Watkins: Jones should extend Garrett now

[Nirvana]

The New York Jets made a statement today with the contract extension for coach Rex Ryan.

Ryan was entering the final year of his contract with the Jets and owner Woody Johnson felt it was best to give him a multiyear deal.

The Dallas Cowboys' coach, Jason Garrett, enters the final year of his contract and will return. However, there's been no word on giving him a contract extension.

This has placed Garrett into a lame duck status. Jerry Jones disagrees about lame duck statuses because his thought process is every player and coach is fighting for a job every year regardless of length of contract.

It's probably true, but when you're trying to fix a franchise that's missed the playoffs the last four seasons, long-term stability is important. The Cowboys need that from Garrett but last year, Jones took power away from his head coach when he fired the defensive coordinator and made him give up the offensive play calling duties.

Jones has given Garrett three seasons to move the franchise forward and all it's gotten him is .500.

But Jones believes in Garrett and if that's the case, give him another year on his contract.

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lame duck
n
1. a person or thing that is disabled or ineffectual

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (modifier) US designating a term of office after which the officeholder will not run for re-election
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I take issue with the notion that Garrett is made ineffectual with the lack of a contract extension right now. If the team can't play hard for a coach, regardless of contract, then that is on the coach. And in that case, he SHOULD be replaced.

I want to see Garrett earn his extension. So far, he has not.

 

[big dog cowboy]

This should be fun.

 

[Miller]

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

If Jerry thinks he should be the head coach, then fine extend him, but damn if it goes as badly next year as many believe, then he is basically just gifting the boy wonder a few extra million to sit at home in 2015 as he will be canned.

 

[Idgit]

People misunderstand what a lame duck is. If you can earn an extension by performing, you're not a lame duck.

 

[WoodysGirl]

People misunderstand what a lame duck is. If you can earn an extension by performing, you're not a lame duck.

Ron Rivera was a lame duck if I'm not mistaken and was totally on the hot seat at the beginning of the season. If JG can turn the team around as Rivera did, then I'm all for a Rex Ryan extension.

 

[theebs]

Ron Rivera was a lame duck if I'm not mistaken and was totally on the hot seat at the beginning of the season. If JG can turn the team around as Rivera did, then I'm all for a Rex Ryan extension.

Little different though because the players like rivera and many did not like chudzinski....So with him leaving and rivera hiring a new OC it kind of changed things.

Rivera also is building a team around a young qb and again I think that was the source of the frustration there, many thought they should be getting better play out of newton and the offense. This year they did.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Little different though because the players like rivera and many did not like chudzinski....So with him leaving and rivera hiring a new OC it kind of changed things.

Rivera also is building a team around a young qb and again I think that was the source of the frustration there, many thought they should be getting better play out of newton and the offense. This year they did.

Circumstances are different, but doesn't mean the team's expectations of JG are any different. JG hasn't lost the team, but he is truly on the hot seat, same as Rivera was. He has to get this team to the postseason...and to be honest, I'd hope his ability to stay isn't based on him squeaking into the playoffs either. Team needs to play well down the stretch and not get by on a weak division.

 

[Carolina Cowboy]

Toby sucks.

 

[cowboyfan4life2]

Has watkins lost his mind? Ya lets reward a guy who has gone 8-8 three straight years, makes sense.

At least rex ryan has accomplished something in his coaching tenure

 

[casmith07]

Just fire him now. Inconsistency is the hallmark of success. Ask Bill Gates. Ask Robert Kraft.

 

[Crown Royal]

He didn't give Parcells an extension because he didn't feel that over 4 years one was earned. He reached the playoffs twice.

I don't think Garrett justifies one yet.

 

[casmith07]

Parcells quit before he could even consider offering him one.

 

[MRV52]

Watkins get off the meth. We don't give trainees that finish .500 and never make the playoffs contract extensions. Red should have been shown the door never mind extending him.

 

[egn22]

this had me dying

 

[Crown Royal]

Parcells quit before he could even consider offering him one.

What? Parcells didn't quit until like January or something? I remember reading that he wanted an extension with more cash but Jones didn't want to pay it.

 

[Kevinicus]

What? Parcells didn't quit until like January or something? I remember reading that he wanted an extension with more cash but Jones didn't want to pay it.

The team was still playing in January. I don't think he quit that long after the season. I remember Jones wanting to resign him, but he retired.

 

[pjtoadie]

 

[Chocolate Lab]

You can see it right now, the next coach here is going to get all kinds of crap from the media. They love their little Jason.

 

[perrykemp]

Is this some kind of sick joke?