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Posted by rphillips at 2/24/2011 5:56 PM CST on truebluefanclub.com
When the season ended, Jason Garrett told Dave Campo he wanted the veteran assistant back, but wasn’t sure Campo would remain the secondary coach.
The Cowboys were rumored to have interest in Steelers secondary coach Ray Horton, who was unavailable for interviews through the Super Bowl. Indeed, Garrett did like Horton as a candidate for some type of assistant position, but Horton wound up filling the defensive coordinator vacancy in Arizona and Campo remained secondary coach.
“Really the thought process was about Ray Horton,” Garrett told reporters Thursday in Indianapolis, “and just like we did with (new assistant head coach/wide receivers) Jimmy Robinson, we felt like Ray Horton was the kind of guy we wanted to talk to, to see if we could fit him into our organization some way. And they kept winning, so that conversation got delayed, but I played with Ray with the Cowboys here in the ‘90s. He’s been an outstanding coach with Pittsburgh the last seven or eight years and been a big part of what they have done defensively.
“So I was very clear with Camps. I said, ‘You’re going to be here. We want you here. I’m not positive what your role’s going to be right now.’ And then I had a chance to visit with Ray after their season ended, and he had the opportunity to go to Arizona and he took it. We decided we just wanted to be exactly like we were on the back end.
"I have great faith in Dave Campo. He’s been an outstanding coach in this league for a long time and he’s a great person.”
Simply put, Garrett said he knew the defense had to improve, and he was “overturning every stone and seeing what the different opportunities were.”
Horton back to Dallas just didn't work out.
When the season ended, Jason Garrett told Dave Campo he wanted the veteran assistant back, but wasn’t sure Campo would remain the secondary coach.
The Cowboys were rumored to have interest in Steelers secondary coach Ray Horton, who was unavailable for interviews through the Super Bowl. Indeed, Garrett did like Horton as a candidate for some type of assistant position, but Horton wound up filling the defensive coordinator vacancy in Arizona and Campo remained secondary coach.
“Really the thought process was about Ray Horton,” Garrett told reporters Thursday in Indianapolis, “and just like we did with (new assistant head coach/wide receivers) Jimmy Robinson, we felt like Ray Horton was the kind of guy we wanted to talk to, to see if we could fit him into our organization some way. And they kept winning, so that conversation got delayed, but I played with Ray with the Cowboys here in the ‘90s. He’s been an outstanding coach with Pittsburgh the last seven or eight years and been a big part of what they have done defensively.
“So I was very clear with Camps. I said, ‘You’re going to be here. We want you here. I’m not positive what your role’s going to be right now.’ And then I had a chance to visit with Ray after their season ended, and he had the opportunity to go to Arizona and he took it. We decided we just wanted to be exactly like we were on the back end.
"I have great faith in Dave Campo. He’s been an outstanding coach in this league for a long time and he’s a great person.”
Simply put, Garrett said he knew the defense had to improve, and he was “overturning every stone and seeing what the different opportunities were.”
Horton back to Dallas just didn't work out.