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FRISCO, Texas – As his team began a well-earned bye week, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett was asked if a white hot, 5-1 start had surprised him.
Garrett smiled and provided a predictable response: “We don’t really look at it that way.”
That’s totally fine on the part of Garrett and his players. What professional athlete – what competitor, for that matter – doesn’t have an abundance of self-belief?
For the rest of us, who looked at the situation in August and saw a rookie quarterback, a sagging pass rush and a wealth of unproven players, it’s perfectly acceptable to admit some surprise.
Given the way the 2015 season unfolded, it’s also fair to give the Cowboys plenty of credit for not letting the same set of adversities sink another campaign. As everyone as seen by now, they are in fact thriving in the face of the same problems that hindered them just one year ago.
“There was a lot for all of us to learn from that experience, and we’re still learning,” Garrett said. “We were determined to come back in the early part of this offseason, build the team that could handle and withstand the adversities that are inevitable in the NFL. We’ve tried to do that and will continue to try to do that each and every day.”
At the same press conference, Garrett noted that the 2015 Cowboys fought remarkably hard for a team with a 4-12 record. That’s definitely true, as the Cowboys were within one score in six of their losses last year.
This team is built remarkably similar, and with the addition of a sound decision-maker in Dak Prescott, they’re executing much better.
“We committed to this formula of offense play, and you can say a lot of different things about it,” said Jason Witten. “But when you execute this way, it’s a great formula. We all have a role in it, and to be able to execute and play within that.”
Witten’s point has a lot to say about how the Cowboys have built this roster going back several years. Watching them roll over the Packers last weekend was like watching the front office’s Draft Day blueprints come to life.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...ouraged-strong-start-know-theres-work-left-do
Garrett smiled and provided a predictable response: “We don’t really look at it that way.”
That’s totally fine on the part of Garrett and his players. What professional athlete – what competitor, for that matter – doesn’t have an abundance of self-belief?
For the rest of us, who looked at the situation in August and saw a rookie quarterback, a sagging pass rush and a wealth of unproven players, it’s perfectly acceptable to admit some surprise.
Given the way the 2015 season unfolded, it’s also fair to give the Cowboys plenty of credit for not letting the same set of adversities sink another campaign. As everyone as seen by now, they are in fact thriving in the face of the same problems that hindered them just one year ago.
“There was a lot for all of us to learn from that experience, and we’re still learning,” Garrett said. “We were determined to come back in the early part of this offseason, build the team that could handle and withstand the adversities that are inevitable in the NFL. We’ve tried to do that and will continue to try to do that each and every day.”
At the same press conference, Garrett noted that the 2015 Cowboys fought remarkably hard for a team with a 4-12 record. That’s definitely true, as the Cowboys were within one score in six of their losses last year.
This team is built remarkably similar, and with the addition of a sound decision-maker in Dak Prescott, they’re executing much better.
“We committed to this formula of offense play, and you can say a lot of different things about it,” said Jason Witten. “But when you execute this way, it’s a great formula. We all have a role in it, and to be able to execute and play within that.”
Witten’s point has a lot to say about how the Cowboys have built this roster going back several years. Watching them roll over the Packers last weekend was like watching the front office’s Draft Day blueprints come to life.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...ouraged-strong-start-know-theres-work-left-do