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No media access for assistants, including Ryan
Posted Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011
By Jan Hubbard
jhubbard@star-telegram.com
MOBILE, Ala. -- Under the Jason Garrett administration, openness will be regulated.
Garrett said Tuesday at the Senior Bowl workouts here that Dallas Cowboys assistant coaches will not be allowed to be interviewed about players.
Or anything else.
That includes new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, a member of the loquacious Ryan family, whose members approach talking almost as passionately as they approach breathing.
Under former coach Wade Phillips, assistants were allowed to talk about players, but not in the Garrett era.
Garrett did agree, however, to talk about Ryan, who was hired Jan. 19. Although the two appear to be the odd couple -- Garrett, the button-downed Ivy Leaguer from Princeton, and Ryan, the unkempt cowboy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University -- Garrett said the two found common ground.
"I think we have a lot of things in common," Garrett said. "One of the things I'm attracted to him about was he's a football guy. He loves football. You get him in a room and start talking about it, it's easy to see the passion that he has for it."
Garrett said that during the job interview, Ryan's passion was evident.
"He came in for the interview and had his coat and tie on," Garrett said. "I could tell early on that he couldn't wait to get that coat off and loosen that tie and get up to that board and get going.
"We had a great visit. We spent a lot of time talking about football, all aspects of it. The interview process was really good."
Garrett still has four assistant coach positions to fill, but like Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday, Garrett is in no hurry.
"We're going through the process of interviewing different coaches and trying to get a feel for them and hopefully they get a feel for us," he said.
Garrett said there would be no hiring at the Senior Bowl, but said when the staff is complete, there would be a news conference introducing Ryan. Garrett said that it could be as early as next week, but teams rarely have news conferences during Super Bowl week in the host city.
Garrett made his first public comments about the departure of receivers coach Ray Sherman, who was interviewed for the head coaching position, but when Garrett got the job, Sherman's contract as an assistant was not renewed.
"The only thing I'll comment on that is I appreciate everything that Ray did for us over the last four years," Garrett said. "He certainly did a very nice job for us. Sometimes, you just go in different directions, and that's what happened. We're excited about what he did for us and what his future is going to be."
Jan Hubbard, 817-390-7760
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/25/2797156/no-media-access-for-assistants.html#ixzz1C8mk2CRP
Posted Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011
By Jan Hubbard
jhubbard@star-telegram.com
MOBILE, Ala. -- Under the Jason Garrett administration, openness will be regulated.
Garrett said Tuesday at the Senior Bowl workouts here that Dallas Cowboys assistant coaches will not be allowed to be interviewed about players.
Or anything else.
That includes new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, a member of the loquacious Ryan family, whose members approach talking almost as passionately as they approach breathing.
Under former coach Wade Phillips, assistants were allowed to talk about players, but not in the Garrett era.
Garrett did agree, however, to talk about Ryan, who was hired Jan. 19. Although the two appear to be the odd couple -- Garrett, the button-downed Ivy Leaguer from Princeton, and Ryan, the unkempt cowboy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University -- Garrett said the two found common ground.
"I think we have a lot of things in common," Garrett said. "One of the things I'm attracted to him about was he's a football guy. He loves football. You get him in a room and start talking about it, it's easy to see the passion that he has for it."
Garrett said that during the job interview, Ryan's passion was evident.
"He came in for the interview and had his coat and tie on," Garrett said. "I could tell early on that he couldn't wait to get that coat off and loosen that tie and get up to that board and get going.
"We had a great visit. We spent a lot of time talking about football, all aspects of it. The interview process was really good."
Garrett still has four assistant coach positions to fill, but like Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday, Garrett is in no hurry.
"We're going through the process of interviewing different coaches and trying to get a feel for them and hopefully they get a feel for us," he said.
Garrett said there would be no hiring at the Senior Bowl, but said when the staff is complete, there would be a news conference introducing Ryan. Garrett said that it could be as early as next week, but teams rarely have news conferences during Super Bowl week in the host city.
Garrett made his first public comments about the departure of receivers coach Ray Sherman, who was interviewed for the head coaching position, but when Garrett got the job, Sherman's contract as an assistant was not renewed.
"The only thing I'll comment on that is I appreciate everything that Ray did for us over the last four years," Garrett said. "He certainly did a very nice job for us. Sometimes, you just go in different directions, and that's what happened. We're excited about what he did for us and what his future is going to be."
Jan Hubbard, 817-390-7760
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/25/2797156/no-media-access-for-assistants.html#ixzz1C8mk2CRP
