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On February 25, 1989 this team was sold into slavery. Jerry Jones began his era as the owner of the Dallas Cowboys with an almost foreshadowing of moves. He immediately fired the legend of a coach in Tom Landry. This move caused great discontent among a lot of fans of the team. Most believed that Landry was on his way out and that the league had passed him by, but also thought that his departure from this team could have happened in a much more appropriate way. This began what has become a fan’s nightmare of an era. The organization is caught in a stranglehold, and is not soon to be released.
I won’t go into any great detail about season to season guffaws, or bumbled moves on Jerry’s part. If you’re reading this, you already know the grim particulars and shouldn’t have to read about them again. I know I’ve tried to forget them myself. What I do want share are some very interesting facts.
No playoff wins in 13 years. (We are one of only 3 NFL teams to do this. Yes, the Oakland Raiders have won a playoff game since we have)
Without Jimmy Johnson, we would be staring at 30 years since a Super Bowl win.
A record of 163-147 in the 20 years he has been GM. Now let’s look at the bigger picture. Jerry got lucky with Jimmy. He got desperate when he hired Parcells. After the 3 super bowls in the 90’s, Jerry really had to dig deep to allow someone else to coach the team. His record outside of those two desperate/lucky hires? 58-70. That record truly reflects what it’s like for Jerry to run our team without a true football mind involved.
Pathetic, you say? Embarrassing? Well, you have but one person to point a finger at in blame. That’s your general manager and owner. He has single handedly brought this storied franchise to it’s knees. His relentless pursuit of credit for the success of this team, and his refusal to relinquish control and hand it over to a real football mind, has handcuffed the entire organization. In his mind, he is bigger than the organization itself. This mindset has brought you what you have today.
I call for you to do two things. First, boycott. Don’t buy anything Cowboys related. No tickets, jerseys, hats, beer mugs, pennants, etc. The only way a fan can affect the team it supports, is to stop supporting it financially. Not another dime, Jerry. Band together with me and thousands of other fans, and say no more to Jerry Jones as the general manager of this team.
Secondly, join me in taking the money I would have spent on Cowboys “stuff” and put it towards something that will voice how fed up as a fanbase we are. We will be gathering funds to put up a billboard in Irving, as close to Valley Ranch as we can get it. I’ve already been in contact with a dozen or more advertising agencies in the metroplex area, and have discovered that with just 1,000 fans contributing 10 bucks, we can hang one for a month. 10 bucks a month, and we can leave it up until, as a group, we decide to take it down, or start using the money to put more billboards. You may be thinking, “Jerry isn’t going to give a damn about some stupid billboard”. In this, you’re probably right. But, what it will do is openly embarrass Jerry publicly. It will bring to light the true number of Cowboy fans that have finally had their fill of Jerral Wayne Jones. By myself, I stand no chance. With your help, and dedication to this, we stand to point tremendous negative attention to what this man has done to our team. This must be done. We have no other choice unless we just sit back and take it, and I don’t think any of us want to do that.
Go to www.cowboysfanrebellion.com and let your voice be heard.
Join me, brothers. The time is now.
I won’t go into any great detail about season to season guffaws, or bumbled moves on Jerry’s part. If you’re reading this, you already know the grim particulars and shouldn’t have to read about them again. I know I’ve tried to forget them myself. What I do want share are some very interesting facts.
No playoff wins in 13 years. (We are one of only 3 NFL teams to do this. Yes, the Oakland Raiders have won a playoff game since we have)
Without Jimmy Johnson, we would be staring at 30 years since a Super Bowl win.
A record of 163-147 in the 20 years he has been GM. Now let’s look at the bigger picture. Jerry got lucky with Jimmy. He got desperate when he hired Parcells. After the 3 super bowls in the 90’s, Jerry really had to dig deep to allow someone else to coach the team. His record outside of those two desperate/lucky hires? 58-70. That record truly reflects what it’s like for Jerry to run our team without a true football mind involved.
Pathetic, you say? Embarrassing? Well, you have but one person to point a finger at in blame. That’s your general manager and owner. He has single handedly brought this storied franchise to it’s knees. His relentless pursuit of credit for the success of this team, and his refusal to relinquish control and hand it over to a real football mind, has handcuffed the entire organization. In his mind, he is bigger than the organization itself. This mindset has brought you what you have today.
I call for you to do two things. First, boycott. Don’t buy anything Cowboys related. No tickets, jerseys, hats, beer mugs, pennants, etc. The only way a fan can affect the team it supports, is to stop supporting it financially. Not another dime, Jerry. Band together with me and thousands of other fans, and say no more to Jerry Jones as the general manager of this team.
Secondly, join me in taking the money I would have spent on Cowboys “stuff” and put it towards something that will voice how fed up as a fanbase we are. We will be gathering funds to put up a billboard in Irving, as close to Valley Ranch as we can get it. I’ve already been in contact with a dozen or more advertising agencies in the metroplex area, and have discovered that with just 1,000 fans contributing 10 bucks, we can hang one for a month. 10 bucks a month, and we can leave it up until, as a group, we decide to take it down, or start using the money to put more billboards. You may be thinking, “Jerry isn’t going to give a damn about some stupid billboard”. In this, you’re probably right. But, what it will do is openly embarrass Jerry publicly. It will bring to light the true number of Cowboy fans that have finally had their fill of Jerral Wayne Jones. By myself, I stand no chance. With your help, and dedication to this, we stand to point tremendous negative attention to what this man has done to our team. This must be done. We have no other choice unless we just sit back and take it, and I don’t think any of us want to do that.
Go to www.cowboysfanrebellion.com and let your voice be heard.
Join me, brothers. The time is now.
