Garrett's got a forte? I suppose he's got one for destroying our players! Let's take a look at the list of players that he's either destroyed or in the process of destroying
The Offensive line
Tony Romo
Jason Witten
Sean Lee
Dak Prescott
Ezekiel Elliott
Dez Bryant
Dan Bailey
Demarcus Ware (revived by Wade Phillips in Denver)
Demarco Murray
That's a large list of players that he's destroyed that were either great for us or were supposed to be. How he's still coaching is BEYOND me. I don't know if Dak's the problem, and his receivers sure didn't help matters with how many drops they had. What I do know is that I'm fed up with Garrett and that's a hefty list, and I feel like I've probably left players out. Those players are just from when he was a HC btw, that's not to mention the players that he destroyed as an OC. I think it's high time, late in fact, to get a new HC. Even if Dak is, in fact, dreadful, a new HC might go a long way to helping him. At least it'd give us a feeling of new identity rather than this stale feeling that we get knowing that we usually only beat the mediocre/terrible teams anymore. It's not just Garrett's inability to develop Dak. It's his inability to develop this team, and, what's more, the VAST majority of the talent on this team is under 28. The coach MUST be able to develop that sort of team, especially with the veterans mostly gone. Garrett has YET to show a track record for doing so. What we NEED is a REAL HC to make this work.
Again, just to make it clear for those that still blame Dak, let me highlight something, along with fill in players that I had forgotten, in the above list. The list is below again.
Tony Romo
Our offencive line
Demarco Murray
Dak Prescott
Ezekiel Elliott
Jason Witten
Dez Bryant
Sean Lee
Demarcus Ware (revived by Wade Phillips in Denver)
Terrance Newman (Knew I forgot someone on the other thread)
Brandon Carr (Doing rather well in Baltimore, isn't he?)
Morris Claiborne (**** here, decent with the JETS)
Dan Bailey
Mat McBriar
Those chaps in bold were excellent players for us, yet failed to get beyond a single playoff win at most here. None of those players in bold (and I'm sure I'm forgetting some) were here during Dak's tenure. So, how is our lack of success SOLELY on Dak? Those are players that Dak wasn't even here for that Garrett's ruined. It just shows me that simply blaming the QB is LAZY. Yes, Dak might very well be dreadful, but, MAYBE just MAYBE, it's the coaching. It's not like we were completely devoid of talent before Dak got here. Garrett just managed to ruin them just as he's done with the talent we have now. Those of you that place the blame solely at the feet of Dak, do you think that those players are also players that Dak ruined? How could he have ruined them when he wasn't even here yet? Or, could it be the chaps that've been here before Dak got here? Additionally, yes, Dak has flaws, as most young QBs do. The problem is that most coaches know how to mask them and play to their strengths. Look at Goff! He showed a LOT of flaws in his game his rookie season. Yet, all of a sudden, he started looking like an elite QB last year. On the flip side, you have Dak who looked very good his rookie season, and then fell flat last year. Think it might have something to do with poor coaching?