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Posted by jellis at 1/26/2011 10:07 AM CST on truebluefanclub.com
When talking to the media, Jason Garrett is going to do his best not to say much at all, but the coach did reveal something interesting on Tuesday in Mobile, Ala. at Senior Bowl practice.
Garrett's first full year as a head coach could be a strange one considering the labor uncertainty heading into March, which could spill over into the fall and disrupt regular Organized Team Activities and minicamps. But Garrett seems to be saying he expects his players to do their part during a lockout, if it occurs.
"One of the things that we're encouraged by is the kind of players we have on our team," Garrett said. "We believe that we're going to play football next year, and by hook or by crook we have to get ourselves prepared to play football. If we don't have access to the players, they have an understanding and they're the kind of people that will get themselves ready to go whatever the circumstance is."
It's fair enough to expect players to go through a conditioning regimen on their own, but the guys getting together to run a practice without coaches is entirely different. This is some of the same talk that was coming from Tony Romo after the season had ended, when he suggested he would get together with offensive players if the players weren't allowed to have contact with the team.
"We will; we're going to get a jumpstart," Romo said. "Either way, we're going to be in a good position. I think we've got guys that will be committed, and (if not), I'll be on people. We'll be there."
These are the kind of things that are good for Garrett and Romo to be saying, but they may not be that realistic.
What are the odds of the offensive players, or the defense for that matter, getting together in the middle of what amounts to an indefinite vacation to conduct any real meaningful drills without the supervision of coaches?
When talking to the media, Jason Garrett is going to do his best not to say much at all, but the coach did reveal something interesting on Tuesday in Mobile, Ala. at Senior Bowl practice.
Garrett's first full year as a head coach could be a strange one considering the labor uncertainty heading into March, which could spill over into the fall and disrupt regular Organized Team Activities and minicamps. But Garrett seems to be saying he expects his players to do their part during a lockout, if it occurs.
"One of the things that we're encouraged by is the kind of players we have on our team," Garrett said. "We believe that we're going to play football next year, and by hook or by crook we have to get ourselves prepared to play football. If we don't have access to the players, they have an understanding and they're the kind of people that will get themselves ready to go whatever the circumstance is."
It's fair enough to expect players to go through a conditioning regimen on their own, but the guys getting together to run a practice without coaches is entirely different. This is some of the same talk that was coming from Tony Romo after the season had ended, when he suggested he would get together with offensive players if the players weren't allowed to have contact with the team.
"We will; we're going to get a jumpstart," Romo said. "Either way, we're going to be in a good position. I think we've got guys that will be committed, and (if not), I'll be on people. We'll be there."
These are the kind of things that are good for Garrett and Romo to be saying, but they may not be that realistic.
What are the odds of the offensive players, or the defense for that matter, getting together in the middle of what amounts to an indefinite vacation to conduct any real meaningful drills without the supervision of coaches?