Watkins: Jason Garrett's job should be on the line

Jason Garrett's job should be on the line

May, 25, 2013

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By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com


Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones shocked the world in a sense when he said coach Jason Garrett isn't coaching for his job in 2013.

It was a stunning statement from the Cowboys' owner who fired Dave Campo after three consecutive 5-11 seasons and when he said he wouldn't fire a coach in season, did so by letting Wade Phillips go after a 1-7 start in 2010.

Here's what Jones said earlier this year regarding Garrett: "There's a lot of resolve here, but not a lot of patience. Jason senses that."

Now the other day Jones says this about Garrett's job status: "Well, no, no he's not ... to the last question: Is Jason coaching for his job? No. What we're doing is taking the assets that we have, and Jason being right at the top and certainly our premier asset, and we're using them to the best of our ability."

Why the change?

Jones shouldn't change what he said from earlier in the year.

I find it hard to believe if the Cowboys miss the playoffs in 2013 that Garrett will return in 2014. Jones made several changes to Garrett's world in 2013. He told him to get rid of his brother, tight ends coach John Garrett, released defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and talked about taking the play calling duties from him.

How can Jason Garrett believe his job isn't on the line in 2013?

Jones wants the attention to divert from Garrett's job stats, that in realty should be in doubt, to something else. It's Jones' job to distract everyone from the reality of the situation: Jason Garrett's job is on the 2013.

If Jones really wants Garrett to return in 2014, give the man a contract extension. Garrett enters the third year of a four-year contract in 2013 and if he is the man of the future, give him a two-or-three year contract extension. It's not like Jones hasn't done it before. He gave Jimmy Johnson and Phillips contract extensions.

It doesn't happen often, but it's occurred.

Jones wants Garrett to succeed, then take care of him contract-wise, not with words. We all know if the Cowboys don't make the playoffs for a third consecutive season, it would be hard to believe Garrett will maintain his parking space at Valley Ranch.

You'd have to be a flaming retard to think anything other than what Garrett has done so far has not been good enough.

And yet everyone still believes everything that comes out of Jerry's mouth.

Jerry's lying through his teeth. As usual

If this team finishes outside the playoffs again, Garrett is gone.

Also, I don't think Jerry's changed his mind, as Watkins stated. I think he's just talking in circles. Trying to give Jason the proverbial "vote of confidence". And we all know whenever an owner says a coach's job is safe, that coach is typically fired within a month.

He'll process Garrett's ass right off the team then hire the next puppet if they go 8-8 again.

Genghis Khan said:

You'd have to be a flaming retard to think anything other than what Garrett has done so far has not been good enough.

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If he continues to miss the playoffs you have to go look for an upgrade.

But it should be the best that money can buy.

mschmidt64 said:

If he continues to miss the playoffs you have to go look for an upgrade.

But it should be the best that money can buy*. *-That can deal with Jerry and his family running the show.

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FIFY

Jason Garrett's job should be on the line

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It is. Who would believe JJ? He said that up until the week he fired Phillips.

Anyone with half a brain knows Jones will fire coaches. A simple look at the record tells you that so sportswriters, pundits, fans, etc. should just shut up about whether Dallas coaches jobs are on the line. Yes they are plain and simple.