Garrett Has Top-Ranked Offense In Return To Miami
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DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas - Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron hadn't been in his new office a week before Jason Garrett left his quarterbacks coach post in Miami this past January to become the Cowboys' offensive coordinator.
Garrett isn't familiar with Cameron's offensive tendencies - he can leave that to Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips, who spent three years as San Diego's defensive coordinator while Cameron ran the offense. But Garrett knows a thing or two about how Dolphins defensive coordinator Dom Capers runs his unit, having coached with him in 2006.
The Cowboys' offense posted staggering numbers in last Sunday's 45-35 season-opening win over the Giants, but the league's No. 1-ranked unit after one week will be challenged Sunday at Dolphin Stadium (3:05 p.m. CDT) by a Miami defense led by respected veterans Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas.
"I've been around - I've kind of seen what Dom has been doing the last couple years, but he's a guy that's been around so much and they do so many different things," Garrett said. "We're really educating ourselves again as to what they're playing. I know the players a little bit. Maybe that's an advantage, maybe it's not. I know how good they are."
Phillips said Miami uses a combination of 4-3 and 3-4 schemes, which would provide vastly different looks for Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
The Redskins gashed Capers' defense for 400 total yards in last Sunday's 16-13 overtime win over the Dolphins. But Capers lived up to his reputation as one of the league's most respected defensive minds last season by directing a Dolphins unit that finished fourth in total defense (289.1 avg.), 14 spots ahead of its 2005 ranking.
Meantime, Garrett couldn't have anticipated a better debut as offensive coordinator last Sunday. The Cowboys piled up 478 total yards and scored the most points in a season opener in 36 years.
Garrett will try to find similar success against his former team. He finished his 12-year playing career in 2004 with the Dolphins before serving as quarterbacks coach the last two seasons.
Although he was still under contract with Miami this past off-season, the Dolphins' front office granted Garrett permission to interview for a position in Dallas, where he won two Super Bowl rings from 1993-1999 as a backup to Troy Aikman.
"I had a great couple years there," Garrett said of his time in Miami. "It's a great organization. I feel really fortunate to have been down there."
Sunday, however, is about building on the offense's sizzling start.
"Expectation, all that kind of stuff is for other people," he said. "And I say this sincerely - we've got to go out and we have to practice well today and then we're going to come back and try to practice well tomorrow. And hopefully our preparation kind of leads into a good performance on Sunday."
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
IRVING, Texas - Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron hadn't been in his new office a week before Jason Garrett left his quarterbacks coach post in Miami this past January to become the Cowboys' offensive coordinator.
Garrett isn't familiar with Cameron's offensive tendencies - he can leave that to Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips, who spent three years as San Diego's defensive coordinator while Cameron ran the offense. But Garrett knows a thing or two about how Dolphins defensive coordinator Dom Capers runs his unit, having coached with him in 2006.
The Cowboys' offense posted staggering numbers in last Sunday's 45-35 season-opening win over the Giants, but the league's No. 1-ranked unit after one week will be challenged Sunday at Dolphin Stadium (3:05 p.m. CDT) by a Miami defense led by respected veterans Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas.
"I've been around - I've kind of seen what Dom has been doing the last couple years, but he's a guy that's been around so much and they do so many different things," Garrett said. "We're really educating ourselves again as to what they're playing. I know the players a little bit. Maybe that's an advantage, maybe it's not. I know how good they are."
Phillips said Miami uses a combination of 4-3 and 3-4 schemes, which would provide vastly different looks for Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
The Redskins gashed Capers' defense for 400 total yards in last Sunday's 16-13 overtime win over the Dolphins. But Capers lived up to his reputation as one of the league's most respected defensive minds last season by directing a Dolphins unit that finished fourth in total defense (289.1 avg.), 14 spots ahead of its 2005 ranking.
Meantime, Garrett couldn't have anticipated a better debut as offensive coordinator last Sunday. The Cowboys piled up 478 total yards and scored the most points in a season opener in 36 years.
Garrett will try to find similar success against his former team. He finished his 12-year playing career in 2004 with the Dolphins before serving as quarterbacks coach the last two seasons.
Although he was still under contract with Miami this past off-season, the Dolphins' front office granted Garrett permission to interview for a position in Dallas, where he won two Super Bowl rings from 1993-1999 as a backup to Troy Aikman.
"I had a great couple years there," Garrett said of his time in Miami. "It's a great organization. I feel really fortunate to have been down there."
Sunday, however, is about building on the offense's sizzling start.
"Expectation, all that kind of stuff is for other people," he said. "And I say this sincerely - we've got to go out and we have to practice well today and then we're going to come back and try to practice well tomorrow. And hopefully our preparation kind of leads into a good performance on Sunday."
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