Jason Garrett talks about the decision one more time

[Cr122]

DEC 7
4:19
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By Calvin Watkins


IRVING, Texas -- The first 21 questions Jason Garrett took on Monday afternoon were about his decision-making process regarding the late-game sequence at Arizona on Sunday.

Wednesday afternoon with the Dallas-Fort Worth area media, Garrett elected not to speak about his late-game decisions.

The same day when speaking with New York-area reporters by conference call, Garrett was asked about what he did and didn't do vs. Arizona late in the game.

"I spent a lot of time visiting with our media down here about this stuff so I will try to be brief with you guys," Garrett stated on Wednesday. "What we were trying to do is get into field goal range and give Dan Bailey an opportunity to kick the winning field goal. He had been so good at it throughout the year for us. He has really kicked five game-winning field goals for us if you count the game-tying one in San Francisco and the game winner in San Francisco.

"We have been in this situation a lot so what I was trying to do and what we were trying to do is give him a chance to do that. It was well within what we deemed to be his range before the game and he was right in the middle of the field. You can play the situation out differently and there are very valid explanations for doing it a different way, like calling a timeout and running a play and calling another timeout and kicking it. We chose to play it this way and we felt good about us being on the 30-yard line and being in the middle of the field and giving Dan a chance. We took it down and we tried to give him that opportunity.

"It didn’t work out for us this time like it had in different weeks and obviously we didn’t get it done in overtime. You want to win those games, you want to win them all, but unfortunately it didn’t work out for us this time."

On another conference call, quarterback Tony Romo was asked what he thought about Garrett's decision:

"At the end of the game you’re trying to get inside the 35-yard line as a football team," Romo said. "We had situations and we threw them together. We were trying to get our kicker to a certain spot and we’re in the middle of the field. We’re inside our line. If the kick goes in, those questions are moot points. You’re always trying to do things the right way at the end of games and we’ll continue to always try to get better at that. That’s something that we felt comfortable with at the time."

It appears the Cowboys have officially moved on from the issue, at least for now, until another problem surfaces.

 

[UVAwahoos]

Just shows that Romo is a standup guy. He could easily throw Garrett under the bus and help get him canned. Jerry is very loyal to his talented players.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Just shows that Romo is a standup guy. He could easily throw Garrett under the bus and help get him canned. Jerry is very loyal to his talented players.

What about Garrett's explination there don't you like?

He said he wanted to give Bailey a fair chance in the middle of the field, he's been money all year, and it didn't work out unforunately. He said there's other ways they could have done it, admitted there are valid reasons to back up those different ways, but said they were simply comfortable with giving Bailey a shot in the middle of the field to win it at the end like he's done alot this year. What more do you want from him? That doesn't seem reasonable to you?

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

What about Garrett's explination there don't you like?

He said he wanted to give Bailey a fair chance in the middle of the field, he's been money all year, and it didn't work out unforunately. He said there's other ways they could have done it, admitted there are valid reasons to back up those different ways, but said they were simply comfortable with giving Bailey a shot in the middle of the field to win it at the end like he's done alot this year. What more do you want from him? That doesn't seem reasonable to you?

His decision-making or rather play-calling was bad all game long, not just on that last possession. Were it not for his lousy play-calling, we wouldn't have been in the situation in the first place.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

His decision-making or rather play-calling was bad all game long, not just on that last possession. Were it not for his lousy play-calling, we wouldn't have been in the situation in the first place.

I completely agree there are things he could have done better, but there are alot of things that could have gone down and should have that would have put us in position to win easily and not have to count on another game winning field goal. Execution was terrible again. Garrett definitely contributed to the loss, but it wasn't solely on him.

In regards to this specific play though, this is what everyone is crucifying him over right now and i just wanted to know what about JG's explination the OP didn't think was reasonable. I thought it was fine, and he doesn't owe any of us an apology for trying to do what he thought would give the football team a win.

You tell me any day of the week that we got Bailey in the middle of the field for a 49 yarder to win it.. and im thinking everytime that's a game we are going to win. Yes, he called the timeout when the playclock was running down, but there was also no rush at all on the play because everyone had already stopped for the timeout except for Bailey. If he had followed through and missed it, what would everyone be saying now? That it was a good call giving him a chance to get it off clean and not be rushed by the playclock.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

You’re always trying to do things the right way at the end of games and we’ll continue to always try to get better at that. That’s something that we felt comfortable with at the time."

This is what I don't like about our mindset. That it's OK to screw up during games, it's just a learning process, blah blah blah.

How about you guys make these goofs during practice, and not at the end of regular season games?? It's OK to fuck up in practice because you have time and the opportunity to keep on doing it until you get it right. Not so in games, because there are no re-trys.

 

[Cr122]

This is what I don't like about our mindset. That it's OK to screw up during games, it's just a learning process, blah blah blah.

How about you guys make these goofs during practice, and not at the end of regular season games?? It's OK to fuck up in practice because you have time and the opportunity to keep on doing it until you get it right. Not so in games, because there are no re-trys.

Agreed.

 

[Clutch88]

Just shows that Romo is a standup guy. He could easily throw Garrett under the bus and help get him canned. Jerry is very loyal to his talented players.

I have always thought that humbleness is an appreciated virtue that even God loves. Jason Garrett's refusal to man up shows the same type of leadership as the very man who owns and runs this team and that is Jerry Jones.

His refusal to acknowledge that he is a failure as a GM is why this team has fallen into the throws of mediocrity. With a track record that is approaching 2 decades of failure, his only justification that he can bring to bare for his continued presence in this capacity is because he owns the team is not good enough.

He prefers the spotlight more than his team being successful. Therefore Garrett's refusal to acknowledge and admit that he blew it, is a quality the owner appreciates which means this team will crash and burn this season and just MAY! miss the playoffs because if the Giants win out they win the NFC East and the Cowboys will be home with the rest of us.

This team has no real leadership and manning up is a leadership quality in my opinion.

 

[cmd34]

I have always thought that humbleness is an appreciated virtue that even God loves. Jason Garrett's refusal to man up shows the same type of leadership as the very man who owns and runs this team and that is Jerry Jones.

His refusal to acknowledge that he is a failure as a GM is why this team has fallen into the throws of mediocrity. With a track record that is approaching 2 decades of failure, his only justification that he can bring to bare for his continued presence in this capacity is because he owns the team is not good enough.

He prefers the spotlight more than his team being successful. Therefore Garrett's refusal to acknowledge and admit that he blew it, is a quality the owner appreciates which means this team will crash and burn this season and just MAY! miss the playoffs because if the Giants win out they win the NFC East and the Cowboys will be home with the rest of us.

This team has no real leadership and manning up is a leadership quality in my opinion.

Really good post sir.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

lol

Jason Garrett is more of a man than half of you on here. You're cracking me up with your bs like he owes you an apology or something. He felt that a 49 yard clean chance of a FG for Bailey was the right move. It had worked several times already this season and Bailey has been right down the middle all year. He feels that was the right move.. just because some of you don't, doesn't mean he owes you shit. Keep crying though, its entertaining.

 

[Hoofbite]

I don't think anyone wants him to get down on his knees and plead.

Just admitting a fuck up would probably suffice. Instead him comes out with this bullshit time and time again.

Any sort of "we've done it before" line is just dogshit.

In that game, Bailey missed a 53 yarder. Dallas, likely because of that miss passed on a 50 yarder or so and then Bailey came back and banked one in. Clearly it wasn't his best day.

It's hilarious that he didn't feel good enough to let Bailey kick one immediately after the miss but felt good to let him try a similar distance as the clock was going to expire.

He's full of shit. He fucked up and just needs to either drop it or admit. Nobody wants to hear bullshit over and over.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

lol