OXNARD, Calif. -- The Dallas Cowboys are one padded practice in and coach Jason Garrett saw some good and some bad from Saturday’s workout.

“I thought we worked hard, I thought it was competitive, I thought it was spirited, I thought it was sloppy,” Garrett said “The execution wasn't really, really good in any phase of our team. I don't think the communication was what it needed to be. I don't think the young guys understand the level of commitment they need to make to learn their assignments and learn this game the way it needs to be learned. That's what gives them the best opportunity. We try to make that abundantly clear to everybody. There certainly was a lot of good things in practice, excited to learn from it.”

Garrett’s reaction should come as no surprise. Most coaches would view a first padded practice the same way.

Garrett wants the Cowboys to be a physical team and wants practices to be more physical as the Cowboys move on in camp.

“I think when we talk about tempo, it’s just everybody understanding the pace we go at and what we want to accomplish within the tempo,” Garrett said. “One of the things you never want on your team is you don’t want guys on the ground. So whenever guys are on the ground, that’s not good in any kind of tempo that you have. Now it’s pro football and we want to be physical and we have pads on, so sometimes guys do go to the ground. I thought the physicalness was OK. It needs to be more physical. But we also need to make sure some of those other things that allow us to keep our team healthy, happen. Guys staying on their feet and understanding what the nature of those drills are.”

The players are off on Monday, so they will have a chance to rest from that physical play Garrett expects.