Gil Brandt
Gil Brandt
Gil Brandtis a former Vice President of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1988. He is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin...
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My thoughts are that he did such a great job of developing young players, defensive linemen like Ed Jones, Randy White and Harvey Martin, and was kind of the unsung hero of our defense.
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He was kind of the backbone of our Doomsday defenses. He kind of coached like he played. He was a hard-working, hard-trying individual who had a lot of patience in developing young players. He was easy-going and well-liked. The thing with him was that he made everybody feel at home.
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What happens when you play both is that it makes opponents dilute their prep time, ... Before, they knew they'd be going up against a 4-3 or a 3-4 exclusively. Now they have to prepare to play against both.
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When you say 47 percent out of the first 10 picks made the Hall of Fame, that's a high percentage.
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We've added interviews. We've added interviews on tape. We've added workout tapes that are available to all teams. It's like we've gone from a one-story motel in a small town in Montana to the Sears Tower. It's bigger and more elaborate.
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Really? I think for a long time they probably didn't have a quarterback because they were a wishbone team.
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I think he has the ability to play much better than he has been. This is another guy who has to understand that he's now moving up a class.
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That surprised me. When you look at him (on film) his man never makes a play.
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I would imagine they are getting a reputation as a passing team. And Texas has a reputation now that they can go out and get anybody.
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I think sometimes, when you're close to somebody, you might overvalue a person. And I'm close to Young. But I've seen what the guy has done. I just think he's a pretty special player.
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I think every situation is different. It depends on what that particular team is looking for, what side of the ball it needs help.
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You can have the talent at one level, but when you get to the next level, it just doesn't happen. It's like the young guy selling insurance. One year, he sells $6 million of life insurance, and then his bosses say, 'Wait until he really learns how to sell.' But then he's got a boat and a country-club membership, and all of a sudden, he's not as good. That's what happens with players.
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Usually they're in the ballpark. Seldom do you have a third-round grade and the guy is picked in the first, and seldom do you have a second-round grade and he's picked in the sixth.
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Two years from now, after he's finished his (college) career, I don't think there's any question that this guy's a first-rounder. And I don't think there's any question that he'll be an impact player.