It Time For The RKG's To Pay Some Dividends!

[casmith07]

I still think "RKG" is a very poorly understood concept around here. It was never meant to be synonymous with choir boy. If you go back and actually suffer the insufferable and listen to Garrett's early pressers he clearly lays out that RKG was about passion. It's virtually identical to Parcells thing when he would ask players to name their priorities in life and football had to be in the top three. Michael Irvin would have been a RKG.

Garrett's whole head coaching career came about because the players under Wade Phillips obviously didn't really care, and if you watch, no matter how poorly they've played, Garrett's teams have never rolled over like that.

Bingo. It's about people who have a passion for putting in the work and then going out on the field and playing hard.

 

[Hoofbite]

without being to optimistic I can see a wild card berth this year but the Eagles are going to be our real threat

If Dallas has enough wins for a Wild Card spot, they'll likely have enough wins to be atop of the NFCE.

 

[Hoofbite]

I doubt Demarcus Lawrence would fall into the original thoughts of what an "RKG" is. Maybe they are being more flexible?

I was kind of thinking the same thing although I don't know why he was suspended 3 times.

 

[waving monkey]

I was kind of thinking the same thing although I don't know why he was suspended 3 times.

I read the infractions were lite weight types like missing a curfew while having dinner with his family.
I don't know thats true

 

[Hoofbite]

I still think "RKG" is a very poorly understood concept around here. It was never meant to be synonymous with choir boy. If you go back and actually suffer the insufferable and listen to Garrett's early pressers he clearly lays out that RKG was about passion. It's virtually identical to Parcells thing when he would ask players to name their priorities in life and football had to be in the top three. Michael Irvin would have been a RKG.

Garrett's whole head coaching career came about because the players under Wade Phillips obviously didn't really care, and if you watch, no matter how poorly they've played, Garrett's teams have never rolled over like that.

New Orleans they sure did. They didn't have a chance to roll over against Seattle last year but only because they didn't show up in the first place. Nobody showed up for game 1 against Philly in 2011, and the team literally just packed it in after the first quarter of the 2nd match just 1 week before the championship showdown against New York where they were stayed in the locker room until halftime. 5 straight punts to open the game and 81 total yards of offense in the first half of the divisional championship game. Meanwhile the defense had given up like 300 yards and 21 points in the first half.

 

[Hoofbite]

I read the infractions were lite weight types like missing a curfew while having dinner with his family.
I don't know thats true

I haven't seen them anywhere, and from what I can tell they weren't made public.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Every employer in the world is looking for someone who is passionate about their job. That Garrett thinks he's stumbled upon some magic formula or litmus test is, to be honest, embarrassing.

Garrett said he stumbeled upon some magic formula? Quotes?

But clearly when he tok over the team...it was NOT a passionate group. Reiterating what you're looking for and going out there and executing on that mission is commendable. Or did you not watch the Cowboys under Wade?

 

[Alexander]

I agree. I actually think they are drafting well and doing some things better but it still seems to me that many other franchises are smarter and doing lots of things much better. I wouldn't say Garrett is bad as much as others are simply better. Maybe that's the same thing, I don't know. What I do know that as I watch games, other teams seem smarter, better coached, healthier, and simply on a higher level all around.

Good way to put it. I can honestly say that the majority of the time, the Cowboys do not look more prepared or better coached in-game than a lot of our opponents.

What bothers me the most is the stagnancy. I just does not see that from year to year, how the team is prepared and looks on the field is any different now than it was in his first season. In fact, it seemed like we were more sharp with Kitna in there in Garrett's first season. Not that he was great, but everyone seemed to play at a higher level knowing they could not depend on Romo.

 

[Alexander]

But clearly when he tok over the team...it was NOT a passionate group. Reiterating what you're looking for and going out there and executing on that mission is commendable. Or did you not watch the Cowboys under Wade?

How that half season collapse has somehow been spun into a tenure-long ordeal is beyond me. It is a wonder how we ever qualified for the playoffs the way that Phillips is just made out to be a failure.

Whatever it takes to stay in Garrett-denial I guess.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

Personally, I don't see this year's team being better record-wise, but they have least realized the window closed for the previous core and are trying to bring in younger talent. For this Front Office, I would say that is in fact an improvement. I will take 8-8 with a young roster over 8-8 with a declining one.

 

[waving monkey]

How that half season collapse has somehow been spun into a tenure-long ordeal is beyond me. It is a wonder how we ever qualified for the playoffs the way that Phillips is just made out to be a failure.

Whatever it takes to stay in Garrett-denial I guess.

Phillips had a pretty good team there by most folks estimate. Phillips was/ is a good coach but he allowed em to quit on him. that you cant abide.
If the team quits on Red that I cant abide.

 

[Aurican]

How that half season collapse has somehow been spun into a tenure-long ordeal is beyond me. It is a wonder how we ever qualified for the playoffs the way that Phillips is just made out to be a failure.

Whatever it takes to stay in Garrett-denial I guess.

The age of Wade where we won division titles and a playoff game, those were dark and awful times. Be thankful we are now under Garrett with never ending .500 ball and where the team still quits against the likes of Chicago and the Saints.

 

[ShiningStar]

Garrett said he stumbeled upon some magic formula? Quotes?

But clearly when he tok over the team...it was NOT a passionate group. Reiterating what you're looking for and going out there and executing on that mission is commendable. Or did you not watch the Cowboys under Wade?

yea, that whole 13-3 record wasnt really about passion. Those 8-8 season under Garretts were tho? Just stop it.

 

[Alexander]

yea, that whole 13-3 record wasnt really about passion.

Neither was the win in New Orleans and the consecutive shut outs to end the season in 2009. They were quitting then, almost sure of it.

 

[jazzcat22]

RKG has become my most-hated Garrett term. It rates just above "process".

I like them better than the tuna's JAG term.

 

[Direwolf63]

You simply have to be willing to sacrifice current value from time to time and have replacements ready to go for guys who are due new big money deals. You have to be willing to trade back while accepting future picks and you have to be willing to let good players go that will bring you back comp picks. Once you have positioned yourself with 3-4 extra 1st through 4th rounders, it's makes it much easier to continue trading each year to pick up future picks and still be in position to have a good draft. You also have to plan ahead and draft replacements for guys who have contracts expiring soon. If you have a suitable replacement, you can let the player go and get the comp pick.

To do this you have to have a talented roster with very few holes. If you are chasing players in the draft to fill holes, you have no chance because you have to give up picks instead. That's where Dallas is and where JJ has always kept them. They are always chasing specifics and that leaves you at the mercy of other teams. If you look what SF is doing, they are always accumulating value and taking great value players that fall to them. They never seem to reach for a need because they don't have any. They draft the last remaining player in the green room in the 3rd round. That's value. They don't need him but he will replace someone soon who will bring back a comp pick. That's how it's done.

Good post

 

[OhSnap]

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yea, that whole 13-3 record wasnt really about passion. Those 8-8 season under Garretts were tho? Just stop it.

The 2007 season is definitely a great indicator of how much passion the team had after the 2009 collapse and stale training camp in 2010 if your desperate or really think the 2010 team was the same as the 2007 team. Other than that it has nothing to do with the 2011 team that Garrett took over.

 

[ShiningStar]

Neither was the win in New Orleans and the consecutive shut outs to end the season in 2009. They were quitting then, almost sure of it.

yea i saw that quit in them too, isnt it nice when the media gives us an opinion.

 

[ShiningStar]

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The 2007 season is definitely a great indicator of how much passion the team had after the 2009 collapse and stale training camp in 2010 if your desperate or really think the 2010 team was the same as the 2007 team. Other than that it has nothing to do with the 2011 team that Garrett took over.

why? did we bring in all new players? or were we shooting for 8-8 for a reason?

 

[dfense]

This will be year 4 1/2 into the PROCESS. Another draft acquiring the RKG's. We've been hearing about what is being built and its the foundation for long term success and stability. The same Foreman (HC) has been at the helm but this foundation is being built by a new group of workers (Asst Coaches & Coordinators) seemingly every year.

Is there any realistic hope that we will see some significant improvement this upcoming season? Will these RKG's pay some dividends?

Its time. Its time for some gains.

Actually, it's 3 1/2 years into the process. Unless you're counting to the end of this upcoming season which hasn't happened yet. So I'll check back with you in January 2015