Is It Too Early To Talk About "Air Garrett"?

This is exactly why Dez needs to stay healthy, without him on the otherside, our offense is completely different, it requires JG to change his whole game plan, and defenses are able to commit more to Witten, as well as the run game.

I for one am ready to shout it from the rooftops!!! “Air Garret” here we come add in Murray and its gonna be crazy!

the more i think about it the more excited i get because as much as i don’t like the guy Williams was looking decent with Romo last year too so this season could be the greatest aerial attacks that we’ve seen in a long time. I can see Austin, Witten, Bryant with 1,000+ yards and Williams, Murray, and Philips with all above 500 yards Williams closer to 800 something. This would really help our redzone woah’s cuz we may not even get to the 20 before we score!
Please hear me owners and players stop this lockout madness and give us some FOOTBALL!!!

if they can provide Romo with a consistent pocket to pass from,then Air-Garrett will be a reality.

Is he seems to get impatient. The 90’s teams he was part of used its passing attack to establish a lead and then used the running game to wear teams down with TOP and simple pounding. It’s almost as if he’s not comfortable until playing with a TD or more lead. And I think Romo is all too happy to be the trigger-man in that kind of attack.

I’m not being critical, I love this offense, it can be a potent and productive thing of beauty. But then you realize it’s the RHG that acts as the governor on this big, bad muscle car – and he just likes to drive fast.

I think that the Cowboys offense is at its best when it can execute a strong dose of areal attack. However, when that is all that the offense does, it fails.

An extremely interesting bit of research done by Bob Sturm has shown that when the Cowboys go out in the obvious 3WR 1RB 1 TE passing set, they actually perform worse per attempt than their heavy running 2RB, 2TE, and 1WR set AND their base 2WR, 2TE, 1RB set. Why is this?

Because Garrett’s offense seems to perform best when there is a threat of a run. When the offense is an unstoppable juggernaut is when it’s Felix Jones for 5 yards, Felix Jones for 6 yards (first down), Felix Jones off of left tackle for 4 yards, then MILES AUSTIN 40 yard catch and run up the right sideline.

When it’s all passing, the defense can dial up all the crazy blitzes in the book to confuse our O-line, put Romo on his back, or force Romo to make a bad decision. When the defense is afraid of the run they can’t sell out to stop the pass. And when the safeties aren’t sure whether to comitt to the pass or the run and the defensive ends have to stay home to cover their running lanes instead of going right for Romo – that’s when this offense is the best in the NFL.

I don’t like Air Garrett. I like 60/40 Garrett. 60% passing, 40% running.

add in Felix who has developed into a very reliable and explosive pass catching back used extensively in screens and wheel type routes as an extension of the running game, Murray who excels at receiving including even lining up as a receiver, and Choice who is not a bad pass catcher himself, and even Chapas who is a decent receiver and should catch a few balls, and all that just further complements Garrett’s primary receivers and fills out his air attack arsenal.

Upgrade Colombo to Smith to give Tony the time, and this will be fun!

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I mention that The Cowboys Offense could pass the 6000 yard threshold….Now I am not saying that they will, but:

Austin-1000+
Bryant- 1000+
Witten- 1000+
Felix/Murray- 2000+(combined)

Just saying is all….

I’m all for Air Garrett. I’m looking forward to being able to score when we need to again.

I’m not interested in games ending 45 to 44. While our offense will be something to behold, I’m worried that no lead will be safe.

Here’s to hoping Ryan can bring back the D in Dallas. Garrett already brought the AA.

Seriously, if the line lives up to it’s end of the bargain this year:
1) Romo can easily pass for 4,500 yards or more
a) 1000+ receiving yards each from Austin, Bryant, and Witten
b) 500-700 receiving yards from Roy Williams or ECU Rookie
c) Murray at least 500 receiving yards
d) Not to mention any cheap first down conversion yardage picked up by Bennett, Chopas, or Phillips
2) Factor in the new kickoff rules, our offense will shorter fields to work with than prior seasons, in theory, which could lead to more drives ending in TDs and less drives settling for field goals.
3) If the line and Romo can stay healthy I see no reason why this offense can’t challenge the 80’s Chargers, 1998 Vikings, 1999-2001 Rams, The 2000-2002 Raiders, The Colts of 2004, Patriots of 2007, and 2009 Saints as one of the most prolific offenses.

I’ve read many articles and I don´t remember anyone mentioning the possibility of JG using Demarco in the slot until now (as he was used at times at OU) and felix as the back… Imagine defenses trying to cover Felix, Murray, Jason, Dez and Miles not to mention that Tony can tuck the ball and run also! Having RB´s that are dangerous in dumpoffs keeps defenses honest as LB´s will have to keep an eye on the RB thus lesser players to Blitz…

Yes, its a little early; but no it wouldn’t hurt to go ahead and trademark that phrase.

It’s almost as if Garrett approaches Romo like he’s a great NBA shooter like Kobe or Dirk who even when they’re struggling it’s in their own team’s best interest for them to “keep shooting until they shoot their way out of the slump.”

Of course, we all know how different the two games are. If your QB; or passing offense as a whole for whatever reason (cruddy blocking, best threat being neutralized, stray-armed triggerman) is having a crappy day there are far worse consequences than just a missed shot in basketball. Whereas in basketball even a missed shot presents a 50/50 shot that your own team rebounds it and gets a second opportunity even the BEST case scenario in football is much more dire; an incompleted pass, a wasted down.

Garrett’s not going to change but on those rare occasions when Romo has his off days (REALLY OFF days) it would behoove Garrett to remember balance can be Romo’s best friend. Just remember how shockingly close the Cowboys got to winning Romo’s most embarrassing individual performance as a pro; the Grand Opening at Jerry World, because the Cowboys runners couldn’t be stopped.

Now since it should be fully expected the short passing game will be used even more as an extension of the running game going, Felix and Murray’s effectiveness in that area will need to be factored in when gauging how Garrett gets his backs involved early in games.

I definitely think we’re getting way ahead of ourselves with all the Greatest Show Part Deux talk. Everybody should be thinking a little more modestly like getting back to ‘07 PPG levels. I mean no matter how good you think Tyron is going to be; there’s still going to be a learning curve for a rookie starting tackle.

Or doesn anyone else see alot of Walsh influences in this Offense?

Coryell- Deep threats, combined with a power running game

Walsh- Short to intermediate passing combined with short passing to the RB’s in leiu of a “dedicated running game”

Jason Garrett Offense- Intermediate/Deep passing combined with short passing game to RB’s in leiu of a “dedicated running game”

Am I crazy?