Garrett is the perfect coach for this team.
As a coach, he's just another coach. But in Dallas, where Jerry rides herd over his head coaches, Garrett is as good as we'll ever get. If not him, you'll get an endless succession of Campo, Gailey, and Wade replicas.
Garrett convinced Jerry to shed the roster of the old coots. Jerry loved to hang on to guys like Gurode, Brooking, James, Kosier, etc. Garrett wanted to go younger. He also wanted to rebuild the offensive line through the draft and get rid of the knuckleheads.
Garrett had to walk through the landmine of being Jerry's coach, and now, with McClay and Stephen firmly in place, it's paid off. Jerry has taken a big step backward from the football stuff.
Garrett also won the team over when he didn't let his personal friendship with Romo makes his decision last year. I thought Romo gave Dallas a better chance in the playoffs, but had Garrett gone to him, it would have been received poorly. I could see that. He did what he thought needed to be done.
All that said, Garrett will be carefully scrutinized this year. He and Stephen are friends, but Stephen is pretty cut-throat when it comes to business. He'd better hope Dak can handle a bigger load.
