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Titolo: John Hooks uno dei 500?

Tra i 500 candidati alla guida dei Cowboys ci sarebbe anche lo sconosciuto
John Hooks. Questo secondo Jerry Jones... leggete qui.. fino in fondo!
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Thursday, January 13, 2000
Jones must mine his `500' candidates for next Cowboys coach
By JAIME ARON
AP Sports Writer
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jerry Jones hired his first coach before he even bought
the Dallas Cowboys. His second hire settled in less than 24 hours after the
other guy left.
It took Jones more than a month to find the third guy. Now, as he prepares
to hire a fourth coach in 11 years, there's no telling how long he'll need
to find Mr. Right.
“I can only assure you that we'll acquire and try to have the brightest
people available,” Jones said after deciding to get rid of coach Chan Gailey
and his offense, too.
On Wednesday, Jones spent Day 1 of the search for the fifth coach in the
team's 40-year history in New York handling previously scheduled business.
He did not return a phone call from The Associated Press, leaving his
intentions somewhat of a mystery.
But not entirely. Jones has said and done enough in recent days and years to
suggest that his next coach will be someone who:
—has never been an NFL head coach,
—is willing to work cheap,
—can work with Jones on a 50-50 basis but clealy understand that it's
actually 51-49 in favor of Jones, and
—has a background in offense, preferably one approved by quarterback Troy
Aikman.
The Aikman factor is huge. Jones considers No. 8 the No. 1 reason why Dallas
can still win the Super Bowl, so he has to have an offense that is to the
quarterback's liking. Gailey's wasn't.
As for the other items, the second and third ones are the reason why the
first is a cinch.
Nobody who has sat in the big chair for another team would accept those
conditions, not even for a franchise as prestigious as the Cowboys.
But someone who has always dreamed of being a head coach and is looking for
their big chance would jump at the offer, especially for a franchise as
prestigious as the Cowboys.
Gailey did.
He'd been an assistant in the NFL for 10 years, the last two as Pittsburgh's
offensive coordinator, when Jones stumbled onto him weeks into his 34-day
search for Barry Switzer's replacement.
Gailey's enthusiasm and offensive ideas impressed Jones. His willingness to
be a good trooper cinched the deal once former UCLA coach Terry Donahue
backed out over money and control.
“I think as long as everyone understands the structure, it's not a problem,”
Gailey said.
Jones' first two hires were easy because he went back 30 years with Jimmy
Johnson and Switzer. Lou Holtz is about the only one left in that pipeline
and Jones knows that wouldn't work.
So Jones will have to start from scratch, just like he did last time.
That shouldn't be too tough for someone who once said any of 500 people
could coach his team.
But the nearly five-week journey to find the last coach may have taught
Jones that it's as difficult as wildcatting for oil. Remember, Gailey wasn't
even on Jones' radar when he started looking last time.
The obvious suspects are Washington coach Norv Turner and St. Louis
offensive coordinator Mike Martz.
Turner doesn't completely fit the aforementioned profile, but he holds a
bigger hammer: a tight bond with Aikman. However, Redskins owner Daniel
Snyder has said he's keeping Turner and it wouldn't make sense for Snyder to
let his coach jump to a division rival.
Turner, preparing his team for Saturday's playoff game at Tampa Bay, played
down the speculation Wednesday.
“It's unfortunate that my name comes up in that discussion at any time over
the last couple of months or now,” Turner said. “Obviously, we're in the
middle of getting ready for a big playoff game, and I hope to be here for a
lot more playoffs games.”
Martz, a Turner disciple, has been mentioned for several of the other four
NFL head coaching vacancies but he can't be interviewed until the Rams'
season ends.
Being a hot commodity means Martz may have the luxury of picking his team,
rather than it being the other way around.
But there's a chance he'd choose the Cowboys. Considering that he got Kurt
Warner to throw 41 touchdowns, he has to wonder what he could do with
Aikman.
If Jones goes the college route, two names that already have surfaced are
Texas' Mack Brown and Arkansas' Houston Nutt. Yet neither seems likely.
One of the 500 crew, AP reported on Wedsnesday, might also be John Hooks.
Nobody knows him... apparently Jerry has contacted him through the Internet.
The Dallas job would mean more pressure for less pay. The only reason to
take it would be a burning desire to coach in the NFL and both seem very
happy in college.
There is one other long shot candidate who can't be ruled out.
The guy knows the team inside and out, has gotten along great with Jones for
years and wouldn't cost much. He has no coaching experience, but he'd love
the chance to call all the plays; some say he already does.
But it probably won't happen. Because if Jerry Jones hires himself to coach
the Cowboys, there would come a day when he'd have to fire himself, too.

 Nobody knows him... apparently Jerry has contacted him through the
Internet.
Stamattina ho letto il "Dallas Morning Evening Star" (peccato non abbia un
sito internet...). ecco cosa riportava l'articolista (ho tradotto per voi).
"Chi e' lo sconosciuto John Hooks"
by Dina Mutan
Grande eco hanno avuto a Dallas le parole di Jerry Jones sui probabili
candidati al ruolo di head coach dei Cowboys, ma un nome ha sorpreso tutti
destanto stupore e incredulita': John Hooks.
Il nostro giornale ha avviato una ricerca per saperne di piu' del candidato
e dopo un'attenta e completa lettura degli almanacchi del football siamo
riusciti ad avere l'indirizzo mail di John Hooks e abbiamo relaizzato un
incredibile scoop: un'intervista !!!!
Dina Mutan: Chi e' John Hooks
John Hooks: John Hooks e' un italiano di 30 anni, amante del football che e'
stato contattato da Jerry Jones per un eventuale posto di head coach a
Dallas
DM: Le sue esperienze?
JH: campione italiano nel 1994 e poi 4 anni come allenatore, mi pare
sufficiente per allenare nella nfl.
DM: Se lei fosse prescelto cosa farebbe per prima cosa?
JH: innazittutto insegnerei ad Aikman come si lancia, visto che a lui non
piace. Poi mi dedicherei alla difesa spostando Emmith Smith da rb a cd e
Deion Sanders da cb a te.... credo che cosi' gli avversari andrebbero in
confusione.
DM: il suo staff ??
JH: i miei collaboratori fidati mi seguiranno, ho gia' pubblicamente
espresso le mie preferenze, solo qualche ritocco e tutto sara' pronto.
DM: obiettivi ??
JH: perdere con i Nners sarebbe gia' buono, speriamo di fare meglio dei
Bengals !!!!
Ecco qua le prime impressioni di un probabile candidato al ruolo di HC a
Dallas, ai lettori le prime impressioni.
--
Giovanni (AKA John Hooks)
Huddle M@gazine
La webzine del football italiano
http://www.huddle.org

sito internet...). ecco cosa riportava l'articolista (ho tradotto per voi).
[CUT]
Complimenti!!!
Quando sarai al Texas Stadium, ricordati di noi!!! :-)))))))
Ed oltre a perdere con i Niners, dovreste perdere anche con i Redskins, sai
sono 2  anni che aspetto di battere i Cowboys ( e soffro in silenzio....)
--
Saluti
Gabriele
ICQ: 38240371
HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!


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 confusione.
(di nascosto...)
pss... pss....
John, non dimenticarti della 5-5-5...
Stets :-)