JONES’ INCONSISTENCIES COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS FOR COWBOYS

So with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones pulling a stunning reversal, cutting receiver Terrell Owens after strongly suggesting that Owens would be back with the team in 2009, the question arises as to the potential impact of the move on the rest of the team. From a pure football standpoint, the team got instantly worse. From a chemistry standpoint, many will assume that the team got instantly better. Given that it’s been made pretty clear that the Cowboys (like the Eagles before them) contain a pro-T.O. and an anti-T.O. faction, the Cowboys players who like and support Owens will be upset not only because Owens has been cut, but also because of the manner in which the situation was handled. Regardless of the motivation for saying one thing and doing another, Jones has made it harder to get his players on the same page by creating the clear impression that the things the organization says cannot be believed.