The Dignity Theory

[Omegasupreme]

Stephen Jones said a few weeks ago that they want Jason to be a part of the team going forward but he mentioned something about Jason's decisions being important too. A lot could be read into what that means from whether Jason coaches the team to lose to whether Jason is going to fight for a larger scale contract.

But let's look at the Dignity theory.

If Jason's role has been gradually reduced and Linehan is getting credit for "making Romo's job easier", managing leads, not giving up on the running game too early, and adjusting during games, then it's truly indicting that Jason's influence as a tactician or coordinator was a disability to the team.

If Jason is being coached on how to be a coach. If he is being portrayed in the media by his GM-owner as a sharp little puppet who eventually will turn into something.

If he has very little input into FAs or draft picks now that his infamous RKG and system players has failed.

If the team goes and wins a Super Bowl in the year that Jason has done the least to coach the team directly, and indirectly helped the team by being disallowed from truly manufacturing victories.

If all of these things awe the case, there is a good chance that what Stephen Jones was referring to about Jason's decision is that Jason may not want to be a part of this anymore. He may just end his contract and move on. My guess would be a college team so that the Jones's don't hate him.

But desiring to continue coaching without dignity might not be something Jason wants to do.

He might just leave on his own.

 

[Iamtdg]

I don't think there is any damn way he leaves here. He is getting paid very well, and he has it very easy. Also, I think he knows he can't succeed without all the help he has been afforded here, so that would be weighing on his mind as well.

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

Yeah, he'd be an absolute idiot to leave an adoring local press, competent coaches, and, most of all, a franchise QB. Although I do think his ego is big enough that he really believes most of this year is due to his great coaching.

I used to LMAO when it looked like Coughlin might be out and some people suggested the Giants going after him because he has such strong NY ties. Nothing would be greater than watching him flounder there as we kicked his ass twice a year.

 

[Midswat]

I don't think he leaves here. And I dont think Jerry would let him. All goes back to how much fun Jerry is having.

Now the press is recognizing Jerry as this good GM and shit. Same guy who back in April flipped his shit over not taking Manzel. Now he's a good GM? Jerry is loving this. He's getting the credit he so so so so so desperately longs for, he doesn't have to walk on egg shells, and the team is winning.

No doubt Jason has been neutered, but couple the paycheck with the basically lifetime job security and he'd be a fool to walk away.

 

[Doomsday]

He's in at 4am every morning, putting in the hours and the work. He's getting wrinkled and his hair is going white. He is working his butt off for success and I believe his own ego is in check. Whatever it takes to win, he's okay with even if it means he is a figurehead or a puppet.

He stays and gets a big new long term deal, regardless of playoff success.

 

[yimyammer]

Doom!

Its fascinating how widely divergent opinions are about what Garrett does or doesn't do

 

[Doomsday]

Just look at the guy compared to only two years ago. Like a US President, he is going gray and wrinkling up. That's coming from somewhere.

 

[junk]

Interesting theory, but I don't think he goes anywhere either.

I'll actually give Garrett some credit. He has this team playing hard and focusing on one game at a time. They don't quit and they're playing with energy. Now, you could argue that might be something else (very few people playing on those big money fat cat contracts......lots of people playing for a contract this year), but I still think he's improved the team in this area.

What frustrates me is that obvious shortcomings he has had as an OC. I know the CZ mantra is that Jerry forced him to be a playcaller, etc. I don't buy it. He wanted that and didn't give up until he was forced to. I still think Reeves was initiated by Wade and Garrett whined to Jerry to put the kibosh on it. The sad thing is, that is exactly what he needed.

The sadder thing is that it seems even the team was thinking about getting some training wheels for Garrett as far back as 2009. I think my biggest issue is that Garrett probably wasted teams that were arguably more talented than this year's simply because of his horrible playcalling.

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[Doomsday]

I do believe we are seeing a player buy-in. Once you get that buy-in you have done a very good job as HC.

 

[dbair1967]

Cabal gotta Cabal

 

[cmd34]

Homo gotta homo.

I meant homer gotta homer.


No, I was right the first time.

 

[dbair1967]

Homo gotta homo.

We won't hold that against you though