being a long time Cowboy fan, rather they win or lose.
I just want to say, instead of blaming romo or whoever, I think T.O said it the best.
winning and losing is a team thing, not a person job.
now that i have read this bolg, i have to say it
they shouldn't be able to inveiew any coach that is in the playoffs, this is more of a distraction than anything romo did or anyone else.
look at which coaches were interviewed that was in the playoffs during the bye week?
just about all of them were Dallas coaches,
where was the packer coaches, giants coaches, or patriots coaches, think about it, and think where the coaches that were interviewed, where was there minds at, when it came game time?
did i get the job ? wait a min. i need to think about this game first, total Confusion!
sports writers , write about that and leave the game to the coaches.
its the gms job to take care of this caoching problems, not the media's

I have been a Dallas fan for all the days that I can reember from the Ice Bowl to the days of watching Calvin Hill, Roger, Walt Garrison, Harvey Martin Troy, Michael and Emmitt. What is hard for me as a fan to watch is that the defense let that team march down the field with 47 seconds left in the first half. That is just not good football. when you allow a offense to do that when they want to they will always stick around and finish you off in the end. Dallas I will always pull for you but I think if Jerry wants to change something let there be no talking to coaches that affect the team such as Head and coordinators. Also bring Joe Avezano back for special teams!!!!!!

And now Jason Garrett has been offered the Ravens job.

just as a note, the Giants did not let Def Coord. Spag's interview for the Atlanta job - both parties (team and Spag's) agreeing that it would be a distraction and is a secondary priority behind the football team and the playoffs.

I think you have to leave it up to the team, but if the coach and team don't agree to put it off until after the playoffs, you have deeper problems anyway and you might as well dig into those first.

The Patriots still won the Super Bowl in the year that coordinators Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis were interviewing/preparing for two jobs. Weis was working full time at BOTH Notre Dame and New England for that last stretch.

So, I don't know if a blanket rule is appropriate. But I do know that any coach that's distractable now will be distractable later, so...

Now I understand why Parcells left. Between a micromanaging owner, an aging team, and an immature if talented quarterback shoved down his throat, I'd quit, too.

Whoever the idiot is who allowed two coaches to be interviewed before the season was over should be fired (or, fire himself). And those two coaches should have had the loyalty and class to tell the other NFL teams 'no' until the season was over. I wouldn't hire either of them for that reason, alone.

This is not a well run or managed team, and Wade Phillips loses big games because he doesn't know now to create the kind of winning culture that is ultimately needed. After the Cowboys fall apart next season, he'll be gone for the same reasons every other team he's coached has fired him for.

My gut feel is Jones may turn around and give Garrett the job if he is offered one of the others and Wade will become Executive Head Coach Trainer or something from the "George Steinbrenner Book on How to Fire Someone Without Firing Him".