Chan the Man: What he was like 8 years ago.....

[Jiggy McBee]

This tripe sounds so familiar. This was from his days in Dallas...

“We've been inconsistent,” Emmitt Smith said. “When we've been consistent, we've dominated games. That could be scary because if you ever develop that consistency, you can go a long way.”

“We've played well enough to have leads, but not well enough to finish,” Gailey said. “We've got to concentrate each day on what it takes to finish. That's our focus.”

http://www.texnews.com/1998/1999/cowboys/lead0105.html

Gailey has felt the heat of public censure ever since he was discovered to be a nit-wit.

If Jerry Jones were sold on Gailey, he'd have buried that bone by saying, “Chan's coming back. He's my coach. I won't answer any more questions on that subject. So don't ask.”Jones made a verbal detour instead. “The outcome of this game has nothing to do with any decision I'll make in February.

Hmmmmm....Sound like DRAD?

Jones also isolated Gailey as the source of offensive problems. Jones was quoted in last Sunday's edition as absolving Aikman of all offensive failure. He put the onus on Gailey and his playbook in blunt terms: “In my mind, we haven't given him (Aikman) a chance. I'll change that.”

http://www.texnews.com/1998/1999/cowboys/grill0106.html

 

[JoltinJacket]

Seems like this Dallas "tripe" has been rehashed at some point before. Anyway, I found another article from that sight that sounds similar as well. This was written the day he was fired:


"Players never bashed Gailey's offense, mainly because they respected him too much.


But, like most fans, they often wondered what he was thinking, both in his play-calling and other game-management issues. It didn't take an expert in lip reading or body language to uncover the disgust.


The most recent example came in the first eight minutes of Dallas' 27-10 loss to Minnesota this past Sunday when quarterback Troy Aikman burned all three timeouts because he had insufficient time to call the play.


On the third one, almost everyone in the Dallas huddle stood facing the sideline with their palms up. They could've help up a sign that said, “What the heck is going on?!”
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"Gailey's character is what made firing him so tough for Jones. From a morals standpoint, Gailey is cut from the same cloth as Tom Landry, not Barry Switzer and Jimmy Johnson. The Cowboys need more people like him, not less.


But Gailey was hired to be the coach, not the counselor.


And that's where he failed.


“I've never been fired,” Gailey said. “It's a new experience for me. I don't like it.


“I don't agree with it, but I understand that it's part of the process.”'

http://www.texnews.com/1998/1999/cowboys/grill0106.html

 

[pocket_watch]

Thanks to both for posting the quotes.

If Chan would have left last year, I think his lasting legacy would have been very good. He did get us thru some very troubled times mostly because of his football knowledge and to a higher degree, his character.
His legacy will probably take a hit this year but it will still be very good years from now.
He is too good of a man to fire him mid season regardless of what happens against dook or unc. However, this needs to be his last year as HFC here.

To analogize (very cheesy for sure), Chan is like a tugboat guiding a ship out of dangerous water. Extremely valuable, but needs to know when his job is done.

Fortunately for him, there will always be an NFL team on the rocks that can desperately use him.

I have softened my view on CG, and thank him for keeping us competitive with class during his time.