When Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett talks about having the right kind of guys on his football team he is invariably talking about guys with the right kind of football character.
Guys who practice hard. Guys who play hard. Guys who are accountable to their teammates. Guys who are selfless in their approach.
That usually translates to good off-the-field character as well.
That doesn’t mean that mistakes won’t be made.
But rather than suggest that Garrett is being a hypocrite in the wake of defensive end David Irving’s four-game suspension for unknowingly ingesting a banned supplement in February and cornerback Nolan Carroll inexcusably being arrested for driving while intoxicated Monday, consider that this Cowboys team may fit its coach’s “right kind of guy” mold more than any other he’s ever had.