Cowboys’ Jerry Jones says progress, not record, will determine Jason Garrett’s future

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off of three consecutive 8-8 seasons and it has some thinking that head coach Jason Garrett is coaching for his job this season. While breaking onto the winning side of .500 and making the playoffs seems to be the logical measuring stick of whether or not Garrett has succeeded, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said it isn’t about the record.

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“Jason as we’re all aware of doesn’t have a contract into the future. He does not have that.” Jones said according to The Associated Press, via Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News. “But his record, the record is not in and of itself, is not an Armageddon issue with him. Is our arrow moving up? Are we progressing with the players we’ve got?

“We’ve got a lot of young players, not necessarily rookies, but a lot of young players who are involved. How some of those players come through for us is going to be significant, how they are coached and how they are prepared to play has a lot (to do) with my evaluation with Jason as we look ahead. It’s not just (the wins).”

The Cowboys open up the 2014 season against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.