Coach Pollack Speaks

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(05-10-2021, 02:32 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Do we? He inherited an already great OL in Dallas, though. We never saw him ever develop anyone or do work. You or I could have been a good OL coach in Dallas in 2015.

Heading into 2015....
Tyron Smith (2011 1st rounder): Pro Bowl 2013/2014, 2nd Team All-Pro 2013, 1st Team All-Pro 2014
Travis Frederick (2013 1st rounder): Pro Bowl 2014, 2nd Team All-Pro 2014
Zack Martin (2014 1st rounder): Pro Bowl 2014, 1st Team All-Pro 2014

So when Frank Pollack became the OL Coach for the Cowboys in 2015, he inherited two 1st Team All-Pros and a 2nd Team All-Pro on his OL. All young. Even the other two guys might not be Pro Bowlers, but Doug Free (79.3 PFF in 2014) and Ronald Leary (79.9 PFF in 2014) were anything but scrubs. Both would have been the highest rated guys on the Bengals OL. Lol

You give me those 5 guys at that time and I will be a great OL coach, too. Heck, DeMarco Murray was the OPoY, Tony Romo and Jason Witten were Pro Bowlers, and Dez Bryant was an All-Pro... all in 2014 before Pollack took over.

Pollack is Paul Guenther to Bill Callahan's Mike Zimmer in this scenario.

1. Pollack was the assistant line Coach in Dallas when most of those guys were drafted. Do you have proof that he was not involved in drafting or developing those players, because I'd say he probably was.

2. Why are you continuously ignoring the impact Pollack had on this team? This is a factual thing. It happened. He took over a dismal run game and we had our best ranking since 2-0-0-0 brother. Almost 20 years. That doesn't happen by accident.

Our lowest sack total (37) since 2015 came in the one year Pollack was here. Then you also should look at how the PFF grades dropped like a stone when Pollack left.

Is Pollack some guru? Idk about that. I need to see more. Is he the best o-line coach we've had in 20 years? Probably.

(05-10-2021, 03:22 AM)Frank Booth Wrote: I like this post here

A lot of people just have blind faith and are telling themselves anything to feel ultra super positive about 2021.

Thinking Pollack was the final missing piece and can turn the whole o-line around, and that it’s Turner’s fault that Michael Jordan and Billy Price stink is just barely logical atm

Lol this definitely doesn't describe me. I was team Sewell and I don't think Pollack alone will make this line anything better than average. I have us going 6-10 this year, mainly due to coaching and o-line issues.

I just have respect for Pollack based on his track record in Dallas and Cincy. Especially after watching what a bad line coach looks like after the last 2 years...and for at least 5 years before Pollack as well.