Cowboys fans have often complained that head coach Jason Garrett is too robotic in his demeanor, media answers, and constant clapping. Yesterday, with most of the country feeling Star Wars fever, FOX Sports tapped into the zeitgeist while also taking a little jab at Garrett's robot reputation.
FOX Sports released photographs of several NFL personalities as Star Wars character. Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady were Jedis. Bill Belichick, surprise-surprise, was a the evil Emperor.
Garrett… well….
Jason Garrett is fluent in over 6 million forms of communication. pic.twitter.com/b0Rl4N1VqF
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 14, 2017
From 2016 Coach of the Year to punchline, Garrett's reputation has certainly taken a big swing this season. Things are so bad, they couldn't give him a C-3PO with matching arms. Oh, the indignity.
Of course, this is all in good fun. Garrett has 12 and 13-win seasons in two of the last three years. 2017 could've been very different if not for Ezekiel Elliott's legal issues and Sean Lee's injury. And even now, there's still a chance the Cowboys can sneak back into the playoffs.
Yes, Jason is repetitive. And yes, he's no Bill Parcells behind a microphone. But could they at least have made him R2-D2?
At least FOX Sports didn't make him Jar Jar Binks. That should go to Roger Goodell.
Just for fun, what other Star Wars characters would you compare Cowboys players and other staff members to? Maybe Sean Lee as Boba Fett, hunting down targets in the open field? Or maybe Cole Beasley as Luke, since they're both a little short to be Stormtroopers.
Have any other good Cowboys/Star Wars comparisons? Share them in the comments!
