Found January 20, 2012 on Lone Star Struck: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jason Garrett
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys

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Most of the time I hardly agree with anything JJT has to say, but I must say he is spot on with this post in which he calls into questions the Cowboys’ inability to come through in the clutch. Jason Garrett can fix the Cowboys. First, though, he must stop lying to himself. He can add a pass-rusher from the draft, or a guard and a cornerback in free agency – and it still won’t matter.  Garrett needs a comprehensive study of why his team keeps collapsing every time the season turns to December and the games become more important. It’s not a fluke. Or a coincidence. There’s something wrong with this team’s intangibles, and if Garrett keeps running from the truth instead of addressing it, then the problem is never going to go away.  Garrett likes to explain away the end-of-the-season collapses by saying each team is different.  Sometimes, he’ll just refer to it as a lack of execution. If that’s the case, then the players either aren’t good enough or smart enough. Or tough en...
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