ARLINGTON, Texas _ Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones went scorched earth on coach Jason Garrett and his staff after Sunday's loss to the New England Patriots.
But Jones said he never thought about making a coaching change with Garrett.
Will he feel the same way if the Cowboys lose to the Buffalo Bills at AT&T Stadium on Thanksgiving Day?
Might a change come then?
Time will tell.
But what's certain is that the time hasn't soothed Jones' anger.
Asked on his radio show this week how he feels about the coaching staff, he said, "The same way that I felt then."
Jones is beyond disappointed now.
"Disappointed is not the word. There's no question that we were given an opportunity; there were things we could have taken advantage of," Jones said.
Jones says the Cowboys have too much talent for him to be this frustrated about his team.
That Garrett is in the final year of his contract and essentially coaching for his job in 2019 goes without saying.
A decision will come sooner or later.
"When you're General Manager, which I am, those coaches are out there at my ultimate decision," Jones said. "It's very much within my realm of purview, if you will, to not only be standing there as an owner, but be standing there as the General Manager who put the staff there to begin with. People seem to think it's particularly harsh to have criticism, and they think when you look at the other side of the field and call a job well done, that might mean that's extraordinary criticism of the job you've done on the other side of the field."
The Cowboys remain in first place in the NFC East with a 6-5 mark.
But nothing is guaranteed.
Garrett has five games to get this ship righted, starting Thursday against the Bills.
Of course, a loss to the Bills could send Jones over the edge.
Here are five things to watch against the Bills:
