On a Victory Monday https://www.dallascowboysfanshop.com/Maliek-Collins-Jersey , coach Jason Garrett held a press conference to discuss the Cowboys and the win over the Eagles. (All Garrett quotes are paraphrased and not actual quotes.)Can you remember a game like Sunday where you dominated yards, time of possession plays, but had so many penalties and turnovers?I can’t recall a specificgame. I can describe yesterday. We did a lot of good things, the frustrating part was the success was not shown on the scoreboard. Because of penalties and turnovers as the principal reason. We’re doing good things but not showing up in scoreboard numbers. Give credit to the team for working through that. Also give the Eagels credit for fighting. Our mental toughness won it for us.How do you weigh the good and the bad parts of Prescott’s game against each other?You address things on a play by play basis, not a final grade for the game that will follow you around forever. It’s about what happened during the game, what are the issues, when you make mistakes you have to overcome them. He led the team with that mentality of keep going. It was inspirational but it was performance-based, he made big plays at critical moments. When you play QB you can get gun-shy from mistakes, but he kept ripping it in there. How do you compare Dak’s “it” factor vs hisfunctionality? Oh he can function as a quarterback. I can tell you that. Every player has strengths and weaknesses. He’s not different, he’s a young player, third-year starting QB, a lot of Hall of Fame QBs didn’teven play right out of college. He’s going to work hard and try to get better. Line one of leadership is the example you set.Any truth to the Jason Witten story about approaching him to un-retire? No truth to that story. None. Zero.Tight ends in the game?They did a good job in the game, they made big plays. Blake Jarwin had seven catches, and some were contested catches, physical plays, We had 93 plays, 54 passes, and he was a big part, he helped move the ball. Schultz had three catches, two on that last drive. They are blocking better, Rico is blocking better.Is Blake Jarwin finally becoming what you thought he would be?He’s a young player, important for him to get experience. He is building on good things and correcting others, approaches it the right way. He is becoming more and more confident.Zack Martin’s health?It’s the same knee and same injury, an MCL. We’ll take it day-by-day, he’s tough, he’s going to do what he can. He’s already getting rehab and treatment.How have Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper helped each other in the offense? Amari is new to the team, but has been embraced because of the kind of guy he is, plus his performances. He is getting integrated quickly. The more weapons you have the better. Starts with run and pass. With Zeke defenses have to find him, impacts the coverage, how they run the coverages, how many guys on the line of scrimmage, but it also works the other way. The impact of Amari makes them make different choices, if you double him thenothers get opportunities in the run and pass game. What is the issue in the red zone?Negative plays. On our first one we had a minus-4 run, then it was second and 13, go incomplete then you can’t cash in. They can force you to throw underneath. On the second one we threw an INT. That was a good good opportunity Chris Jones Jersey , that play is something we’ll come back to later in the year but we didn’t execute the play the way we wanted. Another one had the holding penalty and we got behind chains, behind schedule. We’re confident we can do it. We did it in overtime.Amari Cooper doesn’t get frustrated when he’s not getting the ball, stays patient?He’s serious-minded, he doesn't talk a lot, even on the field but he’s mature, poised and patient. Had experiences from before when he’s benefited form sticking with it and he will get opportunities. His patience is important, don’t get frustrated and do your job, opportunities will come.Are you okay they changed the route on 75-yard TD?That’s part of every offense in the NFL, it’s based on how corners are playing, we’ve had that freedom forever. You trust your players, give them freedom. Two good players who know the game and communicate with each other. We empower those guys in that regard. They’re both engaged, they want to winHow much is it receiver versus QB on the Michael Gallup overthrows deep?Dak would tell you he needs to make those throws. There are always circumstances but he would tell you he needs to make those throws.The job Su’a-Filo is doing?He’s done a good job, he’s a veteran, a lot of snaps in NFL. He is strong and sturdy, not perfect but playing the right way. Connor Williams also went in on 30 snaps and played well, responded the right way. Played tough and physical, good blocks in run and pass game against a tough front.Taco Charlton a healthy scratch?He’s been dealing with a shoulder so not a lot of snaps in the last game. We want guys to earn opportunities. We’ll see how he practices this week. Each situation is unique, we’ll see how he respondsIs Zeke’s neck okay and he got a lot of touches in the game?Great player, we want to get him the ball as much as we can. Good job catching the ball for us. Even on the small plays that help us go 10-for-19 on third down, he has a lot to do with that with what he does on first down, on the checkdowns, he did a lot of that in the game. He takes great pride in playing and impacting the game. I don’t think there are any lingering effects from the stinger. He’s a willing guy, sticks his nose in there on blitz pickup, knows who to block, finds the free rusher then willing to make the block. Anthony Brown’s elevated play?He is a complete player, as a rookie he played outside, we’ve moved him inside, versatile. He can rush, tackle, play man or zone and then go back outside if needed. He’s done a nice job and is showing up in different ways, including sacks and tacklesTyrone Crawford?Really good player, plays so many snaps at different positions. He does leadership by example in everything he does, his contributions are significant on the team.Will Sean Lee, Tavon Austin or David Irving practice this week?We anticipate Lee being limited in practice, same with Austin. We’ll see. Irving is possible Terrance Williams Color Rush Jersey , have to see where he is with his rehab. Jason Garret is rightly getting eviscerated today by pretty much everyone for his tepid handling of the final seconds of Sunday’s debilitating 20-17 defeat to the Washington Redskins. Our own R.J. Ochoa made the case for why Garrett should have been more aggressive. On the live broadcast former Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo went through the options available as the action unfolded. Fans were not impressed. I made my feelings known in my grades for the game:Jason Garrett going conservative and mismanaging end-of-game situations is nothing new. In fact, Garrett once mismanaged a game in the exact same manner back in 2011. 1. Dallas @ Arizona, Week 13, 2011Dallas went into Arizona in week 13, leading the NFC East with a 7-4 record. The game was tied at 13 late in the fourth quarter when Tony Romo led the team from the Cowboys 32 to the Cardinals 46. Thirty-one seconds remained when Romo then hit Dez Bryant for 15 yards to take the ball to the 31-yard line, but with the clock running. Dallas had two timeouts remaining. The obvious choice to make was to immediately call timeout to run at least a couple plays to get closer for a more manageable field goal. Garret instead chose to let the clock run down to eight seconds before having Romo spike the ball to set up a 49-yard field goal.He didn’t trust his quarterback, or his team, to make a play. Predictably, Dan Bailey missed the kick and the Cowboys lost in overtime. This video shows the clock ticking away those precious seconds. This started a four losses in five games end-of-season skid that saw them team finish 8-8 and miss an NFC East division title by one game. Garrett literally made the exact same mistake yesterday that he made back in 2011.2. Dallas @ Baltimore, Week 6, 2012Then we have a week six game at the Baltimore Ravens in 2012. The Cowboys trailed by eight when Romo led a late, 17-play drive for a four-yard touchdown to Dez Bryant with 36 seconds remaining. A two-point try failed leaving the Cowboys in a desperate onside kick situation. Miraculously, the Cowboys recovered the onside kick and took over at their 46 with 32 seconds remaining. Romo’s pass drew a pass interference call to move the ball to the Baltimore 34. A short completion to Dez Bryant moved the ball to the Ravens 34. There were 22 seconds on the clock and Dallas had one timeout remaining. Rather than trying to move closer for a more manageable field goal, Garrett chose to let the clock run down to eight seconds before having Romo spike the ball. The team was totally confused on what to do as the game clock ticked away. Predictably, Dan Bailey missed the 51-yard attempt. Dallas finished 8-8 and missed an NFC East division title by one game. It doesn’t take a mathematical genius to find a trend here. Jason Garrett has made the exact same decisions to eschew attempting any kind of play to avoid lengthy field goals, then watched his kicker miss the field goal on three different occasions. It’s mind-numbing.3. Dallas @ New England, Week 6, 2011And of course these aren’t the only ways Garrett has gone conservative and had it blow up in his face. Again in 2011 the Cowboys had a chance at victory in New England. The Cowboys led 16-13 after Garrett called for a safe (and unsuccessful) shovel pass on third-and-goal from the Patriots five-yard line, resulting in a field goal. After a defensive stop Dallas then took over with 3:36 remaining. A couple first downs would have sealed the victory; even a single first down would have put New England in a desperate situation.Here’s the play-by-play in that situation:DeMarco Murray up the middle for -2 yards.DeMarco Murray right tackle for -1 yards. Tyron Smith false startTashard Choice right tackle 8 yardsMat McBriar puntThe Patriots were lining up ten men at the line of scrimmage but Garrett stubbornly ran the ball straight into the stacked box on first and second down, leaving them facing a 3rd-and-13. He didn’t trust his quarterback or his team to make a play. It doesn’t take much vision to imagine how the rest of the game turned out when Tom Brady took over with over two minutes remaining. The Cowboys lost 20-16. 4. Dallas vs Green Bay, Divisional Round, 2016Then we have the final seconds of the team’s heartbreaking 34-31 defeat to the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round of the 2016 season. I wrote about it extensively. Remember, Dallas had trailed 21-3 in the first half, leaving them with an 8% likelihood of winning. The Green Bay game was different in that Garrett’s issue wasn’t a lack of aggression, it was simply a failure to optimize the situation.5. Dallas @ Houston, Week 5, 2018And I doubt anyone has forgotten that two weeks ago Garrett again played it conservatively choosing to punt, rather than go for a fourth-and-one play in overtime against the Houston Texans. He didn’t trust his team to make a play. The end result - again - was a Cowboys’ defeat. A few things to note:Almost all the games were road games. Garrett seems to have no willingness, whatsoever, to be aggressive on the road. It has bitten him repeatedly and yet he continues to make the same predictable, conservative calls. Garrett repeatedly takes the ball out of his player’s hands. Every one of these instances are examples of Garrett not having faith in his players to execute properly and essentially “giving up” and settling for lengthy field goal attempts or punts.I wrote about the message this sends to your players following the Houston fiasco:Considering Jerry Jones’ love of risk, I can’t imagine he’s happy to have a team coached by a man with no stomach for risk-taking. Garrett is rightly getting roasted today. His tepid ways are likely going to see him somewhere else soon.