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WR Coach Enthusiastic About His Group
Nick Eatman
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas - For the majority of these coaches, the last time they walked off the field occurred in either early-to-mid January. And the last time they left Cowboys Stadium was on Dec. 19, when the Cowboys defeated the Redskins.
But new wide receiver coach Jimmy Robinson is the exception in both scenarios.
Robinson, who is also the Cowboys' assistant head coach this year, walked off the field just two weeks ago - and at Cowboys Stadium of all places.
He joins the team after having helped the Packers win Super Bowl XLV, a perfect sendoff to his next journey. The Cowboys will be the sixth team for Robinson, who enters his 22nd season as an NFL assistant - all of which have been as a wide receivers coach.
Without a doubt, Robinson said leaving Green Bay, where he spent the previous five years, for the Cowboys was a bittersweet feeling.
"On one hand it's the best time to leave because you just won a championship," Robinson said. "But maybe the worst time to leave because maybe you'd like to defend a championship and try to win another one. It really was the right time, the right opportunity. It's a chance to grow in the business a little bit and to move back south to some warm weather."
Of course, Robinson spent the week in Dallas for Super Bowl XLV, which included one of the worst snow/ice storms this area has seen in some 25 years. But that didn't change his decision or his excitement, and neither did the Cowboys' 6-10 record from last season. Robinson is also ready to reunite with Jason Garrett, who was a backup quarterback with the Giants from 2000-04. Robinson coached receivers in New York from 1998-2003.
"I think this is a great organization and a great opportunity for me," Robinson said. "With these (receivers), I think we've got a deep group, a talented group. I'm anxious to work with them."
When it comes to talented receivers, there might not be one with more talent than Dez Bryant. His rookie season consisted of many highlight-reel plays, both as a receiver and return specialist, but was also plagued with injuries, which ultimately ended his year with four games left on the schedule.
Robinson said he has met with Bryant, but has yet to study his game films from last season. Then again, Robinson said he studied plenty of his college tape and knows the type of player he is inheriting.
"He's a very, very talented young man. I think he loves football," Robinson said. "I don't know Dez well yet, but I had a chance to visit with him yesterday. He's a guy that as time goes by, he's going to show he can do it all. It's my job to help him to do that. It's going to be a gradual process, but again, I'm anxious for the opportunity."
And Robinson should know a great receiver when he has one. In his previous 21 NFL seasons, he's coached the likes of Andre Rison, Marvin Harrison, Amani Toomer and Joe Horn, before heading to Green Bay, where the current crop consists of Pro Bowlers Greg Jennings and Donald Driver.
Even with the talent he's guided in the past, Robinson isn't so sure he's coached someone like Bryant.
"There aren't many guys out there like him," Robinson said. "My first year (in Green Bay) we drafted Greg Jennings and we saw what he became - just a great, great player. He doesn't have the sheer size of a Dez Bryant. He's a different kind of player, but a great Pro Bowl player in his own right. Donald Driver you can't say enough about. I'm not sure I did a whole lot to help Donald. Donald was already a Pro Bowl player when I got there and now he's played 12 years. A great leader for the group."
Aside from Miles Austin, whom Robinson has been told is likely traveling out of the country, the new coach has been able to visit with all of the current receivers, including Roy Williams.
"I think he's a very talented receiver. He's had a number of good years in this league, " Robinson said of Williams. "Again, like all of them, I'm anxious to work with Roy and get to know him and see if I can help him, see if I can help him be a better player. That's a coach's job. Really it's as simple as that: How can I help you improve? How can I bring you from this level to this level? How can I help you from being a backup to maybe moving into a starter or a guy that plays quite a bit? Everybody has a different role."
And Robinson is no different. While coaching receivers will remain the same, Robinson also cherishes the title of assistant head coach to Jason Garrett.
"It's another voice, (from) a guy that's been around a long time and seen a lot, the good and the bad," Robinson said. "I kind of view it as an opportunity to provide some ideas on different ways of doing things, maybe structurally. But again as time goes by, I think it'll define itself a little bit. It's just a veteran-experience type thing to help get this program in the direction we want it to be in."
WR Coach Enthusiastic About His Group
Nick Eatman
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas - For the majority of these coaches, the last time they walked off the field occurred in either early-to-mid January. And the last time they left Cowboys Stadium was on Dec. 19, when the Cowboys defeated the Redskins.
But new wide receiver coach Jimmy Robinson is the exception in both scenarios.
Robinson, who is also the Cowboys' assistant head coach this year, walked off the field just two weeks ago - and at Cowboys Stadium of all places.
He joins the team after having helped the Packers win Super Bowl XLV, a perfect sendoff to his next journey. The Cowboys will be the sixth team for Robinson, who enters his 22nd season as an NFL assistant - all of which have been as a wide receivers coach.
Without a doubt, Robinson said leaving Green Bay, where he spent the previous five years, for the Cowboys was a bittersweet feeling.
"On one hand it's the best time to leave because you just won a championship," Robinson said. "But maybe the worst time to leave because maybe you'd like to defend a championship and try to win another one. It really was the right time, the right opportunity. It's a chance to grow in the business a little bit and to move back south to some warm weather."
Of course, Robinson spent the week in Dallas for Super Bowl XLV, which included one of the worst snow/ice storms this area has seen in some 25 years. But that didn't change his decision or his excitement, and neither did the Cowboys' 6-10 record from last season. Robinson is also ready to reunite with Jason Garrett, who was a backup quarterback with the Giants from 2000-04. Robinson coached receivers in New York from 1998-2003.
"I think this is a great organization and a great opportunity for me," Robinson said. "With these (receivers), I think we've got a deep group, a talented group. I'm anxious to work with them."
When it comes to talented receivers, there might not be one with more talent than Dez Bryant. His rookie season consisted of many highlight-reel plays, both as a receiver and return specialist, but was also plagued with injuries, which ultimately ended his year with four games left on the schedule.
Robinson said he has met with Bryant, but has yet to study his game films from last season. Then again, Robinson said he studied plenty of his college tape and knows the type of player he is inheriting.
"He's a very, very talented young man. I think he loves football," Robinson said. "I don't know Dez well yet, but I had a chance to visit with him yesterday. He's a guy that as time goes by, he's going to show he can do it all. It's my job to help him to do that. It's going to be a gradual process, but again, I'm anxious for the opportunity."
And Robinson should know a great receiver when he has one. In his previous 21 NFL seasons, he's coached the likes of Andre Rison, Marvin Harrison, Amani Toomer and Joe Horn, before heading to Green Bay, where the current crop consists of Pro Bowlers Greg Jennings and Donald Driver.
Even with the talent he's guided in the past, Robinson isn't so sure he's coached someone like Bryant.
"There aren't many guys out there like him," Robinson said. "My first year (in Green Bay) we drafted Greg Jennings and we saw what he became - just a great, great player. He doesn't have the sheer size of a Dez Bryant. He's a different kind of player, but a great Pro Bowl player in his own right. Donald Driver you can't say enough about. I'm not sure I did a whole lot to help Donald. Donald was already a Pro Bowl player when I got there and now he's played 12 years. A great leader for the group."
Aside from Miles Austin, whom Robinson has been told is likely traveling out of the country, the new coach has been able to visit with all of the current receivers, including Roy Williams.
"I think he's a very talented receiver. He's had a number of good years in this league, " Robinson said of Williams. "Again, like all of them, I'm anxious to work with Roy and get to know him and see if I can help him, see if I can help him be a better player. That's a coach's job. Really it's as simple as that: How can I help you improve? How can I bring you from this level to this level? How can I help you from being a backup to maybe moving into a starter or a guy that plays quite a bit? Everybody has a different role."
And Robinson is no different. While coaching receivers will remain the same, Robinson also cherishes the title of assistant head coach to Jason Garrett.
"It's another voice, (from) a guy that's been around a long time and seen a lot, the good and the bad," Robinson said. "I kind of view it as an opportunity to provide some ideas on different ways of doing things, maybe structurally. But again as time goes by, I think it'll define itself a little bit. It's just a veteran-experience type thing to help get this program in the direction we want it to be in."
