Wow What An Idiot I am

So for the second time in a week, I screwed up. This time, I deleted the post I had made yesterday that was supposed to be dated yesterday and write my new entry. Instead, I deleted yesterdays post making this the second time in a week, where I'm missing a day. So once again, I have broken my promise to all of you out there in Internet world and for that I apologize. So this post that I'm posting now is actually from yesterday, but dated today. Enjoy

To be honest, I'm not surprised Jason Garrett remained in Dallas. First off, it had to help knowing that owner Jerry Jones would've paid almost any amount of money to keep him in town. And signing a contract that pays you 3 million annually, the same amount that current coach Wade Phillips is getting paid, was just another positive incentive in the scheme of things. Was he ready to be a head coach? I don't think so; otherwise he would have taken the job. In his heart, I think Garrett wants to succeed Wade Phillips; after all, he was backup to Troy Aikman from 1993-2000. So if that means waiting a few years, so be it. It's almost as if you know right now that when Phillips does retire/get fired, that Garrett will immediately become the new head coach. The players seem to like him, he runs the offense well, and a few more years of being the coordinator can only sharpen his coaching skills. If, in the end, you get to achieve your dream job that you've wanted to do all along, isn't it worth waiting a few years for? You tell me...

But then you have to look at it from the other angle. Sure, staying in Dallas is the "sure" thing where you know you will always be wanted. But at the same time, at some point you have to try and establish your own way of doing things, instead of than copying off someone else's. At 41, taking the Ravens job is not a terrible thing. It's not like you would be walking into the Atlanta job where you are missing some key components; in Baltimore, you have Willis McGhee, Todd Heap, an up and coming quarterback in Troy Smith, and quite possibly one of the best defenses in all of football, when they are healthy. This is a playoff team (in 2006 they went 13-3). Being an NFL coach is lucky because in most professions, they look to prior experience when deciding whom to lead the company. In the NFL, just because you don't have heading coaching experience doesn't automatically rule you out. But for Garrett, what's the harm in trying it out? I mean let's say you fail in Baltimore hypothetically, if and when you DO get the Cowboys job, you have prior experience and now can learn from your mistakes so you become a better coach.

In the end, I think Garrett made the wrong decision. But it's understandable to know why he did what he did. In the end, job stability had to come into play. As long as the Cowboys keep near the top in all-offensive categories and keep winning games, nobody's going to come calling for his head. So best wishes J.G. I only hope in the end, you don't look back and regret this decision for the rest of your life.

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