Jerry on Garrett: Not Impressed

[Hailmary]

If the chances of Garrett getting canned went from 0% to 1%, I'll take it! It's at least a step in the right direction.

 

[tyke1doe]

I caught some of that on NFL Network last night. He seemed real pissed about the time management. Actually, he was unusually lucid for a Jerry interview.

 

[TrailBlazer]

At least he sounds like he sees the problems with this team.

 

[tyke1doe]

Maybe he has finally identified the problem.

He's got coaches that offer nothing.

Keep reading my posts on Cowboyszone Jerry.. We'll get this team back to glory.

 

[plasticman]

LOL, nobody has heard his "expertise" opinion before?

What about his confidence in Randle?

Did Jerry not hire Weeden and then Cassell?

Wasn't Garrett's playcalling taken away and given to somebody else last season and then reacquired by Jason somehow?

Did Jason Garrett walk up to McFadden and say, "okay, we need you to make this a close game so I want you to fumble twice....but don't worry, you'll score far too quick at the end of the 4th quarter....

Jerry Jones has an opinion and we fans should be interested in it? Really?

The guy who could win without Emmitt in '93? The only GM in the history of the NFL not to retain the services of the season's leading rusher? The guy who spent three #1 picks and a #2 on WR's Joey Galloway and Roy Williams?

And then there is this?

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/cowboys/2006-10-26-owens-qb-change_x.htm

T.O. happy about QB change; Cowboys owner sorry it happened

IRVING, Texas (AP) — While Jerry Jones is disappointed the Dallas Cowboys are going to their backup quarterback, he won't get any complaints from Terrell Owens.
T.O. said Thursday he already feels better chemistry with Tony Romo than he ever did with deposed starter Drew Bledsoe. Owens even had an example, pointing out his 8-yard touchdown catch against New York Giants on Monday night.

"I looked across the formation and he looked at me and he knew what was going on," Owens said. "It's just two players making a play."

Did he and Bledsoe ever develop that bond?

"I honestly tried to do that time and time again," he said. "But for whatever reason it didn't happen."

What happened with Bledsoe were turnovers, far too many for coach Bill Parcells to tolerate. So he switched to the unproven Romo at halftime against the Giants, then on Wednesday announced that Romo would keep the job when Dallas (3-3) plays at Carolina on Sunday night.

Jones hinted Tuesday he wanted to stick with the veteran. He explained Thursday that he actually was clinging to his preseason belief that Bledsoe would lead Dallas to the playoffs.

"I'm disappointed at the reason we're having to make this change," Jones said.

The QB switch has forced Jones to lower his expectations for this season. He's no longer convinced this team could be "special," the code word he and Parcells used this summer instead of saying they expected a deep playoff run.

"I have to be a realist," Jones said. "I hadn't thought or hoped that we'd be sitting here after the sixth game making these adjustments. ... I did not want to this year go to an inexperienced quarterback. I wanted to have the benefit of Drew Bledsoe. It hasn't worked out as of today. It just hasn't worked out. That to me is a step back."

Romo is in his fourth year with the Cowboys, but had never thrown a pass until two games ago. In his relief appearance Monday night, the former Division I-AA player of the year was 14-of-25 for 227 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a 2-point conversion. He also threw three interceptions.

Interceptions were Bledsoe's undoing. He had three in each of Dallas' first two losses, then a costly one against New York on what became his final pass.

Parcells wasn't the only one on the Cowboys sideline disgusted by that play. Teammates were frustrated by the same old, same old, too.

It hadn't gotten to the point that players were lobbying for a change, but linebacker Bradie James said it was being discussed.

How strong was the support for Romo?

"I don't know if it was sizzling," he said. "It might've been lukewarm."

James said everyone is rallying around Romo "because that's who we need to believe in."

"It'd be that way if it was Matt Baker," said James, referring to the team's practice squad QB. "We're going to roll with Romo and get it going. This is the guy. He's the golden child right now."

Romo has been getting ready for a long time, having sat by while Quincy Carter, Vinny Testaverde, Drew Henson and Bledsoe all got their chances.

The organization liked his potential enough that he received a second contract extension, and a $2 million bonus, in the preseason, locking him up through 2007. Yet he was never trusted enough to throw the ball until recently.

"I saw him coming along. I saw things I liked in the player," Parcells said. "Now it's time. I guess I was ready now."

Parcells said he's not nervous about starting Romo. He said the better description is "anxious to see what is going to happen."

Confidence is not an issue with Romo. Neither is mobility, Bledsoe's biggest weakness. Romo also has a quicker release, all of which should lead to fewer sacks — and, as Owens hopes, more hookups to No. 81 on broken plays.

"Once he gets outside that pocket, he can make some things happen," Owens said. "He has some coaches who will be in his ear to just get the ball to the playmakers and everything will work out well."

The knocks on Romo are his lack of experience, obviously, as well average arm strength and a tendency to make what Parcells calls "impulse" throws.

But now Romo may have a chance to get comfortable. Each game will be an audition to see if he deserves to start the next one, and at the end of the season the Cowboys will have a better idea if he's their quarterback of the future. He's already set to become the ninth starter since Troy Aikman.

"I think Bill's expectations are for us to go 10-0. That would be ideal," Romo said. "You are going to lose in this league. That's going to happen. You just have to make sure you take it week by week and get yourself ready to go every week for a new challenge."

Jones has taken pride in "consciously tried not to go to the top of the draft to get a quarterback." However, he acknowledged Thursday that he might have to change that philosophy if things don't pan out with Romo.

"Part of the responsibility I have is how you address the long term situation at quarterback," said Jones, who also is the team's general manager. "My mind-set would be to say, positively, it's going to work. ... In my mind, we're going to see a player that makes some plays, makes some things happen."

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Yeah, we should care about his opinion......

 

[mugsybows]

couple of quick points here:
1. Wonder what Jerry's reaction would've been had we lost last night?

2. As for getting the ball to Dez, I was wondering that the whole first 3 quarters. its unbelievable how they dont target Dez enough. Just some simple quick outs and let him break a tackle or something. its not rocket science.

i wanted to win that game last night bad! but i said to myself itll be interesting to see jones' reaction if garrett blew it especially after that desean catch. on the fan he seemed to be giving the win more to the players resiliency and wasnt patting the coaching on the back at all.

 

[CrownCowboy]

Of all the things I think I am rather certain of about next weeks game against the Packers, Mike McCarthy embarrassingly outcoaching Jason Garrett is absolutely the most certain.

 

[Section446]

Wow, I'm impressed, Jerry generally isn't one to criticize.

 

[tyke1doe]

At least he sounds like he sees the problems with this team.

Mirrors don't reflect sound.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

If the chances of Garrett getting canned went from 0% to 1%, I'll take it! It's at least a step in the right direction.

 

[Fletch]

Me either.. Unless... He is desperate to win a Superbowl and goes for Sean Payton.


Sean Payton to Dallas... Can you imagine how great that would be. We might win a Superbowl in the Romo era with that move.

I'd jump on board in a millisecond. Though I still don't think he fires Spit-n-Claps.

 

[bigdnlaca]

I had no problem with McFad going out of bounds on first down....he didn't go out of bounds on a play strung out...he picked up 8-9 yards...that's worth it.
I had no problem with scoring the TD when we did. Scoring a TD means you cannot lose on the next possession. Kneeling down and making the Skins use their timeouts and then kicking the FG means they don't have to score a TD.

So we kick a FG, we cut their time in half and use up their timeouts. Now the one horrible special teams play of the game--they had a great return and a penalty, so they're only one completion from kicking the tying FG and we're wondering why we didn't go for the win....worse, imagine another SpT meltdown like vs. NYG and a TD.

Worst that could happen was a great return, a penalty, and a long TD pass---all three happened, but thank goodness we had scored the TD and were only tied. And then we won the game...end of story.

Maybe another coach would have done it differently; maybe another RB would have picked up the first down and dropped at the 1 or 2. But this entire game we'd been playing a little outside the "play it safe" box, something we all complained about not doing all season. I have no problem with scoring the TD, taking a 7 point lead, and counting on the defense and kick off team to do their jobs...neither did...big surprise.

I had no problem with him going out of bounds either. I did have a problem with them scoring right after that when they should have just got the first down. Then they could have kicked a field goal with no time remaining.

 

[aikemirv]

Lets see: McFaddeen, I want you to run as hard as you can to get the first down but not hard enough to score. We laughed at Eli for trying not to score early this year. While I am all for it, what if our FG gets blocked.

When you have a 1st down and can run the clock all the way down then you don't score. When you have to get the first down to be able to run the clock down, it makes that scenario much harder.

 

[iceberg]

Cool story! Never said I hated him. Thanks

cool story.

never said i was talking to you.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Where is this image from lol

 

[iceberg]

Where is this image from lol

a guess would be dumb and dumber.

 

[aikemirv]

The Skins only had 2 timeouts left with only 1:13 on the clock, which means they can only stop the clock twice and would have left them with like 12 seconds on the clock after the FG. There's no way you score a TD there and allow them to keep their TO's with over a minute left in a game.

Not true. It was 2nd and 1. They stop the clock on 2nd and third down and have 1:10 at least to go. You had to get a 1st down! so I tell McFadden to get the first down at all cost - if one of those cost is you score a TD then so be it!

 

[LandryFan]

DMac needs to know to stay in bounds. Coach can't be in everyone's ear every second telling them what they should know. A freaking vet going out if bounds?

You got that right. Every player on the field should have the situational awareness to know what to do in that situation...this ain't high school or pee-wee ball. I just about had a heart attack when that fool went OB. That was on him, not the coaches.

 

[Zman5]

DMac needs to know to stay in bounds. Coach can't be in everyone's ear every second telling them what they should know. A freaking vet going out if bounds?

You can fault DMAC for that mistake, but after that mistake, a real HC would have made sure we take as much time off as possible before trying to score. And that includes telling the offense not to score until some time is taken off.

I have doubts JG knew that the best strategy for a win was to take as much time off as possible and then just kick the FG. In his mind, he probably thought we needed to score a TD.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

The Saints put up like forty plus against Carolina with Sean Payton's offense.. Maybe Jerry was watching that game the day prior..

Wasn't that the same offense that got blown out by Washington and is currently 4-8 just like the Cowboys, even with their franchise QB all year??