Garrett’s reaction to the Kellen Moore hype

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In a very interesting article yesterday by Kevin Sherrington, (of that Dallas newspaper we cannot mention) Jason Garrett is going out of his way this week to ensure that Kellen Moore is NOT perceived as getting too much credit for the “new” offense or that Moore is in total control of the Cowboys offense in 2019.

According to Sherrington, Garrett has more than once this week been careful to say publicly he is (quoting Sherrington) “less interested in a Sean McVay starter kit than in implying the new guy hasn't reinvented anything.”

In his press conference Thursday, when describing the changes being made to the offense this year, Garrett on 3 occasions said, “this work is collaborative.” Some other interesting Garrett quotes from that press conference : "He's (Moore) been with us a few years and he has a good feel for how we want to do things"; "He's not doing it by himself"; and "he’s Injecting some new ideas and finding some old ideas” ... “making it collaborative” ... “to go with what this offense is going to be all about,” and “We’re not recreating our base offense”.

Does this sound like a guy who has turned the keys to the offense over to Kellen Moore?

Whatever Garrett thinks about “his offense”, it was crystal clear last year that something new was needed. Even with the much needed improvement at mid-season from the Amari Cooper trade, the Cowboys finished 22nd in scoring last year. That was the lowest of any other team that made the playoffs. Since 2016, when the Cowboys offense bludgeoned its opponents, the offense has been the most predictable and easy to prepare for in the NFL (Just ask the rams) It’s pretty obvious changes are needed.

So this raises some key questions:
1. Is this Garrett’s message to Kellen Moore or to fans and the media?
2. Why is Garrett so intent on saying publicly that this is still “his offense”?
3. Is Garrett feeling threatened by the presence of Kellen Moore and if so, why?

So far this offseason, the biggest question going into the 2019 season seems to be centered on how much change and new ideas Garrett will allow young Kellen Moore to inject. And...is Garrett feeling threatened?

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Dak is the starting QB. This 4th round nonsense needs to stop. It no longer matters which round he was drafted.

I agree...I know a QB drafted 6th round with some hardware. Once you make the team, it doesn't matter where and how you drafted.
 

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The minute there a sign of even mild struggle, Garrett will take over. You can take it to the bank.

His job is on the line so he’ll do whatever’s he thinks he needs to do to save it.

Still, I read the article too and it’s terribly disappointing. Reining him in after a poor start is one thing, but inhibiting him from the beginning is a foolish move.
 

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Dak is the starting QB. This 4th round nonsense needs to stop. It no longer matters which round he was drafted.

It does. His skill is what it is. I hate to break it to you, but he is not going to command the offense and make the decisions Tom Brady does because Moore is calling the plays. He has improved, and his receiving group has improved.

I think he is going to do great. It should be an exciting year on both offense and defense.
 

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His job is on the line so he’ll do whatever’s he thinks he needs to do to save it.

Still, I read the article too and it’s terribly disappointing. Reining him in after a poor start is one thing, but inhibiting him from the beginning is a foolish move.

I'm not calling it "inhibiting" until I see or hear some real proof of that. I've read a lot about how they plannned for Moore as offensive coordinator from the very beginning, and "collaboration" has been the buzzword for all of it. Garrett himself realizes that Moore's quick ascension mirrors his own in many ways, and anyone making such a big transition needs the help.

Consider this, would you want to put everything in the hands of someone doing the job for the very first time with no one there to help him? I know I wouldn't.
 

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It does. His skill is what it is. I hate to break it to you, but he is not going to command the offense and make the decisions Tom Brady does because Moore is calling the plays. He has improved, and his receiving group has improved.

I think he is going to do great. It should be an exciting year on both offense and defense.

It does not matter what round Dak was drafted in. He is prepping for his 4th year as the starting QB. His draft status at this point and frankly the day he became the starter is irrelevant. Results is what matters. Can you do it or not? Brady was drafted in the 6th round. IIRC Joe Montana was drafted at the end of the 3rd round. Romo and Warner went undrafted. Think anyone cares how they were added to their respective rosters and ultimately promoted to the starting QB?
 

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Garrett's just butt hurt Moore is getting so much attention. From players. From writers. Garrett's ego has been hurt. The more he's asked about moore, the more testy he'll become. He's never been a particularly gracious person.
 

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it wont matter if this team does really well and the offense clicks and the defense as well and they make a deep playoff run garrett will get his extension but in the press and the fans eyes he wont get the credit moore and Richard will steal his thunder and jerry of course will get his share of the credit he will make sure of that if it falls flat and is a big failure then the head coach and the staff and some players will pay the price because they wont be back next year
 

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In a very interesting article yesterday by Kevin Sherrington, (of that Dallas newspaper we cannot mention) Jason Garrett is going out of his way this week to ensure that Kellen Moore is NOT perceived .......And...is Garrett feeling threatened?

Sure he is feeling threatened, Linehan was his hire and Jerry baby has found his new shiny toy and so the old toy is feeling left out . LOL
 

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Obviously, in his latest comments Jason Garrett has made it crystal clear (in his mind) that Kellen Moore isn't revamping his offense but, indeed, doing what he feels is in keeping with what has been in keeping with the past and suitable for the team to improve in the future. So, my question is if this is an attempt to downplay the hype that Moore is being granted or just realistically in keeping with his offensive plans of the past? Sounds like he's attempting to maintain the "proper respect" to take due credit for what he has already done in the past. This is interesting. I suspect that JG is feeling the heat and I can't way as I blame him for that. Will the relationship between KM and JG suffer for that? Let's hope not! ;)
 
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This is a non story. OCs don’t work completely independent of the head coach and others within the organization, and it was unrealistic if anyone thought they do. As with other OCs, Moore is the front man, and the guy in charge of making it work, and he will be able too incorporate his ideas within the bounds of the overall team philosophy, but he is not an island with nobody to answer to or coordinate with.
 

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Sure he is feeling threatened, Linehan was his hire and Jerry baby has found his new shiny toy and so the old toy is feeling left out . LOL
Right...and Garrett is making himself look smaller and weaker rather than strong by minimizing Moore’s work to improve the offense.

To be fair however, I guess we should all be reminded that this owner/GM has historically emasculated his HC’s ability to be a real leader who makes key decisions.
 

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In a very interesting article yesterday by Kevin Sherrington, (of that Dallas newspaper we cannot mention) Jason Garrett is going out of his way this week to ensure that Kellen Moore is NOT perceived as getting too much credit for the “new” offense or that Moore is in total control of the Cowboys offense in 2019.

According to Sherrington, Garrett has more than once this week been careful to say publicly he is (quoting Sherrington) “less interested in a Sean McVay starter kit than in implying the new guy hasn't reinvented anything.”

In his press conference Thursday, when describing the changes being made to the offense this year, Garrett on 3 occasions said, “this work is collaborative.” Some other interesting Garrett quotes from that press conference : "He's (Moore) been with us a few years and he has a good feel for how we want to do things"; "He's not doing it by himself"; and "he’s Injecting some new ideas and finding some old ideas” ... “making it collaborative” ... “to go with what this offense is going to be all about,” and “We’re not recreating our base offense”.

Does this sound like a guy who has turned the keys to the offense over to Kellen Moore?

Whatever Garrett thinks about “his offense”, it was crystal clear last year that something new was needed. Even with the much needed improvement at mid-season from the Amari Cooper trade, the Cowboys finished 22nd in scoring last year. That was the lowest of any other team that made the playoffs. Since 2016, when the Cowboys offense bludgeoned its opponents, the offense has been the most predictable and easy to prepare for in the NFL (Just ask the rams) It’s pretty obvious changes are needed.

So this raises some key questions:
1. Is this Garrett’s message to Kellen Moore or to fans and the media?
2. Why is Garrett so intent on saying publicly that this is still “his offense”?
3. Is Garrett feeling threatened by the presence of Kellen Moore and if so, why?

So far this offseason, the biggest question going into the 2019 season seems to be centered on how much change and new ideas Garrett will allow young Kellen Moore to inject. And...is Garrett feeling threatened?

Sounds to me like an incompetent backward looking boss who does not want it perceived that the new underling will show him up
 

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Consider this, would you want to put everything in the hands of someone doing the job for the very first time with no one there to help him? I know I wouldn't.

No, I wouldn’t. But nor would I prevent him from implementing the concepts that he needs to be successful in the offense.

Reading between the lines here, looks like Moore is saddled with the same offense and is only able to add wrinkles and mix up some formations, not draw up new plays or make more significant changes to the offense.

Anyway, we won’t know until September.
 

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This is not a bashing dak, Garrett, or Moore response, but you guys are over reacting.

Dak is a 4th round qb, who is on his 4th year. He has by no means mastered Garrett’s offense or offense in general.

If Scott was still the coordinator and the play calling was exactly the same, dak and the offense would improve this year.

What it really comes down to is practice, execution, and personnel. He has the receivers now, and he has some experience. The offense as a whole has to step it up, no matter who is calling plays.

Execution in the first half and red zone
Changing the offense didn't hurt Jared Goff who is a younger quarterback than Dak.

Making the scheme harder to diagnose for the defense should only help Dak. He's a really smart guy, so I believe he can run a more complicated scheme.
 

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Well if you put this with all the other talk by players and whatnot, it goes right along with the idea that we won't see any drastic changes or a "new" offense but rather more window dressing to what we already have. They all said it, things like we will run our same offense out of different formations.
As far as Jerry telling Kellen the offensive game plan is all his to decide, well let's just not remodel the office just yet on that one
 

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No, I wouldn’t. But nor would I prevent him from implementing the concepts that he needs to be successful in the offense.

Reading between the lines here, looks like Moore is saddled with the same offense and is only able to add wrinkles and mix up some formations, not draw up new plays or make more significant changes to the offense.

Anyway, we won’t know until September.

Good luck, truly knowing even then.
 

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Part of this is because of Booger's stupid comment "if anyone gets in your way, come see me" circumventing the entire chain of command in coaching. Taking that at face value, Moore wouldn't even be reporting to Garrett, if things got a little dicey.

There are few teams that do not have a collaborative effort with their coaching. Think Belichick gives McDaniels free reign over the offense?

The amusing part of this is the posters that think Booger doesn't meddle. That statement is the essence of meddling.

What one would want to take from that is the HC is trying to keep the OC off an island if this doesn't work but from observing a HC that never takes the fall, I think he's concerned about Moore getting too much credit, if it does work.

However, those on CoachWatch for replacing Garrett, this is just another prime example of the owner putting the HC in a tough questioning posture because of him shooting his mouth off. Think HC's like dealing with questions like that?
 
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