Jason Garrett will continue as playcaller

January, 7, 2011
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12:13
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IRVING, Texas -- It should not be viewed as a surprise that Jason Garrett will continue to call plays in 2011.

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He did it during his eight-game trial run as the Cowboys’ interim coach with backup quarterbacks Jon Kitna and Stephen McGee starting and scored at least 26 points in seven games. And it doesn’t look like there will be an in-name only offensive coordinator on the staff either.

At the start of the 2010 season seven head coaches called the offensive plays: Denver’s Josh McDaniels, Arizona’s Ken Whisenhunt, Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy, New Orleans’ Sean Payton, San Diego’s Norv Turner, Buffalo’s Chan Gailey and Houston’s Gary Kubiak.

By the end of the year Whisenhunt gave those duties to passing game coordinator Mike Miller and McDaniels was fired. Kansas City’s Todd Haley called plays in 2009 after firing Gailey, but handed those duties to Charlie Weis this year.

"I was forced to do it last year," Haley said after a game this year. "But I never thought that's the way it should be done. My mindset is to be head coach of the offense, defense and special teams. You have to devote too much time to be a great play caller on offense."

The second half of the season was enough to convince Jerry Jones that Garrett could handle the head coach and play-calling roles.

Is there any worry about Garrett doing it full-time in 2011?
Todd Archer joined ESPNDallas.com in November 2010. He's covered the NFL since 1997 and the Cowboys since 2003. He covered the Bengals and Dolphins before arriving in Dallas. A Massachusetts native, Archer lives in the Dallas area with his wife and two children.

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