After Black Monday was over we thought the Cowboys were keeping all of their captains (the coaches) in the same position. We know Jerry Jones is about his money but that’s besides the point in this article. We also know that Captain Jerry will do whatever he damn well pleases even if its not for the betterment of the team. S/o to my boy Ron for already saying Jerry is his own worse enemy. He has the shoot first ask questions last mentality. Which is cool until you kill one of your good soldiers. Something Jerry has been known to do just ask Jimmy Johnson.
During his 2nd season as the DC for the Cowboys Rob Ryan did a solid job on improving the defense. The Cowboys were not a top 10 defense either year but this year the Boys had a lot of injuries to battle through. They lost both ILBs Sean Lee and Bruce Carter for the year, Pro Bowler NT Jay Ratliff was in and out of the lineup with injuries, the last part of the season sack master DeMarcus Ware was playing with one arm, Ratliff’s backup was inactive Josh Brent because of the tragic situation that left linebacker Jerry Brown dead(R.I.P. to Mr. Brown) and countless other injuries. That is a lot to deal with during one season, I know its a part of football but damn you lose the whole inside of your defense it makes it hard to do your job effectively, I don’t care who you are.
Rob was a guy who said what he wanted with the camera around very similiar to his brother Rex. Which in hindsight was probably his undoing because of the bull headed Jones. The only reason I believe Rob was handed his walking papers is because he probably spoke his mind to Captain Jerry at the end of the season when he was asked any direction questions. I’m not saying he had Jimmy success but I believe it is similar to that situation because of Rob’s personality. At the end of the day Rob being fired was a mistake by Jerry.
Good luck to Rob Ryan in his future endeavors. I’m pretty sure somebody will take a chance on him in the near future.
It’s not all Ryan’s fault but he must take some responsibility for a defense that tackled poorly and was too often caught out of position. With Jerry bringing in Carr and Claiborne, I knew Ryan needed to have a good season.
Not all his fault I’m just shocked with ALL the injuries the defense had he fired him smh ..