Robert Prince already has familiarity with the Cowboys
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Congratulations to Robert Prince on becoming the Dallas Cowboys’ new wide receivers coach. Of course, he will focus on helping the Cowboys’ receivers. However, he could also help Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore maintain the Cowboys position as the number one offense that they were once viewed as last season.
A star quarterback when he played at Boise State, Moore implemented a system similar to those days with the Cowboys, said in Steven Ruiz’s the Ringer article. However, this method may have not made much sense to the rest of the cowboys coaching staff.
In David Howman’s Blogging the Boys article, Howman expressed that Moore’s connections to the other Cowboys coaches isn’t that strong yet. This issue could be factored into the inefficiencies the Cowboys offense had last year. This is where the addition of Prince becomes important.
Along with coaching in Detroit when Kellen Moore was their backup quarterback, Prince coached at Boise State when Moore was their balling out for them, said Howman. These instances indicate a deeper chemistry between Moore and Prince than Moore and the other coaches.
That way Prince can be someone that Moore can lean on for help. Prince understands the offense Moore has in place. The connection that Moore hasn’t yet fully developed with other Cowboys coaches can be made up for with Prince now on the team, someone who most likely shares his ideas.
Being around football for a long while, Prince has coached at Boise State, with Detroit, Atlanta, Seattle and Jacksonville, per Curtis Crabtree’s ProFootballTalk article. With coaching wide receivers, Prince has a great track record.
The star ability that young Wide Receiver CeeDee Lamb has, Prince can boost that ability and those of Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup, Noah Brown, and Cedric Wilson, depending on who’s still around for next season. Specifically, in his 2014-2020 span with Detroit, Prince coached the following wide receivers: Calvin Johnson, Marvin Jones, Kenny Golladay and Golden Tate, listed in David Helman’s Dallas Cowboys article. Johnson is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Jones, Golladay, and Tate have all solidified themselves as good wide receivers in the NFL.
Prince is seen as “a great communicator. The total package,” the Dallas Morning News quoted a source.
As a fan, I’m loving that the Cowboys made this move. Learning about Prince and what he potentially brings to the table gives me great comfort in the Cowboys bringing him to Dallas. I see many great reasons as to why the Prince hire will benefit the Cowboys’ offense down the line.