Jason Garrett sounds like a MAN in his Wednesday presser

[SupermanXx]

Like a Norse-Boss.

do you drink from the nectar of cowboyjoe?

 

[Juke99]

Not sure how his attitude translates into performance but he's a no nonsense kinda guy. Loved what I heard. Let's see what happens on the field.

Looking forward to seeing how the defense responds.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

I'm like a couple of others here - not blown away. I see a guy who had complete autonomy over a lousy offense that got worse under his direction year by year being rewarded. That said, Wade had to go and this move makes as much sense as possible given the labor situation especially.

The whole "speaking from the podium" deal meant nothing to me. You control the room or you don't. Parcells sat at a table and there was no doubt who controlled the room. Other coaches do the same. It's the individual and Wade's demeanor, particularly while losing, left lots to be desired.

As a result, I also agree that I think the overriding euphoria is ABW - anyone but Wade - and as a result so much is being made of so little.

I am not against Garrett at all, other than my feeling he didn't earn his stripes for the position - as an OC or interim HC. But he's the HC of my team now so I would like to see him and by extension, my team, do well. And I have no problem also saying I like the change to pads.

Of course, as has been said here already, we'll all see how what he does translates to the field.

Agreed. Nice post here.

 

[JeffInDC]

Why did he not address the OL confusion question?

That's curious to me. Strange.

Because, as much as we want the coach to call out the OL (Davis and Columbo especially), you DON'T call out the specific player. However, you DO give short answers like he did and let the folks asking "read between the lines". I saw a guy answeing a question and knowing that the person asking the question was dead on so he deflected all talk to the guy that made the comments (Tuck). That was almost Parcells like (except when bill just came out and called them a dumb team) :laugh2:

 

[Hostile]

Hold me....

 

[craig71]

Why did he not address the OL confusion question?

That's curious to me. Strange.

Not really.

Jason has put an emphasis on moving forward and not dwelling on the past eight games. I think behind the scenes they will try to correct what is wrong, if possible, and make guys accountable for what happens from this week forward. I think if you start calling out players at this juncture you have zero chance of the players buying into what you are trying to sell. The best thing he could do, IMO, was to deflect the question until he has a few weeks to put his stamp on things.


Craig

 

[Gaede]

Because, as much as we want the coach to call out the OL (Davis and Columbo especially), you DON'T call out the specific player. However, you DO give short answers like he did and let the folks asking "read between the lines". I saw a guy answeing a question and knowing that the person asking the question was dead on so he deflected all talk to the guy that made the comments (Tuck). That was almost Parcells like (except when bill just came out and called them a dumb team) :laugh2:

Good point. He was so obviously going out of his way not to throw anyone under that he pretty much did.

 

[DavidS]

doesn't matter how he acts, his act is over in 8 games...he won't be the cowboys headcoach next year

wow....you're really lost

 

[InmanRoshi]

I don't believe that any coordinator has "complete autonomy" over a unit, because he's held hostage to how his head coach conducts and runs his practices. The units don't practice seperately, they practice against each other. If the head coach doesn't mind a lazy, lethargic mistake riddled practice with no physically and no pads and no hitting, that's the way the practice is going to be run for the entire team, not just one unit. If you've ever watched a training camp practice in an 11-on-11, 7-on-7 or 9-on-9 drill, the assitant coach doesn't decide when to run a broken play again, the head coach does.

 

[dboy214]

Hold me....

all your chips are in with this guy huh?

 

[craig71]

Hold me....

Wade is looking for someone to comfort and I'm sure he'll provide cookies and milk or whatever other sweet treats you may desire.


Craig

 

[Hostile]

all your chips are in with this guy huh?

I am betting on him to be a top 5 Head Coach in the NFL very soon.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

I don't believe that any coordinator has "complete autonomy" over a unit, because he's held hostage to how his head coach conducts and runs his practices. The units don't practice seperately, they practice against each other. If the head coach doesn't mind a lazy, lethargic mistake riddled practice with no physically and no pads and no hitting, that's the way the practice is going to be run for the entire team, not just one unit. If you've ever watched a training camp practice in an 11-on-11, 7-on-7 or 9-on-9 drill, the assitant coach doesn't decide when to run a broken play again, the head coach does.

Actually they normally practice seperately and together. Different portions of practice.

 

[CooterBrown]

Why did he not address the OL confusion question?

That's curious to me. Strange.

I think he answered it the correct way. Having already stated that they were not focusing on the past, there was nothing to gain by addressing Tuck's observations, positively or negatively.

What Justin Tuck said will have no bearing on the team's performance for the rest of the year, so why should Garrett concern himself about it? I guess he could have used his first practice press conference to throw players and coaches under the bus. Wouldn't that be a great beginning?

He could have said, "no, it isn't confusion, it's the fact that they wouldn't play hard because Wade had a cupcake practice regimen." Again, nothing to be gained, even if it were true. Harping on the past will keep anyone from moving forward.

I understand that we all need to learn from our past mistakes, but we don't need to allow that past to deter us from moving forward.

On another note, one of the most encouraging lines I heard was, "We won't be addressing THE lineup changes today." He did not emphasize THE like I did, and later in the press conference he qualified it by saying, ""...if any", but I believe the way he said it early on means there will be some changes and I'm looking forward to seeing what they are. (and I hope it isn't just because Spears is now on IR).

 

[jgboys1]

I am betting on him to be a top 5 Head Coach in the NFL very soon.

I like your thinking.

 

[InmanRoshi]

Actually they normally practice seperately and together. Different portions of practice.

Yes, thanks for pointing out the obvious . They do individual instruction seperately. The important parts .. the 7 on 7, the 9 on 9 and the 11-11 ... the parts where you build cohesion, continuity and execution as units are all done under the eye of the head coach.

 

[CooterBrown]

Actually they normally practice seperately and together. Different portions of practice.

That's true, but it is the head coach who sets the tempo, and up-tempo at anything requires more effort. (just ask my girlfriend.) :laugh2:

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Only if press conferences won championships. Now where have I heard that before?

 

[bayeslife]

I am betting on him to be a top 5 Head Coach in the NFL very soon.

Baby steps Hos, baby steps... :laugh2:

 

[jimmy40]

So what time do we play the Giants Sunday?

And where's the game at?

I believe it's at 4:15 in the Meadowlands.