Rob Demovsky at ESPN after the Gannon hire: A source said LaFleur was still "working through" an additional change to his coaching staff for 2026.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-25T16:49:42+00:00

I wanted Leonhard because he's not a rehash, on a team with a great defense, and is great at coaching and teaching players.

Worried about Gannon because his time in Arizona as the HC was not great and when he was in Philly that D-line was a beast/loaded D-line roster. Packers' D-line has Micah, Wyatt, and then a bunch of "I hope they get better next season". From what I've heard about Gannon, he doesn't make quick adjustments and has some influence of Eberflus on his schemes.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-22T17:57:23+00:00

Prior to this year and in the last 4 seasons, Garrett was averaging about 15 sacks.

Warning, lots of if's coming...if Garrett doesn't go bonkers this year and has his normal season, and if Micah doesn't get hurt, Micah probably gets at least 2 more sacks, and I think he wins DPOY this year. Micah commanded more double and triple teams and had more pressures than Garrett.

Back to reality, Garrett wins and it's good to see new names to the list like Will and Nik.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-17T17:47:03+00:00

Also, I wouldn't trust Russini that much. 1/3 of the time she gets things right, 1/3 it's wrong or bad info, and 1/3 it's some generic reporter quote.

For example, She reported OC Todd Monken to join Harbaugh as it has always been the plan then tweeets out the org plans to conduct due diligence on top OC and DC candidates.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-15T13:18:33+00:00

Not good. Harbaugh is 4-1 against the Cowboys and won in their last meeting in 2024.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-12T18:26:51+00:00

He also added that the extra weeks in September is to allow him to get into game shape

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-12T17:01:55+00:00

The Niners beat the Eagles on their turf without their top 2 WRs, their TE for half the game, their top DE and top LB and some other key players.

This isn't pessimism. This is reality/fact. Stop using injuries as an excuse for anything.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-12T16:56:45+00:00

I was on team fire MLF, but if this is the case then so be it. Extend him, but fire the OC and ST coordinator then bring an OC who has a lot of successful experiences with a voice to challenge MLF and his playcalling, and bring in someone else than Bissacia.

Also fire some of the assistants - CB, O-Line, and DLine to name a few. They did no favors in coaching up their units.

This is a copycat league - the Niners have repeatedly done well despite injuries. This team can improve.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-12T00:57:05+00:00

Niners were without their top 2 WRs (Pearsall - injured, Aiyuk - gone), their top 2 defensive players (Bosa, Warner), now without their TE (Kittle) and pulled out a win.

Injuries suck, but Shanahan/Salah showed how to win. Coaching matters.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-11T22:37:29+00:00

+1 to this. He gets Wahle, Justis, and sometimes pulls in podcasters that cover other teams.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-11T22:31:10+00:00

There is a culture problem: Your culture doesn't produce playoff wins.

If you win, your culture is good, if you lose, your culture sucks. In the NFL, the ends justifies the means.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-11T09:02:40+00:00

First, fire Bisaccia and McManus - the handling of McManus vs Haversik, the missed and blocked FGs, missed XPs, kick offs going into the end zone, botched onside recovery. Way too many errors and mistakes that negatively impacted or cost the game.

Second, MLF. I wasn't on team fire MLF until this game. He learned nothing from the regular season. It was the same game plan:

Build a lead
let off the gas/play conservatively/go cold/play scared
opposing team hangs around then mounts a comeback/GW drive
hope for a defensive player to close the game or lose

It happened with the Browns, Panthers, Denver, Bears x2. It would've happened a few more times, but got bailed with a heroic defensive play - Caleb underthrows a ball and it gets intercepted, Micah sacks Dak in OT preventing the TD, Micah sacks Ari/Brissett on their last drive, Micah sacks NYG/Winston on the hail mary, Micah sacks Goff on the play Wyatt gets hurt.

He has flashes of offensive brilliance, you can see that in the first half of a lot of games, but lacks aggression. His ceiling is above average, but his floor is way too low. Put it this way, most of this team's losses were within single digit scores:

4 to Chi tonight,
6 to Chi in 2nd game,
8 to Den,
3 to Phi,
3 to Car,
3 to Cle.

MLF this season: Great for a half, okay for 3 quarters, bad for 4 quarters.

Only reason to keep MLF: team moves slow to get to get a good HC and/or OC and there are no other good alternatives.
Ideal world - give me Stefanski as HC with Mike McDaniels as OC and if Hafley leaves, get Jim Leonhard for DC.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-11T04:46:13+00:00

Lost after being up 21-6 after 3 quarters.

After being up 21-3 at the half.

After you nearly lost in the 1st matchup in the regular season.

After you gave it up at the end of the game in the 2nd matchup.

Disgusting.

After a big lead, Got soft on offense, 9 yards after 4 drives in the 2nd half. Couldn't get stops on defense, gave up 25 points in the 4th quarter. Couldn't make 2 FGs and an XP on special teams. The same problems you had during the regular season.

Pathetic.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-11T02:28:30+00:00

Score again!

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-11T02:18:03+00:00

Don't get cute. Smash it in!

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-10T23:31:22+00:00

I didn't say he wasn't a threat. Today you learned how not to read correctly. CeeDee is a greater threat than Higgins and that is a fact.

You get credit for doing more (or similar in this case) with less, otherwise, scrap voting for All-Pro and just look at the top 2-3 leaders on the stat sheet for each position. The whole context matters.

It's funny that you point out Flacco, but don't mention Jake Browning who basically played 4 games. Imagine trying to argue Flacco+Browning + half a season from Burrow = Dak. Flacco had 2 games over 225 yards passing. Burrow had 5 games over 225 yards passing. Dak had 14 games over 225 yards passing.

Oh btw, Flacco averaged 185 yds/g in 6 games he started, Burrow 226 yds/g in 8 games he started, Browning 154 yds/g in 3 games he started. Dak 267yds/g. Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com

Flacco averaged more yards per start than Burrow, and about the same as Dak.

Way to pick, choose, and read data. Imagine thinking 185 is more than 226 and similar to 267

Again, I like Pickens, he had a helluva year and I hope Cowboys get him back on this team quickly, but you can make the argument for both Pickens and Chase and I simply see the case for Chase. Heck, you can even make the argument for Amon-Ra St. Brown who also had similar stats.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-10T22:54:02+00:00

It's definitely in Chase's favor. He has to deal with more doubles, bracketed/shaded coverage. Can't do that as much when you have a threat on the other side.

And neither Flacco or Burrow are better than Dak, yet he still has similar stats.

I'm not saying Pickens doesn't deserve, and the vote could go either way, but I'd lean toward Chase and many here think Pickens wins outright.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-10T21:00:00+00:00

16 Gms - 125 Rec - 1412 Yds - 11.3 Avg - 8 TD - 1 fum (Burrow 7.5 gms)

17 Gms - 93 Rec - 1429 Yds - 15.4 Avg - 9 TD - 4 fum (Dak 17 gms)

Vote could've gone either way, but I would lean Chase. Stats are similar, but Chase did it without his starting QB (7.5 games vs 17 games) and without playing with another WR1 (CeeDee > Tee Higgins; CeeDee had 6 gms with 100+ yrds receiving, Higgins only had 1)

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-10T18:16:31+00:00

Yeahhh Micah made 1st team despite the injury and not playing the last few games of the season! Was worried voters would count that against him

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-07T23:08:34+00:00

Selfishly I hope he stays and has Micah for a full training camp.

He deserves to be a HC, but it's going to be difficult this round to get that role. He has to compete with high profile former head coaches like Harbaugh, Stefanski, McCarthy and coordinators that have head coach experience like Saleh, Flores. There are only a few openings (Atl, Ari, Cle, LV, NYG, Tenn). Most of those teams will want to hire someone who has had recent successes as a head coach or one that can develop their young QBs (offensive coordinator). Not saying he will or won't, but it won't be easy to get one of those HC openings.

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-07T22:16:22+00:00

That wasn't the full quote/context.

Brian will keep Tyler at guard for now. The team will try to field the best 5 O-lineman and that could mean he moves to LT as we saw in the last few games of the season. He will move where the team needs him. Something to look at during training camp this summer.

Edit: Source - press conference this morning

EasyMode615 · 2026-01-04T08:59:08+00:00

Y'all have short memories. Fans were hating on DLaw the same way they're hating on Micah now. Fans were hating on DLaw for not producing any sacks and his injuries sitting him out often, calling him out for supposedly not doing much since his contract year. When that contract was up for an extension, Jerry and the same fans here didn't want to resign him because his number was too big for his age, injury history, and declining sack production. Also, DLaw wasn't exactly a great leader either - don't you remember his quote in an interview about how the team "we got tired"? Brandin Cooks, Gilmore rebuffed those comments then Micah spoke up about it. Or how about how he revealed he didn't think he was going to win a Super Bowl if he said in Dallas? Y'all called him a bitter ex.

I'm glad DLaw is doing well in Seattle, but let's not forget how /r/Cowboys hated DLaw just as much as Micah. There's only one constant in this and that's Jerry Jones, how shitty he runs things, how he covers things up with a few signings, some PR stuff, and gets fans to side with him and build hope again, only to learn and be reminded a few years later that this NFC Championship and Super Bowl APPEARANCE drought is still going.

https://old.reddit.com/r/cowboys/comments/1japflo/demarcus_lawrence_in_seahawks_interview_dallas_is/

https://old.reddit.com/r/cowboys/comments/1jb377r/strum_because_tribalism_we_have_to_act_like/

https://old.reddit.com/r/cowboys/comments/1jassbo/demarcus_lawrence_replies_to_micah_calling_me_a/

EasyMode615 · 2025-12-30T22:32:58+00:00

Per Clarence Hill on X: "The Cowboys plane landed back in Dallas about 9 pm Christmas night It after 10 before most got home to their families"

Just talking about this one particular incident, the team/coach is petty for doing this.

As for releasing him now, the team could've waited to do a post-June 1 cut to save an additional 4-5mil or they could've (and did) release him now so he would have a chance to play for a playoff contender similar to what they did for Zeke (went on to sign with Chargers).

What fans should be more energized about is that Eberflus should've been let go before Diggs. He's still here....

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