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It would be pretty easy to dismiss these accusations as entirely illegitimate. After all, they are coming from someone who is either rightfully or wrongfully perceived by many as a guy who traded in his athletic career for the ability to properly celebrate 4/20 without fear of the NFL's fun police interrupting the party with a pee cup...
On top of that, it seems beyond even the loosest constraints of reality that a head coach of a professional football team could operate for nearly a decade before a single player spoke publicly to his inability to hold a quality conversation with a black player. That being said, if you keep in mind that the source staunchly removed prejudice from the equation and focus on the phrase "socially awkward" as opposed to "uncomfortable", I could see how one might find Jason Garrett's personality to be off-putting. It definitely feels like this is a thought that David Irving took some liberties with after smoking himself retired, but we are talking about a guy who is constantly caught unconditionally clapping on the sidelines as if he were trying to applaud away his anxiety. I hardly think it's crazy to consider that his communication skills might be slightly lost in translation when crossing cultural boundaries. The racial undertones of this allegation make it a much more problematic proclamation, but every head coach has his pros and cons and it's not like Jason Garrett was ever anywhere to be seen on any non-family member's list of five people they'd love to have dinner with. Therefore, judging strictly off his sideline mannerisms, I could imagine there being a small hint of truth to him suffering through more uncommonly prolonged silences amongst those with which he lacks a common ground - be they black, white, or creative in game-planning. Of course, as evidenced by the claim of jealousy at the end of that video, I could also see David Irving being full of something that has a more distinct smell than smoke, so I'm just going to assume it's some relatively harmless combination of the two.
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