Jason Garrett: We’ll make a decision on Brice Butler Youth Terrance Williams Jersey , Taco Charlton is more consistent The Cowboys got things turned around in a 20-13 win over the Giants. (All answers from Coach Garrett are not actual quotes but paraphrased translations).The offense improved, but what areas still need improvement?Every area, throughout the whole team We need to run the ball better, protect better, but we did some good things in the game. We put an emphasis on starting fast and staying ahead of the chains. We did that but we had a false start, a couple of holding penalties that put us behind the chains. But overall we played with better rhythm.Maliek Collins knee injury?He hurt his knee, he’s day-by-day and we hope he can practice this week.How about the workout today, you brought in QB Landry Jones?We brought in 20 guys today, he was the QB but there were a number of guys. What we try to do is make sure to work guys out guys to refine our short list if something happens because of injury. This was mainly a preemptive strike. We took a look at guys who were in training camps so they were in shape.What about Brice Butler?We have talked to him, wanted to see his availability and make a decision. If we brought him on it would be to get deeper at the position, we could keep seven, we like him, he’s done things for us in the past. We’ll make that decision on him in a day or so. We’d probably add to the receiver position, but no final decision has been made. We like Brice, done good things, if we decide to bring him on it’s to help in passing game. We wanted to keep him this offseason but he signed over in Arizona. We’re always trying to upgrade the team. It seemed like Eekiel Elliott was having a tough time finding room, but Dak had some good runs to complement?We didn’t have a lot of plays, 54 total on offense, we played well early on the scoring dives, we only had eight real drives. That’s not a lot of snaps but I thought we ran it consistently. QB runs are a by-product of the focus on Zeke. Dak’s runs helps us, we look at the run total for the team, we look at all the different ways. How is Joe Looney doing?He is doing a good job, and Connor and Zack are doing good, they have gone against good interior guys. Connor is getting better, we’re having better communication and learning from the experience.How were you able to get Tavon Austin more involved compared to last week?The biggest difference is we stayed ahead of chains. In the Carolina game we had five first-half drives and were always behind the chains. When we play with rhythm we can get to things we like. Why did the offense stall in the middle of the game?We scored on four drives, that only leaves four. When we didn’t convert we had protection issues, we also converted a third and 1 but had holding, converted a third and 11 but had holding. If you look at it play by play, there was nothing overarching. Does it bother you Dak wasn’t sliding on his runs?Typically that’s how he plays, examples of that throughout his career. He makes good decisions in the game Youth Zack Martin Jersey , and runs competitively. He’s tough and physical, sometimes he needs to get down but he wants to fight for yards. It inspires the team.Talk about Rod Marinelli and Kris Richard?They worked well from the start, a good connection and the whole defensive staff, too. Worked well in the offseason, the DNA in both guys is similar, reflects in the teaching and schemes, they are compatible. Kris a great football coach, Rod is one of the best. Did you sense the defense was upset they gave up the TD at the end?We want to finish stronger, we were up 20-3, they got a TD and a FG, not how we want to finish. The most important thing is you win the game so we were trying to manage that process,having said that you want to execute plays. It was a bust within the coverage.Sean Lee’s hamstringinjury? He said cramps, you said tightening?We don’t feel like there was any damage to the hamstring, he seems to be doing better. He could have played but we were up three scores and the other linebackers played well.Leighton Vander Esch?He did some good things in base and nickel, made a lot of tackles. He was active around the football. The big thing was to tackle after the catch, the running back and 13, 87 and 88 aredynamic, have to tackle well. He only missed one tackle.Taco Charlton?He’s playing better, as a base DE he has a physical style of football, doing a good job affecting the QB. He’s playing with enthusiasm, he’s active and showing up on tape. He flashed it some last year, but he’s more consistent this year.Dak seemed more conformable in the pocket this week, more relaxed?We did a better job offensively of staying ahead of the chains. Last week we had no normal flow. When you are ahead of the chains you can run the ball, do play-action, in better manageable situations.Point/counterpoint: Can the Cowboys win the NFC East? Despite the dismal performance last week - every other week so far the season, really - the Dallas Cowboys are only one game out of the lead for the NFC East going into Sunday. And a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars would ensure they were not worse than a half game out. From a purely mathematical stance, Dallas has a legitimate shot at the division title.But we are not talking about math, we are talking about football games. Winning those has been a difficult task so far, and it doesn’t get any easier in the next few games. Still, they have not been blown out yet http://www.authenticsdallascowboys.com/cheap-jeff-heath-jersey , and if they can just get something clicking on offense, they could be in the thick of things all the way to the end of the season. Tom Ryle and Michael Strawn take sides in their weekly debate on Cowboys things.Tom: Can the Cowboys win the NFCE? Well, of course they can. The division is in something of a state of disarray this season. Just getting to .500 is turning into a difficult task for all four teams in the conference. And they already have one conference win over the New York Giants in the bank. The problem right now is the malaise on offense, and while the challenges there are certainly real, they still have Ezekiel Elliott. Just a little more out of the passing game, plus some continued good play on defense, and they can get some more games in the win column. In a division where everyone is currently on pace to be .500 or worse, you simply can’t count them out.Michael: Yes, everything you say is true. But it’s safe to assume that some team from the East will get their act together and win 10-11 games. The Eagles are the most likely but there’s other candidates as well. It’s just hard for me to envision the Cowboys being that team. The offensive woes are persistent, systemic and well-documented. And recently the defense hasn’t looked any better than the mediocre unit we’ve become accustomed to under the entire Garrett regime. I just don’t see Dallas being the team that puts the pieces together.Tom: There isn’t a lot of faith in the team right now, but is that really justified? They did seem to put things together a bit against the Detroit Lions. And something that has been largely unnoticed is that they are playing better at home than on the road for a change. That should give us some hope against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Stepping back a bit, we are seeing a lot of panic over another disappointing performance, but a win will restore at least some of that. A lot of it depends on whether you believe Dak Prescott can play better, and I am one who think he is capable of doing so. As far as another team getting it together, the Dallas fan base is a bit unusual in that we seem to see just about every other team being better at, well, everything than our own. It may be just an optimism that will be shattered soon, but I think this team can gut things out and start getting more right and be in contention with the other teams in the division, who are all also having some up and down swings.Michael: The word that springs to mind is “faith”. The Cowboys definitely could be the team that’s figured it out. The OL could stop forgetting to block the MLB. The WRs could start catching the relatively few balls that hit them in the hands. Dak Prescott could remember his fundamentals and start throwing an accurate ball.Any one of those things happening isn’t far-fetched. But all or nearly all of them happening requires, well, a whole lot of faith that I just don’t have.Tom: That is one way I see things differently, because if one of those things happen, it will help the others. The team needs to improve a lot of things, but just one or two would improve the chances of winning. I think they will find a solution to one of those problems, and that will lead to another a bit afterwards. And in a division where everyone is having issues, that could be enough. This is just one year where you can’t count anyone out until they are eliminated - and that includes the Cowboys.Michael: As always, very valid points. I’m just not sure even that’s enough. The offense needs to improve significantly just to become a top 20 offense . . . and that’s not very good. So even if the team can improve on the offensive side of the ball it doesn’t mean they’re “good”, just that they’re not “terrible”. Add the fact the defense has been revealed as more like past mediocre units than the allegedly “top five” unit some believed it was earlier in the year and I feel the obstacles are simply too great to overcome.There are our takes. You probably have your own.