FRISCO - *Perspective, personified.Change is in the ballpark air in the case of Rougned Odor, who has been informed as of Monday he will not make this years roster.But no change around here at manager.READ MORE: Mark Cuban forcedAvery Johnson to coach without contract security in 2008, then fired him after the Dallas Mavericks first-round playoff lo s.Jerry Jones did the same with Jason Garrett after the Dallas Cowboys head coach went 8-8 and mi sed the postseason in 2019.The Texas Rangers are taking a much different approach to lame-duck coaching, avoiding the scenario altogether Joe Montana Hoodies Sweatshirts last week by awarding manager Chris Woodward by exercising their 2022 option, a sort of one-year contract extension.READ MORE: The situations are obviously diverse.The 2008 Mavericks were coming off a 67-win season with lofty expectations. The 2019 Cowboys were talented, but stuck on the .500 treadmill.The Rangers, meanwhile, are near the rock bottom of their rebuilding. With Woodward entering the final year of his initial three-year deal signed in 2018, no reason to add undue pre sure and unrealistic expectations to a manager who will not be judged by anything that occurs in 2021.Still, its fascinating how Johnson and Garrett were dangled as lame ducks and then fired for not having post-season succe s, while Woodward (who is 100-122 in Arlington) is rewarded with long-term security for having not chance at it.For Odor - who was likely dangled in trade with no takers - The Rangers are all about the future. So he is leaving.With the manager, they are all about the future as well. So he is staying.*Given hindsight, how does Mike McCarthy explain the historically horrendous Dallas Cowboys defense of 2020?We tried to change too much ... we went in with too much volume, he said.Not gonna lie, Im saving that excuse for my biggest 2021 gaffes.Went in with too much volume should get me out of a lot of jams.*Wanna fix that D? Mock drafts be damned, the Cowboys better nab Alabama cornerback Patrick Surtain if hes available at No. 10. Or else.It simply makes too much sense. Chidobe Awuzie is gone in free agency. With Surtain (more polished than Jaycee Horn and more healthy than Caleb Farley) teaming with Trevon Diggs and Donovan Wilson, the Cowboys would suddenly have three playmakers in a secondary that has longed for just Brandon Aiyuk Jersey one for what feels like decades.READ MORE: READ MORE: And hey, maybe Keanu Neal (signed) and Damontae Kazee (signed), both ex-Dan Quinn Falcons, can make plays, too. Maybe.*The Rangers host the Blue Jays at Globe Life Field in 10 days. Plenty of time to get to know this team. Chances are, youre going to need it. Joey Gallo and Isiah Kiner-Falefa and thats it.Otherwise, were starting from scratch. Gone are Elvis Andrus and Lance Lynn. Get ready for names like Brock Holt, Leody Taveras, Eli White, Dane Dunning, Wes Benjamin, John King and Jonah Heim. Oh, and also get ready for 90+ lo ses.*In the wake of winning the schools first Big XIIConference tournament title, Texas basketball coach Shaka Smart should be fired. There, I said it.But instead, it seems, Shaka is engineering his own exit ... and things are happening so quickly in Austin that the Longhorns may already have their eye on a replacement.Let's review ...As a long-time observer of Longhorns hoops, I was thrilled when Smart arrived in Austin in 2015. He took tiny Virginia Commonwealth to the Final Four in 2011, and with his trademark Havoc full-court pre s Colin Kaepernick Jersey fueled by Texas superior athletes surely he would restore some burnt orange glory and flirt with a national championship.But six years later, nope. Not even close.Texas highlight under Smart: Winning the NIT in 2019. The lowlight: An embarra sing lo s to Abilene Christian in last weeks first round of March Madne s.Smart is merely the author of one of the nations most overhyped, underperforming programs. Hes won only 56 percent of his games, is 0-3 in the NCAA tourney (with lo ses to Northern Iowa, Nevada and ACU), failed to establish an identity and, worst of all, wasted promising careers and NBA talent.Texas roster during Smarts tenure has included Mo Bamba, Jarrett Allen and Jaxson Hayes, all playing in basketballs best league. And this year his team featured quality guards Matt Coleman, Andrew Jones and Courtney Ramey, and big men Jericho Sims and Kai Jones. The latter two are also destined to play in the NBA.Bestowed that level of talent and not being able Steve Young Jersey to win a game just one in March Madne s over six seasons is a fireable offense.This season with the college-basketball luxury of having his two best players (Coleman and Sims) being seniors Smarts Horns were ranked as high as No. 4. But they regre sed as the season progre sed. Teammates fought in huddles during games. Highly-touted freshman Greg Browns immense talent couldnt be harne sed. Smarts team was consistently out-coached, consistently failing to create good looks on end-of-game po se sions. They won playground games with fast tempos when their raw athleticism was allowed to flourish. They won games where Jones bailed out awful execution with clutch jumpers. And they won the Big XII tournament, thanks to a lucky first-round escape against Texas Tech and a COVID walkover win against Kansas.But against Abilene Christian which was throttled by 20 points by UCLA two nights later the Longhorns were suckered into a slow-down game decided on fundamentals, half-court execution and basketball IQ.The result: Texas committed 23 turnovers and made only 18 shots. Smarts worst year at VCU was better than his best year at Texas.My position going into this week? Id seen enough; this should be his last year in Austin.The new position today? ) and Texas, as first reported by LonghornsCountry.com, is already *It wasnt a major deal. But then again, it was better than a we like our boys in blue non-deal.The Mavs e sentially found a replacement for Seth Curry at Thursdays trade deadline, acquiring 36-year-old sharpshooter J.J. Redick and forward Nicolo Melli in a deal sending James Johnson, Wes Iwundu and a second-round draft pick to the Pelicans.READ MORE: Scroll to ContinueThough it doesnt net the Mavs a Cuban-desired game-changer star (see: John Collins), its hard not to like the move.Dallas Dante Pettis Jersey improves its disappointing, 15th-ranked 3-point shooting and also preserves its coveted cap space heading into the summer since Redick and Melli will both become free agents.Redick has carved out a 14-year career by floa