Jason Garrett was going through his typical Friday routine while showing a video during a Nov. 4 team meeting. Examples of hard work were the focus as the Cowboys were two days away from playing in Cleveland.

But then something unexpected happened. A clip of several players dancing before the previous game against Philadelphia appeared on the screen.

Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Dez Bryant, Lucky Whitehead and Brice Butler were all showing off moves in a circle. Jason Witten faked as if he was about to join but then quickly backed away.

Most in the meeting were wondering why Garrett would show this clip. Was he about to rip into the group for not being more serious in pregame warmups?

"We are also this type of team," Garrett said, according to Butler. "Once you work like that, you can dance like this before the game. We love seeing that because you know you're ready."

Butler's reaction: "Heck no, I did not expect him to show that, but it was cool that he did."

Terrell McClain was not surprised. A week before, Garrett showed the team a clip of assistant strength and conditioning coach Kendall Smith yelling and pumping his fists on the sidelines after a big hit by safety J.J. Wilcox.

Garrett wanted to make sure everyone saw Smith's emotion.

"Now this is what I'm talking about," Garrett said, according to McClain. "Grown men out here having a good time."

This doesn't seem like the Garrett most see at press conferences or on the sidelines. But hard work and a 10-game winning streak can change things. There's no better example than Friday practices inside the Ford Center.

The stretching period has turned into somewhat of a dance party. With the music cranked, several players have stood up to showcase some of their best moves. Not only does Garrett allow it, he enjoys it, laughing as teammates cheer the players on.

"He likes the energy," said McClain, who is one of the team's more frequent dancers. "He likes the fact that it doesn't take coaches to kind of hype up practice. He likes the fact that players are out there having a good time."

Nov. 14 marked the six-year anniversary of Garrett taking over as head coach. Only seven NFL head coaches have been with their current team longer than Garrett has been with the Cowboys. Only 15 Power 5 college head coaches have been at their current job longer.

Yes, there's been more dancing than in past years, but none of the veteran players interviewed for this story could come up with a significant change Garrett has made to his daily routine.

Garrett's still big on details. He preaches consistency and tries to be an example of his message. Several players said his approach during last year's 4-12 disaster and this year's 10-game winning streak aren't that different.

"If there was a competition of doing everything the same each week, he'd beat everybody in the whole world," McClain said. "He doesn't like going outside of what he knows is best and what he knows works."

Elliott called Garrett's consistency his "greatest attribute."

"Nothing really changes from week to week," Elliott said. "We do the same things over and over and over. I think that actually helps us because we're kind of in a groove. We got a routine going. Obviously, it's working."

When Butler was traded to the Cowboys last November, he wondered if Garrett really meant what he was constantly preaching. Did the head coach actually believe in all of the T-shirt slogans and signs on the practice facility walls?

"He doesn't change," Butler said. "It makes me believe that he believes what he's telling us. At first, I was like, 'This dude is kind of cheesy,' but then once you're here for a while, you realize, he says the same thing every week.

"You can't say he's [fake]."

A good way to measure Garrett's impact is how often you hear players repeat his messages.

While reading his written statement Nov. 15, Tony Romo sounded a lot like Garrett when he talked about football being a meritocracy. "You aren't handed anything," Romo added. "You earn everything every single day, over and over again."

Witten and Bryant have joked recently during interviews about their responses sounding like their head coach.

Gavin Escobar said he often uses Garrett's "Do your job" saying with his fiancée.

"It doesn't always work out," Escobar said, "but she's a former athlete, so she understands."

Morris Claiborne said he often tells his kids to "know, and know you know." Garrett says that during most of his postgame speeches. It means to put in the work during the week so you're confident during games. And then go out and perform without second-guessing yourself.

"I run around saying it all the time," Claiborne said. "They don't know what I'm saying right now, but they will."

Brandon Carr likes to tell his kids to "keep it on your own mat," meaning focus on your task before worrying about others. Carr said he has many Garrett sayings he plans on using when he becomes a high school coach after his NFL career.

Several players talked about how often Garrett calls something a "bludgeoning." It's a popular phrase he drops during one-on-one drills when the score is extremely one-sided.

"So any time I'm doing something where I'm competing and winning, like playing video games, I'm like, 'It's a bludgeoning!'" Butler said. "We all talk about it. Like if we're watching tape, we'll be like, 'He bludgeoned him!'"

DeMarcus Lawrence recently answered a question by saying the game would be a "bludgeoning" if the Cowboys' defense could force more turnovers.

Lawrence then turned to Bryant: "Hey, Dez, it's a bludgeoning, right?"

"It's a bludgeoning!" Bryant said, while laughing. "Those are his words. He's the only one that says that. That's Coach Garrett."

Staying power

Longest NFL head coaching tenures with current team, including month and year of taking the position:

Bill Belichick, Patriots - Jan. 2000

Bengals - Jan. 2003

Packers - Jan. 2006

Saints - Jan. 2006

Steelers - Jan. 2007

Ravens - Jan. 2008

Seahawks - Jan. 2010

Cowboys - Nov. 2010

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