Payton hadn’t made a name for himself at that time, nor was the head coach dealing with a GM taking more control than he should. Payton is in an entirely different position now.
That's why Payton gets more money and more control based on those conditions previously outlined. It cracks me up how much people say Garrett is untouchable yet such a clown in the same breath. Then any other coach would never want to come here because it's dysfunctional and they won't want to deal with Jerry. But as a coach wouldn't you want to be secure and "untouchable"? Paid? Have input on your personnel, players and there's no GM, then owner over your head. Like the GM has to report to the owner and the owner has to sign off. Fans realize that right? No they don't.
I'm not saying Jerry's way of running his $5 billion plus franchise that historically has 5 championships to boast is right. But i think fans need to chill a bit with the talk of how everyone is stupid and nobody wants to come here.
I got news for everybody, the whole league has to deal with Jerry and there is really no choice, even the owners. He's the most influential owner in the entire league and people think he can't get any top 3 available coach of his choosing? Then Will McClay is the GM half the league wants to hire as their GM but he's so happy to stay here get paid and have a lesser title?
You don't think Kris Richard couldn't get a DC contract and title and leave elsewhere? He's not though. Why? Right.
Not 1 player has complained about Jerry. I loved Jimmy and we could have won 4-5 championships if he was still here and everything could stay together. But Jimmy's best season with the Dolphins and a HOF QB was 10-6 and a 2-3 playoff record. He is the coach that put that stigma out about Jerry which a bunch of it is true. The big shots coming in and the hype. Yes, that's the Dallas Cowboys he bought and developed to be. Every team has it's own genuine culture. Every team. Ours happens to be a $5 billion culture in a time where players want to get paid more than ever but are capped so the coaching is the edge and boy oh boy would they like to get paid as much also.
Gruden: 10 years $100 million guaranteed. Sure he left the booth and went back to coach for the organization that traded him away.