Dez Bryant is holding onto his feelings about his former coach eight years after departing Dallas.
Martin spent six of his 11 pro seasons under former Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett. While Garrett went a respectable 85-67 during his time leading Dallas, he became known for his inability to maximize the roster’s potential and win big games. Garrett departed Dallas in 2019 with a 2-3 postseason record.
After Martin announced his retirement, former Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant dropped a cryptic post on X that included a crying laughing emoji and a GIF of Garrett awkwardly smiling as he turns to face a camera.
Is the former receiver taking a shot at his former coach? Well, there’s not much to go on here. But, yes. Of course he is.
It’s never too late to take a shot at former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett
While Garrett has found some success as an analyst for NBC’s Football Night in America, the unavoidable narrative that will forever follow the former coach is his legacy of failing to win a Super Bowl, or even reach a conference championship, with a wealth of talent that included Martin, Bryant, Jason Witten, Tony Romo, DeMarcus Ware and others.
Ware is already in the Hall of Fame and Witten and Martin are headed for Canton, Ohio as soon as they are eligible. Martin is currently getting his flowers after a remarkable career in which he had more All-Pro selections than accepted holding penalties. The fact that that group was unable to win a title is baffling. And, apparently, Bryant is still salty about it. But Garrett shouldn’t feel too bad. Dez also had issues with Mike McCarthy.
The Cowboys will now move forward with new head coach Brian Schottenheimer. The longtime offensive coordinator will attempt to get the most out of Dak Prescott and company and hopefully avoid Garrett’s legacy of missed opportunities.
