Anytime a season gets off to a slow start in Dallas—where the bar is always set high—the coach’s job security will inevitably become a discussion point. And that’s how it is right now for Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, whose team is 2–3 with the likes of the Jaguars, Saints and Eagles (twice) looming over its next eight games.
Let’s start there—are Garrett and his staff coaching for their jobs?
“No,” Cowboys COO Stephen Jones answered late Wednesday afternoon, over his cell phone. “I think we’re all coaching to win football games, we’re all managing to win football games, we’re all playing to win football games.