Garrett's message to Cowboys: team in same spot last season with four to go

[boozeman]

Jason Garrett's message to Cowboys: team in same spot last season with four to go


Jason Garrett gives the impression that he rarely, if ever, uses his team's place in the standings as motivation. Asked earlier this week if he's spoken to the players about the unlikely, competitive position the Cowboys find themselves in at 4-8, the head coach said the standings are not something he dwells on.

So, Garrett hasn't told his team they are in the same position they were at this stage last season _ one game out of the NFC East lead with four to play?

"We didn't even think about it until coach Garrett brought it up,'' tight end Jason Witten said of Garrett's speech to the team earlier this week. "That's important. It allows you to kind of look at it with a perspective of we were in this situation before.

"Now, maybe we would have been in as a Wild Card or something like that last year. But four games to go, one game back.

"Everything you're playing for is right in front of you.''

http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2015/12/10/jason-garretts-message-cowboys-team-spot-last-season-four-go

 

[NoDak]

Were we 2-8 in our last 10 games played at this point last year? No?

Then STFU.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Its not the same spot as last year. Having 3 teams ahead of you instead of 1 is a much bigger deal.

Then again, if we win out like last year we're almost certain to win the division.

Of course, without Romo we're not capable of winning out.

 

[Cotton]

Were we 2-8 in our last 10 games played at this point last year? No?

Then STFU.

Absolutely.