For Garrett, culture second to nothing

— -- ARLINGTON, Texas -- You would think Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett spends most of his time figuring out new ways to get Dez Bryant the ball or preventing owner Jerry Jones from releasing highly classified injury information.

Nope.

"I probably spend as much time on culture and team chemistry as anything we do," Garrett said Thursday before the Cowboys' final minicamp practice of the offseason.

You can see it in the inspirational messages and phrases on the large white boards that hang throughout the team's locker room, training areas and meeting rooms.

You can see it in the way Garrett quickly addresses issues before they spiral out of control, the way running back Joseph Randle's comments about DeMarco Murray "leaving meat on the bone" threatened to do a couple of weeks ago.

Garrett talked the matter out in front of the team.

You can also see it in the way he played down the notion of the Cowboys having one of the better offensive lines in NFL history. Garrett is about action, not words, and his team willingly follows his lead.

That should surprise no one.

Garrett has built a roster primarily of like-minded players, players who speak in monotones and reveal nothing beyond that they're trying to get better each practice, each meeting and each day.