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Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said he wants quarterback QB Tony Romo engaged and involved in communicating between the coaches and the players. 'The thing that we want from our quarterbacks is we want them to be engaged and involved,' Garrett said. 'Tony has always been that. Communication between all of our players and coaching staff is critical. It's certainly critical with that position."
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Updating a previous report, Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said the offensive play calling decision could come in the preseason, and that it would ultimately be his decision who calls the offensive plays.
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Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said the team switched defenses because the 4-3 was simpler, and it was easier to absorb injuries.
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Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin was head coach Jason Garrett's personal choice. 'He basically sat down and said 'Here's the kind of coach I want,'' Jones said. 'He did the evaluation. He basically said, 'Jerry, here's who I want to get.''
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Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said is happy with head coach Jason Garrett and believes he can lead the team for years to come. 'I saw things about our head coach that really give me a lot of promise for not only 2013 but for years to come. I'm excited about Jason Garrett,' Jones said.
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Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said any decisions regarding the team's offensive playcalling system will be made by head coach Jason Garrett. 'Jason is putting together, as he should be, a staff and a philosophy on every phase of the team ... (relative to helping) us win a football game, now and in the future,' Jones said. 'Now being '13 ... I'm excited. We got a good man in Jason Garrett putting that together for us.'
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Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said the defense's lack of turnovers in 2012 was the main reason for firing defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. The Cowboys were tied for 29th overall in the NFL with 16 takeaways, including being tied for last in the league with seven interceptions. The Chicago Bears led the NFL with 44 takeaways. 'We had 16. That's 28 more opportunities with the ball,' Garrett said. 'Give me some of those 28 opportunities. That's something that we really sat back and thought a lot about, had a lot of discussions about - what's the best way to try to achieve that, and then, 'OK, you want to do that, now who are the guys who can help implement that?''
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Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he has spent extensive time with head coach Jason Garrett evaluating the coaching staff. The team has already let go defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and running backs coach Skip Peete. 'We spend a certain amount of time between now and training camp,' Jones said. 'We have spent time, ad nauseam, certainly you spent that kind of time from a management standpoint. You spend that type of time with your coach and your coaches, anytime you might be looking at staff changes and you have to spend a lot of time with your head coach regarding that for sure.'
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Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is pushing head coach Jason Garrett to relinquish his playcalling duties. Jones also may be trying to get Garrett to fire his brother, tight ends coach John Garrett, who is reportedly calling around the league regarding other available jobs.
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The Dallas Cowboys could be moving to a 4-3 defense in 2013 following the firing of defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. Head coach Jason Garrett said the team plans to 'move forward in a different direction philosophically on defense.'
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