Jason Garrett | March 24, 2021

From March 24, 2021: On the 29th episode of “Great Dane Nation,” Morten is joined by New York Giants Offensive Coordinator and longtime friend Jason Garrett. But first, he checks in with TommyFreezePops (Tom Carroll), where the guys talk about a wild first week of NFL free agency. We then move to our interview with Jason, where he discusses a wide array of topics: what it was like working as Morten’s holder, and the story behind him adding that job to his duties in 2001; how special it was being Troy Aikman’s back-up on three Super Bowl teams with the Cowboys; why playing football and being a part of the game has been such an important part of his personal growth as a person; the moment when he decided he was going to dive into coaching, and why he tried to hang on to his playing career as long as he could; how signing with Jon Gruden’s Buccaneers late in his career helped shape him as a football coach; the story behind becoming interim head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, and eventually being promoted to permanent head coach by Jerry Jones; looking back on his nine full seasons as head coach of the Cowboys with great pride, even with a 2-3 playoff record during that span; how happy he is for Dak Prescott signing a six-year deal in Dallas; why he thinks the Cowboys and the rest of the NFC East will be competitive in 2021; whether he prefers being the head coach or offensive coordinator; what it was like working with a first-year head coach in Joe Judge this past season; why the Giants were able to start clicking towards the end of the season; what he likes about Daniel Jones, and where he thinks the young quarterback can improve; this week’s edition of “The Name Game” featuring thoughts on Tony Romo, Sean Payton, Ezekiel Elliott, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, and Michael Strahan; why he’s so excited to be able to gameplan with a healthy Saquon Barkley on his side; and reminiscing about the hilarious speech Jason gave at Kerry Collins’ wedding. Then, TommyFreezePops is joined by Thom Cunningham for his weekly check-in with the experts from VegasInsider.com. With the first weekend of March Madness in the books, Thom tells us how his bracket is performing, where to look for value in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8, and why the Big Ten has struggled so mightily in this tournament thus far. Finally, we close things out with Morten’s “Game Winner” – a weekly segment where Morten monologues his biggest takeaway of the week. This week, he talks about his friend Jason Garrett, and why perspective has been a key component to the success he’s had throughout his career in football.