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[Cbz40]

Ed Reed isn't a Jason Garrett fan

3:40 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon

It's a good thing for Jason Garrett that Michael Irvin's radio show doesn't air in Denver. Ravens safety Ed Reed's comments made on ESPN 103.3 today definitely don't reflect well on the redhead.


From Matt Mosley's NFC East blog on ESPN.com:

"That was a real simple game plan that they attacked us with," said Reed of the Cowboys' offense. "I thought it would be more complicated, but it was a real simple game plan that they attacked us with. I mean we knew it. Looking at these coaches' openings and talking about a certain someone from Dallas, I'm like, 'Hold on now.'

"It's just Garrett, Garrett, Garrett. I knew the plays we were going against. Maybe that was the game plan for us. But when you watch it on tape, it's not as complicated as I thought it would be. I'm surprised people want to fire Wade Phillips down there and he's the one calling the defense -- and the defense is successful. The guy who's calling the offensive plays isn't getting the same turnaround. Maybe it's the players."
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These comments echo those made by Ray Lewis, which were relayed by NFL Network analysts/redhead haters Deion Sanders and Marshall Faulk.


There is the chance that Lewis and Reed have an ax to grind with Garrett. After all, Garrett did turn down an offer to become the Ravens' head coach.


Then again, Tony Romo didn't seem too fond of that particular game plan, either.

 

[NextGenBoys]

Ed Reed isn't a Jason Garrett fan

3:40 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon

It's a good thing for Jason Garrett that Michael Irvin's radio show doesn't air in Denver. Ravens safety Ed Reed's comments made on ESPN 103.3 today definitely don't reflect well on the redhead.


From Matt Mosley's NFC East blog on ESPN.com:

"That was a real simple game plan that they attacked us with," said Reed of the Cowboys' offense. "I thought it would be more complicated, but it was a real simple game plan that they attacked us with. I mean we knew it. Looking at these coaches' openings and talking about a certain someone from Dallas, I'm like, 'Hold on now.'

"It's just Garrett, Garrett, Garrett. I knew the plays we were going against. Maybe that was the game plan for us. But when you watch it on tape, it's not as complicated as I thought it would be. I'm surprised people want to fire Wade Phillips down there and he's the one calling the defense -- and the defense is successful. The guy who's calling the offensive plays isn't getting the same turnaround. Maybe it's the players."
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These comments echo those made by Ray Lewis, which were relayed by NFL Network analysts/redhead haters Deion Sanders and Marshall Faulk.


There is the chance that Lewis and Reed have an ax to grind with Garrett. After all, Garrett did turn down an offer to become the Ravens' head coach.


Then again, Tony Romo didn't seem too fond of that particular game plan, either.

People always say, "Back in the 90's we had three plays that we would attack teams with and they couldnt stop it"

Yet are they saying how bad of a coordinator Norv Turner and Zampese were? No, because the players executed. Garrett is a young coordinator. He is still learning the ropes of calling plays. To dump him in his 2nd year and let another team reap the benefits of the learning process is asinine in my opinion. He is better suited to be a head coach anyway, but I hope he stays as coordinator for us. He will do nothing but improve.

 

[theogt]

People always say, "Back in the 90's we had three plays that we would attack teams with and they couldnt stop it"

Does anyone actually believe that? It sure sounds cool, though, doesn't it?

 

[newlander]

MAYBE he is better suited to be a HC. Who knows? But excelling at OC would be a big help in landing that first gig. BTW: I do agree that we had some bread and butter plays in the 90's under Norv that were executed better, with more discipline, and by a MUCH BETTER OLINE. But, alas that was then and this is now. The fact is Red did a poor job last season. Almost as poor as Wade....so if he goes...he goes I guess.

 

[bbgun]

Does anyone actually believe that? It sure sounds cool, though, doesn't it?

Fine. Two plays.

 

[newlander]

BTW: ED Reed is the best safety to ever play in the NFL. I've seen some good ones too: Lott, Woodson, Fencik, etc......but watching this guy is a real treat.

 

[Jimz31]

When you have multiple players stating roughly the same sort of thing, that DOES say something.

I just hope that Garrett gets more things figured out...especially how to game-plan a little bit better. All that I ask is that he's better than the defensive coordinator on the other side.

I'm not putting it all on JG as the players also play a role. This team needs to play more like a team instead of whining over things....the WR's must run their routes correctly, etc...the line has GOT to block better.

 

[saphire1]

There is the chance that Lewis and Reed have an ax to grind with Garrett. After all, Garrett did turn down an offer to become the Ravens' head coach.[\quote]

they might. but i dont see the point though. harbaugh took them to the playoffs when they didnt make it last year and they have a rookie qb running the offense. the cowboys, with all the super bowl hype, didnt even make the playoffs with garrett as the oc.

if anything, id think ed reed and ray lewis are probably thanking their lucky stars right now that garrett turned down the job and it went to harbaugh instead.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Well players execute what's being called... If you execute the plays then defenses will be in trouble. I know I played LB and DE. Great offense will win the battle against great defense 70-75 percent of the time.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

True or not, players calling out coaches from other teams is bush. S.T.F.U. Reed, you have a playoff game to worry about.

 

[28 Joker]

Why? Doesn't Ed Reed like this?

 

[saphire1]

the thing that intrigues me w/ garrett is that he did so great during the first year and he had a flameout this year. what was worth noting imo, in the first year, was that everyone got along. romo and owens were happy. witten is happy, barber is happy. i never heard anything abt not getting enough catches or making up secret plays in 2007. it seemed that when everyone is happy, the scheme clicked.

but when you suddenly have to complaining about not getting enough, throw in there crayton and rw11, then romo and witten having their own plays, etc., everything fell apart. garrett should probably take some of the blame but he's not entirely the fall guy.

which makes me wonder if a change of scenery is just what he needs. he cannot tell TO to shut up about not getting enough catches because no one can, and on the chance he might feel tempted to, he knows at the back of his mind, jerry will just tell TO, "no you're getting the ball..." and that's that. nothing can be done. you have players warring with each other and then later on blaming you and you cannot rein them in because you have an owner who coddles them. that's really hard for anyone to handle.

i think the jury is still out on garrett but i wonder what he'll do if he's given a new scenario, like being a denver HC. bowlen stays away from coaching so garrett can be rest assured he gets total control on that part. he can hire his own coaches. what if he has less talented but less problematic players? where he knows he can tell them to put up or shut up because he can, and because he knows bowlen will not step in anytime to coddle someone like marshall. what if he works in an environment where there' not much jealousy and petty wars and not every single little detail gets leaked to the media? or where the spotlight is not much that glaring?

you'd wonder if he'll be better or not - work with a less dramatic cutler-marshall combo or work with fiery romo-owens combo.

 

[odog422]

Everyone always talks about how in the 90s we only had 2, 3, 5 plays, but just executed them so well that no one could stop them. I think this is true to a point.

The thing that gets overlooked are the formations. Norv was a master of running the same play from multiple formations. This goes a long way to a defense's inability to determine what's coming.

We didn't do that this year. You saw a formation and it was easy to diagnose what was coming. Because when in a given formation, we did the same thing. In other words, one formation for one play, not multiple formations for one play.

 

[MetalHead]

Does anyone actually believe that? It sure sounds cool, though, doesn't it?

During the Patriots' video scandal,Marty Schottenheimer once said that everybody knew the plays the Cowboys were running back in the 90's.
The reason they could not stop them?
Execution,simple as that.

 

[MetalHead]

Fine. Two plays.

Yeah,run and pass.

 

[InmanRoshi]

Garrett is paid $3 million a year specifically because he's supposedly this Ivy League genius that's smarter than everyone else, certainly not because of his track record of being a Lombardi/Parcells/Jimmy Johnson type of dominant personality, motivator and leader among men. If he's not the "smartest guy in the room" he really brings absolutely nothing to table ... other than Troy's approval. If we're going to run a simplistic, vanilla offense based on execution, we're better off with a drill sargeant alpha male who demands nothing less than perfection from his players at all times. Now we have the worst of both worlds ... the "cool, summer camp counselor" player's coach who can't out smart anyone. We call this species Rick Neuheisel Majorus

 

[Mash]

During the Patriots' video scandal,Marty Schottenheimer once said that everybody knew the plays the Cowboys were running back in the 90's.
The reason they could not stop them?
Execution,simple as that.

Easier said then done IMHO...

Aikman was probally one of the most accurate QB's .....he couldnt throw the deep ball that accurate but everything midrange was deadly.

Also we had the leading rusher in the league that put a threat on the defense and a OL that dominated at times.

It was a true.....pick your poison type offense......

IMHO.....we not even close to having that here. We dont have the horses up front ...a RB as good.....or WR's that run precise routes....and to top it off....Romo isnt a leader like Aikman

That being said.....the offense last year worked pretty well....even at times this year....but when teams figured it out......we didnt execute or we didnt make adjustments to counter the defenses game plan.

 

[DenairPete]

People always say, "Back in the 90's we had three plays that we would attack teams with and they couldnt stop it"

Yet are they saying how bad of a coordinator Norv Turner and Zampese were? No, because the players executed. Garrett is a young coordinator. He is still learning the ropes of calling plays. To dump him in his 2nd year and let another team reap the benefits of the learning process is asinine in my opinion. He is better suited to be a head coach anyway, but I hope he stays as coordinator for us. He will do nothing but improve.

This is the biggest myth ever. Trust me. The Cowboys had an offense that was creative and, yes, executed perfectly. If you think that offense was basic and contained only 3 main running plays, then you do not understand coaching or football strategy.

 

[vta]

Well, as much as I've ragged on Garrett, Ed Reed should stop preening.
When his lousy team gets stomped out of the playoffs, we'll be shut of the Ravens and this silly kind of talk.

Garrett's in his 2nd year at this particular position and is far from being finished. He may have learned something from Norv and having had a team that could win, with even him at the helm; call it simple or what have you, but with a few personnel tweaks and some more experience Garrett may very well be what we wished him to be.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Garrett is paid $3 million a year specifically because he's supposedly this Ivy League genius that's smarter than everyone else, certainly not because of his track record of being a Lombardi/Parcells/Jimmy Johnson type of dominant personality, motivator and leader among men. If he's not the "smartest guy in the room" he really brings absolutely nothing to table ... other than Troy's approval. If we're going to run a simplistic, vanilla offense based on execution, we're better off with a drill sargeant alpha male who demands nothing less than perfection from his players at all times. Now we have the worst of both worlds ... the "cool, summer camp counselor" player's coach who can't out smart anyone. We call this species Rick Neuheisel Majorus

Oh snap.