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LANDOVER, Md. – Hours after a pair of high-profile analysts bashed Jason Garrett, team owner Jerry Jones heaped praise on his coach after Sunday’s dramatic 24-23 win over the Commanders.
The victory propelled the Cowboys (8-7) into the de facto NFC East championship game against the Eagles (9-6) Sunday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
“He really showed me a lot, to be able to keep it together, to be able to keep it focused,” Jones said. “I’m really proud for him. I thought he did an outstanding job of getting this team (to bounce back) from the obvious, and that is having a tremendous disappointing loss against Green Bay.
“It was a killer, and it was something that was a real challenge for a coach to get them to come back and play well.”
Fox’s Terry Bradshaw and Jimmy Johnson took turns criticizing Garrett during the network’s pre-game show Sunday.
Bradshaw, the Hall of Fame quarterback who guided the Steelers to four Super Bowl wins during the 1970s, took direct aim at Garrett.
“Garrett…is no head coach,” Bradshaw said. “He never should’ve been hired in the first place. He’s just a yes man for Jerry (Jones).”
Johnson, who coached the Cowboys to two Super Bowl wins in the 1990s, also took shots at Garrett for his coaching in last week’s 37-36 loss to Green Bay. The Packers rallied from a 23-point third-quarter deficit to down the Cowboys in Arlington.
“Let’s take a look at who is responsible for this debacle : (offensive coordinator Bill) Callahan, (quarterback Tony) Romo, receivers not running the routes, Jason Garrett,” Johnson said. “If a player leaves the field early, who is he responsible to, who does he answer to, where is the fear? To have a championship team you have one voice, one leader, and that’s the head coach.
“Now, I love the Cowboys, but I don’t like the way this team is structured.”
Garrett is 24-23 as a full-time head coach with Dallas. He was 5-3 on an interim basis after Jones fired Wade Phillips midway through the 2010 season. Dallas has yet to reach the playoffs under Garrett, but can snap a three-year drought with a win over the Eagles.
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The victory propelled the Cowboys (8-7) into the de facto NFC East championship game against the Eagles (9-6) Sunday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
“He really showed me a lot, to be able to keep it together, to be able to keep it focused,” Jones said. “I’m really proud for him. I thought he did an outstanding job of getting this team (to bounce back) from the obvious, and that is having a tremendous disappointing loss against Green Bay.
“It was a killer, and it was something that was a real challenge for a coach to get them to come back and play well.”
Fox’s Terry Bradshaw and Jimmy Johnson took turns criticizing Garrett during the network’s pre-game show Sunday.
Bradshaw, the Hall of Fame quarterback who guided the Steelers to four Super Bowl wins during the 1970s, took direct aim at Garrett.
“Garrett…is no head coach,” Bradshaw said. “He never should’ve been hired in the first place. He’s just a yes man for Jerry (Jones).”
Johnson, who coached the Cowboys to two Super Bowl wins in the 1990s, also took shots at Garrett for his coaching in last week’s 37-36 loss to Green Bay. The Packers rallied from a 23-point third-quarter deficit to down the Cowboys in Arlington.
“Let’s take a look at who is responsible for this debacle : (offensive coordinator Bill) Callahan, (quarterback Tony) Romo, receivers not running the routes, Jason Garrett,” Johnson said. “If a player leaves the field early, who is he responsible to, who does he answer to, where is the fear? To have a championship team you have one voice, one leader, and that’s the head coach.
“Now, I love the Cowboys, but I don’t like the way this team is structured.”
Garrett is 24-23 as a full-time head coach with Dallas. He was 5-3 on an interim basis after Jones fired Wade Phillips midway through the 2010 season. Dallas has yet to reach the playoffs under Garrett, but can snap a three-year drought with a win over the Eagles.
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