Dallas Cowboys: Give Jason Garrett credit for this

Regardless how you feel about Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett, you at least have to give him credit when it comes to this.

Over the weekend, legendary members of the Dallas Cowboys gathered together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1992 Super Bowl championship. The Cowboys would famously win go on to win back-to-back Super Bowls.

Then, in March of 1994, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and then-head coach Jimmy Johnson decided to part ways after only five seasons. Success ruined their relationship. Dallas would go on to win another Super Bowl title under Barry Switzer. While Johnson would spend a couple years as a television analyst before taking the helm of the Miami Dolphins in 1996.

For years, many believed the Cowboys could have won more Super Bowl titles if only Jones and Johnson had found some way to bury their egos and work together. The feud between them has lasted for decades. But over the weekend, there were signs that time truly does heal all wounds.

The Jones, Johnson combination was one of the most successful in Cowboys history. And although it’s great to see the two becoming cordial again, there is a serious lesson to be learned here concerning hubris.

In fact, one Cowboys insider believes the ability to get along with Jones is a reason why current head coach Jason Garrett deserves more credit going into his eighth season at the helm of America’s Team.

"“I maintain that one of his best attributes is being able to handle all of the distractions that come with being Cowboys head coach,” wrote Jon Machota for the Dallas Morning News recently. “Most coaches wouldn’t handle the team’s owner and general manager speaking publicly three times per week during the season nearly as well as [Jason] Garrett does.”"

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The relationship between Jones, Garrett, executive vice president Stephen Jones and director of player personnel Will McClay is seen as being at the very heart of the Cowboys current resurgence. And the bond between Jerry Jones and the 2016 NFL Coach of the Year has been key to that dynamic. Now, the duo can only hope to duplicate the success Jones and Johnson had 25 years ago.