I agree that the NFL is a bunch of money grubbers but I, and anyone else who doesn't like the way they do business, am free to stop watching any time.
No, we are not "free" to stop watching them nor should we ever feel as though we don't have a right to express our outrage when the team owner has placed profit and personal ego above winning.
I have an emotional investment of 50 years as a Cowboy fan, long before Jerry ever showed up. Yes, I could walk away but I beleive the Cowboy legacy created by the first 34 years of the team's existence is worth fighting for.
An early quote by Jerry Jones was that it is all about winning. He didnt say profits. However, Jerry has failed to live up to that commitment.
No other team would have ever considered the Jones's for employment as a franchise executive. No other team would have retained them past 1997. As NFL executives, both Jones's are proven detriments.
Jerry's refusal to hand the GM job to a proven professional has cost this team and it's fans dearly.
Note that the team name includes two words, Dallas and Cowboys. They are not called the Jerry Cowboys. This is a partnership between the Cowboys and the tax payers in the surrounding commumitiee. Communities have allocated money, infrastructure and manpower in support of this professional sports franchise.
In one of his very first interviews, Jerry Jones acknowledged this relationship when he said that nobody can own the Dallas Cowboys, he considered himself to be a steward. In fact, the collective owners actually have the authority to remove Jerry Jones as the owner.
'MERICA DAMN IT
