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For any of us who have been frustrated at Belichick's insistence on devoting such a chunk of the roster to special teams "aces," I have good news--Jerry Jones agrees completely. He explained it after the game last night: anybody can do something as basic as special teams play.
Yep, GM Jerry builds his roster with the belief that you choose position players period, and special teams roles are just plug-and play afterthoughts. And after losing a game due to a difference in special teams play to a team that values ST specialists, his response is to expound on how right he is about the fact that absolutely anybody could do what guys like Matthew Slater do.
Surely the best wager in the NFL over the past 20 years would have been to take the under on preseason projections of the Cowboys' win total, always based on an assessment of their shiny collection of talent. Because their "GM" has never learned the lesson about building a team.
“Special teams is 100% coaching,” Jerry said, just getting warmed up. “It’s 100% coaching. It’s strategy. It’s having people ready. Special teams is effort. Special teams is savvy. Special teams is thinking. Anybody that can play a position ought to be a great special teams player.
“There shouldn’t be anybody on our roster who can’t play special teams.”
Time is running out for Jason Garrett and a Cowboys coaching staff in Jerry Jones’ crosshairs
Yep, GM Jerry builds his roster with the belief that you choose position players period, and special teams roles are just plug-and play afterthoughts. And after losing a game due to a difference in special teams play to a team that values ST specialists, his response is to expound on how right he is about the fact that absolutely anybody could do what guys like Matthew Slater do.
Surely the best wager in the NFL over the past 20 years would have been to take the under on preseason projections of the Cowboys' win total, always based on an assessment of their shiny collection of talent. Because their "GM" has never learned the lesson about building a team.