George: I’ve seen nothing from Cowboys’ Jason Garrett to suggest he can get maximum effort from his players

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Seems to me that Jimmy Johnson excelled at getting players with average talent to play beyond their abilities. For every Aikman, Irvin and Emmitt, there were 4 or 5 average guys who gave their all on every play. Is there anything you've seen from Garrett to suggest that he knows how to get maximum effort from his players?

Brandon George: No, I've seen nothing from Garrett that would show me he can get maximum effort from his players. It'd be hard to say otherwise at this point when you look at the team's continued problems with committing turnovers and penalties and just when you think they've fixed one hole another one pops up (against Atlanta, it was missed tackles by the secondary).


So then, based on your answer, is Garrett simply not a good fit as coach of the Cowboys? Or does he simply need players with more talent who don't need outside motivation?

Brandon George: I wouldn't say yet that Jason Garrett isn't a good fit with the Cowboys. He definitely needs more talent to work with. This team has little depth and really struggles, for the most part, in the offensive line. The Cowboys have also been hurt by some serious injuries the last two years, but every team in the NFL deals with that.


Brandon, have you guys ever asked Jerry about how many visiting fans fill his seats? I know he'll say his stadium is the attraction, but I say the cost is so unbearable, Cowboys fans have to sell half their package. Is that something you find worth bringing up with him?

Brandon George: It's been asked. He feels like it's still, at worst, an 80-20 ratio or so. Of course, the Bears did have a lot of fans at Cowboys Stadium. And with Jerry, it doesn't matter who is filling the seats as much as they've been filled.



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