The Dallas Cowboys have brought in Mike Zimmer as their next defensive coordinator after Dan Quinn left the team to become the head coach of the Washington Commanders. But while Zimmer will undoubtedly put his own mark on the team, it sounds like he doesn’t think he has to change all that much.
During his introductory press conference this week, Mike Zimmer made it pretty clear that he already thinks highly of the Cowboys’ defense and doesn’t think the team needs to “reinvent the wheel.”
“We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel here,” Zimmer said according to Pro Football Talk. “I mean, they’ve been pretty good. I’ve been in some situations where things that haven’t happened, but that happens in coaching. It happens a lot. We’re going to look at the players, try to figure out the best way to use them, put the scheme together and, again, we want to take the good things that they’ve done and maybe add a few more other things we’ve done good in the past.”
The Cowboys were indeed one of the better teams on defense this year, ranking No. 9 in the league, allowing just 20.2 points per game. We’ll have to see if Zimmer can keep that up next season.
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