Garrett maximizes Cowboys training camp schedule

IRVING, Texas - Jason Garrett will have the Dallas Cowboys training camp in the camp for almost as much as new rules allow.

In a lost season to be compensated, and the new coach is still trying to implement a work ethic that his predecessor, Garrett has the Cowboys tentatively scheduled to be in the Alamodome turf than four hours a day, 11 of the 14 days of camp.

Beginning Thursday, the Cowboys are supposed to have a tour 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., then a full practice 14:30 to 17:30 every day of camp. The only exceptions are Sundays, when the route will be dropped, and the last day, August 10, when there is only one tour around the world returns to Dallas for the first preseason game against Denver the following night.

The program was released hours Monday afternoon after word that the blockade of the NFL was ending. Players will report to team headquarters on Tuesday and should be in San Antonio on Wednesday.

All NFL teams are scrambling to get players in the form of football, and for kids who know each other and the playbook, so it remains to be seen how far Garrett schedule compared to other .

In any case, it will be a big change in the way he handles things Wade Phillips last year.

A lazy, ski camp is one of the reasons many believe that the Cowboys started 1-7 last season, at a cost Phillips his job. Garrett took over as interim coach and demanded more difficult the work of all. Practices became more physical and the team went 5-3 in the second half, earning him the job forever.

Things can still change, but the initial camp schedule clearly sends the message that Garrett seriously.

"Coming from last year, I think we are all anxious to start," tight end Jason Witten said Monday.

As a representative of workers in the team, Witten was the closest to the negotiations. He is happy to go to contract details of Xs and Os.

"A lot will happen quickly," he said. "The teams will have much on their plates, practice management, free agency, negotiations, but that's part of the process. My perspective is going to the field, working on his art and everything by itself. You you hope you can get the best team in place people who have to handle that -. Jason, the Jones family and all others - who have been driving, I'm sure, and have been waiting for this moment. "

The Cowboys are breaking in a new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, and several new position coaches.

As for the list, well, that is a work in progress.

The first priority is to re-sign left tackle Doug Free, who has become a free agent by the new labor agreement. He could be one of the most sought-after linemen in the market.

Teams can re-sign their own players, plus draft picks and players not selected on Tuesday. Also be allowed to begin negotiating with players from other teams, but can not sign until Friday.

Operations will also be allowed from Tuesday.

On Wednesday, the Cowboys could start cutting players. Running back Marion Barber and right tackle Marc Colombo are among those that can be removed to help under the salary cap. However, the team may need more if Colombo worried about losing free.

Dallas is also expected to address the restructuring offers players like Tony Romo, DeMarcus Ware and Miles Austin to help clear the room more PAC.