Uncertainty still looms over Jason Garrett in Dallas

[Midswat]

Posted by Mike Florio on January 16, 2013, 9:22 AM EST


The news that Cowboys tight ends coach John Garrett has applied for the head-coaching job at Delaware meshes with a weekend report from ESPN’s Chris Mortensen that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is pushing coach Jason Garrett to give up play-calling duties and possibly to fire his brother, John.

Per Mort, John Garrett has been calling around the league for other jobs; the effort to become the head coach at Delaware may simply be another example of John Garrett looking for a landing spot.

The deeper question remains whether Jones is trying to craft a pretext for parting ways with Jason Garrett. It’s one thing for Jerry Jones to flat-out fire Jason Garrett. It’s another thing for Jones to want Jason Garrett to make changes, for Jason Garrett to decline, and for the two men to decide as a matter of basic business realities that they simply can’t work together.

It appears less rash and impulsive if the end result appears (or at least plausibly can be sold) as mutual. Even if it really isn’t.

 

[GloryDaysRBack]

hack werder says no...we can hope

would people love or loathe a chucky/kiffin combo?

 

[dbair1967]

I'd love to see Gruden here, just think Jones is a retard for not pulling the plug on Garrett already. Its obvious he doesnt realyl want him to be the HC anymore, so just let him go already.

Holmgren would be plan B I suspect.

 

[Midswat]

I'd buy into Gruden here. I think it would net immediate results.

Long term, we'd probably return to mediocracy. But I think Gruden significantly increases this cores chance of getting a SB ring.

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

I wish they make some decision instead of keeping this story going.

 

[Freddie]

There is no decision to be made. Don't buy into media drivel. That simple.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

Nothing to see here. According to those "in the know" at another site, John has been in talks with Jason about wanting to move on to a college HC gig anyway.

Drama fabricated by the media, fo sho.