FRISCO, Texas – Jason Garrett wants his players to have their eyes forward. He doesn’t want them thinking about their record, NFC East title, first-round bye or home-field advantage. As the sign outside the trainers’ room says: The only thing that matters is what we do now.
That’s the cruel but actual world of the NFL, where anything short of a Super Bowl after such a successful regular season will be viewed as something of a failure.
“You’ve heard me say this before: This is not really the time for reflection,” Garrett said on a conference call Monday.