Garrett Addresses Clock Management On Final Scoring Drive vs. Packers

[Romo_To_Dez]

We're in pretty big trouble then because we are 5 games into the season and have very few options to fix all the holes this defense has.
Get ready for an 8x8 or 9x7 season and hopefully a wild card playoff game. Marrinelli is what he is at this stage and he isn't going to change much because he doesn't have the horses to change.

Agree with this. Still think that throwing on 2nd down was a bad call. But, for those saying that Dak was suppose to fall down at the one yard line instead of scoring. He gave the D a lead with less than 2 minutes left and it's on them to prevent Rodgers from scoring. If we are going to be in end game situations where scoring comes down to the last minutes to win and the Offense is told not to score if they have a chance to, because they have to cover for the Defense. Then the Cowboys aren't a playoff team.

Needing to score at the end of the game is enough pressure on them as it is, without putting into their minds that they have to fall down at the 1 or 2 yard line to cover for the D.

 

[LittleD]

Yep. Fans criticizing the game mgmt in that final sequence looking for perfection to mask our defense need to get a grip or leave their agendas against Garrett at the door .

The offense did their part with an impressive time consuming drive for the potential game winning TD. At some point we need a defense which can close games out or at least extend them.

You might want to take a vacation then because the "at some point" is not going to happen this year and probably not next either. Jerry likes to spend his money on offense. That sells tickets.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I don’t understand all the hate for the playcall.

First things first, the Cowboys are down 4 points. And you have to score. And you have a great red zone threat in Dez. Should they have ran the ball? Probably. Was throwing it up to Dez an inherently bad playcall? I don’t think so. If I was coach it would have been a running play but I understand the call that was made.

#1 Priority there is scoring a TD. Worry about big, bad, scary Aaron Rodgers next.

I knew AR was going to score as soon as we scored. No doubt in my mind that they would score a TD too. When you have a defense that constantly folds under pressure you have to keep that in mind.It's like the Cowboys learned nothing from January.

 

[LittleD]

Agree with this. Still think that throwing on 2nd down was a bad call. But, for those saying that Dak was suppose to fall down at the one yard line instead of scoring. He gave the D a lead with less than 2 minutes left and it's on them to prevent Rodgers from scoring. If we are going to be in end game situations where scoring comes down to the last minutes to win and the Offense is told not to score if they have a chance to, because they have to cover for the Defense. Then the Cowboys aren't a playoff team.

Needing to score at the end of the game is enough pressure on them as it is, without putting into their minds that they have to fall down at the 1 or 2 yard line to cover for the D.

Just like Romo in certain years, you can't give Rogers a time out and a minute to beat you with only a 4 point lead. Great QB's can make defenses look silly with seconds on the clock. We needed to milk that clock down to 20 seconds to have any chance on Sunday and if we can't, we are going to lose lots of games in the last two minutes. Our defense has swiss cheese holes right now.

 

[cml750]

Wow, why can't he stand up and admit his mistakes like a real man? The guy is a disgrace.

 

[Sydla]

Agree with this. Still think that throwing on 2nd down was a bad call. But, for those saying that Dak was suppose to fall down at the one yard line instead of scoring. He gave the D a lead with less than 2 minutes left and it's on them to prevent Rodgers from scoring. If we are going to be in end game situations where scoring comes down to the last minutes to win and the Offense is told not to score if they have a chance to, because they have to cover for the Defense. Then the Cowboys aren't a playoff team.

Needing to score at the end of the game is enough pressure on them as it is, without putting into their minds that they have to fall down at the 1 or 2 yard line to cover for the D.

The fall down at the one yard line angle is a bit much. He should not have done that.

 

[aikemirv]

Yep. Fans criticizing the game mgmt in that final sequence looking for perfection to mask our defense need to get a grip or leave their agendas against Garrett at the door .

The offense did their part with an impressive time consuming drive for the potential game winning TD. At some point we need a defense which can close games out or at least extend them.

Nope not perfection, just not a stupid pass call on 2nd and 1. It is not that hard.

 

[LittleD]

Wow, why can't he stand up and admit his mistakes like a real man? The guy is a disgrace.

It's called money. Garrett is just like all other NFL (Not For Long) coaches. When losing, they only stay employed by throwing their players under the bus. It's much easier to fire coaching staffs than fire players under contract. Remember the CAP.

 

[Parcells4Life]

I can’t believe people still defend these coaches.

For those who want to kill these coaches do you guys go back and actually watch the tape to see the schemes that are run?

I have and offensively the pass combo routes are actually pretty impressive. At least someone is getting open every pass play. It’s been on Dak to deliver the ball accurately to them which he did this week

In the run game the OL has to make holes. They’ve tried sweeps, counters, overloads and until Sunday’s 4th quarter it just wasn’t working.

As for the defense: would I like the Giants or Eagles create chaos scheme? Yes. But the staff is going for the Seahawks scheme which relies on the front 4 getting pressure. The problem is no matter what scheme we run the front 4 have to be able to stop the run game and the right side of the line has been awful doing that this year.

For time management: did I love the pass on 2nd Down? No but Garrett said yesterday morning it was a RPO. Having 3rd and 3 after getting stuffed would have also made me nervous.

I don’t think they thought the read option would score from 11 out and they were just trying to get the first down. After all the problems we had with the 2 point play last week you can’t be mad at Dak for not scoring when he had the opportunity.

I say all this to say I believe the front office has again handicapped the team defensively and one thing you could blame Garrett and the staff for is the OL regressing but even there what are the better options internally? Chaz Green can’t stay healthy.

This may surprise you but most coaches in the NFL are pretty much running the same playbook. This isn’t college where there’s so many different styles. Difference is who can exploit mismatches and to be honest we don’t have many players on either side who create mismatches to be able to exploit. We need better horses and that’s on the FO

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

Just like Romo in certain years, you can't give Rogers a time out and a minute to beat you with only a 4 point lead. Great QB's can make defenses look silly with seconds on the clock. We needed to milk that clock down to 20 seconds to have any chance on Sunday and if we can't, we are going to lose lots of games in the last two minutes. Our defense has swiss cheese holes right now.

I think that most Cowboys fans knew that the 2nd down decision to throw was a bad choice, because it would give Rodgers time. Imagine the difference if they had ran the ball on 2nd, milked time off of the clock. And then Dak had gotten the TD.

Coaches rather look gutsy and risky over just sticking with the common sense play.

 

[Supercowboy1986]

I don't think anyone disagrees we needed to score. It just came down to scoring at the right time, as in scoring when the game clock was closer to 0:00.

What frustrates people (me included) is in the final Cowboys possession, we had been running the ball at will and instead of continuing to run, a incomplete pass was thrown which stopped the game clock and allow GB to keep their timeout. The timeout really isn't the issue, it's the stoppage of the game clock.

The Cowboys essientially gave GB a timeout with that incomplete pass.

I don’t understand all the hate for the playcall.

First things first, the Cowboys are down 4 points. And you have to score. And you have a great red zone threat in Dez. Should they have ran the ball? Probably. Was throwing it up to Dez an inherently bad playcall? I don’t think so. If I was coach it would have been a running play but I understand the call that was made.

#1 Priority there is scoring a TD. Worry about big, bad, scary Aaron Rodgers next.

 

[DogFace]

I don’t understand all the hate for the playcall.

First things first, the Cowboys are down 4 points. And you have to score. And you have a great red zone threat in Dez. Should they have ran the ball? Probably. Was throwing it up to Dez an inherently bad playcall? I don’t think so. If I was coach it would have been a running play but I understand the call that was made.

#1 Priority there is scoring a TD. Worry about big, bad, scary Aaron Rodgers next.

Because that stopped the clock and saved a Green Bay timeout or 35 seconds. We were running all over them.

Play chess. Think 3 moves ahead.

 

[DogFace]

I don't think anyone disagrees we needed to score. It just came down to scoring at the right time, as in scoring when the game clock was closer to 0:00.

What frustrates people (me included) is in the final Cowboys possession, we had been running the ball at will and instead of continuing to run, a incomplete pass was thrown which stopped the game clock and allow GB to keep their timeout. The timeout really isn't the issue, it's the stoppage of the game clock.

The Cowboys essientially gave GB a timeout with that incomplete pass.

Yes. You beat me to it. Exactly right.
Often people down Madden players and say this ain’t Madden etc. I’m not a Madden player anymore.
One thing you do learn by playing 100’s or 1000’s of games is how to manage the clock and what do do in certain situations.

Many kids know more about this than Garrett.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

The drive was brilliant. Absolutely Brilliant. 17 plays in 8:43. The only thing questionable is the fade to Dez on 2nd and short. That was simply horrible strategically.

 

[Kevinicus]

Did he address how snapping the ball with 14 on the play clock bled as much time as possible?

Remind me, how much time was left when GB got their TD?

 

[Stash]

I don't think anyone disagrees we needed to score. It just came down to scoring at the right time, as in scoring when the game clock was closer to 0:00.

What frustrates people (me included) is in the final Cowboys possession, we had been running the ball at will and instead of continuing to run, a incomplete pass was thrown which stopped the game clock and allow GB to keep their timeout. The timeout really isn't the issue, it's the stoppage of the game clock.

The Cowboys essientially gave GB a timeout with that incomplete pass.

This is it in a nutshell. We're stuck with two pass happy offensive coaches in Garrett and Linehan who look for any excuse they can find - real or imagined - to get away from the run game.

They have for years and will never change. Neither understands the fundamental elements of football.

And apparently, running the ball on consecutive plays is painful for them. It hurts to not be able to show how "smart" they are with their brilliantly constructed pass plays, where they get to "fool" people. That's the ego stroke, not some "boring" run game.

 

[Sydla]

For those who want to kill these coaches do you guys go back and actually watch the tape to see the schemes that are run?

I have and offensively the pass combo routes are actually pretty impressive. At least someone is getting open every pass play. It’s been on Dak to deliver the ball accurately to them which he did this week

In the run game the OL has to make holes. They’ve tried sweeps, counters, overloads and until Sunday’s 4th quarter it just wasn’t working.

As for the defense: would I like the Giants or Eagles create chaos scheme? Yes. But the staff is going for the Seahawks scheme which relies on the front 4 getting pressure. The problem is no matter what scheme we run the front 4 have to be able to stop the run game and the right side of the line has been awful doing that this year.

For time management: did I love the pass on 2nd Down? No but Garrett said yesterday morning it was a RPO. Having 3rd and 3 after getting stuffed would have also made me nervous.

I don’t think they thought the read option would score from 11 out and they were just trying to get the first down. After all the problems we had with the 2 point play last week you can’t be mad at Dak for not scoring when he had the opportunity.

I say all this to say I believe the front office has again handicapped the team defensively and one thing you could blame Garrett and the staff for is the OL regressing but even there what are the better options internally? Chaz Green can’t stay healthy.

This may surprise you but most coaches in the NFL are pretty much running the same playbook. This isn’t college where there’s so many different styles. Difference is who can exploit mismatches and to be honest we don’t have many players on either side who create mismatches to be able to exploit. We need better horses and that’s on the FO

So basically............... coaches are really good, the players are hamstringed them.

 

[cml750]

It's called money. Garrett is just like all other NFL (Not For Long) coaches. When losing, they only stay employed by throwing their players under the bus. It's much easier to fire coaching staffs than fire players under contract. Remember the Cap

I get what you are saying but that is not the case with all NFL coahes. I live close to Houston and regularly listen to their main AM radio station KTRH . While I can't stand the Texans I do end up hearing their coach O'Brien regularly admit when he makes a mistake. Also remember Wade Phillips who always put the blame on his self rather than the players. Phillips was a 180 degrees from Garrett on this as he sometimes needed to put the blame where it belonged. Both Wade and Garrett are wrong for the way they handle things. One thing I really like about Bill O'Brien is he takes blame when he deserves it and gives it to others when it is deserved. O'Brien is a good coach and a real man. Garrett is not either.

 

[ShortRound]

He's a politician, get rid of him.

 

[Kalyan]

In a way it is goid that we found out our defense is terrible now, and not in first game in playoffs