Where does Jason Garrett belong in the ranks of NFL head coaches?

[waving monkey]

The Cowboys will open up their 2017 season with the reigning Coach of the Year roaming the sidelines. Despite this, there are a lot of folks that just aren’t convinced yet as Jason Garrett only has one playoff win in seven seasons as the leading man. Still, Garrett has been improving as the head coach. After three consecutive 8-8 seasons, Garrett’s Cowboys rose to 12-4 in 2014. That was in part due to an MVP-caliber performance by Tony Romo. In 2015, everything went south after Romo’s clavicle injury in week two and the Cowboys dropped to 4-12.


However, under the same circumstances of Romo going down early, the Cowboys rode two rookie sensations in quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott to 13-3 in 2016. Garrett was instrumental in helping the rookie Prescott usher in a new era of the Dallas Cowboys. With the help of his lieutenants, Scott Linehan and quarterback’s coach Wade Wilson, they have built one of the deadliest offenses in the NFL.

Although Garrett has been building towards a consistent winner, Cowboys fans don’t let him off the hook that easy. With five Super Bowl wins since 1960 but zero in the last 22 years, Garrett will have to take full advantage of the team he’s constructing now to change some minds. So, where should Garrett rank as a head coach in this league today? Of course, he doesn’t have the skins on the wall like Bill Belichick but he also hasn’t been a head coach for 22 years.

link/https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...-the-ranks-of-nfl-head-coaches-dallas-cowboys

 

[MileyDancer]

In the middle, where's he's been his entire life.

.500

 

[CowboyRoy]

The Cowboys will open up their 2017 season with the reigning Coach of the Year roaming the sidelines. Despite this, there are a lot of folks that just aren’t convinced yet as Jason Garrett only has one playoff win in seven seasons as the leading man. Still, Garrett has been improving as the head coach. After three consecutive 8-8 seasons, Garrett’s Cowboys rose to 12-4 in 2014. That was in part due to an MVP-caliber performance by Tony Romo. In 2015, everything went south after Romo’s clavicle injury in week two and the Cowboys dropped to 4-12.


However, under the same circumstances of Romo going down early, the Cowboys rode two rookie sensations in quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott to 13-3 in 2016. Garrett was instrumental in helping the rookie Prescott usher in a new era of the Dallas Cowboys. With the help of his lieutenants, Scott Linehan and quarterback’s coach Wade Wilson, they have built one of the deadliest offenses in the NFL.

Although Garrett has been building towards a consistent winner, Cowboys fans don’t let him off the hook that easy. With five Super Bowl wins since 1960 but zero in the last 22 years, Garrett will have to take full advantage of the team he’s constructing now to change some minds. So, where should Garrett rank as a head coach in this league today? Of course, he doesn’t have the skins on the wall like Bill Belichick but he also hasn’t been a head coach for 22 years.

link/https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...-the-ranks-of-nfl-head-coaches-dallas-cowboys

And the reasoning of this entire article is based on team success and tenure.

What would this article have looked like two years ago when we went 4-12?

Garrett has a limited role here. Its boiled down to team chemistry, playing hard, team preparation, and clock management. He fails time and time again at the two most later roles when it counts most.

Quite frankly if the Cowboys hadnt gotten lucky on Romo for 8 years and now Dak, this clown couldnt coach himself out of a paper bag. Garrett is far and away one of the bottom half coaches in the NFL. In his 10 years as our OC and HC he has never proven me wrong. Garrett has no business coaching in the NFL. Unless you give him what any of 100 coaches could have success with...............one of the most talented rosters in the NFL.

Garrett is the equivalent of a RB behind the Cowboys Oline. Any of 30 top RBs could rush for 1400 yards given 300 carries.

Garrett is the RB equivalent of Darren McChicken.

 

[erod]

There's Belichick and 31 other guys.

NFL head coaches are a dime a dozen except for in New England.

And even he depends on Brady.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Wasn't there a ranking on NFL.com just 2 weeks ago?

Damn the off season just keeps on dragging by.

EDIT....

Last year he was #17: http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000671714

This year he is #13: http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000816560

 

[bigbob]

Fans are either too hard on him ?
Or think he is fantastic!
I think he is OK but has been poor in playoffs.
So 13 is about right till he does better in playoffs.

 

[waving monkey]

Wasn't there a ranking on NFL.com just 2 weeks ago?

Damn the off season just keeps on dragging by.

EDIT....

Last year he was #17: http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000671714

This year he is #13: http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000816560

Wasn't there a ranking on NFL.com just 2 weeks ago?

Damn the off season just keeps on dragging by.

EDIT....

Last year he was #17: http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000671714

This year he is #13: http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000816560

Yea there was I just thought there hadn't been much mud slung this off season so this was a fresh opportunity.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

He's mediocre until he proves otherwise. Put together back to back great seasons. Win more than once every couple of years in the playoffs and then we'll talk.

 

[Pants]

1. Bellicheat
2. - 32. = throw them up in the air and see where they land based on previous season's records

 

[visionary]

And the reasoning of this entire article is based on team success and tenure.

What would this article have looked like two years ago when we went 4-12?

Garrett has a limited role here. Its boiled down to team chemistry, playing hard, team preparation, and clock management. He fails time and time again at the two most later roles when it counts most.

Quite frankly if the Cowboys hadnt gotten lucky on Romo for 8 years and now Dak, this clown couldnt coach himself out of a paper bag. Garrett is far and away one of the bottom half coaches in the NFL. In his 10 years as our OC and HC he has never proven me wrong. Garrett has no business coaching in the NFL. Unless you give him what any of 100 coaches could have success with...............one of the most talented rosters in the NFL.

Garrett is the equivalent of a RB behind the Cowboys Oline. Any of 30 top RBs could rush for 1400 yards given 300 carries.

Garrett is the RB equivalent of Darren McChicken.

Agree
Garrett is in the bottom third of NFL HCs after 6 years of "training"

 

[Sarge]

It all depends on what aspect of coaching you are referring to. He is very good at some things, average at others and below average at some other things.

 

[cowboyblue22]

until he and his teams prove different in winning consistently against the better teams in the regular season and playoffs he is a about middle of the pack as a head coach the playoff success is where your reputation is earned

 

[DenCWBY]

In the middle, where's he's been his entire life.

.500

Some successful head coaches work through the ranks and become successful at the NFL level with their own guys (around them). They build it around their own proven system and if it works for the most part, they get to keep coaching.
Although JG had a built in job as NFL OC, I do not believe he ever "earned" any kind of notable successes on his own as a leader. JG never had to work through the ranks to establish himself or build it with his own guys. That's not his fault but I think that has hurt him especially with a meddling owner. Of course, JG might not be at the caliber he is without all the help Jerry has given him. Until JG coaches in a few championship games or beyond, I think he'll always carry the stigma as a "born with a silver spoon" guy.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

It all depends on what aspect of coaching you are referring to. He is very good at some things, average at others and below average at some other things.

Got to be honest, I am struggling to find something meaningful that he is very good at.

 

[Sarge]

Got to be honest, I am struggling to find something meaningful that he is very good at.

Hes very good at getting the most out of his players, good season or bad. They don't give up on him.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Hes very good at getting the most out of his players, good season or bad. They don't give up on him.

And the players seem to like him and respect him. Honestly it's the game day coaching and clock management I have the most trouble with.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I think he's in the Middle, at this point. He could make the jump to the top 10 but he has to get much better at situational adjustments and game management. Those to areas, IMO, are still areas that need to be improved upon.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

In the middle, where's he's been his entire life.

.500

This...to the dismay of those who hate on him and those who fawn over him.

 

[RoboQB]

And the players seem to like him and respect him. Honestly it's the game day coaching and clock management I have the most trouble with.

Also, it sure would be nice to see the team NOT come out flat after a week off.
I do think he's on the rise though. Maybe this will be the year it all comes together.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

"It's a process".

The offense is playoff quality already, the next step would be acquiring the necessary difference makers on defense that will put the team in contention. Some people want to see dazzling feats of clever coaching, but their hands are tied until that defense is squared away. Once this team is balanced we'll see if Garrett has what it takes to put them over the top,,, as it stands now I'd say he's clearly building a stable program that should be competitive for years to come.