Comments on: Jerry Jones the owner supports Jerry Jones the general manager

By: lennydpocketqb

lennydpocketqb — Sat, 11 May 2013 02:23:43 +0000

I needed to come back to this post and read it once again. Just tremendous.

By: lennydpocketqb

lennydpocketqb — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:19:48 +0000

I will come to this post and read it once a week. Glorious.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:23:22 +0000

Actually, Jerry Jones is a pretty savvy guy. He just can’t listen to his own advice. Here’s an example:
In Sean Payton’s book “Home Team” coach Payton talks about his exit meeting with Jones after he accepted the job of being the Saints head coach. Jones told him that the Saints organization had a “culture of losing”, and that the Saints organization was “sick”. He told Payton to find the sickness and kill it. He said “if you don’t find it, they will be announcing another head coach in 3 years.” Payton turned that program around and won 3 division titles and a Superbowl championship.

Lets switch gears to the Cowboys and give Jerry Jones some of his own advice. The Cowboys organization is sick. The team is made up of a bunch of guys with no heart, or a gaggle of malcontents (Jason Witten is excused from these categories. He’s a real pro’s pro). The team plays with a sense of entitlement, and without a shred of hunger or a chip on their shoulder. That is a leadership problem, and I’m not talking about Jason Garrett. That is a cultural trickle-down effect that is manifested from the owner on down to the newest towel boy. Its time for the general manager to go, Jerry. YOU are the problem. YOU are the sickness.

That is all.

By: steelers88

steelers88 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:52:31 +0000

I wonder if Jerry Jones can fire himself?

By: hescominsoon

hescominsoon — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:12:37 +0000

as long as Dallas fans continue to fill that stadium with their dollars and keep buying cowboys stuff Jones has zero incentive to improve anything. That is why i have not attended a game since jones takeover and i have one hat i bought 5 years ago..since then i’m too disgusted with the franchise to buy even a shoestring. Vote with your wallets folks are expect more of the same.

By: lennydpocketqb

lennydpocketqb — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:48:59 +0000

I love this story so much that I bookmarked it so I can read this over and over again. I love that Jerry Jones owns this team. It was worth the misery of a dynasty in the early 90′s now knowing how this story is playing out.

By: 8to80texansblog

8to80texansblog — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:45:13 +0000

Jerry Jones is whats wrong with the Cowboys. Instead of trying to grow oranically through the draft, he always just tries to buy it. You can’t build a long term successful franchise that way. The problem is that Cowboys fans all over the world continue to support the team and buy the merchandise whether they win or lose. There is no incentive to do things differently. As long as the team is wildly successful in the accounting department, there’s no real reason to put a lot of effort in the football department.

By: randallflagg52

randallflagg52 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:19:58 +0000

If Jerry was smart (he’s not, he got his education at Arkansas after all) he’d throw as much money as he can at Eric DeCosta or any other young, promising NFL executive (but DeCosta won’t bite as he’s turned down every GM offer and interview to remain a Raven). But he won’t and the Cowboys will continue to languish every year finishing around 9-7 or 8-8.

By: Bearfan54

Bearfan54 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:38:33 +0000

Isn’t that along the same lines as “A man who defends himself in a court of law has a fool for a client”?

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 09:10:03 +0000

Only the truly ignorant would lump Al Davis, Jerry Jones and Mike Brown together.

Al Davis was a football man through and through, who spent to the max, trying to win another Super Bowl.

Jerry Jones is an oil man, who bought an NFL team, and spends to the max, trying to win another Super Bowl.

Mike Brown is neither a football man, an oil man, or any kind of man at all. He spends no money and isn’t interested in winning at all, he’s only interested in making money.

By: wgray981

wgray981 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 05:45:13 +0000

MY LORD. I am a Dallas fan but I get so SICK of every story being about Jones or Ryan running their fat mouths! They need to shut up until they can produce a winning team.

By: skinsfaninnebraska

skinsfaninnebraska — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 03:09:50 +0000

This makes me smile.

We were saying the same thing about Dan Snyder for years, but he at least had the sense finally to “fire” himself and hire some guys who know how to build a team.

I guess Jerrah is jist too dang stubbern!

By: Heisenberg

Heisenberg — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 03:09:13 +0000

Even Dan Snyder eventually learned from his mistakes.

By: bluebagz

bluebagz — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:16:06 +0000

“I have won with that style,” Jones said. “We are not managing a widow-woman’s retirement account here. In other words, to compete, I think we need to be aggressive. You play the game, you manage the game that way. You take some risks. When they don’t pay off, they look bad. That has happened.”
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Wow I actually feel sorry for Cowboys fans. Key words in that quote is “have won”. One playoff win in 15 years is not a recipe for success. As long as the Cowboys continue to generate as much revenue as they do win or lose, JJ could care less if his Boys ever make it to another Superbowl again. Go Blue!!!!!

By: damnyankee13

damnyankee13 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:15:45 +0000

i think jerry should fire jerry for complete inability to put a winning team together

By: mtx1992

mtx1992 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:14:48 +0000

The other 31 franchises in the league are very, very happy to know this, Mr. Jones.

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:08:03 +0000

Does this mean that Jerry is hoping that Jerry can get them to the glory hole?

By: coloradotexan

coloradotexan — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:58:01 +0000

All teams have two choices. The first is to focus solely on winning. Winning games is the priority and everything else is secondary. The best example I can think of is Vince Lombardi and the 60′s Packers. The other choice is to be a team like Jones’ Cowboys. Year after year they say they want to win. I’m sure they do, but there’s no willingness to put that first. There’s too much attention on image, selling the brand, publicity, and a lot of other things that have nothing to do with winning football games on the field. That’s ok. He bought the team and he can do what he wants. But as a fan, I would appreciate some honesty about what’s important. The modern Cowboys are about brand promotion. Winning games is a stated goal but that’s not what we see happening in real life. We see promotion, branding, explanations, promises, and everything else except consistent wins.

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:12:05 +0000

He is a control freak and the Cowboys are his little toy. Jerry would rather be in complete control and lose than not be in control and win. And that is a problem…

By: phooteballs

phooteballs — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:11:03 +0000

“I have won with that style,” Jones said.
Won what exactly? Still trying to take credit for Jimmy’s decisions? Please never fire yourself as GM Jerry, I think you’re fabulous at first round picks lately.

By: In the Weeds

In the Weeds — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:47:54 +0000

cfh666–100% Amen!
After the opening game this season, I have only seen one game w/ the Cowboys–and it amazes me that these days, not only do I not know When they’re playing, I don’t know Who they’re playing!

But to Jones, it’s just a money-factory, so the team–I mean HE–will be just fine without me.

By: electionconfidential

electionconfidential — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:34:19 +0000

That’s important when you’re trying to miss the playoffs every year.

By: kev86

kev86 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:30:53 +0000

Mara and Jones are very different. So are the Giants and Cowboys. Go figure. Giving some pre Thanksgiving thanks that I am a Giants fan.

By: cfh666

cfh666 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:51:59 +0000

I was once the biggest Cowboys fan ever, flew all over the country to see them play. But I’ve given up, they will never win a Super Bowl again until he’s gone. Who does a job for 25 years and never improves? In fact, he’s getting worse. I watch football because it’s the greatest game ever but my good weeks no longer depend on the Cowboys winning games…thank God!

By: eugenesaxe

eugenesaxe — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:47:00 +0000

Every owner in the NFL supports JJ the GM.

By: laserw

laserw — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:46:11 +0000

Jerry Jones is a Yutz.

A rich Yutz.

Builds a Taj Mahal that his team can’t win in.

Builds a team with a quarterback that his team can’t win with.

And he thanks himself for his continued support.

Gotta love dem, Cowboys. America’s team performers like America’s current President. All hope. And no results.

By: leroysbutler

leroysbutler — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:42:04 +0000

Jones is doing as good as Al Davis was. At least he doesn’t look like the Crypt Keeper…………….yet.

By: cabby782

cabby782 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:40:10 +0000

Jerry is the scariest kind of idiot the kind that don’t believe they are smart

By: redeemerac

redeemerac — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:09:45 +0000

Al Davis is alive and well.

At least the NFC North teams know as time passes, much like the Raiders, there will always be two easy games.
Jerry Jones is headed down the same path as Davis, the Cowboys have been irrelevant since Jimmy Johnson, how long ago was that, like the 1990′s?

By: spazzer76

spazzer76 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:08:19 +0000

I have been a Cowboy fan for 20 plus years. I an so tired of this man being associated with the team. Just go away already for god sakes! There is no coincidence that we have sucked for the past 15 plus years and you have been the constant variable!