Why Jason Garrett? Top 10 reasons.

[SDogo]

1) 3, 13 and 3: The offensive ranking of the Cowboys with Garrett as OC

2) Familiarity: Former Cowboys player in the Jerry Jones era, brother is TE coach, father was Cowboys scout in the Jerry Jones era.

3) Sean Payton: A performance Jerry does not want to repeat

4) Money: 2 ways, Jerry's wallet is a little thin right now and Jason is already getting paid like a HC.

5) Control: Jerry needs to have his hands in the batter. Garrett allows him to play in the kitchen.

6) Change: Garrett is not going to want to change players, bring in his own guys, revamp the whole staff and change offensive and defensive philosophies.

7) Support: The few people that have Jerry's ear all support Garrett.

8) Age Is All The Rage: It's a popular trend in the NFL. It seems to be working. Young coaches are all the rage.

9) Romo: Franchise QB has a great relationship with Garrett. Even Jones does not want to mess with that.

10) I Told You So: Jerry does not give up on pet projects easily. He has been preaching to the world the brilliance of Garrett and has backed it up with financial investment. He's not going to give up now that he has his chance to put his beliefs on the front line.

 

[Hagman]

Most of these are reasons we should not hire Garrett, especially Nos. 5 and 6. Sadly, they are reasons why Jerry probably will.......

 

[SDogo]

Most of these are reasons we should not hire Garrett, especially Nos. 5 and 6. Sadly, they are reasons why Jerry probably will.......

That's a Jerry Jones list....in other words, Congrats Jason Garrett,

 

[Yeagermeister]

1) 3, 13 and 3: The offensive ranking of the Cowboys with Garrett as OC

2) Familiarity: Former Cowboys player in the Jerry Jones era, brother is TE coach, father was Cowboys scout in the Jerry Jones era.

3) Sean Payton: A performance Jerry does not want to repeat

4) Money: 2 ways, Jerry's wallet is a little thin right now and Jason is already getting paid like a HC.

5) Control: Jerry needs to have his hands in the batter. Garrett allows him to play in the kitchen.

6) Change: Garrett is not going to want to change players, bring in his own guys, revamp the whole staff and change offensive and defensive philosophies.

7) Support: The few people that have Jerry's ear all support Garrett.

8) Age Is All The Rage: It's a popular trend in the NFL. It seems to be working. Young coaches are all the rage.

9) Romo: Franchise QB has a great relationship with Garrett. Even Jones does not want to mess with that.

10) I Told You So: Jerry does not give up on pet projects easily. He has been preaching to the world the brilliance of Garrett and has backed it up with financial investment. He's not going to give up now that he has his chance to put his beliefs on the front line.

The only thing on that list that matters to Jerry.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Yes all of those reasons seem to fly by some people who are talking this coach or that coach as the next HC.

It is not what many of us want, but it is logically to figure out who the next cowboys HC will be...Jerry logic.

Although anything can happen, Jerry can change his mind and so on.

 

[Hoofbite]

Yes all of those reasons seem to fly by some people who are talking this coach or that coach as the next HC.

It is not what many of us want, but it is logically to figure out who the next cowboys HC will be...Jerry logic.

Although anything can happen, Jerry can change his mind and so on.

Anything can happen but I think its pretty much in stone and I'm not too pleased about it.

Garrett's been here as long as Wade and is just as responsible for the collapses as Wade. If you're going to condemn the criminal, you have to condemn the accomplice.

 

[dbair1967]

I've been a big Garrett supporter, and I do believe he's gonna be a good HC eventually.

But I dont believe he's a lock to be HC here. Especially if we lose out and/or miss the playoffs.

 

[SDogo]

I've been a big Garrett supporter, and I do believe he's gonna be a good HC eventually.

But I dont believe he's a lock to be HC here. Especially if we lose out and/or miss the playoffs.

I guess over the next 3 months we will find out. I cant see Dallas entering the month of March with out a HC in place.

 

[dbair1967]

I guess over the next 3 months we will find out. I cant see Dallas entering the month of March with out a HC in place.

I think it will happen fast. Wade should be kicked out the day after the season is over, and Jones probably already has a short list. And the names on that list are probably Garrett, Shanahan, Holmgren (who probably doesnt want to coach) and maybe a couple others. Within two weeks there will be a new HC.

 

[casmith07]

If Jerry Jones promotes Ray Sherman to offensive coordinator or something of that nature, then I will not be that upset with Jason Garrett as the head coach.

If Garrett continues calling the plays, it will only be more of the same. Great new schemes that work through the first 10 weeks, and then the film is out.

 

[casmith07]

I think it will happen fast. Wade should be kicked out the day after the season is over, and Jones probably already has a short list. And the names on that list are probably Garrett, Shanahan, Holmgren (who probably doesnt want to coach) and maybe a couple others. Within two weeks there will be a new HC.

Holmgren doesn't want to coach - he's already stated he wants to operate in a kind of GM-type role like Parcells in Miami.

 

[dbair1967]

Holmgren doesn't want to coach - he's already stated he wants to operate in a kind of GM-type role like Parcells in Miami.

Yeah thats what I thought.

 

[DallasEast]

1) 3, 13 and 3: The offensive ranking of the Cowboys with Garrett as OC

2) Familiarity: Former Cowboys player in the Jerry Jones era, brother is TE coach, father was Cowboys scout in the Jerry Jones era.

3) Sean Payton: A performance Jerry does not want to repeat

4) Money: 2 ways, Jerry's wallet is a little thin right now and Jason is already getting paid like a HC.

5) Control: Jerry needs to have his hands in the batter. Garrett allows him to play in the kitchen.

6) Change: Garrett is not going to want to change players, bring in his own guys, revamp the whole staff and change offensive and defensive philosophies.

7) Support: The few people that have Jerry's ear all support Garrett.

8) Age Is All The Rage: It's a popular trend in the NFL. It seems to be working. Young coaches are all the rage.

9) Romo: Franchise QB has a great relationship with Garrett. Even Jones does not want to mess with that.

10) I Told You So: Jerry does not give up on pet projects easily. He has been preaching to the world the brilliance of Garrett and has backed it up with financial investment. He's not going to give up now that he has his chance to put his beliefs on the front line.

That's a damn good post. Practically everyone has opinions about what type of changes should take place, but seldom do people take the time for assuming what Jerry Jones would probably do based on his past history.

 

[Gaede]

I've been bashing Garrett all year. I think he's too predictable (shotgun=pass, under center=run) and I would rather the Cowboys get someone else who has a better feel for the game.

That being said, I wouldn't hate him being the HC. It's become clear to me that the problems on this team are defensive. Garrett doesn't keep this team from winning games--the defense does. When the game is on the line, I really do believe the offense can win for us. When there's two minutes left, I always have confidence in the offense. I feel like they can, and will, score anytime they really have to. (Although, I think this confidence may jsut be because we have Tony Romo!)...But the same is not so for the defense. In fact, it's the opposite. When the game is on the line, I have ZERO confidence in the defense to a)make a play and b)even STOP a play. They're reliably unreliable.

I used to think Payton was a problem in Dallas, just like I've been thinking Garrett is the problem. I have no problem admitting that I was wrong on him, so maybe Garrett isn't as bad as I fear. There's always things going on that we don't see. I would have NEVER thought Payton would be where he is now, that Sparano would be a pretty good coach and that Zimmer would be any good at all. So who knows? All I know right now is that Wade is a problem and a lame duck...

 

[DallasEast]

I guess over the next 3 months we will find out. I cant see Dallas entering the month of March with out a HC in place.

The last coaching change is a good example. Jerry Jones began a head coaching search in January and landed Wade Phillips in February.

One thing which has been discounted at times is that before Jones hired Phillips, he had already signed Jason Garrett on as offensive coordinator. Jones enjoys handpicking his coaching staff. I said it back then and I will say it now that I totally disagree with that approach.

Whether they succeed or fail, my philosophy has always been that a head coach should establish their own staffs which they are most comfortable with. I believe that policy creates a coaching environment where everyone involved is more of the same mindset and a single objective. Should Garrett ascend to the head coaching position, I hope that Jones will take the atypical approach and allow him the opportunity for hand-picking his own people.

 

[Novacek84]

I don't understand how people here can say Garrett should be a candidate for the HC job. Yes, Phillips is the biggest problem here and never should have been hired because his daddy Bum is a loser (ask the Oilers fans of the 70's) and he's a loser. He has no idea how to prepare a team to win big games. But Garrett has had ample chances to show he's a rising star along the lines of Sean Payton or Mike Tomlin and hasn't gotten it done. Where do I start? How about with the fact that more than one opponent has come away from beating the Cowboys and then saying afterward that they knew what was coming from the offensive huddle. If that's not an indictment of the offensive coordinator then I don't know what is. We have exhibit A from yesterday's SD game in which the same goal line play was run 4 straight times. You wanna say the players didn't want it as bad as the Chargers? Fine. There's some truth there because of creampuff Wade and his preparation but it's up to Garrett to see after three plays that it ain't working and try something else. Look, I don't want Garrett to become the next Payton somewhere else either. But the fact of the matter is you cannot just hand somebody a HC job because of what they might become when they show no ability to make adjustments during a game. Another issue I have with Garrett is the fact that his offenses are touted as being highly ranked, as in the first post of this thread. But yardage rankings mean nothing if the team doesn't score points when they matter most. To me that stems from the fact that Garrett has no identity as a coordinator. Besides the lead draw what is his bread and butter play? He is supposed to be a disciple of Ernie Zampese and Norv Turner, yet where is the slant pass pattern in the playbook? This team won 3 Super Bowls with that slant as a big part of the offense. I know Roy Williams is no Michael Irvin but he is a big body and running slants with him would probably be the best use of him so where is it? Also, what happened to the TE seam pattern that used to be run for big chunks down the middle of the field with Witten? Now he catches 5-7 yard turnarounds the entire game. And why not have a game where Felix Jones gets 20-25 carries to see what he can really do with a full workload? He's obviously the team's best runner, yet after 10 carries he disappears from the offense. The guy can score anytime he touches the ball but is never featured and simply not on the field enough. As Dick Vermiel once said of Larry Johnson, it's time to take the diapers off Jones. He can play if only Garrett would unleash him. Garrett just doesn't seem to be able to use his best personnel to his advantage. I love Barber, but Jones should be the starter at RB. Tashard Choice has shown he can play as well yet the only time he's on the field now is in the Wildcat. Talk about predictable play calling. Every time Choice is on the field the opponent knows the Wildcat is coming. Things like this are why I don't see Garrett as the next coach. He just hasn't proven that his offense is overpowering or imaginative and that's why he was brought here. I know Jerry is clueless and is the wild card here because, as pointed out in the first post of the thread, he has a lot of reasons why he'd want to keep Garrett here. But I just don't agree that you give someone a team with this much talent to a guy who doesn't know how to get the best from it. We have that situation now with Phillips and where has that gotten us? I want Garrett to be the next Payton for this team, I really do. But I just haven't seen any evidence that he will be. If he is kept I hope I am wrong about many things in this post. But somehow I think what I see with my eyes is the real truth.

 

[Cochese]

What a depressing thread.

 

[Hostile]

Good list. I pretty much agree with it.

 

[TheCount]

The only thing on that list that matters to Jerry.

I agree. Great list because it clearly points out the fact that his accession has almost nothing to do with performance or hard work and everything to do with connections (which he's coasted on his entire life) and Jerry's stubbornness, which is why I won't be surprised in the least if he's the next head coach.

 

[Eskimo]

One would hope Jerry has learned his lessons about picking head coaches, but I don't think he has. I don't think Garrett deserves the HC job or the OC job for that matter. He should be the QB coach until he masters that role.