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Originally Posted by dynalow
They won because they had players...many of whom they drafted with picks they got when they traded Hershel Walker to Minnesota in 89, including Emmett Smith in 90 and Russell Maryland in 91.
Johnson knew talent tho. Irvin was alredy there. He drafted Aikman, Daryl Johnson and Mark Stepnoski in 89. He drafted a bunch of other starters too.
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That trade made the Vikings my #2 most hated team. You have to have good players, true, but guys like Cowher (who made it to the AFC Championship with Kordell Stewart) or Parcells can win with a lot less talent.
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Switzer won with Johnson's players..one year. Otherwise he, Campo, Chan Gailey, and this guy Wade aren't tall timber, imo.
The one talented coach he had besided Johnson...Parcells.... put up with him (and TO) long enough to make the team a contender, then left.
Successful coaching begins with personnel. Successful personnel have character, imo. Aikman and Emmet Smith had it. Dallas' character people have mostly moved on....coaches and players.
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Parcells and Johnson are good examples of what I'm talking about. Jones just can't hang onto the good coaches because of his ego, so he gets the... short timber. Then he, like Snyder, just throw money at flashy players instead of letting personnel guys and coaches build the team.
That's why I can say never. Jones will never change, and his approach will never work. You can't field a bunch of prima donnas with no team cohesion while undermining your coach.