Agree on bolded! He has never been a good coach. He could have been gone 3-4 times in 10 years for his mistakes. My main point is somewhere in this season I noticed a Jerry issue that seemed magnified by 1000 more than I thought before. It's a frustrating thought because you are still fearful of any one small thing that will allow the JG/Jerry structure to stay the same. All of it together just weakens the organization.
I'll give you my opinion on this whole thing, going back to last year.
I think they would have fired Garrett if they felt there was a decent alternative. I firmly believe that they looked into Sean Payton, and hope they could have somehow gotten him. Jones' own comments during last year's playoffs alluded to something going on there.
When that didn't materialize, I think they looked at other candidates and saw no one better. At that point, the decision was made to keep their options open and let him coach out the final year. Make or break, do or die. And then Payton repulsed in New Orleans and broke their hearts.
But when they heard Urban Meyer's comments? I think they were pleasantly surprised and had their eyes opened. And I think they responded by investigating and sending out feelers. This undoubtedly made its way back to Garrett, and he and his agent responded with the 'Giants rumor'.
And notice how this team fractured from that point forward? As Jones and Garrett's relationship fractured, so has this team. Timing and opportunity have resulted in another wasted season and a trainwreck finish to the wasted Garrett era.
