Jamison Hensley of the Baltimore Sun reports that Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has narrowed his options to two — remain in his current job or become the head coach of the Ravens.

So, in essence, he has told the Falcons to get lost.

Then again, it could be that the Falcons opted not to jump into the bidding for the one-year coordinator who inexplicably has become of the belle of the ball in a buyer’s market. 

Of course, maybe Garrett’s agent, David Dunn, had a sense that his other client, Rex Ryan, has a better shot at being the fallback in Atlanta than in Baltimore, thus prompting Dunn to nudge Garrett away from the Falcons.   Especially since Hensley reports that Ryan is no longer under consideration for the Ravens’ gig.  So if Garrett crosses his name off of the list, then Dunn could end up with the Falcons coach and either the Ravens present coach or the Cowboys future coach.

Hensley also reports that Garrett is leaning toward staying in Dallas.

If Garrett doesn’t accept the offer to coach the Ravens (which has yet to be confirmed by the team or any source close to the team), the Ravens are expected to turn to Eagles secondary coach John Harbaugh, a very well-respected assistant coach, but who has never been a coordinator.

Still, we’re amazed that no team is taking a serious look at any of the guys who have head-coaching experience at the NFL level — other than the Redskins, whose defensive coordinator (Gregg Williams) once coached the Bills and who are also reportedly interested in former Falcons coach Jim Mora, Jr.

But whether it’s Williams or Mora or Marty Schottenheimer or Marty Morningsomething or Denny Green or Brian Billick or Jim Fassel or Dave Wannstedt or Mike Tice or George Seifert or Mike Martz (yeah, even Mike Martz), there are men out there who have performed at a level where Garrett and Harbaugh and Ryan and Jim Caldwell and Ron Meeks and Steve Spagnuolo are completely unproven. 

In a business where the stakes are high and always climbing, it would make sense for guys with experience in the job to at least get a sniff.