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By Jean-Jacques Taylor
Coach K and Jason Garrett at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
So Jason Garrett spent a little time with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski last week, seeing how he keeps Duke among the best basketball teams in the nation year after year.
Nothing wrong with that.
It’s another indication Garrett understands there’s more to succeeding as an NFL coach – let alone the coach of the high-profile Dallas Cowboys – than making sure he calls the right play on 3rd-and-2.
It’s about organization. And attention to detail. And consistency. There’s a reason Garrett refers to the Cowboys as a "process organization" just like there’s a reason he always says, "we" instead of "I" when talking about the different things he’s implemented as head coach.
None of this means Garrett will win more games than Wade Phillips. It just means he has a better idea of what it means to be a head coach.
Use the Rob Ryan hire as an example.
Ryan is the antithesis of Garrett, when it comes to personality. He’s a T-shirt, jeans and Harley, while Garrett is a blue blazer with black wingtips.
I heard Ryan cuss more in his 20-minute introductory interview, than I’ve heard Garrett cuss since he arrived as offensive coordinator in 2007.
It takes a man who has confidence in himself to hire someone with a completely different approach than himself.
Garrett, though, sensed a defensive unit that had some leadership in DeMarcus Ware , Brady James, Jay Ratliff and Keith Brooking, but lacked an identity.
No more.
Ryan gives them an identity. He gives them a swagger and a presence.
It’s exactly what that unit needed. It’s one more small indication Garrett has a clue.
Coach K and Jason Garrett at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
So Jason Garrett spent a little time with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski last week, seeing how he keeps Duke among the best basketball teams in the nation year after year.
Nothing wrong with that.
It’s another indication Garrett understands there’s more to succeeding as an NFL coach – let alone the coach of the high-profile Dallas Cowboys – than making sure he calls the right play on 3rd-and-2.
It’s about organization. And attention to detail. And consistency. There’s a reason Garrett refers to the Cowboys as a "process organization" just like there’s a reason he always says, "we" instead of "I" when talking about the different things he’s implemented as head coach.
None of this means Garrett will win more games than Wade Phillips. It just means he has a better idea of what it means to be a head coach.
Use the Rob Ryan hire as an example.
Ryan is the antithesis of Garrett, when it comes to personality. He’s a T-shirt, jeans and Harley, while Garrett is a blue blazer with black wingtips.
I heard Ryan cuss more in his 20-minute introductory interview, than I’ve heard Garrett cuss since he arrived as offensive coordinator in 2007.
It takes a man who has confidence in himself to hire someone with a completely different approach than himself.
Garrett, though, sensed a defensive unit that had some leadership in DeMarcus Ware , Brady James, Jay Ratliff and Keith Brooking, but lacked an identity.
No more.
Ryan gives them an identity. He gives them a swagger and a presence.
It’s exactly what that unit needed. It’s one more small indication Garrett has a clue.
