Sad part is that it's been going on under the GM's nose for this long. If any of us we're asked to coach the DC at that pay level, I imagine 99% of us would follow in JG's footsteps. He was a puppet for JJ (the sox to jocks owner) to coach from his perch in his stadium. We'd all like to think we're good at what we do and JG probably thought he could be successful despite his own shortcomings and the FO that has no clue but failed. I don't blame JG for trying. He's probably much happier now in his gig in the shadows, out of the spotlight. Will certainly add a little more to the games against the NYG.
I think Jerry got stuck on a grand vision of an ex player from the 90's dynasty coming back to coach the team to greatness and becoming the next Landry. Garrett was the only available option that was coming up the coaching ranks and could fulfill that dream scenario. Jerry was fixated on that being his final legacy and he held onto it until the end making excuses for Garrett and trying to manipulate the coaching staff to prop Garrett up.
Garrett is likeable but not a leader of men and is just not a championship caliber NFL head coach. He is simply too stubborn or incapable of change and adapting which makes him easily outcoached in late season and playoff games where everything is on the line. He also is undeniably incapable of getting a team mentally prepared and focused for a sustained run to a championship. Too many distractions and loose ends that he was never able to get under control and put an end to. It probably wasn't all his fault but he wasn't man or coach enough to fix any of it.
I think it's worse than that. I think he's incapable of coaching at an NFL level.I think Jerry got stuck on a grand vision of an ex player from the 90's dynasty coming back to coach the team to greatness and becoming the next Landry. Garrett was the only available option that was coming up the coaching ranks and could fulfill that dream scenario. Jerry was fixated on that being his final legacy and he held onto it until the end making excuses for Garrett and trying to manipulate the coaching staff to prop Garrett up. Garrett is likeable but not a leader of men and is just not a championship caliber NFL head coach. He is simply too stubborn or incapable of change and adapting which makes him easily outcoached in late season and playoff games where everything is on the line. He also is undeniably incapable of getting a team mentally prepared and focused for a sustained run to a championship. Too many distractions and loose ends that he was never able to get under control and put an end to. It probably wasn't all his fault but he wasn't man or coach enough to fix any of it.
Yes, for far too long, Jerry held onto the picture he had in his head of Garrett becoming 'his Landry" and coaching for twenty years. In the process, wasting a decade of this franchise and many players careers.
I will say that things might have turned out much differently if the transition went from Parcells to Sean Payton when it could have, that timing really hurt this franchise. But Jones got it totally wrong on Garrett, he isn't and never was head coaching material.
His legacy will be one of disappointment and underachievement, a team that often had the talent, but never played up to it due to deficiencies in coaching. That doesn't make him a bad person, just a bad head coach.
I think part of his problem is the same mistake you see in a lot of old coaches. They stubbornly stick to their own systems that the rest of the NFL has evolved beyond...that's why a lot of coaches have a shelf life..the refuse to adapt.
Just watch how they do it.
They run their mouth like they're experts and know everything and then they "post less" after they totally embarrass themselves and render everything they have to say from that point forward as meaningless and without merit. But even then, they blame it on "negativity" or anyone other than themselves. Zero personal accountability and the complete inability to ever admit that they were wrong. It's becoming a more and more common character defect.
Or else no one else here is as obsessed with Garrett as you are.
Your post implies that there were posters here saying Garrett shouldn't be fired, can you link to them? Because in the real world that never happened.
I imply no such thing. Do better than trying to create a strawman argument.
I think Jerry got stuck on a grand vision of an ex player from the 90's dynasty coming back to coach the team to greatness and becoming the next Landry. Garrett was the only available option that was coming up the coaching ranks and could fulfill that dream scenario. Jerry was fixated on that being his final legacy and he held onto it until the end making excuses for Garrett and trying to manipulate the coaching staff to prop Garrett up. Garrett is likeable but not a leader of men and is just not a championship caliber NFL head coach. He is simply too stubborn or incapable of change and adapting which makes him easily outcoached in late season and playoff games where everything is on the line. He also is undeniably incapable of getting a team mentally prepared and focused for a sustained run to a championship. Too many distractions and loose ends that he was never able to get under control and put an end to. It probably wasn't all his fault but he wasn't man or coach enough to fix any of it.
You did, but you will never admit that.
So be specific, who embarrassed themselves and on what points?
There were a few. Toward the end, you didn't hear much from them any more.Or else no one else here is as obsessed with Garrett as you are. Your post implies that there were posters here saying Garrett shouldn't be fired, can you link to them? Because in the real world that never happened.
There were a few. Toward the end, you didn't hear much from them any more.
There were a few. Toward the end, you didn't hear much from them any more.
I'll call you out specifically. You've made a career out of defending the clown and looking dumb. Look down at the bottom of every post you're making for proof and that sig line you're currently saddled with.
Simple fact is that Garrett met Jerry’s prime requirement: submission.
The Sig Line bet is also that Garrett will have a HC job next year
and most people here said he wouldn't work in the NFL ever again.
You are the guy that said Garrett should have been fired after the 2015 season where the team went 13-3 and he won Coach of the Year.
An objective person wouldn't say that is me "defending a clown", they would say that is you being "borderline psychotic".
He's gone and most wanted him gone, a very large majority, can we just let him go?
And please, if you're going to use former players as authorities, don't pick one stupid enough to get caught twice with a load of pot in the same van in the same area just weeks apart and a guy the was a reality show football player.
Part of the reason some wanted him gone was they were tired of talking about him. How can we miss him if y'all won't let him go?
Blaming a lack of execution and inconsistent play solely on the HC is one of the dumbest ideas in a long time. If they played at a high level at all, did they not prove they were capable of that? And what about Parcells failure, did he scar the team as well.
Former players blaming coaching, what a revelation.