With a place in the playoffs and, of course, the game opposes the Dallas Cowboys, new York Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett didn’t aim to talk about the future.
Garrett, who trained the Cowboys for a decade, dodged questions Thursday about whether he was getting probes in a head training position or what his prestige was with the Giants after a season in which the offensive struggled.
New York (5-10) ranks last on offense and scored (257) before Sunday’s game against Dallas (6-9).
It’s been a year. New York lost the offensive part of Saquon Barkley with a primary knee injury after two games and had to play with an offensive line that now begins with two rookies on the left side and one player in the middle for the first time in his NFL career.
However, the NFC East is at stake. Washington (6-9) can win the department by beating Philadelphia on Sunday night. If he loses, the winner of the Cowboys-Giants game wins the apartment.
The match between Dallas and New York betting on a big game and Garrett opposed his former team is not lost to the 54-year-old, who recently left for a positive COVID-19 test.
“Certainly, it’s interesting, ” said Garrett before practice. “Circumstances are what they are, but we are thrilled to have this opportunity to potentially play for the department on Sunday. It’s been a year of laughter in the NFL, in NFC. “This one, all that. Just keep looking to get your chances right, and we have a smart Sunday.
Garrett had some attractive weeks. He tested positive after a loss to the Cardinals on December 13 and missed the house game against Cleveland the following weekend. Former Browns coach Freddie Kitchens called the games that week.
Garrett, who spent 10 days away in a hotel room, didn’t feel many symptoms, other than noticing that he felt slow, prepared the offensive game plan and reviewed it remotely with the team, did not allow to attend the practices.
“It was an unconventional year for everyone, in and out of football,” said Garrett, who was back with the team last week in Baltimore. “Certainly, the football season, we had to do things differently this year compared to previous years. . “
Looking back on the season, Garrett said the offensive had advanced in several areas. The team takes care of the ball and the consequences are reduced.
“We want to play better,” he said. We want the paintings to be better, we want to do better, we want to add more points and we want to win by other means being more productive. The boys painted too hard to get there, played better than others. In recent weeks we have not played as well as we would like ».
When asked about his future, Garrett did not bite. It’s been like this all season, especially when asked about his time in Dallas and how he ended his training period after last season.
“Actually, I just tried to stay in the moment in any position I’ve had as a player or coach in the NFL,” Garrett said. “This is usually the moment when you play in the most productive way and exercise as productively as possible. . That’s what I’m focusing on. “
The tight end of the Pro Bowl, Evan Engram, said players were confident in the system and execution was interrupted.
“We show that we can get started,” said Engram, who limited himself to education with an ankle injury for the time of day in a row. “We show what we can do in the racing game. We demonstrate what we can do in the aerial game. . We just have to go back to basics and do the little things we’ve done in the past. “
NOTE: WR Golden Tate (calf) and FB Eli Penny (illness) did not participate in education for the time being on a consecutive day. WR Sterling Shepard (coast) and S Jabrill Peppers (ankle) were limited.
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