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Rainer Sabin / Reporter
As Jimmy Johnson has watched his former team from afar, he has admired the approach Cowboys coach Jason Garrett has taken to improve the team's preparation. Reintroducing full-pad practices on Wednesdays was one of Garrett's first initiatives, which Johnson praised and said should continue next season.
"I believe being a little more physical in training camp will help," added Johnson, who coached Garrett when the former quarterback joined the Cowboys in 1992. "I think if you practice in sweats, you get sloppy."
Johnson said the benefits from absorbing contact are tangible, pointing to the fact that players who practice in more adverse conditions tend to be more sound fundamentally, exhibit a heightened level of aggressiveness and execute better in the game.
"We practiced in pads Wednesdays and Thursdays and were in shoulder pads on Fridays," he said. "I was rigid on my deal."
And the payoff was tremendous. With Johnson in command, the Cowboys laid the foundation for a dynasty that yielded three Super Bowl victories in four seasons.
As Jimmy Johnson has watched his former team from afar, he has admired the approach Cowboys coach Jason Garrett has taken to improve the team's preparation. Reintroducing full-pad practices on Wednesdays was one of Garrett's first initiatives, which Johnson praised and said should continue next season.
"I believe being a little more physical in training camp will help," added Johnson, who coached Garrett when the former quarterback joined the Cowboys in 1992. "I think if you practice in sweats, you get sloppy."
Johnson said the benefits from absorbing contact are tangible, pointing to the fact that players who practice in more adverse conditions tend to be more sound fundamentally, exhibit a heightened level of aggressiveness and execute better in the game.
"We practiced in pads Wednesdays and Thursdays and were in shoulder pads on Fridays," he said. "I was rigid on my deal."
And the payoff was tremendous. With Johnson in command, the Cowboys laid the foundation for a dynasty that yielded three Super Bowl victories in four seasons.