Verdict
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I was watching the NFL Network the other day and the Hard Knocks show featuring the Dallas Cowboys was on. It was interesting at the time, but watching it years later sheds a whole new light on things since you have information now which was not obvious at the time.
Marty B was often the focal point of the show. The other Garrett brother was constantly working with Marty B in an attempt to get him to do things the right way and to educate him on what he needed to do to be a success in this league. He offered encouragement to Marty B. throughout much of the instruction he was trying to pass on to Marty B.
It was obvious that Marty B. seemed frustrated and annoyed by the coaching efforts. He did not have the mental focus or "coachability" that you would expect a high draft pick to have. It was so obvious that you would think if the Cowboys had done their homework on him that they would have downgraded him significantly or taken him off the board all together.
I will give the Cowboys a pass for letting him slide through the draft process and drafting him, but the thing I can't really give them a pass on was not trading him to the Bengals when they offered a high draft pick for him. By that time they had to realize that his attitude and work ethic sucked and that he was not coachable.
The impact of missing on Marty B. most likely doomed the 12 package before it ever got off the ground. It just baffles me that they let him stick around and didn't trade him when they had the chance.
Marty B was often the focal point of the show. The other Garrett brother was constantly working with Marty B in an attempt to get him to do things the right way and to educate him on what he needed to do to be a success in this league. He offered encouragement to Marty B. throughout much of the instruction he was trying to pass on to Marty B.
It was obvious that Marty B. seemed frustrated and annoyed by the coaching efforts. He did not have the mental focus or "coachability" that you would expect a high draft pick to have. It was so obvious that you would think if the Cowboys had done their homework on him that they would have downgraded him significantly or taken him off the board all together.
I will give the Cowboys a pass for letting him slide through the draft process and drafting him, but the thing I can't really give them a pass on was not trading him to the Bengals when they offered a high draft pick for him. By that time they had to realize that his attitude and work ethic sucked and that he was not coachable.
The impact of missing on Marty B. most likely doomed the 12 package before it ever got off the ground. It just baffles me that they let him stick around and didn't trade him when they had the chance.
