xwalker
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My conclusion is that Garrett has much less control over roster decisions than he had in the past.
I think Stephen Jones has put Garrett in the corner.
I don't think Garrett wanted to cut Dez regardless of what Dez thinks happened. Stephen Jones never wanted to give Dez the mega-contract and Linehan campaigned to dump Dez.
I think that if Garrett was in complete control that he would have convinced Witten to stay.
It also appears that Garrett was against the cut of Dan Bailey.
If I'm correct, I think it's a great sign that things have changed for the better.
It is not ideal to have the front office and head coach not be on the same page; however, Garrett has not earned the trust that is given to coaches like Belicheck.
Only a few Head Coaches have earned the trust to be given complete control of personnel.
Giving complete control to coaches on the hot seat or 1st year coaches could be a disaster for teams.
The Eagles somehow managed to overcome the Chip Kelly debacle; however, that could have been a disaster for them.
Jon Gruden could be creating a huge mess in Oakland. They are making radical decisions before Gruden and his coaching staff have even seen players in a regular season game.
Coaches on the hot seat make high-risk decisions to win now even if it's a bad long term strategy for the team.
Some coaches like Garrett and Marinelli appear to make decisions because they like or dislike a player on a personal level. I think Garrett would have kept Witten forever and paid him whatever was required to keep him including Witten playing 100% of the snaps when he was 45 years old. Nick Golden Cock Hayden would likely still be here if Marinelli was making the decisions.
Even with great coaches teams need to be careful. Some people think Belicheck would sabbatoge the Patriots if he was ready to retire or move on to another team because he is not on great terms with the owner. Jimmy gave a young player to Dave Wannstedt in Chicago because Jimmy figured he would be gone by the time the player developed and he liked reminding Jerry that he was in charge of personnel decisions regardless of what Jerry told the media.
I'm not a Garrett hater and I believe he has done some very good things for the team; however, I don't want him to be the final decision maker for personnel decisions, especially now that Stephen Jones has put him on the hot seat.
I think Stephen Jones has put Garrett in the corner.
I don't think Garrett wanted to cut Dez regardless of what Dez thinks happened. Stephen Jones never wanted to give Dez the mega-contract and Linehan campaigned to dump Dez.
I think that if Garrett was in complete control that he would have convinced Witten to stay.
It also appears that Garrett was against the cut of Dan Bailey.
If I'm correct, I think it's a great sign that things have changed for the better.
It is not ideal to have the front office and head coach not be on the same page; however, Garrett has not earned the trust that is given to coaches like Belicheck.
Only a few Head Coaches have earned the trust to be given complete control of personnel.
Giving complete control to coaches on the hot seat or 1st year coaches could be a disaster for teams.
The Eagles somehow managed to overcome the Chip Kelly debacle; however, that could have been a disaster for them.
Jon Gruden could be creating a huge mess in Oakland. They are making radical decisions before Gruden and his coaching staff have even seen players in a regular season game.
Coaches on the hot seat make high-risk decisions to win now even if it's a bad long term strategy for the team.
Some coaches like Garrett and Marinelli appear to make decisions because they like or dislike a player on a personal level. I think Garrett would have kept Witten forever and paid him whatever was required to keep him including Witten playing 100% of the snaps when he was 45 years old. Nick Golden Cock Hayden would likely still be here if Marinelli was making the decisions.
Even with great coaches teams need to be careful. Some people think Belicheck would sabbatoge the Patriots if he was ready to retire or move on to another team because he is not on great terms with the owner. Jimmy gave a young player to Dave Wannstedt in Chicago because Jimmy figured he would be gone by the time the player developed and he liked reminding Jerry that he was in charge of personnel decisions regardless of what Jerry told the media.
I'm not a Garrett hater and I believe he has done some very good things for the team; however, I don't want him to be the final decision maker for personnel decisions, especially now that Stephen Jones has put him on the hot seat.
