It appears as if the long breakup between the Dallas Cowboys and Jason Garrett is finally going to reach the ending that everyone else has seen coming for quite some time.
According to a report Thursday night by ESPN’s Ed Werder, Jerry Jones has decided to move on from Garrett as head coach of the Cowboys and will start looking for the next coach once it becomes official.
Hopefully Jones will do the right thing and name himself the next head coach of the Cowboys. What a world that would be!
But seriously, did Jones really need to take four days to come to this conclusion? How dramatic. And how silly. Some people actually think the handling of this situation has been a kind one to Garrett, which is ridiculous. If you’re going to get fired or laid off you don’t want to have it play out over four freakin days. You want that band-aid ripped off in one quick and painful motion so you can then start moving on.
Jones didn’t do that, however. From the ESPN report:
A source told ESPN’s Ed Werder that after showing an “abundance of care and respect” for Garrett, Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones have decided the coach will not be part of the organization moving forward.
According to multiple sources, the Joneses and Garrett did not have their scheduled meeting at The Star on Thursday after meeting on Monday and Tuesday without any resolution on the coach’s status. Garrett’s contract is set to expire on Jan. 14 and his status with the team has been an issue since last February when the Cowboys opted not to offer him an extension.
With care and respect! I’m sure that meant the world to Garrett.
Twitter reacted to this news:
YESSSSSSS: NO MORE JASON GARRETT, according to an ESPN report. I first said he was the wrong man for this job after the 2012 season, his second straight 8-8. It took only 7 more years for Jerry Jones to finally see the light.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 3, 2020
Jason Garrett is finally gone. Dallas may actually stand a chance to do something significant now.
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) January 3, 2020
Jerry Jones: “I‘ll always love you Jason Garrett, I just can’t resign you right now, the #Cowboys fan base will kill me, ok.” pic.twitter.com/XkI6nKBM7r
— Emmanuel Acho (@thEMANacho) January 3, 2020
The optimist in me wants to be excited about Jason Garrett being gone, but the pessimist in me knows that Jerry Jones will find a way to screw this up again and we will be looking for another head coach within 2-3 years.
— Richard Kearns (@RichardGKearns) January 3, 2020
What does Jason Garrett know about Jerry Jones? This is the most I’ve ever seen a head coach coddled in the NFL. You fired him. Period. Say that. Garrett is probably getting a decent pay day for being let go as well. This just feels weird https://t.co/TjOH5TDX0O
— Kamaboko Gonpachiro (@MaiTaiPapi) January 3, 2020
NFC East fans reacting to Jason Garrett no longer being coach of the Cowboys pic.twitter.com/ZGj2ZEQGUN
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) January 3, 2020
Cowboys fans tonight after learning that the Jason Garrett era is finally over.
— Dilly Dilly Picks 🍻 (@DillyDillyPicks) January 3, 2020
Cowboys fans when they hear the Jason Garrett news pic.twitter.com/1vdjJcYv7Z
— Pick Six Podcast (@picksixpod) January 3, 2020
Report: The Dallas Cowboys are moving on from Jason Garrett.
Me: pic.twitter.com/L3nOMOT115
— Drayson McDonald (@Im_Just_Drayson) January 3, 2020
NO MORE JASON GARRETT YESSSSSSSS #CowboysNation we’re finally free!!!!!!!!!!
— LAKERS (@nickfromthe803) January 3, 2020
End of an Era.
Thank you, Jason Garrett.
Sincerely,
The @Eagles #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/Ji3ijgxqAJ— Matt Sawyer (@MattSawyer21) January 3, 2020