Would Jerry Jones Fire Wade Phillips to Keep Jason Garrett?

The Star-Telegram's Jim Reeves has been talking to Chargers general manager A.J. Smith, I see. He's concocted a crazy plan to keep this off-season's hot coaching candidate, current Cowboys offensive coordinator, Jason Garrett. It's so eloquently simple that it probably never occurred to most of us. Either that, or it's just too ridiculous. Definitely one or the other, though.

Who's more important to the Cowboys and their future? Coach Yuck-Yuck [Phillips] or one of the brightest young offensive minds to show up at Valley Ranch in a long, long time? If it comes to that, here's what Jerry has to do: He fires Phillips and he keeps Garrett.

Risky? Absolutely. Phillips is a known commodity, which is both good and bad. Garrett? Tremendous upside and potential, but he has only three years' coaching experience in the NFL.

Reeves points out that this isn't as mental as it sounds, after all, Jerry Jones is the same guy who fired Tom Landry because he knew Jimmy Johnson would turn things around.

Um, okay. And, hell, maybe Jones is capable of firing Phillips after winning 13 games, but here's a thought: if Jones is omniscient, why didn't he see this coming last off-season? You know, when he hired Garrett first -- as the offensive coordinator -- before bringing in Phillips. Why didn't he just install Garrett as the head coach and get on with it? Surely the team wouldn't have been any worse off than it is now, right?

Here's a thought, and it's nuts: keep Phillips. If Garrett leaves, fine. There will be young, hot coaching candidates next year, and the year after that and so on. Plus, if Garrett truly loves the organization he'll pull a Josh McDaniels.