett the Coordinator. In 2014, yes, Romo to Bryant was better than Romo to Owens in terms of touchdowns (16 to 15), but the offensive line and the league's leading rusher in DeMarco Murray were the offense's identity in 2014. The Cowboys offense, led by first-time offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, relied on a big-play offense to storm through their schedule. Very few predicted the Cowboys to jump out to a 12-1 record and then wrap up home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.ĭallas earned its NFC East crown that year with Tony Romo having a career year. NFL "insiders" were mailing it in with predictions of the Eagles winning the division and the Cowboys sneaking into the playoffs at best. Like the 2014 Cowboys, the 2007 team came out of nowhere. There are a myriad of comparisons between the team of first-year head coach Wade Phillips and fourth-year Jason Garrett's squad. Haven't you, as a Cowboys fan, heard that before? Wasn't that the same nostrum Jerry Poppins sold you after Dallas went 13-3 and lost to the Giants in the '07 NFC Divisional Playoffs? The Cowboys lost a close one in the divisional playoffs, but they are in great position to keep dominating in 2015. After years of frustratingly up-and-down seasons that were over by New Year's Day, the Dallas Cowboys finally broke through the monotony and posted a 12-4 record while winning an NFC East title.