By keeping McCarthy dangling for over a week, the Cowboys are a week behind other teams searching for a coach.

"I don't think you spend a lot of time trying to change Jerry Jones," Garrett said. "I don't think that's going happen."

For most of the season, it was assumed that the Cowboys would be looking for a new coach. Late in the year, owner and G.M. Jerry Jones seemed to be warming up to the idea of keeping Mike McCarthy around.