Jason Garrett calls Cowboys-Raiders scuffles ‘team building’
By Mike Dyce
The Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders had joint practices this week and things got interesting when the two teams got a little physical and broke out in some scrums.
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Training camp fights get taken a little too seriously, and Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett isn’t necessarily not a fan. In fact, he thinks those scraps between teams can be team building.
“At some point you have to as a player defend your teammate, get yourself in there and make sure he’s going to be OK,’’ Garrett said, via the Dallas Morning News. “Always have your guy’s back. That’s an important part of building a football team. At the same time poise in that situation is important.
“I felt we demonstrated both and you kind of move on.’’
There is some truth to what Garrett is saying.
Cornerback B.W. Webb, who was involved in the scuffle on the first day, backed those claims.
“I loved it,’’ Webb said. “The intensity was up. Everyone was ready to ball. “It was love out there. I had a lot of fun out there today.’’