Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is trying different ways to motivate his players during their struggles, and this week it was showing the team some highlights of some of the very best plays over the last couple of seasons.

Right tackle Lael Collins said it was plays from both sides of the ball and it was an attempt from Garrett to try and get his players to understand they have the players to make exceptional plays.

It was like a highlight reel, right tackle Lael Collins said via Todd Archer of ESPN. They were all fantastic plays. Everything went well on them, offense and defense. So it just shows the type of team we have, the players we have. Its just putting it all together so that you see what it looks like when we do it the right way.

This isnt the first time that Garrett has tried this motivational tactic. Earlier in the season when the Cowboys had lost three games in a row, Garrett showed them a highlight tape.

After watching the tape during the week, the team responded by beating the Philadelphia Eagles 37-20 in one of their most impressive games of the season.

I think hes just trying to convey that theres a way in which we need to play, tight end Jason Witten said. We havent played to the level that we expect, and I think it was just a reminder of, this is how we play. A lot of that is like, whether you know football or not, look at these guys and how theyre playing. It was a good reminder to start the week with this is who we are.'

The hope for the Cowboys is that they will respond the same way when they play the Los Angeles Rams at home on Sunday afternoon.

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