News: Jerry dodges the Jimmy ROH question, again

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Again, how is Jerry depriving Jimmy Johnson?
Good question. Let's see...

Jerry Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys franchise in February 1989. He made himself President and General Manager. Ownership alone gave him absolute power over all decisions involving his franchise, including the Ring of Honor process. During the last 33 years, Jones has enshrined all of the following:

Tom Landry
Tony Dorsett
Randy White
Bob Hayes
Tex Schramm
Cliff Harris
Rayfield Wright
Troy Aikman
Michael Irvin
Emmitt Smith
Drew Pearson
Charles Haley
Larry Allen
Darren Woodson
Gil Brandt

So. My answer is Jones has deprived Johnson, two-time Super Bowl winning head coach of his franchise, admired by coaches, players (ex or current), media, and fans throughout the country, the same honor he bestowed upon all of the above.

Here is a question:

Why?
 

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Jerry is afraid Jimmy is going to end his induction speech by yelling out, with a raised fist.....
I DID IT MY WAY!!! To be met by thunderous applause from the stadium full of his adoring fans.
 

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Good question. Let's see...

Jerry Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys franchise in February 1989. He made himself President and General Manager. Ownership alone gave him absolute power over all decisions involving his franchise, including the Ring of Honor process. During the last 33 years, Jones has enshrined all of the following:

Tom Landry
Tony Dorsett
Randy White
Bob Hayes
Tex Schramm
Cliff Harris
Rayfield Wright
Troy Aikman
Michael Irvin
Emmitt Smith
Drew Pearson
Charles Haley
Larry Allen
Darren Woodson
Gil Brandt

So. My answer is Jones has deprived Johnson, two-time Super Bowl winning head coach of his franchise, admired by coaches, players (ex or current), media, and fans throughout the country, the same honor he bestowed upon all of the above.

Here is a question:

Why?
Lol!! Jones made Jimmy rich and gave him everything he needed to win.....then Jimmy quit on him and all of us. He deprived us of a few more championships.
 

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A fan of who? Booger? If someone is a fan of him, why would they ridicule him. He has people like you to admire and respect him.
I do admire and respect him....I remember when i met him....I shook his hand and told him, I want to shake the hand of the man that fired Jimmy Johnson!
 

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Jerry is afraid Jimmy is going to end his induction speech by yelling out, with a raised fist.....
I DID IT MY WAY!!! To be met by thunderous applause from the stadium full of his adoring fans.
There is no contest with which man gets credit for those rings with the fans or the media. That's what Booger has been fighting, and losing, since Johnson left.
 

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Lol!! Jones made Jimmy rich and gave him everything he needed to win.....then Jimmy quit on him and all of us. He deprived us of a few more championships.
Anyone knowing the backstory of the Jones and Johnson divorce understands the motivations behind each man's decisions. Attempting to place blame, whether honestly or humorously, on just one of the men for dissolving their professional relationship is not accurate.
 

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Lol!! Jones made Jimmy rich and gave him everything he needed to win.....then Jimmy quit on him and all of us. He deprived us of a few more championships.
Then you agree, it was Jimmy, not Booger.

He didn't quit on us, the attention ***** he worked for decided to change the set up. The only way he hired Johnson was giving him control of the coaches and roster and now Booger wanted to change that to get more light shining on him.

As to whether it was a firing or an agreement to go their separate ways, we really don't know and don't need to but Johnons already had one foot out the door when they separated.
 

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There is no contest with which man gets credit for those rings with the fans or the media. That's what Booger has been fighting, and losing, since Johnson left.
Having to stand there and listen to Jimmy subtly backhand him with the Switzer parody then hear the roar of the appreciative crowd in response, would possibly be the worst thing to ever happen to Jerry, in his mind.
 
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Then you agree, it was Jimmy, not Booger.

He didn't quit on us, the attention ***** he worked for decided to change the set up. The only way he hired Johnson was giving him control of the coaches and roster and now Booger wanted to change that to get more light shining on him.

As to whether it was a firing or an agreement to go their separate ways, we really don't know and don't need to but Johnons already had one foot out the door when they separated.

That issue was settled decades ago, when during Super Bowl week Jimmy went job hunting instead and after the the celebration started for victory, Jimmy intentionally insulted his boss before cameras.

Jimmy was never again on top...and Jerry settled the role of Jimmy's boss - for all time.
 

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Having to stand there and listen to Jimmy subtly backhand him with the Switzer parody then hear the roar of the appreciative crowd in response, would possibly be the worst thing to ever happen to Jerry, in his mind.
The irony is that Booger hired the coach that Jimmy was the closest to since his days at AR. Barry was the motivation for Jimmy to go into coaching and they were close when they both coached in OK. And Jimmy was glad Barry had the baddest boys on the block, taking the attention of his rebel rousers.

Dave Campo said the first thing he told Barry was to let Booger back in the locker room because he really liked being around the players. As if Barry was going to keep him out. Jimmy realized every good team only has one guy in charge and when Booger was allowed back in, the culture began to get established and the players now knew who they played for and answered to and the team has been reeling from that ever since.

Even when Parcells was there and tried to establish himself as where the buck stops, that failed. The players all knew Booger would really make the final decision about their future and one day when the son wandered into the locker room during a team meeting and was asked to leave, he refused. Think any of those players had ever seen anything like that before?

After Parcells left, team meetings were held up if the Joneses were running late.

And to think some here think it's a coaching problem. It is a culture problem and the best coach on the planet would struggle with a team like that.
 

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He quit on us....that's my issue
He did nothing for or to us, he did it for himself. He did not work for us, he worked for a childish attention hungry man and had enough of him.

But his MO was to never stay in any one job longer than 5 years because he was a builder, not a maintainer. Builders get bored easily once it's finished and want the next project.

He was already talking to JAX and would have probably gotten around to MIA or TB. He'd fallen in love with the sea.

And one thing about this. Jimmy knew Booger better than anyone in the circle and knew once he took full power, it was off the rails. And what has happened since 1995 and the talent on Jimmy's team filtered out? Success on the field?
 

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It is nice to know that he gives something that when it was created was very special so little thought, Not surprising since he runs the rest of the team as a part-time job.

It is nice to know that he gives something that when it was created was very special so little thought, Not surprising since he runs the rest of the team as a part-time job.


You know it’s going to be a family feud after the geezer goes away.
 

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That issue was settled decades ago, when during Super Bowl week Jimmy went job hunting instead and after the the celebration started for victory, Jimmy intentionally insulted his boss before cameras.

Jimmy was never again on top...and Jerry settled the role of Jimmy's boss - for all time.
Cameras? So, you have seen film of the infamous slighting of Booger when he asked to be toasted by the coaching staff? First I heard of this. There were eyewitnesses but I have never seen the film and I've seen several of Booger drunk so I'd really like to see that.
 
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Cameras? So, you have seen film of the infamous slighting of Booger when he asked to be toasted by the coaching staff? First I heard of this. There were eyewitnesses but I have never seen the film and I've seen several of Booger drunk so I'd really like to see that.

No doubt, before cameras in the post game celebration, Jimmy Johnson insultingly was laughing at Jerry Jones. And that was blasted in the media afterwards...unless attempting a rewrite of history.
 
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