Why blame someone else for our guys not being smarter about this? It is not secret that the person retaliating is the one that is going to get called. Why then do it? Are these players that stupid? Is Jason Garrett not capable of actually getting his players to stop taking these dumb penalties?
Exactly. You cannot control the refs— but you can control whether you adapt to their patterns or not.
We all can see that the refs are terrible. A good coach doesn’t just say “execute better”. He develops and implements a plan that targets issues and resolves problems.
Garrett is a stubborn dude— and there is a crusty arrogance that permeates the coaching staff. They believe in their philosophy and they “like what we do” so much that their belief actually prevents them from reflecting and being able to identify areas of growth.
Its why this team’s personality is what it is and why they are so predictable in what they do in general— and why they continue to come out flat, slow, and sloppy.
This team has a culture problem that goes way back to JJ— but Garrett has been a significant obstacle in terms of making needed adjustments and addressing chronic problems on his team.