FRISCO, Texas -- The first reaction to a plan that's not working is to burn the whole thing down. Fire everybody. Rip out that play from the playbook and put in a different one.
That’s the emotion talking.
Next comes the more rational approach. Analyze what worked well and what didn’t and make adjustments going forward.
Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett doesn’t do the first reaction. Ever. He did not upbraid Randy Gregory after the defensive end’s unnecessary-roughness penalty that cost the Cowboys three points at the end of the first half of Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks.