Peter King: Jason Garrett's best day as a head coach

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by Flinger

When a team executes, it sure makes the coach look like a genius. Consider Bill Walsh of the 80's San Francisco 49ers ilk...

That's all it is. Execution. If bad players fail to execute, the coach sucks.

This is Garrett's best coaching job because Dan Bailey made the kick. Great stuff.

[Flinger]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

That's all it is. Execution. If bad players fail to execute, the coach sucks.

This is Garrett's best coaching job because Dan Bailey made the kick. Great stuff.

Just win, baby!

[Idgit]

his speech to the team would wait. "I need to call Jerry Brown's mother right now,'' Garrett told Cowboys PR man Rich Dalrymple, and he disappeared for a few minutes to make the call.

Love this. Love that he made it a higher priority than addressing the team.

[Cowboy_Shawn]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

It's amazing what the flight of a football can determine. If that kick hooks, Garrett's the fool who didn't try to get closer with 50 seconds and two timeouts left.

He did the same coaching job that got him killed in the Ravens loss but the kick stayed true this time.

I didn't like that strategy either. As you mentioned, they failed under similar circumstances in Baltimore. Also, last year against the Cardinals they were burned because they didn't try to pick up additional yards.

It was very strange to see them settle for a 40 yard attempt given those recent failures. That was a bad coaching decision; Garrett just happened to get away with it this time.

[tecolote]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

That's all it is. Execution. If bad players fail to execute, the coach sucks.

This is Garrett's best coaching job because Dan Bailey made the kick. Great stuff.

For all the grief you give Jerry you think exactly like him, you both underestimate the importance of a good head coach.

Please go and tell New Orleans fans how it's all about execution and coaching doesn't matter much.

[aikemirv]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

It's amazing what the flight of a football can determine. If that kick hooks, Garrett's the fool who didn't try to get closer with 50 seconds and two timeouts left.

He did the same coaching job that got him killed in the Ravens loss but the kick stayed true this time.

And if we have a false start or a hold we are kicking from 50

How is it the same coaching job?

They were completely different situations and yesterday everything he did in the last minute was by plan.

You really think he planned the last minute in Baltimore?

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by tecolote

For all the grief you give Jerry you think exactly like him, you both underestimate the importance of a good head coach.

Please go and tell New Orleans fans how it's all about execution and coaching doesn't matter much.

Man are you off base. I didn't say coaching doesn't matter. I'm saying good coaching doesn't matter when the talent is bad.

If I need to be blunt, no coach on this planet can run the offense we all want to see with this slop along the offensive line. Nobody. Talent matters. Blaming the coaching is a cop out. Remember how Bill Callahan was going to come in here and improve the OL? How'd that work out? He can't because he doesn't have the pieces to do it. Like Houck before him. And until that gets addressed no intelligent football fan should expect an effective offense in Dallas.

Upgrade the OL in the offseason and watch how much Garrett has "improved" as a coach next year. It'll be amazing to see. He finally gets it now.

[CalCBFan]

Originally Posted by Eddie

I hope the emotion can carry forward to next week. We can't have a let down.

I hate to say it, but after their great emotional win last week, the Chiefs lost yesterday 30-7 to Cleveland. These negative experiences are not helpful to moral in the long run...

[CATCH17]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

Man are you off base. I didn't say coaching doesn't matter. I'm saying good coaching doesn't matter when the talent is bad.

If I need to be blunt, no coach on this planet can run the offense we all want to see with this slop along the offensive line. Nobody. Talent matters. Blaming the coaching is a cop out. Remember how Bill Callahan was going to come in here and improve the OL? How'd that work out? He can't because he doesn't have the pieces to do it. Like Houck before him. And until that gets addressed no intelligent football fan should expect an effective offense in Dallas.

Upgrade the OL in the offseason and watch how much Garrett has "improved" as a coach next year. It'll be amazing to see. He finally gets it now.

At least they would try to coach around it and do some things to make an aggressive defense pay every now and then.

Garrett does nothing to take pressure off of these guys. He doesn't help the situation.

Also it's funny how when we switch to a high tempo offense we put points on the board yet we never see that type of offense until we're just desperate.


Great coaches adjust to their talent. Not the other way around.

[HoustonFrog]

Best coaching when it comes to handling grief.

Not best coaching when it comes to actually coaching scheme and the game. Still the same offensive issues bailed out by Romo in a last ditch effort. 3rd and 16 down two scores and a draw and a 2 yard slant is all I have to say.

[a_minimalist]

Originally Posted by HoustonFrog

Best coaching when it comes to handling grief.

Not best coaching when it comes to actually coaching scheme and the game. Still the same offensive issues bailed out by Romo in a last ditch effort. 3rd and 16 down two scores and a draw and a 2 yard slant is all I have to say.

Maybe you should coach the Cowboys since you know so much? Something tells me you actually think you could do a better job.

[Flinger]

Originally Posted by Cowboy_Shawn

I didn't like that strategy either. As you mentioned, they failed under similar circumstances in Baltimore. Also, last year against the Cardinals they were burned because they didn't try to pick up additional yards.

It was very strange to see them settle for a 40 yard attempt given those recent failures. That was a bad coaching decision; Garrett just happened to get away with it this time.

So tell us coach?

If you had a field goal kicker that is 25 of 27, with the only 2 that were missed were greater than 50 yards - what would you do?

Oh, don't forget to factor in an Oline that are funnier to watch than the Keystone Cops...

Bad coaching?

Risen said it best - it isn't the coaching!

[Coy]

Originally Posted by CATCH17

At least they would try to coach around it and do some things to make an aggressive defense pay every now and then.

Garrett does nothing to take pressure off of these guys. He doesn't help the situation.

Also it's funny how when we switch to a high tempo offense we put points on the board yet we never see that type of offense until we're just desperate.


Great coaches adjust to their talent. Not the other way around.

I agree with this statement, Tebow in Denver last year was a great example.

[InmanRoshi]

It's amazing how supposed self proclaimed "realists" think Dallas should just march into a 7-5 team's backyard in December and beat them by 3 TDs with Robert Calloway, Ernie Simms, Sterling Moore and Eric Frampton playing on the field simply because they're the Cowboys.

Talk about drinking the Kool Aid and seeing the talent of the team on the field through silver and blue tinted glasses.

[Idgit]

Originally Posted by InmanRoshi

It's amazing how supposed "realists" think Dallas should just march into a 7-5 teams backyards and beat them by 3 TDs with Robert Calloway, Ernie Simms, Sterling Moore and Eric Frampton playing on defense simply because they're the Cowboys.

Talk about seeing the talent of the team on the field through silver and blue tinted glasses.

Surrealists.