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For Garrett’s critics, it has been a maddening velvet rut. Eight years of frustration. One hundred thirty-three games of exasperation. One playoff victory. All while Cowboys ownership continued to apply a measuring stick that lost meaning, purpose and real ambition.
That is a meaningful measuring stick. And it should be precisely what ownership focuses on when contemplating whether Garrett deserves another roll of the dice in 2019." data-reactid="33" style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">After their key Thanksgiving game against the Commanders, Garrett and the Cowboys will host on Nov. 29 a Saints team that might be the best the NFL has to offer this season. And it will be the best opportunity in 2018 to figure out the true distance between the league’s mountaintop and wherever the Cowboys are residing under Garrett. That is a meaningful measuring stick. And it should be precisely what ownership focuses on when contemplating whether Garrett deserves another roll of the dice in 2019.
Cowboys fans should take note, too. This is starting to feel like the stagnant nuclear winter the Rams experienced under Fisher. A time when ownership and elements in the front office finally crossed a boundary and had a franchise-shifting realization. In the final wheeze of that debacle, the Los Angeles brain trust realized it had become irrelevant whether Fisher could forge a winning season or even make the playoffs. The only measurement that mattered was the chasm between the Rams and legitimate Super Bowl contenders.
Nearly two years later, the Rams are one of the most aggressive offensive teams in the NFL. Thanks in large part to a roster that was shaped the previous two offseasons to suit a coach who brought a dramatically different approach and mentality to the franchise. And they are heading into a home stretch in 2018 where success won’t be measured by a postseason appearance. It will be calculated according to the length of a playoff run.
That is a meaningful measuring stick. And it should be precisely what ownership focuses on when contemplating whether Garrett deserves another roll of the dice in 2019." data-reactid="33" style="margin-bottom: 1em; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">After their key Thanksgiving game against the Commanders, Garrett and the Cowboys will host on Nov. 29 a Saints team that might be the best the NFL has to offer this season. And it will be the best opportunity in 2018 to figure out the true distance between the league’s mountaintop and wherever the Cowboys are residing under Garrett. That is a meaningful measuring stick. And it should be precisely what ownership focuses on when contemplating whether Garrett deserves another roll of the dice in 2019.
Cowboys fans should take note, too. This is starting to feel like the stagnant nuclear winter the Rams experienced under Fisher. A time when ownership and elements in the front office finally crossed a boundary and had a franchise-shifting realization. In the final wheeze of that debacle, the Los Angeles brain trust realized it had become irrelevant whether Fisher could forge a winning season or even make the playoffs. The only measurement that mattered was the chasm between the Rams and legitimate Super Bowl contenders.
Nearly two years later, the Rams are one of the most aggressive offensive teams in the NFL. Thanks in large part to a roster that was shaped the previous two offseasons to suit a coach who brought a dramatically different approach and mentality to the franchise. And they are heading into a home stretch in 2018 where success won’t be measured by a postseason appearance. It will be calculated according to the length of a playoff run.
