WIll McClay defines RKG for us

[casmith07]

I have never seen a coach receive as much support as he has despite all the blunders and lack of success. I could understand it if he had a proven record like Parcells or another SB winning coach but Garrett has accomplished nothing and is given a free pass by some.

You weren't around when Tom Landry started coaching the Cowboys, were you?

 

[casmith07]

He's been good at developing players at different positions. His problem is that the entire irony is that he's done a mediocre job with Romo's development. He had Stephen McGee and he was never suited for the league.

You can do a good job of developing players, but if you can't develop the QB position, you're likely screwed.

To me, Garrett is more suited for political office. He's great at shrugging the blame off and putting it on somebody else and getting owners to believe he's the next great thing. And before people go into the 'only Jerry bought into him', Garrett could have had HC jobs at Baltimore, Atlanta or St. Louis and would easily be the O-Coordinator at Alabama under Saban.






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The last time I checked, Tony Romo was pretty damned good.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Romo was pretty damned good when Garrett was still coaching Joey Harrington and Cleo Lemon in Miami.

 

[Alexander]

Garrett and Tom Landry. Mentioned together again. Just love it.

 

[Alexander]

What coach doesn't want these things?

And you guys are just seeing this identity. What about changing coordinators and playcallers every single year screams consistent identity? Even McClay himself has only been on this job for a few months.

All part of the process.

 

[casmith07]

Garrett and Tom Landry. Mentioned together again. Just love it.

You're right. Come at me directly instead of being passive aggressive.

 

[Alexander]

You're right. Come at me directly instead of being passive aggressive.

At least you own up to the mind-numbing comparison. I will give you credit for that.

 

[casmith07]

At least you own up to the mind-numbing comparison. I will give you credit for that.

The only thing mind-numbing on this website is your tired, boring, repetitive, asinine point of view towards this team and I assume life in general.

You should consider therapy, or antidepressants. It's borderline pathetic how you act on a regular basis, and I say borderline because the word "pathetic" implies some kind of contemptuous empathy for you, of which I have none.

 

[casmith07]

Oh, and while you're mulling over what is sure to be a positively riveting response, change your avatar. That **** is creepy as hell.

 

[5Stars]

Oh, and while you're mulling over what is sure to be a positively riveting response, change your avatar. That **** is creepy as hell.

Who is in that avatar anyway?

 

[Alexander]

Oh, and while you're mulling over what is sure to be a positively riveting response, change your avatar. That **** is creepy as hell.

I was thinking about it, but now I know it bothers you specifically, I will be keeping it.

 

[casmith07]

Who is in that avatar anyway?

It's an artist's rendition of his place on CowboysZone. Seated, with an authority figure's hand making sure he knows his place.

 

[5Stars]

It's an artist's rendition of his place on CowboysZone. Seated, with an authority figure's hand making sure he knows his place.

I still don't get it...lol

 

[casmith07]

I still don't get it...lol

Neither do I. I made that up.

 

[Bullflop]

I really like the idea that the Cowboys are abandoning their old ways of gambling on guys with the small-school backgrounds. All nine of our draft picks are from major college backgrounds. It ensures that players won't likely be intimidated by big-time exposure.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I have never seen a coach receive as much support as he has despite all the blunders and lack of success. I could understand it if he had a proven record like Parcells or another SB winning coach but Garrett has accomplished nothing and is given a free pass by some.

Saying that you like aspects of something does not mean 'free pass.' The opposite of support is undermine. You think it is a good idea to try and undermine the head coach of this team? Should we just ignore him and not care? No I imagine you get all behind bashing him. That is undermining him btw.

 

[AsthmaField]

It's an artist's rendition of his place on CowboysZone. Seated, with an authority figure's hand making sure he knows his place.

I think it is from "A Clockwork Orange". I'm not sure though. I think my brain has tried to shut that movie out.

 

[AsthmaField]

But give me a guy who can assemble a player acquisition process, and get the team prepared in the offseason, and focused during the week in-season. I honestly think that stuff's hard to do right in Dallas (between the owner and the media perceptions), and it's where I think Jason is really, really strong.

Injuries and an upside down cap coming out of 2010 have hampered the quality of the athletes we've been able to put on the field, but we're coming out of that situation finally. If the Linehan/Marinelli equation improves things on game day, I'd very much prefer to sit tight for a bit and let the quality of the roster get better and see what happens.

Absolutely perfectly said. Bravo.

That's pretty much precisely how I feel on the subject. Garrett is learning on the game situations side of things, and he certainly isn't the only head coach ever to take a little while to zero in on the right assistant coach makeup. I know that Jimmy Johnson wasn't very successful in Dallas with David Shula as his offensive coordinator, and it wasn't until he stumbled on Norv Turner that the team really took off.

Garrett has made his mistakes, and he is working on getting the right coordinators... but the stability and direction that he has brought to the franchise is worth more than anything else that a coach could have brought to the club.

Dallas has been in a full blown rebuild ever since Garrett took over, I don't care what anyone else says. He has been cutting the overpriced, over weight players since day 1, and that has made for some uncertain play in some units, like the offensive line. We had to struggle through a couple of really bad years with that unit... but now, just look what he's built. It is one of the better OL in the NFL. He has done it his way, with his vision of what he wants on the OL and it is a terrific unit now.

Just a little more time and he will have the roster in shape to really make a push into the playoffs. The talent acquisition is there, finally, after it being gone since Jimmy left.

Anyway, nice work Idgit.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

The last time I checked, Tony Romo was pretty damned good.

That credit belongs to Parcells and David Lee. Since then, Romo has struggled with turning the ball over in close games. He once stated that turning the ball over was no big deal and that is what comes with a QB that makes plays. He then went onto to say, repeatedly, that it doesn't make a difference because 'nobody will remember me in 10 years.'

His footwork has regressed over the years, in part due to the excessive use of shotgun. He audibles way too much, in part because Garrett's play calling is so predictable that opposing defenses know where the play is going and Romo has to make it look like they are not running that play. Garrett has struggled with giving up on the running game and Romo just isn't a Brady, Peyton, Brees or Aaron Rodgers type of QB that can thrive without a running game (few QB's can).

Romo has also regressed with finding receivers quickly, which he did in 2006. Now he can't find Dez who open a lot last season.

I won't take any blame from Romo, but a better coach that knows how to better handle QB's would have eliminated a lot of the issues we have had with Romo over the years, making it better for the organization, Romo and the fans. Instead, we got a coach that was too worried about trying to become good friends with Romo instead of doing the things necessary as a coach to help make Romo as good as he can possibly be while realizing his limitations.




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[ejthedj]

Please explain how could Garrett's tenure be better than Wade's? (Post-Parcells) he won two division titles and a playoff game in 4 years, what about Garrett?? Wins and losses, that's all that matters, IMO this is has last chance as a HC in Dallas and maybe anywhere, he either gets this team to the playoffs or his outta here.
I just don't think Jerry can sell this fanbase another .500 season with no playoffs, just don't think that happens.
At some point he'll have to say, no playoffs in 4 years, that's it, we need to go in a different direction.

Saying that, I'd love to make the playoffs and Garrett to keep his job if that happens, although I really think Garrett is a bad HC I am a Cowboys fan first and foremost so I'd love to be wrong about the guy.

Because Wade took a team Parcells built, under performed, and then left the cupboard bare. Anyone can see that