Is Jason Garrett Stuck In The 90's?

[NeonDeion21]

Before I begin on Jason Garrett and why I believe his offense is stuck in the 1990′s, I want to make it clear that I believe in Garrett as the head coach. I believe in how he prepares the team and how he works the players, but I just have my worries about his offense and his lack of imagination. Jason Garrett’s offensive philosophy was constructed in the 90’s, but yet, I don’t believe that line of thinking is successful in the today’s NFL.

The one area that Jason Garrett struggles with as a coach is his ability to devise a scheme that creates mismatches. But before I describe why Coach Garrett isn’t as creative as a Bill Belichick or a Sean Payton, you must first understand Jason Garrett’s quarterbacking background. Garrett played and learned under Norv Turner and Ernie Zampeze and adopted their offensive philosophy.

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[Doomsday101]

Can't say I agree with this. I think this offense and this team can win under the current system. It comes down to players executing just as if does with any offensive/defensive system you put in place.

 

[big dog cowboy]

In all fairness to Garrett, his offense hasn’t been terribly unproductive in the NFL. The team finished third in passing offense and sixth in total offense. Yet, they finished 15th in the league in points per game.

We've been over this a million times already. Why don't these "reporters" just read the CowboyZone to begin with?

 

[AsthmaField]

However if the Cowboys want take the next step and become an elite offense and a Super Bowl contending team, they are going to need more imagination from Jason Garrett’s offense.

... and that should come in the form of Bill Callahan. His offensive background and imagination should help a ton in diversifying the Cowboys attack. Just look at how he used Charlie Garner in Oakland and then imagine Dunbar doing similar things.

I think it was a terrific move to put Callahan in charge of the Cowboys offense.

 

[AsthmaField]

We've been over this a million times already. Why don't these "reporters" just read the CowboyZone to begin with?

Unless I am mistaken, NeonDeion21 is the author of this piece.

 

[NeonDeion21]

... and that should come in the form of Bill Callahan. His offensive background and imagination should help a ton in diversifying the Cowboys attack. Just look at how he used Charlie Garner in Oakland and then imagine Dunbar doing similar things.

I think it was a terrific move to put Callahan in charge of the Cowboys offense.

I believethat the move to Callahan as OC is a good thing for the Cowboys and Garrett as well. But will this truly be Callahan's offense or a combination of Garrett and Callahan?

 

[NeonDeion21]

And AsthmaField, I love your comparison of Dunbar and Garner. That's who I thought of when I saw Dunbar so far through PS. I really expect him to contribute this year if he can get healthy.

 

[AsthmaField]

I believethat the move to Callahan as OC is a good thing for the Cowboys and Garrett as well. But will this truly be Callahan's offense or a combination of Garrett and Callahan?

I'm hoping that it is a combination. I think both guys systems have positive aspects and they both have good takes on offense. Hopefully, they use a mixture of what Callahan wants to do and what Garrett wants to do. Two heads are better than one, after all.

To me, the big thing is that Callahan will be calling plays, because the flow of the game and how you attack on the fly are in the hands of the play caller. Also, having Romo have a big part of the input during the week is going to really be a positive, IMO. He will have some solid ideas about using personnel and during the game, will have an even clearer idea of what the offense is trying to do (big picture wise) during the game.

All-in-all, I think the changes made on that side of the ball are going to yield very, very positive results. I haven't been this excited about the offense in years. I don't think we're going to see the same ol' thing from Romo and company like we have been for years. The increased tempo, the slight differences in who they keep on the roster, the change in play caller and Romo's increased input should make this a very different looking unit.

I can't wait.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I have not said much this summer. But I felt the need to reply to this. First of all..to the OP...be wary of being critical of Garrett...because the "stat guys" will be ready with all the rankings. But the heck with these rankings and simply trust your eyes. Simply trust how painful it seems for us to score. We look like 53 men trying to ace an AP Calculus exam in the redzone. That says it all for me. And I have no idea what our "stats" in the redzone are. All I know is FAR to often we look simply painful down there.

Also, I see way too many...way too many teams with INFERIOR talent look more capable on offense on a consistent basis. First of all..our pace on offense is TERRIBLE. We do not put the defense on it's heels. We allow the defense to dictate to us what we are going to do on offense. This is why we have always looked much more crisp and efficient in our "2 min offense". I think back to the New Orleans game last year. And how productive we looked when Tony was brininging the team all the way back. I THINK it went into OT. Then Garrett put his headset on...and we immediatley went 3 and out and lost the game. This is one of MANY examples when this team struggled mightly on offense. I believe this was the case against Cleveland...against Tampa Bay...and these were home games where we simply looked like we were trying to NOT score.

Again, I do not know what the stats were. But stats can be deceiving. Especially if a lot are piled up when you are coming from behind and a team is trying to keep everything in front of it.

 

[Derekmtl85]

I have not said much this summer. But I felt the need to reply to this. First of all..to the OP...be wary of being critical of Garrett...because the "stat guys" will be ready with all the rankings. But the heck with these rankings and simply trust your eyes. Simply trust how painful it seems for us to score. We look like 53 men trying to ace an AP Calculus exam in the redzone. That says it all for me. And I have no idea what our "stats" in the redzone are. All I know is FAR to often we look simply painful down there.

Also, I see way too many...way too many teams with INFERIOR talent look more capable on offense on a consistent basis. First of all..our pace on offense is TERRIBLE. We do not put the defense on it's heels. We allow the defense to dictate to us what we are going to do on offense. This is why we have always looked much more crisp and efficient in our "2 min offense". I think back to the New Orleans game last year. And how productive we looked when Tony was brininging the team all the way back. I THINK it went into OT. Then Garrett put his headset on...and we immediatley went 3 and out and lost the game. This is one of MANY examples when this team struggled mightly on offense. I believe this was the case against Cleveland...against Tampa Bay...and these were home games where we simply looked like we were trying to NOT score.

Again, I do not know what the stats were. But stats can be deceiving. Especially if a lot are piled up when you are coming from behind and a team is trying to keep everything in front of it.

I don't know if you're right or wrong, but any time someone says "don't trust stats"....that person usually has an agenda.

"Don't look at the facts and proof, just trust your eyes"

 

[Staubacher]

I have not said much this summer. But I felt the need to reply to this. First of all..to the OP...be wary of being critical of Garrett...because the "stat guys" will be ready with all the rankings. But the heck with these rankings and simply trust your eyes. Simply trust how painful it seems for us to score. We look like 53 men trying to ace an AP Calculus exam in the redzone. That says it all for me. And I have no idea what our "stats" in the redzone are. All I know is FAR to often we look simply painful down there.

Also, I see way too many...way too many teams with INFERIOR talent look more capable on offense on a consistent basis. First of all..our pace on offense is TERRIBLE. We do not put the defense on it's heels. We allow the defense to dictate to us what we are going to do on offense. This is why we have always looked much more crisp and efficient in our "2 min offense". I think back to the New Orleans game last year. And how productive we looked when Tony was brininging the team all the way back. I THINK it went into OT. Then Garrett put his headset on...and we immediatley went 3 and out and lost the game. This is one of MANY examples when this team struggled mightly on offense. I believe this was the case against Cleveland...against Tampa Bay...and these were home games where we simply looked like we were trying to NOT score.

Again, I do not know what the stats were. But stats can be deceiving. Especially if a lot are piled up when you are coming from behind and a team is trying to keep everything in front of it.

I agree w this. Garrett is too deliberate. He does this in his static playcalling and also his game mgmt. How many times last season did we see him frozen while others around him are yelling to throw the challenge flag or call a timeout?

He may be Princeton smart but he's not quick think on his feet smart. He belongs in the front office not the sideline. I hope Callahan and Romo really are running the offensive show now

 

[burmafrd]

I don't know if you're right or wrong, but any time someone says "don't trust stats"....that person usually has an agenda.

"Don't look at the facts and proof, just trust your eyes"

everyone that ignores reality focuses on yards and not points. Yards win nothing; points win games. And we are always coming up short in points vs yards.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

In this case the eyes are right: 20th in the league in red zone TD %. That's just sad with Romo, Witten, Dez, Miles, and Murray.

And yeah, "total offense". is such a misnomer. Makes it sound like some all-encompassing formula when it's really just yards.

 

[cml750]

Garrett absolutely sucked at trying to run the offense and be the head coach at the same time. It was not the "system" that was the issue, it was Garrett being in over his head trying to wear both the HC and OC hats at the same time. Now that Callahan is taking over the offense this year, I expect a ton of improvement from the offense and Garrett's head coaching / game clock management abilities.