Cowboys' Stephen Jones: Garrett 'absolutely not' on hot seat

Despite losing two straight games and hearing increased grumbling from fans, the Dallas Cowboys are apparently not close to thinking about a head coaching change.

"Absolutely not," Cowboys director of player personnel Stephen Jones said on 105.3 The Fan when asked if head coach Jason Garrett was on the hot seat. "He's done a great job with this team. He had the guys playing hard (in Week 5) when it could have gotten really ugly,"

Following a hot start, Dallas has suffered back-to-back defeats at the hands of the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers. The Cowboys averaged 32.3 points in the first three contests before scoring just 34 combined in the pair of losses.

"Just hang in there with us," Jones added. "I really believe we're going to correct these things to be really more consistent. I feel like the best is yet to come."

The 3-2 Cowboys still lead the NFC East through five weeks, but Garrett's future could be in question all season, as he's in the final year of his contract.

The 52-year-old Garrett is the league's fifth-longest tenured head coach. He's accumulated a 77-59 regular-season record across nine campaigns and led Dallas to its second NFC East crown in three years last season before being ousted by the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round.

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