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 Wade Phillips on 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, and 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 and 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." Jones, who said that Parcells solicited the Cowboys' job in 2003, expects that there will be great interest again in the Dallas vacancy, but he made it clear that he's more concerned about finding the right fit than hiring a coach with a resume that will impress fans. "John Madden told me the Cowboys do not need a big-name coach," Jones said. "The Cowboys have a big name. What the Cowboys need is a good coach." Source: ESPN Dallas
how about the fact that he doesn't exactly have a glowing winning percentage and it's widely known he took over Dungy's team and Dungy was really the one responsible for the success not Gruden.
What both phigs and Adam said plus He would want to implement the wco and that would be a set back. We don't have the people to run that. But he would be to stubborn and force it.
correct me if im wrong but i thought the buck beat the raiders in that Superbowl and gruden was the coach of that teat the prior year ????
If this year is going to be like I think it is, Jerry will need a big-name coach to get people to come to Jerry World in Arlington when the lockout is over. Dungy's not coming here, Cowher's not coming here, so that leaves Gruden. Jerry wants someone with skins on the wall.
You know sometimes I reel the fish all the way to bank then let my kid just give it a couple turns and he say daddy I fought a fish and I say yes you did...... Gruden is a NO go Why you Hung up ok Gruden rags Bilick won one too
I'm not hung up on Gruden, Omen. I just think that if this season goes like I think it will, at 1-15, Jerry is going to need a big-name head coach to fill his stadium on Sundays. IMO, Gruden has more big-name recognition than Billick does.
Welcome to Dallas Chucky! :icon_cheesygrin: And yeah, Dungy already said he has no interest in the job...
