Of course you'd say that. Any possible way to deflect blame from Garrett and blame it on Jerry instead, right?
I'm certainly no Jerry defender, but Garrett has earned his own blame. He's leached off of the Cowboys for 13 years and Jerry made him a multi millionaire, while receiving very little to show for it in return.
Jerry didn't "mishandle" the situation, there were reports that Garrett wouldn't leave. Why do you think they kept having meetings?
I suppose you think the Cowboys wanted him to stay and wouldn't let him go???
Do you really think Garrett didn't know he was being fired? If you think Garrett was caught by surprise by this, you haven't been paying attention.