Rob Ryan, the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, was fired after spending two seasons in Arlington, Texas. Long-time coach Bradley Sperling notes that many fans believe Ryan took the wrong approach with his players, which led to a disappointing season.
Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, finally spoke up about why he fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, according to an article on ESPN.com.
Jones realized the Dallas defense was depleted by injuries all season, but every team has to fight through the same issues and it appears that wasn’t an acceptable excuse for him. Even with those injuries, Jones says there are two particular games that jump out to him when the defense was fairly healthy. In the second week of the season, the Cowboys fell 27-7 to the Seattle Seahawks, who at that time were still figuring things out offensively with rookie quarterback Russell Wilson. Two weeks later, Dallas lost at home 34-18 to the Chicago Bears.
The Seattle loss could be put on R...
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Rob Ryan,
Jerry Jones,
Russell Wilson,
Tony Romo,
Jason Garrett,
Buddy Ryan
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, New York Jets
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, New York Jets
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