OXNARD, Calif. – As he begins his fifth full season as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, this much is as clear as the calm southern California sky:
Jason Garrett has put his imprint on this team’s personality.
Want proof? Sure, there’s the 12-4 record that busted the three-year 8-8 glass ceiling; the new five-year contract in January; the players’ public support of the Process.
But it’s not what the players say about their coach.
It’s what the coach says through the players.
Let me explain.
A boss’s best trait in any line of work, aside from treating people fairly, is whether his or her department listens to their message, responds to them, performs for them.