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Rainer Sabin / Reporter
In the time that Jason Garrett has presided over the Cowboys' offense, he has developed a system that enhances the abilities of the quarterbacks who operate it. Never was that more apparent than last season, when Jon Kitna replaced injured starter Tony Romo and thrived. Kitna's 88.9 efficiency rating during last season was the best of his career and the 38-year-old's seamless transition from backup to frontman helped resuscitate a team that lost seven of its first eight games.
For Garrett, who spent a career toting a clipboard as a reserve quarterback, Kitna's success must have provided some affirmation that he was indeed doing something right even if the feckless ground attack left much to be desired. And the rebirth of the aging Kitna provided NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks with the justification to make the claim that the Cowboys have the most potent passing game in the NFC East:
In the time that Jason Garrett has presided over the Cowboys' offense, he has developed a system that enhances the abilities of the quarterbacks who operate it. Never was that more apparent than last season, when Jon Kitna replaced injured starter Tony Romo and thrived. Kitna's 88.9 efficiency rating during last season was the best of his career and the 38-year-old's seamless transition from backup to frontman helped resuscitate a team that lost seven of its first eight games.
For Garrett, who spent a career toting a clipboard as a reserve quarterback, Kitna's success must have provided some affirmation that he was indeed doing something right even if the feckless ground attack left much to be desired. And the rebirth of the aging Kitna provided NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks with the justification to make the claim that the Cowboys have the most potent passing game in the NFC East:
- With a deep and formidable collection of talent on the outside, it's the effectiveness of the quarterbacks that gives the Cowboys the nod over the others. Romo and Jon Kitna combined for six 300-yard games a season ago, and few defenses were able to withstand the barrage of pinpoint passes from either quarterback.
Kitna's production, in particular, reveals the efficiency and effectiveness of the Cowboys' passing game. The 14-year veteran connected on 65.7 percent of his passes for 2,365 yards, 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions on the way to compiling an 88.9 passer rating. That represents the best efficiency mark of his career, so give credit to Garrett for a terrific job of shaping the offense to suit Kitna's skills.
With Romo in the lineup, however, the Cowboys' offense has been one of the league's most explosive aerial attacks, and his return will ensure a big-play approach. The eighth-year pro has amassed 26 300-yard passing games in 61 career starts and sports a 118:62 touchdown-to-interception ratio for a 95.5 career passer rating.
