IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said Super Bowl-winning coaches have contacted him about becoming his next head coach, but he hinted that he hopes interim coach Jason Garrett will earn the job on a permanent basis.
"I will say that before I made the decision with Wade Phillips, I had Super Bowl-winning coaches solicit this job," Jones said during his weekly appearance on KRLD-FM.
Jones, who fired Phillips Monday after the Cowboys fell to 1-7, did not elaborate which coaches had contacted him or whether he intended to pursue any of the available coaches with Super Bowl rings -- a group that includes Bill Cowher, Jon Gruden, Brian Billick and Tony Dungy.
Jones cut off a follow-up question, suggesting it'd be inappropriate to discuss the issue three days after appointing Garrett as the interim coach.
When Jones introduced Garrett as the interim coach Monday, he emphasized that Garrett would be strongly considered as a long-term candidate if the Cowboys showed promise in the second half of the season. Jones said Friday that Garrett won't necessarily be judged by how many wins the Cowboys have the remainder of the season.
"It's a huge challenge for our team and, of course, a huge challenge for Jason," Jones said. "If he can meet this challenge square on and he can pull his nose up, if he can do things that you see that direction, then that's going to be impressive. Very few people have ever come into a coaching situation with any more challenges.
"We all know his qualities. He's from a great football background. He's got a great background with the Cowboys. I know what he's capable of, his demeanor, how he carries himself, how he approaches. I know all of those things. There's no stranger here for me in Jason Garrett. How the team responds, what we can do on a player-by-player basis, all of those things will weigh into it. I do not have a won-loss percentage in mind or a number of wins that impact what I do in the future."
Garrett was one of 11 coaches who interviewed with Jones after Bill Parcells resigned following the 2006 season. Jones hired Garrett, who won three Super Bowl rings with the Cowboys as Troy Aikman's backup, as the offensive coordinator before hiring Phillips.
SHUT THE FUCK UP. Wait until the end of the season when we're 1-15, cut your losses with the highly over paid Garrett, and let's see who the coaches you're talking about are.
I drafted TO and picked up Ochocinco because I live in Southern Ohio and the Bungals are on TV every week so I was thinking hey i can watch meh Fantasy Players what a joke... Carson palmer INT on their first drive then second drive fumble into the arms of the colts jeessssus
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I drafted TO and picked up Ochocinco because I live in Southern Ohio and the Bungals are on TV every week so I was thinking hey i can watch meh Fantasy Players what a joke... Carson palmer INT on their first drive then second drive fumble into the arms of the colts jeessssus
I have a hard time drafting players that are in the same division as the Cowboys.
I did trade for Bradshaw though and hes working out fine but I still don't like him. lol
teh announcerz are like payton Manning iz teh awesumest and all this shit and Im laughin because twice in the red zone payton has failed to the bengals D and had to settle fer field goals ya Payton iz teh awesumest
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"I will say that before I made the decision with Wade Phillips, I had Super Bowl-winning coaches solicit this job," Jones said during his weekly appearance on KRLD-FM.
Jones, who fired Phillips Monday after the Cowboys fell to 1-7, did not elaborate which coaches had contacted him or whether he intended to pursue any of the available coaches with Super Bowl rings -- a group that includes Bill Cowher, Jon Gruden, Brian Billick and Tony Dungy.
Jones cut off a follow-up question, suggesting it'd be inappropriate to discuss the issue three days after appointing Garrett as the interim coach.
When Jones introduced Garrett as the interim coach Monday, he emphasized that Garrett would be strongly considered as a long-term candidate if the Cowboys showed promise in the second half of the season. Jones said Friday that Garrett won't necessarily be judged by how many wins the Cowboys have the remainder of the season.
"It's a huge challenge for our team and, of course, a huge challenge for Jason," Jones said. "If he can meet this challenge square on and he can pull his nose up, if he can do things that you see that direction, then that's going to be impressive. Very few people have ever come into a coaching situation with any more challenges.
"We all know his qualities. He's from a great football background. He's got a great background with the Cowboys. I know what he's capable of, his demeanor, how he carries himself, how he approaches. I know all of those things. There's no stranger here for me in Jason Garrett. How the team responds, what we can do on a player-by-player basis, all of those things will weigh into it. I do not have a won-loss percentage in mind or a number of wins that impact what I do in the future."
Garrett was one of 11 coaches who interviewed with Jones after Bill Parcells resigned following the 2006 season. Jones hired Garrett, who won three Super Bowl rings with the Cowboys as Troy Aikman's backup, as the offensive coordinator before hiring Phillips.
SHUT THE FUCK UP. Wait until the end of the season when we're 1-15, cut your losses with the highly over paid Garrett, and let's see who the coaches you're talking about are.
They both have Cowboys that SUCK!!!!!!
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I drafted TO and picked up Ochocinco because I live in Southern Ohio and the Bungals are on TV every week so I was thinking hey i can watch meh Fantasy Players what a joke... Carson palmer INT on their first drive then second drive fumble into the arms of the colts jeessssus
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I did trade for Bradshaw though and hes working out fine but I still don't like him. lol
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McCoy just brought them back to tie the game with 24 sec left.
20-20
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Holmes with a 30 yard TD.
Dez Bryant is good