Garrett

[planosteve]

Garrett, in his 10th season on the job, is one of six NFL coaches with more than seven years of tenure. Each of the other five has won a Super Bowl. Garrett hasn’t even reached one. His .557 winning percentage is by far the worst of the bunch. His three playoff appearances, and two playoff wins, are less than half as many as any of the other five in his longevity tier.
Those five – Belichick, Payton, Tomlin, Harbaugh, Carroll – have Lombardis. They also have aura and apparent strengths. They do things, during the week or on gameday, that have meaningful, discernible, direct impacts on their teams’ ability to win.
Does Garrett? What, exactly, does Dallas’ head coach do?
He doesn’t call plays. Doesn’t run the defense. Manages the game, but doesn’t do it particularly well. Makes fourth-down decisions, but poor ones, apparently without consulting analytics.
Jones won’t get into specifics, so we’re left to observe. Garrett is a marvelous clapper and avid back-slapper, even when things are going awry. He claps indiscriminately during timeouts; after opponent touchdowns; after punts; after Brett Maher pushes yet another field goal wide right. His posture is generally above average. His boyish smile is charming as hell.
But what, at this point, does he do to help the Cowboys win?
He’s not exactly a CEO; that’s Jerry. At best, Garrett isn’t the problem. But there comes a time when all other potential problems have been addressed. Coordinators have come and gone. Two playoff-caliber quarterbacks have taken the reins. The roster has been stocked and restocked. The offense, handed over to 31-year-old coordinator Kellen Moore, has been one of the very best in the NFL.
And yet here the Cowboys are, below .500, with Dak Prescott, the league’s top-rated passer, losing to one of its worst. They haven’t beaten an average-or-better team this season.
They are still, somehow, in first place in the wretched NFC East. Players, even in a somber locker room, were aware of that.

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[LibraryLady2]

The author left out "can kiss JJ's a$$ better than previous coaches"

I think that is his secret power.

[planosteve]

Well, he is pretty good at spitting. At least he gets a lot of practice. That's about the only thing I ever see him do.

[bodine]

The author left out "can kiss JJ's a$$ better than previous coaches"

I think that is his secret power.

Nailed it, as usual.