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Outside of Belicheck and a handful of established coaches, I doubt most coaches have full 100% autonomy on personnel decisions. That's what a GM is for. People thinking dumb and dumber run this thing with an iron fist is one of the biggest myths of the Cowboys. Garrett definitely got his say on personnel and coaching staff matters he just had to collaborate with Jerry/Stephen. How else do you explain Keith O'Quinn and Ben Bloom being here his entire tenure? Those are Garrett's boys. Garrett had a say on the DC choices. He also was the ultimate decision maker on rolling with Dak at the end of the '16 season and to strip down the oline when he first got the job. Dude definitely got more than a fair shake to build this thing the way he wanted.
Dak Prescott basically made it impossible for Romo to get his job back. He won like 11 games in a row. That's just how it goes. Romo conceded. As far as coaches, I don't think he had total say. He wanted to call plays this year and they wouldn't let him. He damn sure didn't want Kellen Moore to be his OC in the final year of his contract, and he didn't want Linehan to leave.