No in this exchange, I am right. A poster pointed out great coaches win consistently and make their teams better.
The responder pointed out what about 2016.
My response was spot on. The one thing Garrett has not done is win consistently. 2014 and 2016 don't change that when you look at the entire body of work.
Put up another double digit win season this year and then we can start talking about how Garrett now seems to this team being a more consistent winner.
PS - Elliott is a great player and a tough loss if he sits out 4-6 games. But if Garrett is as great as you guys claim, he should be able to overcome Elliott's loss.
He said great coaches 'are consistently good,' which doesn't actually mean anything. But if we're talking about wins, the Cowboys have been in about the top quartile of the league under Garrett and are trending up.
What Garrett has done is consistently field teams that play to their level of relative ability. While improving the level of relative ability on the club.
To your PS, I don't claim that Garrett is a great coach. I do claim he gets unfairly criticized for some of those 8-8 clubs that pretty much performed up to their level of ability. I agree that he ought to be able to overcome the loss of the running back. We might drop some of those close games, but it won't cripple the offense, and it shouldn't.
