Cowboys are expected to hire John “Bones” Fassel

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  • January 7, 2020 at 9:27 pm #110191
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    Tom Pelissero@TomPelissero
    The #Cowboys are expected to hire John “Bones” Fassel as their special teams coordinator, sources tell me and @RapSheet. One of the NFL’s best. Fassel’s contract was up with the #Rams, whom he helped to the Super Bowl last season. Mike McCarthy building a superstaff in Dallas.

    January 7, 2020 at 9:43 pm #110193
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    SeattleRams@seattlerams_nfl
    “Bones” had been with the Rams since 2012 where a number of his players become Pro Bowlers

    Cory Littleton
    Pharoh Cooper
    GZ
    Hekker 4x
    Jacob McQuaide 2x

    From 2013-2017, his units finished no lower than 7th in ST DVOA.

    Look for the Cowboys to get a lot better on teams in 2020.

    January 7, 2020 at 9:59 pm #110194
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    https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/story/2020-01-07/rams-special-teams-coach-john-fassel-agrees-to-join-cowboys-staff

    Rams special teams coach John Fassel agrees to join Cowboys’ staff

    The Rams coaching staff continued to churn Tuesday when longtime special teams coordinator John Fassel agreed to join new coach Mike McCarthy’s Dallas Cowboys staff, people with knowledge of the situation said.
    Fassel, 45, is the third coach to leave or be let go by the Rams since the end of a 9-7 season. On Monday, coach Sean McVay did not retain defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and running backs coach Skip Peete.
    Fassel had been a Rams coach since 2012. In the aftermath of Jeff Fisher’s firing during the 2016 season, Fassel served as interim coach for three games, all losses.
    Fassel, who also has coached for the Baltimore Ravens and Oakland Raiders, is regarded as one of the NFL’s top special teams coordinators. He oversaw a unit that has featured kicker Greg Zuerlein, punter Johnny Hekker and long-snapper Jake McQuaide during Fassel’s entire tenure

    Zuerlein, Hekker and McQuaide made the Pro Bowl in 2017after McVay’s first season as coach. Zuerlein is a pending unrestricted free agent.
    Fassel helped develop multiple players into special teams standouts and eventual starters.
    Linebacker Cory Littleton, for example, made his mark on special teams after signing with the Rams as an undrafted free agent. He ascended from a backup role on defense to become a starter in 2018, while continuing his special teams roles, and was voted to the Pro Bowl. Littleton also is a pending unrestricted free agent.

    January 7, 2020 at 10:19 pm #110195
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    Reunited with Tavon.

    I know he’s been good, but ST laid a big fat egg in SF….. 80+ yard kick off return
    Bad field position with poor punts.

    BTW, what’s up with the fake punt vs Arizona.

    I know he wasn’t formally fired but Head(s) had to roll… Stan was banking on a playoff run for the new stadium… bills are piling for that place… Stan is probably really pissed.

    January 7, 2020 at 10:51 pm #110197
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    So now who do we go for? Fassel will be hard to replace.

    January 7, 2020 at 11:57 pm #110199
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    Chris Long@JOEL9ONE
    One of the best coaches I’ve had!! That’s a great hire.

    January 8, 2020 at 3:28 am #110201
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    Back of the envelope math but Fassel’s coverage units from 2013-2018, using what yards are worth translated to points, gave the Rams about 56 points or 7 points a season better than average. This is k/p returns and coverage of k/p

    January 8, 2020 at 10:22 pm #110224
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    Why. I don’t understand why. I don’t understand on Phillips, either.

    January 8, 2020 at 10:31 pm #110225
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    Zooey wrote:

    Why. I don’t understand why. I don’t understand on Phillips, either.

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    Well, i guess its better than the Zygmunt days when we knew too much.

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    January 8, 2020 at 11:37 pm #110226
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    Zooey wrote:

    Why. I don’t understand why. I don’t understand on Phillips, either.

    I’m with ya.

    I personally tend to doubt the “performance” narrative. Especially with Fassel. I mean, one down year from STs should not be the grounds to fire Bones. In fact Dallas hired him presumably because they want to turn their STs around and he’s a good one to do it.

    Charles Robinson has some ideas about why Phillips was let go. That’s in this thread: http://theramshuddle.com/topic/wade-phillips-no-longer-with-rams/#post-110189

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