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09-03-2011, 03:49 AM
Garrett rules Cowboys with a meticulous plan
The Associated Press
Posted Sept. 02, 2011, at 7:14 p.m.
IRVING, Texas — Jason Garrett is excited.
Excited about the worst defense in team history not looking any better this preseason.
Excited about three inexperienced offensive linemen trying to protect Tony Romo.
Excited about trusting an unreliable kicker.
In his first full year coaching the Dallas Cowboys, shouldn’t those things make him concerned? Anxious? Frustrated?
Perhaps. But you’ll never hear him say it. Garrett avoids those words because he’s trying to create a positive mindset in and around the organization. Before he’ll even answer a question that begins along the lines of, “Are you concerned about … ” he clarifies that he’s excited about whatever that challenge may be.
His consistent avoidance of those words could be considered a little thing — except, there are no little things for Jason Garrett. Everything he does is with a purpose, every move likely rooted in something he saw, did or thought of over the 21˝ years he spent in pro football working his way toward this job.
Read more:http://bangordailynews.com/2011/09/02/sports/garrett-rules-cowboys-with-a-meticulous-plan/?
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The Associated Press
Posted Sept. 02, 2011, at 7:14 p.m.
IRVING, Texas — Jason Garrett is excited.
Excited about the worst defense in team history not looking any better this preseason.
Excited about three inexperienced offensive linemen trying to protect Tony Romo.
Excited about trusting an unreliable kicker.
In his first full year coaching the Dallas Cowboys, shouldn’t those things make him concerned? Anxious? Frustrated?
Perhaps. But you’ll never hear him say it. Garrett avoids those words because he’s trying to create a positive mindset in and around the organization. Before he’ll even answer a question that begins along the lines of, “Are you concerned about … ” he clarifies that he’s excited about whatever that challenge may be.
His consistent avoidance of those words could be considered a little thing — except, there are no little things for Jason Garrett. Everything he does is with a purpose, every move likely rooted in something he saw, did or thought of over the 21˝ years he spent in pro football working his way toward this job.
Read more:http://bangordailynews.com/2011/09/02/sports/garrett-rules-cowboys-with-a-meticulous-plan/?
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