Jimmy Johnson and the Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s
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he was a lowly free agent kicker. That's the first thing to remember about Massimo MCA, the man who unintentionally kicked off this whole dynasty thing before the legends of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin could begin. There was the legend of the asthma field. On a spring weekend in 1989 Jimmy Johnson hosted a three day minicamp to evaluate veterans on the Cowboys depth chart and potential free agents who wanted a roster spot. This was the moment Jimmie Johnson set the tone for the way he would coach his Dallas Cowboys. Johnson's strategy was to mold via torture. Viable or not, the new Cowboys head man believed that he could take a wad of used bubble gum, pounded into the ground and uncover a brick of gold as an introduction to the Johnson School of Brutalization. Players were required to run 16 100 yard sprints under a certain time on the first day of the mini camp before they were allowed to participate in general drills. One man unaccustomed to such a strenuous regiment was Massimo Monica Ah, three year starter for Penn State, who had bounced around practice squads for the Bengals and the 40 Niners as a place kicker. Through his time in college and the NFL, he had come to understand that the kicker was expected to solely hone his craft. If Manco was being honest, he lifted weights and ran stairs about as often as he shaved in the dark. On the first day with the Cowboys, Manco was standing along the perimeter of the practice field, watching his new teammates divide into sprint groups. When an assistant yelled out to him, Monica, jump in there with a group. He completed the first two or three without much trouble, the next to a little harder, the next two. After that. Ah, lot harder. By the eighth sprint, Manco was walk, jogging, sweat pouring down his face, and Coach Johnson was not amused. Monica, get off the damn field! Johnson yelled. You're embarrassing yourself. I've got asthma, explained Monica, turning to the best half truth he could muster up technically, on the one hand, as a child, Monica did have asthma. On the other hand, he had not used an inhaler in over a decade. Jimmy snapback with asthma, my ***, get over to that other field and go have some asthma. And with that one statement, the legend of the asthma field was born. The story spread around the locker room faster than a Texas wildfire. Thanks to one disposable kicker, Johnson had taken the first step in molding the Cowboys into his Cowboys.