By Jon Machota / Special Contributor
jmachota@dallasnews.com
IRVING – Despite a 3-5 record, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett says his team is not desperate.
A 19-13 loss in Atlanta last Sunday left only two NFC teams with worse records than the Cowboys, meaning a significant turnaround will have to occur for there to be any shot at a playoff berth.
Regardless, Garrett isn’t changing his message.
“A desperate football team? I wouldn’t say that at all,” Garrett said Wednesday. “You’ve heard me use the word urgent a lot around here. We believe in urgency 365 days out of the year and that’s where we are right now. We have to be urgent in our preparation on Wednesday, getting ready for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.”
The Philadelphia Eagles are currently sitting in the same 3-5 boat. Like the Cowboys, they have an NFC-leading 19 turnovers. Their first meeting of the season might just come down to who can take care of the ball better.
“I think the Eagles are an outstanding team,” Garrett said. “When I watch them on tape this is what we see, we see a lot of good players and it will be a great challenge for us. Certainly, they probably want their record to be better than it is just like we want our record to be better than it is, just like most teams around the league want their record to be better than it is. But having said that, we watch the tape, we know the team, we know the organization. They’re really well-coached. They got lot of good payers, so we understand what the challenge is this week.”
jmachota@dallasnews.com
IRVING – Despite a 3-5 record, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett says his team is not desperate.
A 19-13 loss in Atlanta last Sunday left only two NFC teams with worse records than the Cowboys, meaning a significant turnaround will have to occur for there to be any shot at a playoff berth.
Regardless, Garrett isn’t changing his message.
“A desperate football team? I wouldn’t say that at all,” Garrett said Wednesday. “You’ve heard me use the word urgent a lot around here. We believe in urgency 365 days out of the year and that’s where we are right now. We have to be urgent in our preparation on Wednesday, getting ready for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.”
The Philadelphia Eagles are currently sitting in the same 3-5 boat. Like the Cowboys, they have an NFC-leading 19 turnovers. Their first meeting of the season might just come down to who can take care of the ball better.
“I think the Eagles are an outstanding team,” Garrett said. “When I watch them on tape this is what we see, we see a lot of good players and it will be a great challenge for us. Certainly, they probably want their record to be better than it is just like we want our record to be better than it is, just like most teams around the league want their record to be better than it is. But having said that, we watch the tape, we know the team, we know the organization. They’re really well-coached. They got lot of good payers, so we understand what the challenge is this week.”
