And yet there is Garrett doing what the 1990s Cowboys teams did in that era...jump on them early and coast.
His philosophical approach is part of our problem.
It does appear to be part of it; though I've also heard people complain about Garrett because, hey, the 90's Cowboys use to just play to their strengths! Smash mouth football! Garrett gets too cute!
It's pick your complaint of the day, with him.
IMO, as I said in another thread, a huge problem is his insistence on receiving the opening kickoff (though GB was the team that chose to defer on Sunday). We need the halftime kickoff. Teams often start slow against our defense then pick it up later in the game. We need to take advantage of that by controlling possession after halftime. With the way the defense is now, teams are owning the third quarter. If he can't see that this is killing us, he's blind. We need the ball to start the second half.
We have blown two games in a row where we had a lead and you would think a commanding control of the football game.
That said, the defense is the real problem here. We feel we have to jump to a lead and just hang on for dear life.
Well, we have tried that twice and can't compete.
Yup.
The offense isn't hitting on all cylinders right now, but it scored 31 points two games in a row. It's doing more than enough.
The defense is a trainwreck. Garrett has to insist on changes or this team will miss the playoffs. He's not the defensive coach but he is the head coach so it falls on him to get it fixed.