The ‘Calm’ Mike Zimmer Defense Can Outperform Dan Quinn’s, According to Dallas Cowboys’ Michael Irvin
LAS VEGAS: Is Mike Zimmer’s appointment as the Dallas Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator a “shock” to the team? Not at all; we’ve explained in full why we reported a week ago that he would have the inside track on this position.
However, Dallas legend Darren Woodson claims that another kind of “shock” is about to arrive at The Star and that it’s precisely “the shock this team needs.”
Woodson, who played for Zimmer during the Cowboys’ 1990s Super Bowl run, said, “He’s going to coach hard.” “He is a difficult guy. obstinate. He simply isn’t going to be your best friend. The higher expectations than in the previous few years will make some players unwilling to play for him.Woodson stated that Zimmer “is the shock this team needs.”
Is that an indictment of the work of Dan Quinn, the former coach who is currently in Washington? Not precisely. Does this imply that Mike McCarthy, the head coach of the Cowboys, “runs a country club atmosphere” at The Star? Nope. That is to say, change is a positive thing, particularly if it is accompanied with competence.
“It’s unbelievable how much we discussed football (during the previous season)—like, every week,” Woodson remarked. “He calls every week regarding such and so… He’s playing the game so seriously. He is the greatest player in the game.
In addition, there is another element pertaining to “the shock” at play here: Do you recall when club owner Jerry Jones stated that the Cowboys “need disruption” as part of his “all in” pledge?
Although there is undoubtedly trust and “comfortability” in the Jones family’s connection with Zimmer, Zimmer’s approach to player management is anything but “comfortable.”
The manner of Dan Quinn? He truly was his players’ “best friend.”