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Who Is Responsible For The Cowboys' 2015 Debacle? The BTB Staff Debates
By Tom Ryle
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015...jason-garrett-tony-romo-dez-bryant-greg-hardy
It is no surprise that the topic of Jason Garrett being on a hot seat has found new life. With the complete reversal of fortune for the Dallas Cowboys this season, it is natural to look for the head coach to take the fall, especially given that the owner, Jerry Jones, is not likely to fire his general manager, Jerry Jones. Garrett and his assistant coaches surely are bracing for some rather testy post-season discussions of just what went wrong. It is not out of the realm of possibility to think that those discussions may wind up being exit interviews if Jones decides he needs to make some changes.
And that probably would be a mistake. Because the disaster that this season has become was set up almost entirely by decisions made about personnel, which is largely outside the control of the coaching staff.
To be honest, blame may not be the right word here, because at least part of the chain of dominoes that fell were set up by doing some things correctly. A better way to put it is that the responsibility for things falls primarily on the front office, which also includes Stephen Jones and Will McClay. The coaches certainly could have done better, but they were hamstrung by the material they were given to work with.
We got into a heated discussion of this around the BTB virtual watercooler. There were so many good ideas flowing around, we decided I would just bring you the best parts of it to share with you...
By Tom Ryle
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015...jason-garrett-tony-romo-dez-bryant-greg-hardy
It is no surprise that the topic of Jason Garrett being on a hot seat has found new life. With the complete reversal of fortune for the Dallas Cowboys this season, it is natural to look for the head coach to take the fall, especially given that the owner, Jerry Jones, is not likely to fire his general manager, Jerry Jones. Garrett and his assistant coaches surely are bracing for some rather testy post-season discussions of just what went wrong. It is not out of the realm of possibility to think that those discussions may wind up being exit interviews if Jones decides he needs to make some changes.
And that probably would be a mistake. Because the disaster that this season has become was set up almost entirely by decisions made about personnel, which is largely outside the control of the coaching staff.
To be honest, blame may not be the right word here, because at least part of the chain of dominoes that fell were set up by doing some things correctly. A better way to put it is that the responsibility for things falls primarily on the front office, which also includes Stephen Jones and Will McClay. The coaches certainly could have done better, but they were hamstrung by the material they were given to work with.
We got into a heated discussion of this around the BTB virtual watercooler. There were so many good ideas flowing around, we decided I would just bring you the best parts of it to share with you...
