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2013 Cowboys camp: Day 1
OXNARD, Calif. – Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones opened training camp Saturday with a vote of confidence for Jason Garrett, saying the coach’s future doesn’t hinge on whether the team can end it’s three-year playoff drought this season.
Speaking during a 40-minute news conference, Jones insisted this is not an “Armageddon year” for Garrett, who many believe is on the hot seat after leading the Cowboys to back-to-back 8-8 finishes.
“If you’re in close here, you see how Jason is responding to obviously unsatisfactory times,” Jones said. “And I can tell you first hand, that’s impressive.
“I like that as far as looking ahead to the future. It is very good, and so everything I’m thinking about is not only about how to beat the Giants (in the season opener) but also about what our future is in a plus manner or in a positive way with Jason. I look to the future with Jason and not just through his contract that we’re sitting here with right now. I think he’s got a couple of years left on his contract, but that’s not a thought.
“But it is not what is implied when you say, ‘Well, this is an Armageddon year for him.’ It is not with me.”
The endorsement stands in sharp contrast with the frosty words Jones issued about Garrett in February while speaking to reporters on his bus at the NFL Scouting Combine.
“There’s a lot of resolve here but not a lot of patience. Jason senses that,” Jones said in Indianapolis.
Those comments came in the midst of Jones making good on his vow to make things “uncomfortable” around Valley Ranch in the offseason. His moves included firing defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and standing by while Garrett’s brother, John, quit as the Cowboys tight ends coach/passing coordinator to become the Tampa Bay Buccaneers receivers coach.
Finally, Jones yanked the play-calling duties from Garrett and handed them to offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Bill Callahan.
But despite all of that, Jones said it would be inaccurate to think Garrett’s job is in jeopardy.
“We like our team,” Jones said. “We like our coaching staff. We have and I have great confidence in our head coach and the direction of the team.”
Garrett is 21-19 since Jones made him coach after firing Wade Phillips following a 1-7 start in 2010. The Cowboys missed out on the playoffs the last two seasons because of losses to NFC East rivals in the season finale.
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OXNARD, Calif. – Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones opened training camp Saturday with a vote of confidence for Jason Garrett, saying the coach’s future doesn’t hinge on whether the team can end it’s three-year playoff drought this season.
Speaking during a 40-minute news conference, Jones insisted this is not an “Armageddon year” for Garrett, who many believe is on the hot seat after leading the Cowboys to back-to-back 8-8 finishes.
“If you’re in close here, you see how Jason is responding to obviously unsatisfactory times,” Jones said. “And I can tell you first hand, that’s impressive.
“I like that as far as looking ahead to the future. It is very good, and so everything I’m thinking about is not only about how to beat the Giants (in the season opener) but also about what our future is in a plus manner or in a positive way with Jason. I look to the future with Jason and not just through his contract that we’re sitting here with right now. I think he’s got a couple of years left on his contract, but that’s not a thought.
“But it is not what is implied when you say, ‘Well, this is an Armageddon year for him.’ It is not with me.”
The endorsement stands in sharp contrast with the frosty words Jones issued about Garrett in February while speaking to reporters on his bus at the NFL Scouting Combine.
“There’s a lot of resolve here but not a lot of patience. Jason senses that,” Jones said in Indianapolis.
Those comments came in the midst of Jones making good on his vow to make things “uncomfortable” around Valley Ranch in the offseason. His moves included firing defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and standing by while Garrett’s brother, John, quit as the Cowboys tight ends coach/passing coordinator to become the Tampa Bay Buccaneers receivers coach.
Finally, Jones yanked the play-calling duties from Garrett and handed them to offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Bill Callahan.
But despite all of that, Jones said it would be inaccurate to think Garrett’s job is in jeopardy.
“We like our team,” Jones said. “We like our coaching staff. We have and I have great confidence in our head coach and the direction of the team.”
Garrett is 21-19 since Jones made him coach after firing Wade Phillips following a 1-7 start in 2010. The Cowboys missed out on the playoffs the last two seasons because of losses to NFC East rivals in the season finale.
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