Jason Garret Offered Ravens Job

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POSTED 5:56 p.m. EST, January 15, 2008

GARRETT HAS LEFT THE BUILDING

Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has left Baltimore without becoming the team's new head coach.

Per Schefter, the Ravens didn't want to let Garrett get away. He'll now head to Atlanta, where the Falcons will try to do to the Ravens on Garrett what the Dolphins did to the Falcons on Bill Parcells.

Meanwhile, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reportedly is ready to pay through the nose (or other orifice) to keep Garrett.

This one is suddenly getting very interesting. At least Cowboys fans now have a reason to eat some of that leftover popcorn.

Personally, I would hate to see Saunders go to Dallas if we let him go. I still believe that, with a good QB, Saunders' offense can do wonders. I'd hate to see what Saunders would be able to do with Romo, Witten, T.O., Barber, et al.

I don't think Romo is the type of quarterback to execute Saunders' system though, do you? He's too mobile and experimental in the pocket. Maybe he could run it succesfully but it would require him changing his game and mitigating a lot of the adventages his athleticism grant him.

Hire the kid, Garrett out, hopefully. Then Sparano out, looks like he will be the next HC in Miami. The girls will be losing a lot of there coaching talent.

At which point Wade will be exposed for the mediocre head coach he is. Still never won a playoff game...

I think Jerry Jones is in a tough, tough spot. It would be really messed up to fire Wade after he went 13-3 in very first season with the team. Sure they didn't win a playoff game, but you can't fire a guy for winning 13 games in his first year with the team. The consensus is that Garrett is not only ready to be a head coach, but a darn good one at that. Jerry loves him, and in my opinion he's probably regretting not promoting him last year. Wade's a defensive guy, and now Dallas is about to lose their two best offensive coaches. I know Jerry will pay out the ying yang for Garrett to stay, but if it's not as the head man, I don't know if that will cut it.

I love this. In one week Dallas went from the #1 seed/NFC superbowl favorite to a total mess. Yard sale on their coaches, TO crying, a huge playoff choke... Makes me smile.

You gotta wonder if Garrett never had any intent of leaving to become a head coach, and is just forcing Jones' hand

I am sorry, but Jason Garrett is just the flavor of the month. When you have keys to an offensive Jauggernaut like the cowpukes, you could be braindead and drive it. Jason Garrett, hasn't really shown me anything. Let's see how well he can coach up Kyle Boller and Troy Smith. If he does that, then I will be impressed.

Garrett must be playing his cards for a big deal, I can't imagine anyone wanting to go to that mess in Atlanta, coupled with poor fan support, over a franchise like Baltimore.

You gotta wonder if Garrett never had any intent of leaving to become a head coach, and is just forcing Jones' hand

Wouldn't surprise me one bit. It's a win-win for Garrett. Either way he's getting a phat contract.

please, let him take two ex coaches to the mess of a team that is baltimore. everyone (in DC) wins.

hopefully we end up with GW - HC, AS - OC (now running the real offense, and not the joe gibbs pre-collins version), JG (jerry gray) - DC, new secondary coach (though walker would be a better DC, he's still at UCLA :/ )

Looks like Garret is staying in dallas.
Garrett Staying in Dallas - Mark Maske's NFL Insider (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/nflinsider/2008/01/garrett_staying_in_dallas.html?nav=rss_blog)

Damn, I was hoping he'd also leave so that Wade Phillips would be forced to call that yawn play 8 times a game.

Mods, should this be it's own thread?