I totally agree with this article. Since the 80s, I have always been a fan who sides with the players without which this game flounders. And these players’ careers last a decade if they are lucky, and they should try to maximize their earnings while playing.
NFL Owners have a lifetime to maximize profits, which owners like Jerry do in spades. In fact, the “risk” of owning an NFL team is one of the lowest in the business world. These guys don’t own a family diner or family lumber company. They own a financial juggernaut that is a profit making machine that even shares the wealth among its “partners” who have less fan support. It’s the closest thing to a guaranteed profit out there.
And this article nails it on the Dak issue. The Jones boys enjoyed 4 years of paying Dak 4th round wages and had several opportunities to sign him at a much cheaper rate than he can demand now, but they blew it. And it’s the Jones’ who are always “leaking” info about the Dak contract negotiations. Conveniently leaving out details that would clarify the real issues. They do that knowing many Cowboys fans will buy into the narrative that it’s the player who’s being greedy, not the multi-billionaire who hasn’t been able to build a roster that wins anything in a qtr century.
Jerry has a long history of overpaying the wrong guys, and yet somehow with too many of our fans, they see him as an owner willing to do what it takes to win. If Jerry wanted to win more than anything, we would see meaningful changes in the decision power hierarchy. His hubris and stubborn arrogance are THE greatest reason we have become a mediocre at best product on the field. That’s not the players’ fault.
