I'm Clapping for Garrett

[AsthmaField]

It's amazing how success makes us see Garrett in a different light. The players have bought into him. So should we.

Agreed.

Frankly, if the players buy in on the head coach, you pretty much know that the guy is doing a good job with the team. If the team constantly parrots what the coach is saying, then you know he 100% has the attention of the team.

Everyone knew (or should have) that Garrett was going to make mistakes on his first time ever head coaching job. There was never any way that he wasn't going to have clock management issues or make the wrong decision on game plan or personnel. What we did know though, was that he is an incredibly intelligent guy who would learn from his mistakes and would alter things when they weren't a success.

As methodical as Garrett is and as dysfunctional as the Cowboys franchise was when he took over, it is no surprise that he went the route of a slow methodical rebuild and culture change. Frankly, I don't think there is another coach who could have done a better job of changing everything that needed to be corrected with the franchise.

 

[khiladi]

The guy is getting praised for challenging an obvious fumble 'quickly'.. The challenge came right when the Eagles were about to snap it. LOL...

Outside of that, what else did he do besides staring? Every single time they panned to him, he wasn't saying a single thing in his head-set. Spit a couple times...

 

[khiladi]

One of the main areas JG is not getting credit for even by the media is this balance in the offense.. Now in pre-season the WHOLE world was questioning the hiring of Linehan and all believed it means this is going to be pass-happy offense since Linehan is mostly known for that as an OC.

What's happened to him? why did he change his approach? All of a sudden he decided to change his beliefs? Well..I believe JG sat with him when hired and told him we are going to run the ball, we got this OL, a QB to run the show and a group of RBs who can carry the ball..so run it first ..we want balance....

Oh really, because Jerry Jones says otherwise...

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/...ahan-shouldn-t-be-case-with-scott-linehan.ece

“Jason was really your coordinator last year,” Jones said. “That’s a fact. That was one of the issues. It was unfair to Bill. But it was the offense that [Garrett] had had since [he] had got there and it was very difficult. That’s why we had such a tough time articulating it early. That’s why we made some of the switches we made during the middle of the season.”

http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.co...ill-get-megatron-treatment-under-linehan.html

"Linehan gives us a complete real change of our offense with our terminology," Jones said. "It's different. Although [Garrett and Linehan] have been together coaching, you can't see a lot of what we've been and what they did up in Detroit. He's got a track record of really zeroing in and building the offense around the talent, the specific talent and the qualities of the players."

“There is no question, he’ll take it and he’s done it,” Jones said. “Look hard at how he maximized his skills, how he maximized Johnson’s skills. Johnson didn’t get there doing what he did against us. For whatever reason, they designed stuff to take advantage of Johnson getting there. We’re not going to give any coach credit for Johnson. Well, that’s not really the way it should be. With what he did at Minnesota, with what he’s done and where he’s been, he really does make adjustments to the personnel that are really dictated by the scheme and the philosophy. There’s no question that he’ll take his top players, and it can be in the running game as well, in the running game, he will utilize them in the running game. To some degree all coaches will say that, but getting them to do it or getting it done is another thing. But he’s a proven imaginative coach, relative to using his talent, their particular skills."

 

[rcaldw]

Oh really, because Jerry Jones says otherwise...

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/...ahan-shouldn-t-be-case-with-scott-linehan.ece



http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.co...ill-get-megatron-treatment-under-linehan.html

Pretty soon you, cml750, and a handful of others will be very lonely

 

[Alexander]

Yep. Garrett gave credit to Wade Wilson, who called down to him and told him to challenge that play. It was a HUGE turning point.

Might be Wilson's signature moment as an assistant coach.

 

[cml750]

Pretty soon you, cml750, and a handful of others will be very lonely

It has been very "lonely" wasting 3 + years on this guy while he is learning to coach. Also when and "if" and that is a big "if" he gets us to the promised land, don't think people like khiladi and myself will not be happy. We just happen to realize how much time was wasted on a guy who had to learn to coach and that if we would have hired a real coach to begin with we would have made the playoffs three years running and who knows what have happened in any of those three seasons.

 

[Idgit]

Pretty soon you, cml750, and a handful of others will be very lonely

There are always outliers. There were people who were critical of Demarcus Ware's pass rushing contributions, for crying out loud.

 

[Hostile]

Might be Wilson's signature moment as an assistant coach.

Yeah, because heaven knows he hasn't done a thing that has helped Tony Romo turn into anything.

 

[rcaldw]

It has been very "lonely" wasting 3 + years on this guy while he is learning to coach. Also when and "if" and that is a big "if" he gets us to the promised land, don't think people like khiladi and myself will not be happy. We just happen to realize how much time was wasted on a guy who had to learn to coach and that if we would have hired a real coach to begin with we would have made the playoffs three years running and who knows what have happened in any of those three seasons.

In other words you will continue to insist you were right when you are dead wrong.

 

[SultanOfSix]

Garrett hasn't proven much as a head coach yet.

Sorry if that bothers people, but three 8-8 seasons in a row and the possibility of the playoffs still in doubt, it still may remains so.

Wade Phillips got us to the second round of the playoffs and no one thinks he's a great head coach.

What he has proven is the ability to improve, acquire some talent, delegate, and keep the team motivated.

But that's still low standards for the Dallas Cowboys.

Also, we've wasted too many good years of Romo.

 

[egn22]

One of the main areas JG is not getting credit for even by the media is this balance in the offense.. Now in pre-season the WHOLE world was questioning the hiring of Linehan and all believed it means this is going to be pass-happy offense since Linehan is mostly known for that as an OC.

What's happened to him? why did he change his approach? All of a sudden he decided to change his beliefs? Well..I believe JG sat with him when hired and told him we are going to run the ball, we got this OL, a QB to run the show and a group of RBs who can carry the ball..so run it first ..we want balance....

Actually the media made a point to inform fans that Linehan had a history of running the ball a lot when he had the right personnel. Before coming here he'd coached 5 different 1,000 yard rushers. I'm not trying to take anything away from JG, just saying running the ball wasn't an unknown concept to Linehan.

 

[egn22]

I am not a fan of his but he did a fantastic job last night. I want him gone mainly so we can get a totally different offense and we never will until he is no longer a Cowboy. As long as he keeps his hands off the offense, I can live with him for awhile longer. Don't want too but I can't argue that the players don't play for him.

If we end up 11-5 and miss the playoffs, he deserves an extension as much as it pains me to say. Kudos Jason, ya got them over the hump but it is not over yet.

I agree with this 100%, feel the exact same way

 

[rcaldw]

Garrett hasn't proven much as a head coach yet.

Sorry if that bothers people, but three 8-8 seasons in a row and the possibility of the playoffs still in doubt, it still may remains so.

Wade Phillips got us to the second round of the playoffs and no one thinks he's a great head coach.

What he has proven is the ability to improve, acquire some talent, delegate, and keep the team motivated.

But that's still low standards for the Dallas Cowboys.

Also, we've wasted too many good years of Romo.

Your views don't bother me. Everyone has their right to be wrong. You just exercise yours on Garrett. Carry on.

 

[SultanOfSix]

Your views don't bother me. Everyone has their right to be wrong. You just exercise yours on Garrett. Carry on.

LOL. They don't bother you, yet you had to presume that I was referring to you and emphasize some lame point about a right to be wrong.

It makes me laugh when people "predict" the greatness of people before they prove anything. Nobody knows the future.

You don't win anything by your own effort when flipping a coin and choosing a side.

 

[rcaldw]

LOL. They don't bother you, yet you had to presume that I was referring to you and emphasize some lame point about a right to be wrong.

It makes me laugh when people "predict" the greatness of people before they prove anything. Nobody knows the future.

You don't win anything by your own effort when flipping a coin and choosing a side.

, I don't even know what your last sentence means. That's ok, no explanation needed.

 

[cml750]

In other words you will continue to insist you were right when you are dead wrong.

So exactly what am I wrong about? We have a coach who through his first three seasons cost us at least two games a season with idiotic game/clock management and lost win or go home games to division rivals to end the season three seasons running. There is no debate about these facts. Jerry even admitted it himself in his now infamous quote. Jerry took away all offensive responsibility from him this year and we are performing slightly better. I fully admit we are doing better. Less Garrett = Team doing better. I see that, but now you want me to say he is doing great when we still haven't really won anything through almost 4 1/2 seasons????? Sorry, if I hold off on jumping on the bandwagon until he actually proves himself.

 

[cml750]

Garrett hasn't proven much as a head coach yet.

Sorry if that bothers people, but three 8-8 seasons in a row and the possibility of the playoffs still in doubt, it still may remains so.

Wade Phillips got us to the second round of the playoffs and no one thinks he's a great head coach.

What he has proven is the ability to improve, acquire some talent, delegate, and keep the team motivated.

But that's still low standards for the Dallas Cowboys.

Also, we've wasted too many good years of Romo.

Spot on Sultan!!!!

 

[rcaldw]

So exactly what am I wrong about? We have a coach who through his first three seasons cost us at least two games a season with idiotic game/clock management and lost win or go home games to division rivals to end the season three seasons running. There is no debate about these facts. Jerry even admitted it himself in his now infamous quote. Jerry took away all offensive responsibility from him this year and we are performing slightly better. I fully admit we are doing better. Less Garrett = Team doing better. I see that, but now you want me to say he is doing great when we still haven't really won anything through almost 4 1/2 seasons????? Sorry, if I hold off on jumping on the bandwagon until he actually proves himself.

uh huh.......Khiladi, cml750, Sultan....let's see how big the club gets. I would like it on record for the future.

 

[waving monkey]

Hes a jag coach but I'll clap for him as well as of now..


There is still work to be done but last night is a game we typically lose...

this is a small moment for you

 

[waving monkey]

this is such a refreshing thread,thanks guys