3 Coaches and Executives Cowboys Should Fire Along With Jason Garrett

If it weren't for the awful state of the NFC East, Jerry Jones would have fired Jason Garrett a long time ago. Somehow, Jones has retained the entire coaching staff of the Dallas Cowboys for this long, and it looks like he's not jumping ship during the season. However, when Garrett is inevitably fired (barring some sort of heroic and improbable Super Bowl run), here are three Cowboys coaches and executives that must be fired as well.

3. Kris Richard, DB Coach/Passing Game Coordinator

Richard had actually been gaining some steam around the rumor mill as an in-house replacement for Garrett. However, he's lost any sort of traction at this point of the season with his jumbling of a talented secondary. After all, his secondary just got torched by Mitchell Trubisky for three touchdowns on Thursday Night Football. It looks like Richard has a better chance of being fired than he does of earning a promotion within the Cowboys organization.

2. Rod Marinelli, Defensive Coordinator

Rod Marinelli somehow turned his top-five defense from last year into one that's barely cracking the top 10 defenses in yards allowed per game. Yes, he hasn't had Leighton Vander Esch at his disposal, but there comes a time when a defensive coordinator needs to take responsibility for running an antiquated defense and hang it up.

1. Stephen Jones

Jerry Jones will never fire his son as long for as long as he lives, but that doesn't mean that Stephen Jones is automatically off the hook in the eyes of many critics. As CEO, Executive Vice President and Director of Player Personnel for the Cowboys, he has a lot on his plate. In fact, it's far too much for him to be handling right about now, as the team continues its downwards spiral. Maybe Stephen won't be dismissed, but it's clear that Jerry needs to look into hiring a couple of other executives instead of solely keeping business in the family.