Posted on 01/04/2012 by torsborn
IRVING – Shortly after the Cowboys’ 31-14 loss to the Giants, former Dallas fullback Daryl “Moose” Johnston offered a ray of sunshine to Cowboys fans by extolling via Twitter the virtues of Cowboys strength and conditioning coach Mike Woicik.
What Johnston said was similar to what he told the Dallas Morning News last year after the Cowboys hired Woicik.
“I think he’s one of the big secrets of the offseason,” Johnston said. “They’ll be bigger. They’ll be faster. They’ll be stronger. There will be less injuries. I think it’s a huge move. And nobody is going to talk about it much. Only two teams (Dallas and New England) have won three Super Bowls in four years and he was the strength coach for both of them. And I don’t think that is by coincidence.”
The lockout prevented Woicik from implementing his program last offseason, but the Cowboys are excited about what’s expected to transpire in the weight room in the coming months. It could cut down on all the hamstring injuries players suffered this season.
“Mike Woicik is just an outstanding football coach and has been for a long time,” Jason Garrett said Monday. “He was the strength and conditioning coach for our team in the 1990s when we won three Super Bowls. And he’s been up in New England for the last 11 years when they’ve won three Super Bowls. So, his track record speaks for itself. I don’t think there is a coincidence there. We’re very fortunate to have him.”
Garrett said Woicik was great with the players during the season, but he’s expected to really work his magic in the offseason.
“When you’re a strength and conditioning coach, the season is more of your offseason,” Garrett said. “He’s maintaining guys. We lift and we run and do all the things most teams do during the season. But it’s more of a maintenance-type situation. The offseason is really when he gets to work and we’re excited about the opportunity to have our players be with him. Our older players and also our younger players because I think he has a track record of develop individual players and hopefully it will help develop our team.”
IRVING – Shortly after the Cowboys’ 31-14 loss to the Giants, former Dallas fullback Daryl “Moose” Johnston offered a ray of sunshine to Cowboys fans by extolling via Twitter the virtues of Cowboys strength and conditioning coach Mike Woicik.
What Johnston said was similar to what he told the Dallas Morning News last year after the Cowboys hired Woicik.
“I think he’s one of the big secrets of the offseason,” Johnston said. “They’ll be bigger. They’ll be faster. They’ll be stronger. There will be less injuries. I think it’s a huge move. And nobody is going to talk about it much. Only two teams (Dallas and New England) have won three Super Bowls in four years and he was the strength coach for both of them. And I don’t think that is by coincidence.”
The lockout prevented Woicik from implementing his program last offseason, but the Cowboys are excited about what’s expected to transpire in the weight room in the coming months. It could cut down on all the hamstring injuries players suffered this season.
“Mike Woicik is just an outstanding football coach and has been for a long time,” Jason Garrett said Monday. “He was the strength and conditioning coach for our team in the 1990s when we won three Super Bowls. And he’s been up in New England for the last 11 years when they’ve won three Super Bowls. So, his track record speaks for itself. I don’t think there is a coincidence there. We’re very fortunate to have him.”
Garrett said Woicik was great with the players during the season, but he’s expected to really work his magic in the offseason.
“When you’re a strength and conditioning coach, the season is more of your offseason,” Garrett said. “He’s maintaining guys. We lift and we run and do all the things most teams do during the season. But it’s more of a maintenance-type situation. The offseason is really when he gets to work and we’re excited about the opportunity to have our players be with him. Our older players and also our younger players because I think he has a track record of develop individual players and hopefully it will help develop our team.”
