The New York Giants hired Jason Garrett as their offensive coordinator earlier this week, a move that was met with a mixed response.
Well Garrett has always been regarded as a solid offensive guy, his mostly unsuccessful nine-and-a-half year tenure as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys has many questioning him in general.
But Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones seems to think the Giants made a good hire.
“Jason’s a football guy. He wants to go coach. He’s a great offensive mind,” said Jones, according to Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News. “I always wish Jason nothing but the best. He was nothing but a class act here.”
Garrett landed his first NFL coaching job as quarterbacks coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2005, spending a couple of seasons there before making his way to the Cowboys as offensive coordinator in 2007.
The 53-year-old held his post as Dallas' offensive coordinator midway through 2010 before the firing of Wade Phillips, resulting in Garrett taking over as head coach.
During his time at the helm, Garrett went 85-67 in the regular season, leading the Cowboys to three NFC East division titles and a couple of playoff wins. However, Dallas failed to make it past the Divisional Round under Garrett.
To be fair, the Cowboys' franchise as a whole has not had a whole lot of success over the last two decades and change, as they have won just three playoff games since 1997 and have not made it to an NFC Championship Game since last winning the Super Bowl back in the 1995-96 campaign.
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