Jerry Jones: Give Jason Garrett credit

[Midswat]

September, 27, 2013

By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com


IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys’ new assistant coaches deserve a lot of credit for the team’s 2-1 start.

Owner/general manager Jerry Jones eagerly gushes about the work being done by defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, defensive line coach Rod Marinelli and other newcomers on the coaching staff.

“It’s exceeded anything that I might have expected, my expectations, both from the standpoint of the enthusiasm, the overall aura around the team as well as the technical aspects of it,” Jones said Friday on KRLD-FM.

Jones just wants to make sure the job being done by one longtime Valley Ranch resident doesn’t get overlooked. He goes out of his way to give head coach Jason Garrett his due.

“The guy that I want to point out that is the one that is the leader and is basically really a motivator that might surprise a lot of people is Jason Garrett,” Jones said. “Jason really has a way of communicating. He has a way of setting expectations. He certainly can use the fact that he’s new, it’s fresh for him as far as his career is concerned. He’s not that far removed from having played. All of that is a plus for us.

“This team is getting a big gain from Jason Garrett’s motivational ability.”

Jones stripping his head coach of power and play-calling duties dominated the offseason discussion about the Cowboys. He pushed Garrett into a “walkaround” head coach role after saying for years how important it was for a head coach to be in charge on one side of the ball.

A widespread assumption was that Garrett entered the season on the hot seat, although Jones has insisted that wasn’t the case.

However, Garrett has thrived thus far with his revamped responsibilities. And it’s important to Jones, who is sensitive about the perception that he wants his head coach to be a puppet, to publicly praise Garrett when appropriate.

At this point, although it’s early, it seems more likely that the offseason discussion about Garrett will focus on him getting a contract extension, not being fired.

 

[Jon88]

Before it was like the team was split in half between offense and defense. That's not the case anymore and we seem to function a lot better - at least week 3 we did. Week 1 and 2 were more of the same from last year.

 

[Omegasupreme]

I was just going to post the same article. This is fascinating. This feels like 1980's Communism: the boast that hides the shame.

Look at this blather:


“The guy that I want to point out that is the one that is the leader and is basically really a motivator that might surprise a lot of people is Jason Garrett,” Jones said. “Jason really has a way of communicating. He has a way of setting expectations. He certainly can use the fact that he’s new, it’s fresh for him as far as his career is concerned. He’s not that far removed from having played. All of that is a plus for us.

“This team is getting a big gain from Jason Garrett’s motivational ability.”

But not his coaching, his leadership, his strategy or his designs. Just his inspirational caffeine he gives the team. Like a Make a Wish Foundation kiddo who wants the Cowboys to win for him or her each week.

Big gain.

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

At this point, although it’s early, it seems more likely that the offseason discussion about Garrett will focus on him getting a contract extension, not being fired.

:suicide

 

[Midswat]

Parcells was a great motivator.

His teams never won dick unless he had a great X's and O's guy as his sidekick. (Belichick)

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

On another note, the Fan has to have the worst website in history. Takes about 10 clicks to find the podcasts.

The CBS higher-up who decided all their TV and radio sites had to be linked together is a moron.

 

[Midswat]

We're wasting three Hall of Famers careers away while this dickbag is trying to figure out how to be a head coach.

 

[Jon88]

It's a process.

 

[Omegasupreme]

Parcells was a great motivator.

His teams never won dick unless he had a great X's and O's guy as his sidekick. (Belichick)

But he controlled the plays, the clock, the schemes, and he rarely let another team surprise the Cowboys during a game. He had them ready for the onsides kick that Andy Reid tried to start the game.

Now Dallas gets wedgies regularly by teams who know that Jason is just not alert.

Did you see Harbargh pull that free kick from the rule book last night?

Motivation is the last thing you do after everything else in place...unless that's the only thing you are responsible for.

 

[Jon88]

I don't think you understand the process.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

But not his coaching, his leadership, his strategy or his designs. Just his inspirational caffeine he gives the team.

He convinced himself that all that coaching stuff is not necessary when Switzer stumbled into a Super Bowl.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I will not.

 

[Jon88]

He convinced himself that all that coaching stuff is not necessary when Switzer stumbled into a Super Bowl.

You said the S word.

 

[jnday]

We're wasting three Hall of Famers careers away while this dickbag is trying to figure out how to be a head coach.

I made this exact point at the CZ a few days ago. I posted that the Cowboys HC position should not be a position where on the job training was involved. Ware, Witten and Romo don't have the years left in their careers to wait on Garrett yo become a quality HC. I was told that I was wrong. Was I?

 

[Cowboysrule122]

I made this exact point at the CZ a few days ago. I posted that the Cowboys HC position should not be a position where on the job training was involved. Ware, Witten and Romo don't have the years left in their careers to wait on Garrett yo become a quality HC. I was told that I was wrong. Was I?

Did they close the thread yet?

 

[Hoofbite]

September, 27, 2013

By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com


IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys’ new assistant coaches deserve a lot of credit for the team’s 2-1 start.

Owner/general manager Jerry Jones eagerly gushes about the work being done by defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, defensive line coach Rod Marinelli and other newcomers on the coaching staff.

“It’s exceeded anything that I might have expected, my expectations, both from the standpoint of the enthusiasm, the overall aura around the team as well as the technical aspects of it,” Jones said Friday on KRLD-FM.

Sweet. Nothing objective, just more of this it "feels different" bullshit. Similar to the question I would ask all the Jerries over at CZ, I have to ask what exactly he was expecting? You've been telling everyone who'd listen how fucking awesome things are going to be. Why would you say that shit if you didn't believe it?

“The guy that I want to point out that is the one that is the leader and is basically really a motivator that might surprise a lot of people is Jason Garrett,” Jones said. “Jason really has a way of communicating. He has a way of setting expectations. He certainly can use the fact that he’s new, it’s fresh for him as far as his career is concerned. He’s not that far removed from having played. All of that is a plus for us.

“This team is getting a big gain from Jason Garrett’s motivational ability.”

It might surprise people that the head coach of a football team is a big motivator? Whatever you say, Jerry.

I'd also like to ask if this "+[Whatever] gain" has been in play over the past 2-3 years. If so, maybe Jerry should just sign Garrett to a lifetime contract. If Dallas is 8-8 in back to back seasons even with the Redball multiplier in play, think of how horrid they would have been without Jason.

 

[jnday]

Did they close the thread yet?

I don't know. I can't remember offhand what the thread title or topic was about.

 

[cmd34(work)]

We are just 2 and 1 right?

We haven't clinched the NFC East yet correct?


Okay, just checking.....

 

[Irving Cowboy]

Someone wrote an article the other day titled: "If the Playoffs Started Today"

Seriously? Is the Own spreading like a virus?

 

[Hoofbite]

I made this exact point at the CZ a few days ago. I posted that the Cowboys HC position should not be a position where on the job training was involved. Ware, Witten and Romo don't have the years left in their careers to wait on Garrett yo become a quality HC. I was told that I was wrong. Was I?

I made that point a couple years ago.

I don't particularly dislike Jason at all. I just hate the fact that his biggest qualification for ever getting the HC job-in-waiting was that he broke into coaching around the time that Sean Payton finally had about 18 years of working his way up the ranks culminate in getting a job with New Orleans and took a team that was 3-13 to the conference championship in his first season.

Jerry thought he lost out on Payton and so why not pick someone who's all young and shit. One young guy is the same as another, amirite?

People like to point out Sean Payton in saying, "you watch Jason go elsewhere and win a Superbowl" and the fact is Sean Payton had to learn and it took time for him to get to where he is now. He had his playcalling duties REVOKED by Fassel and Fassel didn't try to pass it off as some sort of group think tank project. He worked his way up from the college ranks. He started coaching college ball during Jason's rookie season. Think about that for a second. The guy had more coaching experience than Jason had playing and coaching experience before he ever got his first HC gig.

If we want to compare to Payton, we've got another 11 or 12 seasons to wait until Jason gets to the number of seasons it took Payton to go from beginner coach to Superbowl winner.

Hopefully he's picked his shit up and this hot air Jerry's blowing up everyone's ass has a little substance to it this time.

We'll see how they look this week. You show me a team that comes out and punches SD in the mouth and walks out of that stadium with a solid win, and I might be willing to entertain the idea that Dallas is a little more than a up and down team this year.

SD has given up a shit ton of passing yards and over 66% completions and they've played 1 QB who's competent in Matt Schaub. If Mike Vick and Jake Locker can put up the yards that those guys did, this offense better fucking light that secondary on fire.