None of us really credited Garrett for 2007.
It was clear that Leonard Davis made a huge difference over Cory Proctor and Marco Rivera with Andre Gurode playing at a high level at center from day one. Marc Columbo and Kyle Kosier turned in solid years and above all Flozell Adams had a career season.
Tony Romo himself said the 2007 offense would probably gain big yards at the cost of completion percentage because their identity was to aggressively target further downfield than they did in 2006.
In 2007, TO was the best wideout talent this team had ever had maybe back to Bob Hayes, so the offense could afford to be that aggressive, especially with Romo actually able to step up in the pocket. When Owens and Gurode got injured at the same time it both handcuffed the offense and left it open to interior pressure.
With Tony Sporano, Dallas had the right combination of aggressiveness and creativity, and looking back from 2008 after Sporano left was the same aggressiveness playcalls but much less creativity or ability to adjust at halftime-- combined with a declining TO, OL, and no help at all from the Roy Williams trade.
Garrett made only two adjustments throughout:
1) In 2009 he ran that cool draw play between the 20's that helped keep a little balance. Then we never saw it again.
2) The instant Wade left he started running the ball more in 2010 and managed to go 5-3. Then we never saw it again.
That was it. 2011, 2012, 2013-- same old Garrett. Hyper-aggressively pass with Romo targeting way downfield, run occasionally and never to set any kind of tone, and never (I mean NEVER) throw to a running back by design because that is pure folly.