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Posted by rphillips at 2/25/2011 5:06 PM CST on truebluefanclub.com
Less than a week until an NFL lockout could become a grim reality, head coaches at the Combine in Indianapolis are answering questions about the potential challenges of an offseason that would prohibit contact with their players.
Newly-hired coaches would presumably have it tougher than incumbents because they largely have a new staff in place with new schemes to implement. San Francisco’s Jim Harbaugh, for instance, has a new offensive coordinator (Greg Roman) and defensive coordinator (Vic Fangio).
“You could say that maybe it’s a disadvantage for us,” Harbaugh told reporters Thursday. “We haven’t given our players any kind of a playbook or they don’t know what our schemes are. But it’s up to us to adjust, to overcome any and all obstacles that are out there. We’ll think through it and come up with a plan.”
The Cowboys are somewhere in the middle. Jason Garrett might have been “officially” hired seven weeks ago, but he’s been on the job (first on an interim basis) since early November. The offense has run his system since 2007, and 11 assistants from the 2009 staff are back.
That continuity will be important if indeed the normal offseason routine is halted.
Now, new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan runs a different 3-4 than Wade Phillips or Paul Pasqualoni. It’s more aggressive, with more player movement. A lockout would stop progress there, but as Garrett said Thursday, several players have stopped by Valley Ranch since Ryan’s hiring and talked a little.
“We're a little bit fortunate because of where we live in Dallas,” Garrett said. “There's so many players live in Dallas and guys are around working out and they will pop in and say hello and meet the new coach. A little bit of that going on.”
Unfortunately, a lockout wouldn’t allow that until a new CBA can be reached. Stay tuned.
Less than a week until an NFL lockout could become a grim reality, head coaches at the Combine in Indianapolis are answering questions about the potential challenges of an offseason that would prohibit contact with their players.
Newly-hired coaches would presumably have it tougher than incumbents because they largely have a new staff in place with new schemes to implement. San Francisco’s Jim Harbaugh, for instance, has a new offensive coordinator (Greg Roman) and defensive coordinator (Vic Fangio).
“You could say that maybe it’s a disadvantage for us,” Harbaugh told reporters Thursday. “We haven’t given our players any kind of a playbook or they don’t know what our schemes are. But it’s up to us to adjust, to overcome any and all obstacles that are out there. We’ll think through it and come up with a plan.”
The Cowboys are somewhere in the middle. Jason Garrett might have been “officially” hired seven weeks ago, but he’s been on the job (first on an interim basis) since early November. The offense has run his system since 2007, and 11 assistants from the 2009 staff are back.
That continuity will be important if indeed the normal offseason routine is halted.
Now, new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan runs a different 3-4 than Wade Phillips or Paul Pasqualoni. It’s more aggressive, with more player movement. A lockout would stop progress there, but as Garrett said Thursday, several players have stopped by Valley Ranch since Ryan’s hiring and talked a little.
“We're a little bit fortunate because of where we live in Dallas,” Garrett said. “There's so many players live in Dallas and guys are around working out and they will pop in and say hello and meet the new coach. A little bit of that going on.”
Unfortunately, a lockout wouldn’t allow that until a new CBA can be reached. Stay tuned.