Jason Garrett "kisses youth" in a critical year with Cowboys – Dallas Cowboys Blog

"You do not just want to be a young team. You want to be a young and good team, "Garrett said. "And we have guys who are young and have not been tested so much, but we have the feeling of having what they have to do. We are excited to see them play and see this group come together. We embrace the youth of our team. "

In general, coaches love seasoned players because they can contribute to the safety of the job. Veterans know what to do and this can lead to more victories. Going with the known on the unknown is better because, ultimately, winning matters more than development.

Jones would not recognize the pressure on Garrett at the training camp press conference because any other response would have opened up even more questions. With just two playoff appearances and a playoff win in seven full seasons, Garrett's future is among the Cowboys' biggest scenarios as they prepare for Sunday's game at the Carolina Panthers.

When Garrett took office full time in 2011, the Cowboys left one of the oldest, more expensive offensive football lines by releasing Leonard Davis, Andre Gurode and Marc Colombo. They also cut longtime cornerback Terence Newman. After the 2013 season, they broke away from the leader of the franchise in the bags, DeMarcus Ware.

Jones lived with three finals of 8-8.

After the 2014 season, the Cowboys chose not to sign DeMarco Murray again, who set a team record of 1,845 yards and played a major role in the 12-4 final. In 2016, Garrett chose to stay with rookie quarterback Dak Prescott, after returning to Tony Romo's health, the Cowboys holding the NFC's best record.

This season, the Cowboys have eliminated Dez Bryant, who has had the most touchdowns in the team's history, and Bailey, who has the most goals scored in the team's history. They also saw Jason Witten, the franchise leader in games played and receptions, retire.

"We still feel very good with some of the young players who have been good players for us so far," Garrett said. "You think about the leadership and the production of guys on our offensive line, our young quarterback [Prescott], our return [Ezekiel Elliott]these guys have been very good players for us, and they are not that old. I think you can say similar things about guys on the defensive side of the ball. So that's really what you want to be.

To replace Bryant and Witten, the Cowboys follow committee approaches. They have a catcher (Allen Hurns) with a 1,000-yard season, and the four tight ends have nine catches among them – all from Geoff Swaim.

"We certainly feel good about what they have done in practice and in pre-season games, and we're excited to see them in real action," Garrett said.

The Cowboys replaced Bailey with Brett Maher, who did not kick off during a regular season game.

This should lead to a big lump in the throat for any coach. The Cowboys knew what they would get from Bailey, Witten and Bryant, even though it was not the level of play that it was three or four years ago.