If Jason Garrett wants to keep his job, he’ll have to lead the Cowboys to the NFC Championship Game. NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport tweets that Dallas will have to make the conference championship to prevent his firing.
Specifically, Jerry Jones wants the Cowboys to win the division and then make it further in the playoffs than they did last year. That means Dallas has to continue winning, especially against the Eagles tomorrow. That also means Dallas has to get past the divisional round, as the Cowboys lost to the Rams in that round during last year’s playoffs.
There were rumblings earlier this year that Garrett could be on the hot seat, but the organization made it clear that they wouldn’t make a coaching change this season. The Cowboys currently sit at an underwhelming 7-7, but that’s good enough for them to sit tied for first (with Philly) for the top spot in the NFC East. Garrett took over the head coach position midway through the 2010 season, and he’s led Dallas to an 84-66 record. The Cowboys only have three playoff appearances during the coach’s stint.
We heard earlier this month that the Cowboys would have interest in Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley if they elect to move on from Garrett. Owner Jerry Jones and his family already have a relationship with Riley stemming from Riley’s recruitment of Jones’ grandson, John Stephen Jones, who ultimately elected to play his collegiate ball at Arkansas.
I have bet w/ a friend that’s a Boys’ fan that JG will get fired before the end of the season. I hope Philly wallops them!
If I was JG, I’d be happy to get away from Jones. He will land on his feet elsewhere.
JG will be the new head coach of the G-Men
I hope he lands “on his feet” anywhere in the NFC East, then Dallas could truly benefit from this guys HC “skills”. This guy has done next to nothing for 10+ seasons in Big D with some pretty talented teams in that time. Thanks for nothing Howdy. Happy Trails.
I really do hope JG “lands on his feet” and it’s somewhere in the NFC East, then Dallas could finally benefit from this guys scary talent. Thanks for doing next to nothing with some talented rosters for the last 10 seasons Garrett. Happy Trails.
Couldn’t agree with you more
Yeah, on his feet, cleaning fish on a Portuguese fish trawler in San Diego!
Pay your buddy now lmao
Garrett might as well put his house up for sale now because he’s not getting to the NFC championship game
They have a better chance of getting there than he has of coaching the Cowboys next year.
NFC championship? How you haven’t even clinched a playoff berth yet!
Who cares? This is all about dysfunctional ego’s, power, money and greed.
Go Cowboys,all the way to the conference championship game….keep this guy employed by them
Riley isn’t coming….sorry Dallas…..no one wants to work for that douche owner
Wishful thinking… work for a top 5 organization in the NFL or continue to live out your days in Norman, Oklahoma battling for the right to get smashed in the semi final every couple years? I wonder… he’ll make more money in Dallas too..
Your owner still sucks…he can coach in Norman for the next 20 years or be fired in 3 years at Dallas because he didn’t win a title. Once again, your owner sucks. What part of that is hard to understand? He’s made one of top nfl coaching jobs into a gig that a lot of coaches will pass on because he sucks.
No one is arguing that, dumbass. Plenty coaches jump at the chance to be an NFL coach whether it’s the Browns or cowboys.
He isn’t a sucky owner… he sucks a being a GM. Too bad TR can’t block idiots.