Twitter: Jerry as GM “You don’t fire yourself”

[CB61]

No he can't fire himself but I did read an article today where he said he really had to look at himself in the mirror and see if some changes need to be made? I've been saying that on the form for the last 10 years maybe he's finally read it? LOL but if he doesn't do that I don't see where we get a whole lot better at least to the point where we compete for a championship not the NFC East either the NFC championship

 

[kskboys]

I think there’s some Jerry Homer fans out there? Lol

I guess I was actually thinking there was just no way someone would be so obtuse as to not be able to see it. It's like someone hits you upside the head w/ a bunch of bricks and you're laying there bleeding, but you deny a brick hit you.

 

[jterrell]

Who cares about the revenue? Lol

Umm only every business owner?

 

[kskboys]

No he can't fire himself but I did read an article today where he said he really had to look at himself in the mirror and see if some changes need to be made? I've been saying that on the form for the last 10 years maybe he's finally read it? LOL but if he doesn't do that I don't see where we get a whole lot better at least to the point where we compete for a championship not the NFC East either the NFC championship

Yes, he can. He can fire himself as GM.

 

[Typhus]

I would.

Why would you not? That actually makes no sense. If you buy a business put yourself in as the pres/GM, but it becomes apparent after a few years that you are not even close to doing a good job(purely on the football side of it), why would you not remove yourself from that position and hire someone who would be better?

I really don't get your line of thinking.

I don't get your line of thinking, that's totally absurd what you just posted.
You cant even comprehend the EGO of an NFL owner.. they don't fire themselves...lmao
Jerry owns the team, do you understand the basics of the term "owns".. have you any idea what that means...
UH,, I don't think I do a good job as da owner, I guess I be a firing myself....

 

[khiladi]

Jerry is not a good GM, otherwise he wouldn’t have spent the last ten years on a HC in training...

 

[jterrell]

No he can't fire himself but I did read an article today where he said he really had to look at himself in the mirror and see if some changes need to be made? I've been saying that on the form for the last 10 years maybe he's finally read it? LOL but if he doesn't do that I don't see where we get a whole lot better at least to the point where we compete for a championship not the NFC East either the NFC championship

He's not going to fire himself and he isn't really the GM and hasn't been.
Plenty of teams have come after McClay to be their GM and he has stayed in Dallas in his role... because he is the GM. LOL.
A lot of GMs lack the ability to fire or hire the head coach the only power McClay lacks.

People love to pretend Dallas is this wild outlier but it's really not.
Jerry is a crazy old man who has gotten very little of what he wants (Manziel, keeping Dez) in YEARS.

 

[CB61]

He's not going to fire himself and he isn't really the GM and hasn't been.
Plenty of teams have come after McClay to be their GM and he has stayed in Dallas in his role... because he is the GM. LOL.
A lot of GMs lack the ability to fire or hire the head coach the only power McClay lacks.

People love to pretend Dallas is this wild outlier but it's really not.
Jerry is a crazy old man who has gotten very little of what he wants (Manziel, keeping Dez) in YEARS.

He still pulls the final strings and that's the problem

 

[Kingofholland]

Biggest idiot in all of football.

He does care but is annoyed by the question.

 

[slick325]

Clown car has left the station for the day.

Barnum and Bailey!

 

[khiladi]

Jerry Jones didn’t underpay for the Cowboys. He actually paid 140 million for the Cowboys, which was the first time ever a franchise had been bought for over 100 million. He paid more for a sports franchise than anybody in history to that point.

Jerry bought an already established franchise built on a twenty plus year legacy, which led to them being considered America’s Team.

People act like he bought the Browns of 2018.

 

[cern]

That's not firing yourself. He never said "you don't turn down jobs".
He has been 'not qualified' enough to win 3 Super Bowls and create the worlds most valuable sports franchise.

Guessing your businesses are also the worlds most valuable right?

jerry's team won super bowls with the talent assembled by jimmy Johnson. since then, the team's been a wreck under jerry's sole leadership. a few years ago I took over the running of two coltan mines in brazil as part of an estate settlement. although i'd never managed that kind of business, I improved the profitability of both to the point that I was able to sell to amg for more than the value of the cowboys. there is a distinct difference in running a business and making judgements on your staff. jerry runs a good business, no doubt. but his inability to hire a good hc is problematic.

 

[cern]

Jerry Jones didn’t underpay for the Cowboys. He actually paid 140 million for the Cowboys, which was the first time ever a franchise had been bought for over 100 million. He paid more for a sports franchise than anybody in history to that point.

Jerry bought an already established franchise built on a twenty plus year legacy, which led to them being considered America’s Team.

People act like he bought the Browns of 2018.

he bought a team on the verge of bankruptcy.

 

[khiladi]

he bought a team on the verge of bankruptcy.

There were 15 teams interested in buying it and 5 resulted in intense negotiations, according to Bright. People act like Jerry bought a sinking ship that nobody wanted.

That being said, Jerry did grow the league with many of his innovate business approaches, particularly in how he negotiated the TV deals that were under-paying the league. He is one of the key figures to bring FOX to the table.

It seems most of the moves Jerry did which turned around the franchise was league related and the separate licensing of stadiums in 1995 transformed the nature of the league to a large extent.

Also, to point out, particularly after the impact of the strike the year before Jerry bought the Cowboys, only 7 of 28 NFL teams actually made money and the NFL dropped in revenue from 86 to 87.

 

[kskboys]

I don't get your line of thinking, that's totally absurd what you just posted.
You cant even comprehend the EGO of an NFL owner.. they don't fire themselves...lmao
Jerry owns the team, do you understand the basics of the term "owns".. have you any idea what that means...
UH,, I don't think I do a good job as da owner, I guess I be a firing myself....

Dude, reread.

He should fire himself as GM. Which means hiring a competent GM.

If you owned a business, and insisted on being manager of, say, your store, and the store failed in its endeavors for years, and you insisted on remaining in the manager's position, you would be a complete moron.

Are you day drinking? Your answer is completely nonsensical, and didn't fit my post that you answered.

 

[TheTruthIsOutThere]

You could step down as GM, but that's beyond his limited understanding I guess.

 

[Typhus]

Dude, reread.

He should fire himself as GM. Which means hiring a competent GM.

If you owned a business, and insisted on being manager of, say, your store, and the store failed in its endeavors for years, and you insisted on remaining in the manager's position, you would be a complete moron.

Are you day drinking? Your answer is completely nonsensical, and didn't fit my post that you answered.

Well ya,,, everyone knows that

 

[jterrell]

He still pulls the final strings and that's the problem

As do virtually every owner.
Look at these coaching vacancies and the GMs on hot seats that are not even certain to stay much less get to pick a Coach.
Those are OWNERS making decisions.

Jerry simply puts the bullseye on himself and goofies buy it.
No one is calling Jerry to make trades.
And agents aren't sending him tapes lol.

Almost everyone on this board would retain the decision-making that Jerry actually controls.
Over deals that are multi-millions, marketing based or when there's a tie among his paid decision-makers.

When was the last time a guy was a "jerry jones draft pick"?
Probably Troy Aikman. And it had zero to do with scouting but Jerry needed to sell jerseys and liked a 6'4 blond QB for just that.

Jerry's issue is he is far too loyal. From Lacewell to Jason.
He could have fired people far faster than he chooses to.
JG should have never been head coach here but Jerry knew him so well and trusted and liked him. And he certainly wasn't going to fire him right after he lost his father so he stayed too long once given that shot.

 

[cern]

There were 15 teams interested in buying it and 5 resulted in intense negotiations, according to Bright. People act like Jerry bought a sinking ship that nobody wanted.

That being said, Jerry did grow the league with many of his innovate business approaches, particularly in how he negotiated the TV deals that were under-paying the league. He is one of the key figures to bring FOX to the table.

bright gave tex schramm permission to sell the club 3 years before jerry purchased it. schramm sought the help of Solomon bros. in new york to assist him. schramm demanded of any prospective buyers that he and landry remain in their positions. this deterred most buyers. that's why jerry specifically asked bright if anything would preclude him from bringing in his own guys and firing landry. when bright told him he was free to do as he wanted in that regard, jerry made the move.

 

[plymkr]

This is pretty much what he says after every season since 1999 or 2000. Is there a medication for consistent stupidity?