The biggest news out of Dallas is that there’s still no news.
The calendar turned from 2019 to 2020 with no word whether the Dallas Cowboys would part ways with coach Jason Garrett, leaving football fans to wonder why the process is taking so long.
NFL Network reported that if the Cowboys move on from Garrett there “should be” an announcement by Wednesday, but until then everything is in a “holding pattern.”
That came after Garrett and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reportedly met both Monday and Tuesday, leaving each meeting without a resolution to the matter. The Dallas Morning News reported that Garrett will meet with Jerry and Stephen Jones yet again before the matter is finalized.
Garrett’s contract ends Jan. 14, so Dallas technically does not have to fire him if Jones doesn’t want it to be called a “firing” per se. The Cowboys simply could choose not to renew Garrett’s contract — effectively the same thing.
An analysis piece by CBS Sports noted that Garrett has 26 years of history with the famed club, which could make the decision more difficult for the Jones family. Garrett was Troy Aikman’s backup quarterback and also served as an assistant head coach and coordinator for the Cowboys before taking on the top coaching role in 2010.
If the Cowboys want to move on from Garrett, they will have put themselves a few days behind the other NFL teams arranging interviews for new coaches. The Redskins pounced first and hired Ron Rivera, while the Browns, Panthers and Giants are arranging interviews with other teams’ coordinators, former Packers coach Mike McCarthy and Baylor coach Matt Rhule.
But the biggest prize of all, one many link to Dallas, would be Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, whose season with the Sooners just ended Saturday with a loss to LSU in the College Football Playoff semifinal.
In the meantime, fans and sports media alike have noticed how the Jones-Garrett meetings have dragged on with little real indication where the winds are blowing.
even these meetings with Jason Garrett keep finishing at .500
— Jose Rodriguez (@ByJoseRodriguez) December 31, 2019
Jerry Jones is realizing that if he actualy fires Jason Garrett, he wont be able to have any more meetings with Jason Garrett where he might fire Jason Garrett and thats no fun at all. Not excepting this process to end any time soon
— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) December 31, 2019
• Adam Zielonka can be reached at azielonka@washingtontimes.com.
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