Just What The Heck Is "Air Garrett"?

Nice stuff Ironman! I like this style for us I think it fits our strengths very well. Your examples are spot on I believe. I can’t wait to see JG “Unleash Hell” on opposing defenses. We have so many weapons, unfortunalty so little time to train them up though! I HATE this lockout!

it was really interesting too and the history of where it came from (Walsh) and Coryell took stuff from Walsh and made his own offense, I think Martz is from the Coryell school and I know Turner is

thats exactly the method I employ in Madden.

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

It works all the time especially with Bryant on a slant across the middle

This is a great interpretation of Garrett’s offense. It makes perfect sense why he drafted the way that he did. I hope that he gets to stick around to see this out fully. You get a rec’d from me. Keep it coming.

Garrett takes a lot from Coryell and also Steve Smith the old Miami Hurricanes Asst. Coach/ Offensive Coordinator under Jimmy Johnson. Jimmy employed a lot of what Smith did in Miami into Dallas when he came here. Garrett took what he learned from that time along with elements and terminology from Coryell to start developing a more flexible offense that could can give you the same look but go power run or pass. The big problem was the inability to run the full package to the right side last season.

thanks for the rec’s…this is now my Highest rec’d post….

Spot on Ironman. If you really think about it, with the addition of Murray this becomes an extremely versatile offense.

Everyone want a return to the 90’s power run game, but this is a different NFL. Unless you have a great defense (the Cowboys do not, yet), you simply won’t score enough points to win against the pass happy NFL if you employ a power running game.

Gone are the days of giving a RB 20-30 carries a game, running down the clock and winning 20-14. The advantages (rule wise) are too great to ignore. You can’t tough a WR downfield, you can’t touch a QB if he’s even thinking about throwing the ball, you have to let WR catch the ball or else be flagged for hitting a “defenseless player”. Even sub-par passing teams can put of 300 yard games with ease with these rules in place.

Garrett is taking advantage of the rules by putting agile RB’s against LB’s in open space. It’s either going to be a flag or a big gain. Why try to bang your head against the wall trying to bust through it, when you can simply walk around it? The NFL is taking the “toughness” out of the game and penalizing those who won’t adapt.

I’m ok with a “finesse” offense, because I know it can win in this league. GB won, NO won, ARI got there, Ny won, Colts have won and NE has won multiple championships. Now with any rule there are exceptions, Pitt won a Super Bowl, but like I said above… you can have a power running, play-action pass if you have a dominant defense.

Of course offense is only 1/3 of the recipe for Super Bowl success. But I do think the Dallas O is on the right track to take advantage of the current NFL.

I wouldn’t count on zone blocking. If Garrett was going to do it, he would have already. The Coryell offense demands prototypical, athletic tackles, because the deep ball is key. Tyron Smith was the best physical specimen: easy pick. For inside players, agility to pull on inside runs as well as the fortitude to stonewall a tackle are the keys. Arkin and Nagy fit that mould.

Why won’t we zone block? First, zone blocking is for grinding out 4 yard runs. Man blocking is designed for home runs. Our philosophy? Home runs. Second, the key to zone blocking is a brilliant (intellectual) center. Gurode? Strong like bull; smart like tractor.

I’m considering an article about the Coryell offense…there’s too much info to post in every comment section.

Garrett likes to attack downfield a lot which isn’t one of the staples of a WCO system.

THANK YOU!!!! while I thought that I would get a couple of recs I never in my wildest dreams expected 12…..so again thank you all very much….

The O Line will be the key, without question. Right now, the line is handcuffed by Davis. Not saying he isn’t still capable of producing, but he is the only one, now, that can’t play in space. Gurode to some degree, but he is more nimble than Davis.

I think you’ll see an evolution, just not sure it will click on all cylinders in 2011. Now, 6 or 7 cylinders for this offense, is better than a lot of the offenses out there.

is playing in the NFC East absolutely requires a power running game – especially for those late season, cold, wet, windy away games.

As for the OL, assuming Free isn’t lost to FA, which would be an unmitigated disaster, it stands to reason between Bigg’s performance issues and Kosier’s FA status, one of the 2 likely will be replaced as a Starter. A not too unrealistic scenario could be a FA acquisition at C – moving Gurode over to G. There’s reasonable talent out there at what should be a decent price, we could actually have a C that handles the line calls and doesn’t invent their own snap counts. It makes the line younger still and removes a progress blocker from the G position, allowing someone to develop. Or, I completely wrong about this and M Holland steps in for a season. I just hope he’s in shape and can play 16 games for once. Either way, it’s likely there’s a new face at one of the G spots

Vick/Eagles were figured out in the latter part of the year and playoffs. Ask any PHL fan and they’ll tell you emphatically they believe AR abandons the run too quickly. With LMcCoy in the backfield, you are under utilizing a potent weapon by doing so.

As for the Gnats I never said anyone was a pure running team, just you needed a power running game late in the season – for weather and for hopefully, playing better Defenses in the playoffs. NY’s default is to power running balanced with that potent passing attack.

Still contend the one-dimensional teams get caught short in the playoffs. What is the cornerstone of the Ryan/Lebeau /Bellichick types of D – take away what an O wants to do and force it to do what it is uncomfortable with.

one-dimensional teams get caught short in the playoffs

…but extensibly, if any team can force their opponent (even if they are built to be a balanced offense) to be one-dimensional, then they become much easier to defend.

This is where Dallas’ offense can help its defense by starting out faster in games and, to be clear, that means POINTS EARLY.

When was the last time Dallas got up 21-3 on an opponent? It changes the play calls, it changes the pace of the game. It changes everything.