Jason Garrett can rest assured that even if his Dallas Cowboys can't manage to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in the regular-season finale this Sunday with the NFC East Division title on the line, his job is safe as far as team owner and general manager Jerry Jones is concerned.
ESPN reports that Jones once again gave Garrett a vote of confidence, even though a loss on Sunday would mean the Cowboys (8-7) will miss the playoffs for the fourth straight season and third in a row under Garrett.
"That's not right, that's just not correct," Jones said on his radio show on 105.3 FM The Fan Dallas-Fort Worth on Tuesday morning when asked about reports indicating that Garrett will be fired depending on the outcome Sunday, according to ESPN. "I've addressed that three to four weeks ago and he is not, and that's all you need to say about it."
While Jones doesn't like talking about Garrett's status, he said he felt he needed to because of the rumors circulating that Garrett's job was on the line despite Jones saying a month ago that he was safe for the 2014-15 season.
"I have said the last couple of games I don't want to talk about it because it looks like, because someone else needs an answer, it is a point of consideration and I've said it earlier. I did it purposely several weeks back that certainly in terms of looking at the future, his future is bright in my eyes with the Cowboys," Jones said via ESPN.
Garrett has a 24-23 record through three seasons with the Cowboys, but a loss on Sunday to the Eagles would mean that the team once again missed the playoffs under his tutelage and that they dropped the regular season finale with playoff implications on the line for the third straight year.
The vote of confidence is good for Garrett, as reports have indicated that Tony Romo will likely miss the game due to a herniated disc in his back and will likely hand the ball over to Kyle Orton, though the team has yet to officially rule him out.
But the Cowboys aren't yet looking towards the offseason, but rather they are trying to win the NFC East for the first time since 2009.
"You don't have anybody that doesn't have flaws," Jones said per ESPN. "Once you accept that, and there could be several flaws, but the positives if you go forward, the positives outweigh those."
The Cowboys can only hope to play a flawless game Sunday and stamp their ticket to the postseason.
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