'Little Tiny Details!' Why Michael Irvin Wanted Bill Belichick to Coach the Dallas Cowboys
FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys are one of the most successful franchises in sports. Why not match them with one of the most successful coaches in football?
That's what former Cowboys wideout and current NFL Network analyst Michael Irvin wanted, as he indicated on "The Rich Eisen Show".
“Bill Belichick pays attention to those little tiny things those little tiny details that win football games. That’s what I wanted in Dallas,” Irvin said. “I love Bill I don’t know Bill Belichick, you know if you’d change Mike McCarthy, I would have loved to get Bill Belichick and tie down those little things right there. But I ain’t want Bill touching the offense, I just want him to tie down those little things on defense and I don’t know if he’ll be ok with just taking that side of the ball.”
After 24 seasons in New England, Belichick was available, and being courted by the Atlanta Falcons - or so we were told.
The two parties either couldn't or wouldn't, come to an agreement and Belichick was being linked to Dallas too. Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones even stated during the offseason that he thought he could work well with Belichick, further fueling the rumors of interest.
The Cowboys were ousted in the first round of the 2023 NFL playoffs by the resurgent Green Bay Packers, and Dallas suffered a defensive miscue during the game, and Irvin thinks Belichick would've fixed it before it happened.
“I would have liked to see Bill Belichick in Dallas. I thought he was going to Atlanta and when Atlanta got Kirk Cousins, I said oh my God. Now if you had Bill Belichick, Dallas could’ve certainly used him,” Irvin said. “Why do I say that? When you watch that playoff game, 3rd and 3, the tight end just ran a quick out, I had a cornerback that was 12 yards off the tight end, what are you doing? It’s 3rd and 3, get up on him and press.”
Could Belichick have run the team more efficiently? The Patriots hardly seemed like a well-oiled machine the past couple of seasons, but sometimes a change of scenery benefits coaches as much as players. We'll give Irvin the benefit of the doubt on this one.
