No. The team is playing well in spite of Garrett, not because of. There's nothing he is doing that is feeding the new blood, the new chemistry, the new culture. That's all come from the new on-field leadership from two offensive rookies.
That one exists as well. But the SI cover one goes back to the 50s. Here's explanation, with many included examples.
Sports Illustrated cover jinx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Right, my whole gripe is you have to skim past three or four paragraphs of self-aggrandizement, to get to the frikkin point of the article. He writes for his own gratification and self importance primarily, not for the reader. The reader doesn't give two shits about him.
Ironically, he laments...
Clearly you need to read Jimmy's book, where he explains how you can build the best possible roster and have the best talent, but if the chemistry isn't there, you will fail.
The player personnel talent level is much more in parity today then it was in the 80s-90s. It ain't JUST the talent that...
But, we somehow trust his judgement and decisions keeping Romo as a UDFA, re-signing Romo to his massive silly contract, drafting then re-signing Dez. You like to cite Jerry as the overall problem, but he gets no credit for Romo and Dez.
And I didn't say they were the reason for the losing. I...
I don't actually hate either of them. I am merely over them. To me they both represent a losing culture that we're all now seeing has changed.
It's like the long time black cloud that really isn't that much noticed until it's lifted. And you're like, 'wow, that sucked.'
He had Simms actually saying "Emmitt Smith power combined with Tony Dorsett speed." Coming from a guy who played when both were playing.
I still really really wish they had given him #22.