DC.COM: Garrett Explains What Held Back Holmes In Conditiong Test

[WoodysGirl]

Josh Ellis DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer

OXNARD, Calif. – Running back Felix Joneshttp://www.dallascowboys.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/roster/felix-jones/57a46018-daff-48b1-8cd6-9660910e5e20/) is coming off a long shoulder rehab, and according to defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, safety Brodney Poolhttp://www.dallascowboys.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/roster/brodney-pool/352cc41a-a7a0-4896-8d4a-abc9d78f43a2/) had his back tighten up on him.

But what was the excuse for wide receiver Andre Holmeshttp://www.dallascowboys.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/roster/andre-holmes/0b7d5f73-a504-49c6-93aa-271f4afba5b3/) to not pass Sunday’s conditioning test, a series of 10 60-yard sprints?

“It’s more like he might’ve been doing the wrong things,” Garrett said. “Andre is a guy who’s very conscientious, but to be candid with you, he was doing a lot more long distance running, and he wasn’t ready to do what he needed to do. So, it’s a good learning experience for him as a player, and he just needs to follow the prescribed running. If he had done that, he’d have done what the 87 other guys were able to do in the conditioning test.”

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[DFWJC]

I had heard Holmes was shocked and embarrassed that he didn't time right in the last two 60s. He said that he had been working out but must have done something wrong, that he was not making excuses, and that he would learn and move forward.

Maybe some here can loosen the hangmans's knot for a week or so?

[Idgit]

Love this stuff. Does it count as accountability, though? Or do we just consider it 'stuff we should have been doing, anyway?"

[Idgit]

I had heard Holmes was shocked and embarrassed that he didn't time right in the last two 60s. He said that he had been working out but must have done something wrong, that he was not making excuses, and that he would learn and move forward.

Maybe some here can loosen the hangmans's knot for a week or so?

I don't hold it against any of the players. It only means they're not getting the reps they need and giving other guys more opportunity. Just follow the plan, follow the coaching, and everything should work out. Deviate at your own risk.

But it's a great reinforcement of the idea that it really is a process under Garett.

[visionary]

Love this stuff. Does it count as accountability, though? Or do we just consider it 'stuff we should have been doing, anyway?"

in my book it counts as accountability

[a_minimalist]

sounds like an easy mistake to make. that's why there are trainers there.

[Idgit]

We just need to develop enough depth that it's a credible threat to your job if you're out for something you could control. Holmes has got to be killing himself right about now. Poole, too. Those guys could end up out of work do to this. At the very least, they've got some ground to make up both in terms of lost reps and the bad impression it made.

[ninja]

I'm willing to cut him some slack. He made a mistake. He is working hard to rectify it and will come back even stronger and more determined. If he earns his spot as our "true" #3 WR then all will be soon forgotten. He didn't fail the test because he was lazy. In the long run, all that long distance training may have been better for him than doing 60 yd sprints in the offseason.

Failing the conditioning test may be a blessing in disguise. He may come out with more focus and work harder. He won't be given a spot on the team. The competition at WR will be fierce this year.