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https://www.dallascowboysfanshop.com/Roger-Staubach-Jersey , and an Eagles loss, that means head coach Jason Garrett addressed the media. Here’s what he had to say. (All Garrett answers are paraphrases of what he said and not direct quotes).Jason Garrett was impressed by the fourth quarterJason Garrett was quick to note that the fourth quarter the Cowboys played in Philadelphia was symbolic of the whole game. He talked about maintaining focus and execution noting that it takes 60 minutes to win a game. Obviously Dallas jumped out to a lead against the Eagles and they bounced back, but Garrett was proud of how his team responded.There was a Jason Garrett speech on Saturday nightIt was reported that Jason Garrett gave a speech to the Cowboys on Saturday night where he described what the Philadelphia environment was going to be like. He declined to get into the details of it all simply noting that he wanted to prepare the team for another win that they had to try and get.Cowboys are focused on themselvesJason Garrett isn’t getting into hypotheticals about what’s going on with anything beyond what he can control. He kept true to who he’s always been as he discussed focusing on where they can devote their own attention and focus.Maybe the Cowboys were more chippy than normal Playing with an edge is something that the Cowboys want their players to do, and Sunday in Philadelphia they definitely had one. The Cowboys and Eagles got into a bit of a scuffle early on and it seems like Dallas liked that. See.Amari Cooper has done a nice jobWhat Amari Cooper has done in two games with the Cowboys has definitely been impressive. Jason Garrett gave credit to both Sanjay Lal and Scott Linehan (whom he was quite complimentary of throughout) for how everything has gone to this point, noting Cooper has played a lot of football in a short period of time. He kept firm in that their biggest challenge is making sure that he’s ready to go.Amari Cooper may or may not be helping third-down conversionsJason Garrett wouldn’t give Amari Cooper any specific credit when it came to what the Cowboys are doing on third down, but he did talk about how converting has a lot to do with “being able to attack defenses different ways.” Obviously Cooper gives the Cowboys a different sort of threat in the passing game which is part of why they’ve had more success on third downs as of late.Amari is also a great route runnerJason Garrett was asked for specifics when he said Amari Cooper was a great route runner. He talked about his release, quickness, body control, and overall understanding of the job that he had to do. If you ask Garrett football-related questions he generally goes on for a while and this was definitely one of those times.Xavier Su’a-Filo did a great jobThe Cowboys were down their starting left guard in Connor Williams and had to face Fletcher Cox and Co. with Xavier Su’a-Filo at the position. Jason Garrett noted that Xavier battled hard and did everything he could to get up to speed. Zeke had a great game“Zeke’s a really good football player.”The Cowboys utilized their star running back in a multitude of ways against the Eagles and what he did was huge for the cause to get the Cowboys their win. Jason Garrett spoke to how great Zeke is and how on display it was in Philadelphia.Leighton Vander Esch has very good instinctsJason Garrett gave credit to Sean Lee, Jaylon Smith, and Ben Bloom for what Leighton Vander Esch has been able to do, but he certainly gave a fair share to the first-round rookie himself. While he did note that it wasn’t a perfect game for LVE he did applaud him for making a lot of significant plays in the game.Dak did a really good jobJason Garrett also noted that Dak Prescott wasn’t perfect in Philadelphia, but he got particularly passionate when mentioning the “spirit” that the quarterback plays with. He talked about various circumstances that Dak managed to fight his way through, especially the sneak that resulted in a touchdown Emmitt Smith Color Rush Jersey , noting that Dak is capable of fighting back like that. He specifically said “at no time did he ever blink” so it’s clear that he was impressed.The Cowboys felt good about the fourth down attempt that didn’t work outDallas was going to go for it on fourth down early in the game before they had a penalty that made that all the more difficult. Jason Garrett said that sometimes it makes sense to do that, other times it doesn’t, and that it depends on the circumstances. He did say that the Cowboys “always want to be aggressive,” but that that doesn’t mean you’re going to go for every fourth down. He noted that there are a lot of things that go into decisions like this, but that they’re always trying to do the things that help your team win.Randy Gregory and Tyron Smith played wellJason Garrett was quite complimentary of Randy Gregory who happened to have himself a nice game against the Eagles. He said Gregory played well in the run in addition to the pass. He also gave credit to Tyron Smith for having himself a nice game.Xavier Woods and Chidobe Awuzie had nice games tooBoth Woods and Awuzie showed up to large degrees in Philadelphia, but Jason Garrett wasn’t at all going to get into discussions about whether or not they were the best games we’ve seen from them. He said they all played well and wanted to leave it at that.Cowboys need to learn from this gameDallas is moving on to the Atlanta Falcons and Jason Garrett wants one message to be taken from the Eagles win. It’s his desire that the Cowboys learn from the mistakes that they made in Philadelphia as they ready for a trip to Atlanta this Sunday.Daniel Ross’ injury happened on the sidelinesSigh.Zack Martin’s situation is something that will go “day by day”, no decisions at left guard for nowJason Garrett did say that the Cowboys got some favorable reports, though. He also noted that they haven’t made any decisions as to who is going to play at left guard again if Connor Williams can’t go. There’s no worry about Brett MaherThe Cowobys have seen their kicker miss an attempt in three straight games, but Jason Garrett isn’t worried. Let’s hope he has no reason to be.Cowboys vs. Jaguars: Four candidates to be the X-Factor player of the game for Dallas The Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars have faced off six times since the Jags joined the league in 1995. Each team as won three games in the series, with the last one being a 31-17 Cowboys win in London back in 2014. The Cowboys went to the playoffs that year whereas the struggling Jaguars only won three games all season. The Cowboys had over 400 yards of offense in that game, including a 100-yard rushing performance by DeMarco Murray and a 158-yard, two-touchdown stat line by Dez Bryant. Tony Romo had three touchdown passes and no picks as the offense had their way with the Jags defense.Well, times have changed.The Jaguars have the top-ranked pass defense, which is not good news for a Cowboys passing attack that is ranked 30th. Jacksonville’s offense isn’t all that great themselves and they’ll be going up against a Cowboys defense that is not too shabby. It is expected to be a low scoring affair Deion Sanders Jersey , where one play could make all the difference. So, which player makes that play? Some of us front page writers came up with our choice for the X-Factor player of the game. Let’s check it out...David Halprin: David IrvingThe Cowboys have been looking for a pass rush partner to DeMarcus Lawrence. Neither Randy Gregory nor Taco Charlton have filled the vacancy. Jaylon Smith seems to be the guy behind Lawrence in creating havoc in the opposing backfield on pass plays, but you can’t blitz Smith on every down. This week, we should see the return of David Irving. He probably will be on a pitch count, maybe 20 plays and most of those will probably be in passing situations. Irving will use his natural ability to make a handful of plays, either through pressures or sacks, finally giving the Cowboys a true complement to Lawrence.Irving was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after coming away with one sack, three forced fumbles, and a fumble recovering against the Green Bay Packers back in 2016. And he did all of this on just 19 snaps. Don’t let the pitch-count fool you as he can be a major disruption when he’s on his game.“Show me the money!” - Louis Bing, David Irving’s agent as he hopes he can show out these last 11 games in order to earn some cash in the offseason.Michael Sisemore: Cole BeasleyIf I’m the Cowboys, I know two things: Jalen Ramsey is a bad dude Cole Beasley is my best separatorSo I bring in Tavon Austin, try to take a shot and connect early with him much like the Giants game. This time, I take another page from the Houston game plan that worked, moving Tavon around to preoccupy a corner. Now Troy Aikman Color Rush Jersey , Jacksonville is going to have to put Ramsey on Austin because of the speed matchup and they love to move him around. This is where Cole Beasley will be a mismatch on AJ Bouye or whoever covers him. This can give you chances in finding balance. This Jaguars secondary is good but you can’t win if you go into this game intimidated. They have to go for it against this group.“These aren’t spirit fingers! THESE are spirit fingers!” - Sparky Polaski on what he thought of this touchdown celebration from Cole Beasley.Tom Ryle: Rico GathersLet’s get crazy and go with Rico Gathers. He had his first catch last week and was wide open on other plays. And that is still with very limited snaps. Given Dak’s accuracy issues, that big catch radius plus his rebounding instincts may be just what the passing game needs. Not only could he move the ball, but if he starts drawing some extra attention, it could help the other receivers. He is seen as a detriment in the passing game, but could even help there by taking a defender or two out of the box on play action.“Please sir, I want some more.” - Oliver Twist regarding the Cowboys usage of Rico in the passing game.Danny Phantom: Brett MaherI was really hoping the Cowboys offense would be in better shape when this matchup rolled around because I thought it would be fun to watch. That’s not the case though. I’m scared of this Jags defense in a big way. It’s not impossible for the Cowboys offense to have success, but based on what we’ve seen so far - it’s becoming more unimaginable.The Cowboys have to put together an all-around great team effort to have a shot in this one. That means everyone has a part in getting some first downs here and there on offense and disrupting Bortles on defense. Barring some sloppy quarterback play, this game should be a tight one and could come down to some crucial special teams play. Will it be a big return? A fake of some sort? Or some costly strip fumble that sets up a score? I’m not even going to try to abracadabra you with guessing which player comes up with that big play, but I will say this - most of the Cowboys points on Sunday will come from their kicker. The only question is - will it two field goals? three? four? It’s not going to be five, is it?This could be one of those days we are thankful the Cowboys have a good kicker. It’s just shocking that kicker isn’t Dan Bailey.“Would you say I have a plethora of field goals?” - El Guapo asking how many kicks Maher needs to make to beat Jacksonville on Sunday.