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I may be one of the few people that thinks Jerry Jones is a great owner. And I think most of the arguments to the contrary don't really hold water.
- Hated the way he "treated" Tom Landry? Sheesh, he flew down to Austin in his jet and told Landry face to face that he would no longer be the Cowboys' coach. What more do you want?
- He "meddles"? Sheesh, again. He hired Bill Parcells and gave him full control. And do we really know what goes on behind the scenes?
- He should hire a general manager who knows football? Heck, Jerry has done it for 19 years. If you spent 19 years in your current job don't you think you'd call yourself "experienced"?
- Jimmy Johnson is the only reason the Cowboys won three Super Bowls under Jones? Well, Jimmy went on to be a failure in Miami, tried to draft Baylor's James Francis instead of Emmitt Smith, and wasted a #1 pick on QB Steve Walsh when we already had Aikman.
Jerry spends money. Jerry wants to win. What more do you want in an owner? Look no further than Tom Hicks and the Texas Rangers if you want to see an owner who would be crucified if he owned the Cowboys.
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I concur.
That was one hot sports opinion!
The proof is in the results.
If you exclude the Switzer years (where they were playing with Jimmy's team), how many playoff many playoff wins do they have? The decline started then and continued until Jerry allowed Bill to pick players and the team improved.
Jerry took back control and is like a monkey with a hand granade. Watch the upcoming draft and see how they squander 2 #1draft picks. He cannot evaluate talent.
Throwing money at things does not make a good owner. It will be interesting to see if he can convince enough morons to pay those ridiculous prices at the new stadium. They better sell them right away because the team will be back to 5-11 by the time the stadium opens.
What more do we want? An owner with at least a little class for starters.
Well, I don't much care for Jones, but your reasoning DOES make some sense. (Ooh, I hate to admit that!)
Barry, you went to Bridgeport. What do you know about football?
1. Landry was "over the hill" and needed to retire. Jones could have been more diplomatic but replacing Landry was a good move.
2. Jones definitely meddles. It's his team but he hurts it with his over-involvement.
3. 19 years of mediocre or worse results since the luck of the Herschel Walker trade. Only Detroit and the Cowboys haven't won a playoff game this century.
4. Johnson proved to be a good coach with a great staff while here. Both he and the staff have been pretty spotty since. The Walsh pick was bad but Jones engineered many more (maybe even Quincy?).
Jones has bamboozled Arlington into providing him a palace to play in. We probably won't have home games on TV as they won't be able to sell out at those ridiculous prices. Jones wants to win but wants others to pay the bills while he's the only one really impressed with ole Jerry.
Wow,are you dating his daughter or sumthin?
True story.....my spouse was involved with a commercial being produced for GMIC (General Motors Insurance Corp) back when Landry was still the Cowboy's coach.
It took 23 takes for Tom to say "Some people even wear a hat to a football game".....a half day shoot ended up being over a full day.
Twenty-three freaking takes to get that one simple little line down. Yeah for overtime pay!
And it was darned miserable weather-wise that day, out in the middle of Cowboy Stadium with all the extras, production people, etc.
You know, he might have been a genius at coaching, but I'll bet he had very little common sense.
JJ knew Tom's time was up. RIP, Mr. Landry.
Go Cowboys!
You are really showing your ___ on this one.
Great businessman, horrible NFL football team owner/manager.
He became the unofficial manager when he fired Johnson. That's when I lost all respect for the man and his ego! He has made an absolute ton of money off the Dallas Cowboys and he takes much more than he gives. Being rich isn't enough for the guy, he wants to be famous...at the team's expense! I will have a huge party the day of his funeral...out of respect, of course. I hope one day to visit his grave and leave him a token of my appreciation.
Do you realize how long it takes a coach and a manager to put a world-class team together? Maybe you should stick with the Bears and figure skating...you're way off on this one.
Barry your insight is remarkable. I think you should get a Myspace page.
I agree with Barry.
So what if he "meddles"....He's the damn owner. If I owned the Cowboys, I'd be involved too.
He does want to win which is very untrue about Tom Hicks. Same thing for Mark Cuban. A lot of people don't like him either, but he wants to win as well and is willing to whatever it takes.
I agree with all you said Barry. In addition, there are other teams who have supposed "genius" general managers who don't win year after year. Look at Bill Parcells for proof, or Ron Wolfe, or Mike Holmgren.
Does Jerry come across as a little larger than life? Yes. Does he sometimes go over the top? Yes. However, he wants to do everything in the world he can to help MY DALLAS COWBOYS win. And for me, that buys a lot of slack.
And look at Jimmy Johnson. He had a great little run in Dallas, thanks to the stupidity of the Minnesota Vikings and the Herschel Walker trade. That's how he built those great teams. But that was it for him.
9:06 - Your loyalty seems to cloud your definition of "winning." Holmgren has won his division for the last 5 or 6 years, won playoff games and gone to the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, Jerry's teams have floundered, gone through about 6 coaches and haven't won a playoff game in about 10 years. That's a record you're proud of? Guess that's why silly voters are bankrolling Jerry's new stadium and corporate big-wigs are paying the ridiculous prices for mediocre performance.
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