The 2019 NFL season kind of seemed like a do or die situation for the Dallas Cowboys current Head Coach Jason Garrett. He is currently in the last year of his contract and his future with the Cowboys organization could be hanging in the balance, especially after the devastating loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
If Jason Garrett isn’t extended beyond this season, this loss to Minnesota could possibly be where his career with the Dallas Cowboys started to circle the drain. There are still several games left on the Cowboys schedule this season, but this one loss could be the one that ends up knocking them out of the playoffs. If that’s true, it’s hard to believe JG will be retained.
Jerry Jones, and son Stephen, have both fully supported Jason Garrett since he became the Cowboys full-time head coach back in 2011 after serving as the interim HC for Wade Phillips in 2010. That’s nearly a decade of the Jones’ sticking by JG through all of the thick and thin over years. That unwavering support however could be coming to an end though.
The proof is in the pudding as they say. As a head coach Jason Garrett is slightly above average according to his all-time win/loss record. His regular-season record as the HC with the Cowboys is 82-62 (.569) and he’s 2-3 (.400) in the postseason. Add all of that up and he’s 84-65 (.564) in his career… slightly above average.
If I know anything about the Jones’, I know getting the Dallas Cowboys back to the promised land as one of the best teams in the NFL is at the top of their list. That’s why we’ve seen them over the years take chances on players other teams wouldn’t in order to put together the most competitive roster they possibly could. Now that attention might need to be shifted from the players to the head coach.
Much like the Jones’, I’ve supported and stood by Jason Garrett over the years. That support is dwindling though after each and every loss this season, at least on my part. Personally, I’m ready to find some new blood and move on. What the Jones’ end up doing though is completely up in the air.
I want to believe the Dallas Cowboys are ready to move on from JG, but I’m not completely convinced. The fact that his current contract is about to expire after the season suggests they’re at least considering parting ways, but that’s all it does. I think how the rest of season turns out after the devastating loss to the Vikings will end up determining his fate.
If JG somehow sneaks the Cowboys into the playoffs it could save his job. That unfortunately is no easy thing to do with the teams they have left to play this season. Because of that, the Week 10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings could end up being the final nail in Jason Garrett’s coffin.
