Twitter: Jason Garrett explains Dez Bryant actions

[Zordon]

If I'm Garrett, I'm just gonna say, "Because I didn't want to."

it took him lying to them before they finally lit into his ***?

wade got treated like this everyday!

 

[Diehardblues]

i wouldnt mind of we were winning and not perennial .500 champs. i really wouldnt mind at all. this is the Dallas Cowboy we are talking about here. we should be above the rest. screw mediocrity. screw being average.

I understand but that's the culture Jerry has created these last couple of decades not our proud history .

Remember we have entire generation of fans now this is all they know. They been attracted to us by certain players not the success of the team .

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

I understand but that's the culture Jerry has created these last couple of decades not our proud history .

Remember we have entire generation of fans now this is all they know. They been attracted to us by certain players not the success of the team .

ah the effects of Fantasy Football and player over team. subconscious maybe?

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

Who said anything about impressing fans or reporters?

Since you have no idea what happened behind closed doors other than what Garrett has let on, you're basing your judgement on whether what he did is good enough or not on what he said at the press conference.

 

[Sydla]

Since you have no idea what happened behind closed doors other than what Garrett has let on, you're basing your judgement on whether what he did is good enough or not on what he said at the press conference.

We know what went on. Garrett told us. He was fined. And he got a stern talking to by Garrett.

I am sure Dez is on the straight and narrow now.

 

[Kaiser]

DEZ is a special player and i guess now he gets to use the passionate excuse while letting his teammates down. i guess its okay with folks around here?

Dez played the entire game on an injured knee. If you asked his teammates they would tell you that isn't "letting them down".

 

[drawandstrike]

Dez played the entire game on an injured knee. If you asked his teammates they would tell you that isn't "letting them down".

He was in such pain right after the hit he couldn't even finish walking off the field, had to take a knee. Then he came back and played another 2 1/2 quarters of football.

What a slacker.

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

Dez played the entire game on an injured knee. If you asked his teammates they would tell you that isn't "letting them down".

true that. he is passionate no doubt and a trooper he goes hard and ive always liked that about him. but JG using that as part his preferential treatment of him is bad. very bad. if JG had a history of having this team be a winning team maybe id be more okay with it.

should that he is passionate be a good excuse for missing meetings and being AWOL? did DEZ find a loophole in being excused from team duties?

are the teammates ok with this only being allowed for DEZ and not them? if so than carry on with .500 ball yall.

if DEZ found a loophole he is a genius. i guess he found a loophole to you all?

 

[jobberone]

He was fined...

What more do you want? A public lashing?

They want their blood and souls.

 

[drawandstrike]

I guess publicly revealing Dez missed treatment & meetings & fining him & letting everybody know you gave Dez a real stern talking to is 'looking the other way' or something.

Huh. We learn something every day.

We're all talking about this because the team & the coaches didn't look the other way. It was addressed & they made public how they addressed Dez's misbehavior.

 

[visionary]

I think Garrett needed to a bit more direct in his presser than just write off this as Dez being passionate Dez.

Garrett likes to talk about accountability and culture but then turns around gives a weak answer on what Dez did and then tries to excuse is a bit because Dez is "passionate".

When you are .500 over 6 years with a great QB and you are not accountable how can you hold others accountable ?

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

I guess publicly revealing Dez missed treatment & meetings & fining him & letting everybody know you gave Dez a real stern talking to is 'looking the other way' or something.

Huh. We learn something every day.

We're all talking about this because the team & the coaches didn't look the other way. It was addressed & they made public how they addressed Dez's misbehavior.

im more concerned about the precedent set. its okay to miss team duties so as long as you are passionate.

DEZ found a loophole i guess. im more impressed with him now. evevone can look the other way and not worry apparently. pretty cool deal for DEZ.

smarter than I thought.

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

When you are .500 over 6 years with a great QB and you are not accountable how can you hold others accountable ?

yeh guess everyoes okay with .500 ball. i know we aren't but this accountable thing is just a platitude.

there is no meaning to it. none. oh its accountable inside house but not outside. fine. still .500 ball. hasnt worked.

 

[drawandstrike]

im more concerned about the precedent set. its okay to miss team duties so as long as you are passionate.

DEZ found a loophole i guess. im more impressed with him now. evevone can look the other way and not worry apparently. pretty cool deal for DEZ.

smarter than I thought.

What would it have taken more than a fine to say he didn't 'find a loophole'? Garrett making him sit for a game even if he could play?

He was FINED. Explain explicitly what else should have been done to keep Dez from 'getting away with this'. Explain exactly what accountability would look like if you were the head coach in this situation.

 

[KJJ]

yes the precedent is set that you can get away with not being professional by using the "passionate" excuse.

oh i didnt show up to a corporate meeting because im very passionate and i was afraid to hear bad news today.

sure dude. i mean that might be true but thats not how u handle stuff if you're a professional getting paid more money than most people will make in 10 lifetimes.

these dudes are held to higher standard. its what they got themselves into. not our fault. it comes with the territory.

Never heard anyone sound more like a broken record than Garrett. He uses the passion excuse for every player transgression. When Hardy put his hands on the special teams coach during a game last season Garrett called that passion and that Hardy needed to channel it a different way. He sounds like an idiot!

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

What would it have taken more than a fine to say he didn't 'find a loophole'? Garrett making him sit for a game even if he could play?

He was FINED. Explain explicitly what else should have been done to keep Dez from 'getting away with this'. Explain exactly what accountability would look like if you were the head coach in this situation.

the problem is JG letting loose the idea that passion can afford you to not be at team meetings or go AWOL at times so as long as you pay a fine.

its not so much the fine as it is the precedent but also its history. this is an accountability issue that i gather shows up as to part of the reason why this team is perennially .500 ball

 

[Kaiser]

the problem is JG letting loose the idea that passion can afford you to not be at team meetings or go AWOL at times so as long as you pay a fine.

its not so much the fine as it is the precedent but also its history. this is an accountability issue that i gather shows up as to part of the reason why this team is perennially .500 ball

The "precedent" is that he cut Corey White, Devon Coleman, Christian Michael and Randle for being stupid.

 

[drawandstrike]

the problem is JG letting loose the idea that passion can afford you to not be at team meetings or go AWOL at times so as long as you pay a fine.

its not so much the fine as it is the precedent but also its history. this is an accountability issue that i gather shows up as to part of the reason why this team is perennially .500 ball

You mean the precedent set of publicly revealing your star WR missed meetings, holding him up to a public roasting, fining him for his misbehavior? You seriously think he skated or something and other players are now going to try this 'Ima miss meetings cause I'm PASSIONATE about the game!' precedent after watching what the media is gonna do to Dez for the next week AFTER he's already been fined by the team?

It'd take a really, really stupid player to use Dez's precedent as an example to start skipping treatment and team meetings after this.

"Hey Dez did this, I can do it too....wait why am I being fined? WHY DID YOU GO PUBLIC ABOUT THIS? OMG THE MEDIA IS GONNA CRUCIFY ME. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME, COACH?!"

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

You mean the precedent set of publicly revealing your star WR missed meetings, holding him up to a public roasting, fining him for his misbehavior? You seriously think he skated or something and other players are now going to try this 'Ima miss meetings cause I'm PASSIONATE about the game!' precedent after watching what the media is gonna do to Dez for the next week AFTER he's already been fined by the team?

It'd take a really, really stupid player to use Dez's precedent as an example to start skipping treatment and team meetings after this.

"Hey Dez did this, I can do it too....wait why am I being fined? WHY DID YOU GO PUBLIC ABOUT THIS? OMG THE MEDIA IS GONNA CRUCIFY ME. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME, COACH?!"

who wants a public roasting?

im more concerned with JG's accountability form of passion and putting forward the idea of being ok to miss meetings as long as you are passionate. thats all.

if you read what ive written already in previous messages ive said that i undertand why JG chooses to be robotic or boring with his statements and not reveling anything.

a simple "we handle it in house and gave him a fine" would have sufficed. no need to publically flogg him. you're misreading what im saying and working off of assumptions.

again i would be ok with passion being a loophole if we weren't again perennial .500 champs. i care about our culture with the Cowboys so sue me.

but this isn't a big deal to you all. so why care about it as much as you are by responding? i guess it is a big deal? somehow it is still to you. you have your opinion of being okay with .500 ball i have mine.

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

The "precedent" is that he cut Corey White, Devon Coleman, Christian Michael and Randle for being stupid.

i guess they should have been more passionate on the field like DEZ.

DEZ found the ultimate loophole. im impressed.