Hostile, what is it about Garrett that you are so high on him?

[KalEl]

What is it about Garrett that you are so high on him?

 

[DavidS]

I think he's a great Coach.

 

[zrinkill]

Jebus ....... he has answered this a thousand times.

 

[KalEl]

Jebus ....... he has answered this a thousand times.

Sorry Zrinkill than answer for him.

 

[JVita17]

Garrett is HORRIBLE

 

[Hostile]

What is it about Garrett that you are so high on him?

I am poaching this from another thread so I don't have to type it out. If you want something clarified, ask.

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Long before Jason Garrett was a QB Coach in Miami I wanted him to be the Head Coach here one day. I have seen nothing that would change my mind on that at all. In fact, the things I have seen and heard make me want that even more.

I have not chirped about pedigree for a long time, but don't ever doubt that I still believe in it as it pertains to sports. I also have a belief in genius.

Forgive me while I show actual nostalgia for a minute. Tom Landry had a 7 year playing career. A year in the AAFC with the New York Yankees (yes that was a football team) and them 6 years with the Giants.

His last 2 years with the Giants as a player were 1954 and 1955. He was actually made Defensive Coordinator while he was still playing. The idea that someone needs to climb a ladder to become a Head Coach simply doesn't resonate with me. If a guy knows football, give him his shot.

Every year 31 guys will fail and 1 guy will persevere and no guy will ever dominate all of the others. I will take brains and a football pedigree every time. Tom Landry was a football genius. Bill Belichick, is a football genius. Bill Walsh was a football genius.

One thing few people know about Bill Belichick is that Bill Parcells is not his true football pedigree. His father (Steve) is. His Dad was an assistant coach and scout for the Naval Academy for 33 years. I read one time where one of his star recruits was a kid named Roger Staubach. In addition to his own Dad, the Hoodie served under 4 NFL Head Coaches before he ever served under Bill Parcells. Yet it is Parcells who gets credit for finding him. Bill Parcells wasn't even the first Head Coach he worked for with the Giants. Ray Perkins was.

Just like the Hoodie, Jason Garrett's true coaching pedigree is his own father. Jim Garrett spent 40 years in the NFL and NCAA as a Coach or scout. He has an eye for talent and a passion for football that he gave to his sons. By the way, Jim Garrett lost one coaching job for being too abusive to players on his team. If you think the Garrett brothers are soft, you don't know Jim Garrett.

The brightest of his sons is Jason. The only reason Jason has not been coaching very long is he managed to make NFL Rosters from 1989 to 2004. The main reason he did, because he was used as an extra Coach by those teams.

When he was with the Dallas Cowboys Ernie Zampese said he was Troy Aikman's personal QB coach. Forgive me for paying attention to Ernie Zampese over the myriad expertise in NFL Coaching on this forum. I do apologize.

Jason Garrett was a QB and a Safety. He does know Defense.

Jason's last year with the Dolphins was 2004. He signed on as a Coach under Nick Saban (Belichick coaching tree). Jason Garrett never played under Saban. If you believe that Saban did not want him and was forced to add him to his staff explain to me why Saban tried to take him with him to Alabama. Forgive me for paying attention to Nick Saban.

The Dolphins did not want to lose Jason Garrett. However, they respected his ties to Dallas through his Dad and they chose not to stand in his way. Had Jason Garrett stayed in Miami I do not doubt at all that he would have been hired as Cam Cameron's OC. How deep is Cameron's respect for Garrett? When Jason was getting HC looks Cameron was going to be his OC.

Bottom line, football men like Jason Garrett. From Troy Aikman, Norv Turner, and Ernie Zampese to Nick Saban and Cam Cameron he is sought after or praised for his acumen for the game.

Several weeks ago I was listening to the Cowboys Lunch Break show on DC.com. A caller called in griping about the lack of discipline and he pointed a finger at Jason Garrett. Derek Eagleton and Mickey Spagnola disagreed with the caller and said Garrett is the most detail oriented coach on this staff and if it were up to him players would practice until they got it right.

Their words, not mine.

Tom Landry gave up being a player coach in 1956 and from that season until 1959 he was a DC for the Giants. His start as a head Coach was rocky. but once the players bought into his system the Cowboys were a perennial contender. I believe football genius is eventually rewarded.

You can dismiss all of this if you wish, but you'll never sway me away from what I have wanted since 1993. You will never be more influential than the opinions of great football men who support him for his skills. Jason Garrett will win a Super Bowl as a Head Coach. Maybe more than one. It would be a shame if it was for any team other than the Dallas Cowboys.

 

[DanteEXT]

I am poaching this from another thread so I don't have to type it out. If you want something clarified, ask.

Why so lazy? :laugh2: Just kidding

 

[Iago33]

Here's what I think is going on. Jerry wants to keep Garrett around as either the OC or the head coach next year. That's why he's not making a change. What are the chances Garrett would shine with the team in the state it's in. If he doesn't do it this year, he will next year.

 

[TNCowboy]

What is it about Garrett that you are so high on him?

Ever heard of a PM?

On that note, I wish the mods would seriously limit posters ability to start new threads. There are new threads every few minutes that are just a different variation of another thread just a few lines down.

 

[casmith07]

Here's what I think is going on. Jerry wants to keep Garrett around as either the OC or the head coach next year. That's why he's not making a change. What are the chances Garrett would shine with the team in the state it's in. If he doesn't do it this year, he will next year.

Jerry's mistake was not making Jason Garrett the head coach the first time he hired him.

 

[KalEl]

Thanks for taking your time to answer my question. It all sounds good. I would just like to see Jerry pull the trigger now and give Garrett the rest of this season so that JJ could make a better or more informed decision about this coaching staff at seasons end.

 

[DanteEXT]

Ever heard of a PM?

On that note, I wish the mods would seriously limit posters ability to start new threads. There are new threads every few minutes that are just a different variation of another thread just a few lines down.

It is annoying I agree.

 

[Hostile]

Why so lazy? :laugh2: Just kidding

I'm not awake yet and I have had the flu, so I never know when I have to make the mad dash.

 

[DanteEXT]

I'm not awake yet and I have had the flu, so I never know when I have to make the mad dash.

Get a laptop, you can take it with you.

EDITED TO ADD:

Sorry to hear that, hope ya feel better soon.

 

[TheCount]

There's a whole thread on Hos's thoughts on Garrett, do you really need a new one to ask him his thoughts?

 

[Hostile]

Get a laptop, you can take it with you.

Using mine right now.

 

[KalEl]

There's a whole thread on Hos's thoughts on Garrett, do you really need a new one to ask him his thoughts?

I'm sorry for wasting everyones time.

 

[Kalyan]

Remember the draft room scene when he justfied taking Felix Jones instead of Mendenhall (sp?) and now he doesn't know how to use him.I have seen enough of him to think tht he never will be a good head coach. Pack up and get out

 

[dueyhemlock]

Wow, that's alot of dot connecting...thanks Hos

Now if Jerry can get out of his own way and let reds row this boat for the remainder of the season. We can get a glimpse of what the future might hold instore and make our sudden collaspe somewhat more bearable.

 

[Hostile]

I'm sorry for wasting everyones time.

People are cranky after losses. Don't sweat it. I can close the thread so they quit taking shots if you wish.