Ummm, 7 and 9 is impossible.
Garrett lucked into 13 and 3. Cant think of anyone who gave him credit for last season. The fact that he is so overly conservative in the face of unwavering loyalty from Jerry is shocking. His game management is poor. He still has trouble managing the clock. Zeke, Dak and the OL took away all his decision making last season so on the few remaining choices (we're going for 1 guys, going for 1) he looked like a coach of the year.
Sean Lee being out HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY YEAR. Yes losing your LT hurts, but you then MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. Sorry Chateau but you aren't looking at this objectively if you think Garrett is not a very big weak link here.
Originally Posted by Boltfan
Yeah, you're right. With a loss in Philly 8-8 is the worst they can do...don't know how I'd forgotten the Oakland game had given them their eighth W of the season....duhhhh.
That said,
how exactly did Garrett (and the Cowboys) "luck into" a 13-3 record in 2016? Is it really that easy to win that many games in the NFL?
Quick review: the team loses their franchise QB to a back injury during the pre-season, Once it became clear Romo was gone until game 8 to 10 of the schedule, fans and media alike projected another 4-12 (or worse) record. Look it up....local and national sports writers and talking heads wrote Dallas off before game one of the season had even kicked off.
Starting a rookie qb...with a rookie rb....a suspect defense....all of that while dealing with a meddlesome, controversy-starting owner/GM....even with a last-place schedule, who on earth saw a 13 win, top seeded team on the horizon?
By the way, those "who gave Garrett credit" were the voters for the annual COY award, who cast 25 of the 50 possible first-place votes for him. Bellichick was second with 14, Adam Gase received six.
I'm not saying Garrett is a great coach by any stretch....your bullet points of his shortcomings are well chronicled. Personally, I could care less if he's the coach next year or not. All I'm saying is we (as Cowboy fans) need to temper our expectations a tad. While we're currently light years ahead of franchises like Cleveland or Indy, it's very possible the Cowboys are not as good a team as we'd like them to be. Another good draft (along with a year of seasoning for this year's rookie class) might just do the trick. Jones knows that.....and becuz he does he'll stand pat with Garrett.