Why does Jerry and his son think they are NFL GM’s

kskboys

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With every passing year....it is OBVIOUS that they played a very minor role in WINNING. They are making more money than any other franchise in the WORLD. So it is clear what role they excelled at! Even the Bengals broke through last year. The Jones boys cannot even get LUCKY!!
Bengal broke through because they were smart enough to tear it down and suck for a while. We're not even smart enough to do that.
 

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So Jerry and Stephen think they are NFL GMs that are capable of building a team, evaluating talent, signing free agents and everything that involves building a championship roster

Besides being billionaires what makes them believe they can do this?

30 years of history is in the books now…

Because they draft the players and manage the cap. That sounds like a GM to me. I'm also fairly certain they, like most teams, have people that evaluate talent. Then the Jones boys draft based on those evaluations.

I'm not sure what your question is? They believe they can do it because they're doing it.
 

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he is absolutely a marketing genius. he is a great sales person. great businessman. that's the problem though, when Jerry the GM is at a cross roads, then Jerry the owner (and now his son) over ride Jerry the GM. its all about profits. not winning. just enough winning to keep cowboys relevant and keep money coming in and enough wins every few years to raise ticket prices, like he did for 2022.

Yep, you got it... Not like a lot of others on this board.
 

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AS Owners, they really don't "Owe" us anything. One would suppose they'd want to put a quality product out there for consumption but - and herein lies the rub, the people keep buying .. for whatever reason regardless of the product.. It's really that simple.
 

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AS Owners, they really don't "Owe" us anything. One would suppose they'd want to put a quality product out there for consumption but - and herein lies the rub, the people keep buying .. for whatever reason regardless of the product.. It's really that simple.
They really don't understand what a quality product is in the NFL.
 

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Oh, absolutely, and they can. It wouldn't take much.

If you don't see that, then there's even more that you don't see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You scream casual fan.
 

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Narcissism isn't just some word.

They truly think that they are smarter than everyone else.

It's a unique situation, as one typically cannot buy or intimidate every media outlet...allowing the ego trip to take place in comfort. Jerry seems to have pulled that off.
Narcissism is a self-centered personality style characterized as having an excessive interest in one's physical appearance and an excessive pre-occupation with one's own needs, often at the expense of others
sounds like jerry alright!
 

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They saw how "easy" Jimmy made it look. That is why. I'm being dead serious. I remember Bill Walsh saying how Dallas (read Jimmy) had built something that was on the verge of dominating (like we've seen from the Pats) for a long time....and the only thing that stopped Dallas was free agency. Well...little did he know....free agency was a small part of it...the biggest part was the Jones Boy's.

The "credit" is mostly reserved for players and coaches. While the majority of the MONEY is reserved for the owners. Not a bad deal since the owners can't play or coach AND they are making more money than they ever could have imagined. Right? Wrong! Who knew the Jones boys craved the validation that is normally reserved for players and to a lesser degree the coaches. Heck, I would venture to guess the Jones boys themselves did not know how insecure they were.

Here is the funny thing, the coaches and players (millionaires) would trade places with the Jones boys (billionaires) ANY day...yet the Jones boys want what the players/coaches have. Adoration. Admiration. Name on the back of the jersey's. Mic in their face. Lots of "followers" on social media. To be honest, I am STUNNED that one of the Jones boys has not donned a headset and named themselves the head coach of the team. I guess we should celebrate that they have spared us of that spectacle?

I am so conflicted. What the Jones Boys have done...the outright robbery of this fanbase...makes me wish nothing but misery for them. But that means I have to be miserable along with them(without the benefit of seeing any of the cash). People need to stop counting the 3 Super Bowls. The longer we are removed from them...it should be obvious they had NOTHING to do with them. So with that being said....the dirty truth is...the Jones Boys have had ZERO success as the architects of the on field product. Who gets 25+ years to produce ZERO?????????!!!!!!! Since they are the owners...I could see them giving themselves 10 years....but 25+? What we are witnessing is a perfect storm. Where ego, greed, senility, money, insecurity, lack of self-awareness have all collided to create what I consider to be one of the biggest tragedies in sports. I cannot stress how unbelievable this is. What we are witnessing may not ever be repeated in our lifetime. And of course I am aware there have been plenty of teams that have NEVER won....but here is the difference....never has the SAME GM...been afforded 25+ years to get it right!!!!!!
Great post !
I think they never set a limit for themselves as they thought they didnt need one.
Now had they won a few SB's they might now hire a GM, but I doubt it , as they love what they do regardless if they keep failing.

They have already made fools of themselves, by doing this for so long with no success.
I guess they think if they can win a SB it erases the previous 27 failures?
 

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Narcissism is a self-centered personality style characterized as having an excessive interest in one's physical appearance and an excessive pre-occupation with one's own needs, often at the expense of others
sounds like jerry alright!
Ha yep!

Jerry jokes aside, I didn't really buy it as an actual condition until I had to deal with it close and personal.

I just thought it was a name to call a selfish person.
 

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They are not the worst at GMing their team, not close. They are just not the best at it and most do not like their approach in FA.

Let’s be fair. If they’d dropped big bucks and whiffed in FA, they would be catching more heat.

They draft well in the 1st but not so great after with the OL. Is this on their selections or their selection of scouting? They do not build their own board, McClay and the scouts do.
 

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Why does Jerry and his son think they are NFL GM’s

I haven't a F***ing clue!...:huh:
 

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Because they draft the players and manage the cap. That sounds like a GM to me. I'm also fairly certain they, like most teams, have people that evaluate talent. Then the Jones boys draft based on those evaluations.

I'm not sure what your question is? They believe they can do it because they're doing it.


But they suck at it.
 

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You are the first person I have taken note of to post what I have said may happen all along. (2045 was my guess-timate date of destiny)
Because by then Stephen will be as senile as Jerry is now, and will have accumulated a catalogue of disasterous pretend GM decisions to make Tex Schramm turn in his grave.

The "something different" you mention is dependant on the genetics of the grandkids, whichever set of them step up, to take the reigns.

IF they are able to swallow their pride and release control of the power they wield at the AT&T, the Cowboys have a chance.
IF NOT.
The Abyss.

Nice post.
 

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Great post !
I think they never set a limit for themselves as they thought they didnt need one.
Now had they won a few SB's they might now hire a GM, but I doubt it , as they love what they do regardless if they keep failing.

They have already made fools of themselves, by doing this for so long with no success.
I guess they think if they can win a SB it erases the previous 27 failures?
They don't realize that if they ever win....99% of people would say "a broke clock is right twice a day". I doubt I will even be elated....it would be more relief!
 

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But they suck at it.

I can't agree. If a person always buys used cars, does that automatically mean he's broke? What the Jones boys are doing is intentional. They're getting the results they want. The team is mediocre to solid almost every year. And sometimes they get years like 2014 and 2016. Their system prevents a Jets, Browns, or Lions type franchise. As a business model, maybe they're just happy with that.
 

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I can't agree. If a person always buys used cars, does that automatically mean he's broke? What the Jones boys are doing is intentional. They're getting the results they want. The team is mediocre to solid almost every year. And sometimes they get years like 2014 and 2016. Their system prevents a Jets, Browns, or Lions type franchise. As a business model, maybe they're just happy with that.
I dont think it is a business model .
The way things are set up jerry will make a ton of money even if they went 0-17 for 5 years in a row.

The jones boys are trying to win a sb, they are just inept at doing it.
 

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I dont think it is a business model .
The way things are set up jerry will make a ton of money even if they went 0-17 for 5 years in a row.

The jones boys are trying to win a sb, they are just inept at doing it.

LOL you might be right. But that would be the totally stupid of them. They have a standard path and do not sway from it. That tells me they are not trying to win a SB. Just trying to be mediocre to good. If they break out in a season, all the better.
 
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