The fan anger and frustration this off-season as the Jones circus adds yet another ring to the show is palpable. After another frustrating end to what seemed like a promising season, the NFL’s most nepotistic front office shows its capable of going even lower this year.
By now we all know the Jones sales “process”-
- Overrate their own talent, then overpaying its perceived “stars”.
- Use the “we can’t afford top free agents because of the cap” excuse. Meanwhile, competent front offices like the rams, chiefs, packers, bucs, and many others somehow find a way to add quality FAs under the same cap rules.
- Draft a few good players, then fall in love with all of them (“We like our guys”)
- Sell it HARD to the fans starting at training camp that “this team is a contender”. Follow that up with JJ and SJ’s stupid weekly radio “shows” to continue the sales job.
- If the team wins early in the season, start the “Super Bowl talk”. If they lose, start the “excuse train”. Especially undermining the HC. He can become the scapegoat.
- Wash, rinse, repeat.
But here’s how we can all maintain our Cowboys fandom along with some of our own credibility- stop buying the sales pitch. Just adopt this philosophy: I WILL BELIEVE IT WHEN IT HAPPENS.
If the Cowboys ever do anything worthy of respect again, when it happens, we can all enjoy it. Because if it does happen with these Bozos in charge it will be because Lady Luck had sweet mercy on us fans. Until then, it’s ok to be a fan who loves the team but can’t stand the clowns in charge or the pathetic sales job they throw out every year.
Thoughtful note,
@Bobhaze
When I think of "process", or more to-the-point, a continuous improvement process, I visualize something like:
Set a vision or direction
Assess gaps and needs
Create and implement a plan, and
Continuously monitor performance, adjust and provide feedback. Loop back to the beginning
I really don't see much, or any, of this with the Cowboys. Now, the organization is not obligated to share any of this with the public. Nevertheless, the year-to-year performance provides insight on the Cowboy's "process". As an outsider looking in, it appears the vision is to win the SB (If was a bit more cynical, I would say the vision is to make money which, to be honest, I wouldn't fault them if they overtly stated it).
Beyond on that, the "process" seems to be patch holes through the draft and cheap FA.
As much as I dislike JG, his tenure may have been the closest the Cowboys have come to an actual continuous improvement process... JG just wasn't very good at it.