The new “blah, blah, blah” voice of this team

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I invite everybody to pick an NFL team other than the Cowboys and go to their official website. Next, read the profile page for their GM and/or Player Personnel Director.

As you read these profiles you will come across a paragraph describing all their previous positions within an NFL or college team. Some will have started as junior scout, some as players, some as assistant coaches. There will be a list of impressive accomplishments they earned at each position they worked followed by a promotion to the next position and so on until you get to their present position for that team.

Now for those of you that have already read Jerry and Stephen's profile page in the Cowboy website, this missing paragraph that you see on every other GM or Director's profile page is referred to as "credentials"

Credential are a record of the previous experience and accomplishments of these NFL executives. Believe it or not, for the other 31 teams in the NFL, someone's credentials appear to have some importance to the owners. My theory is that, because those guys have success in every level of NFL player acquisition and management, the owners who hired them felt as though they might actually know what they are doing.....just a theory.

Of course, practical experience resulting in achieving results would be a waste of time for the genius that currently owns the Dallas Cowboys...as well as genius jr. Instead, they have determined that on the job training at the two highest team executive positions were sufficient. Heck, nobody else matches all that darn learning over the past 32 seasons. Of course, they haven't won anything since that guy with credentials left after the 1993 season but you just wait....and wait......and wait, until they've learned enough. Then, by golly, you'll see!

This is the way Jerry does it. It's the only way he's known, ever since his first job coming out of college. His interview was so impressive he was given the position of Vice President in a big insurance company....owned by his father.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that Jerry didn't feel obligated to the fans of the Dallas Cowboys to go out and recruit....scour the countryside...in search of the best, most qualified, innovative, experienced individual to fill the position of Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer and Player Personnel Director. Think of all those resumes, extensive vetting, endless interviews and in depth analysis.

I'm sure he was just as surprised as the rest of us when he discovered the perfect candidate was sleeping in one of his mansion's upstairs bedrooms .
 

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I invite everybody to pick an NFL team other than the Cowboys and go to their official website. Next, read the profile page for their GM and/or Player Personnel Director.

As you read these profiles you will come across a paragraph describing all their previous positions within an NFL or college team. Some will have started as junior scout, some as players, some as assistant coaches. There will be a list of impressive accomplishments they earned at each position they worked followed by a promotion to the next position and so on until you get to their present position for that team.

Now for those of you that have already read Jerry and Stephen's profile page in the Cowboy website, this missing paragraph that you see on every other GM or Director's profile page is referred to as "credentials"

Credential are a record of the previous experience and accomplishments of these NFL executives. Believe it or not, for the other 31 teams in the NFL, someone's credentials appear to have some importance to the owners. My theory is that, because those guys have success in every level of NFL player acquisition and management, the owners who hired them felt as though they might actually know what they are doing.....just a theory.

Of course, practical experience resulting in achieving results would be a waste of time for the genius that currently owns the Dallas Cowboys...as well as genius jr. Instead, they have determined that on the job training at the two highest team executive positions were sufficient. Heck, nobody else matches all that darn learning over the past 32 seasons. Of course, they haven't won anything since that guy with credentials left after the 1993 season but you just wait....and wait......and wait, until they've learned enough. Then, by golly, you'll see!

This is the way Jerry does it. It's the only way he's known, ever since his first job coming out of college. His interview was so impressive he was given the position of Vice President in a big insurance company....owned by his father.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that Jerry didn't feel obligated to the fans of the Dallas Cowboys to go out and recruit....scour the countryside...in search of the best, most qualified, innovative, experienced individual to fill the position of Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer and Player Personnel Director. Think of all those resumes, extensive vetting, endless interviews and in depth analysis.

I'm sure he was just as surprised as the rest of us when he discovered the perfect candidate was sleeping in one of his mansion's upstairs bedrooms .
Outstanding post.
Nepotism may work if your dad owns a lumber company or an auto dealership. But not so much if he owns an NFL team. Arrogance + Nepotism + No Accountability = what we’ve been getting the last 25 years. Mediocre football and a bunch of Forbes trophies.
 

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I invite everybody to pick an NFL team other than the Cowboys and go to their official website. Next, read the profile page for their GM and/or Player Personnel Director.

As you read these profiles you will come across a paragraph describing all their previous positions within an NFL or college team. Some will have started as junior scout, some as players, some as assistant coaches. There will be a list of impressive accomplishments they earned at each position they worked followed by a promotion to the next position and so on until you get to their present position for that team.

Now for those of you that have already read Jerry and Stephen's profile page in the Cowboy website, this missing paragraph that you see on every other GM or Director's profile page is referred to as "credentials"

Credential are a record of the previous experience and accomplishments of these NFL executives. Believe it or not, for the other 31 teams in the NFL, someone's credentials appear to have some importance to the owners. My theory is that, because those guys have success in every level of NFL player acquisition and management, the owners who hired them felt as though they might actually know what they are doing.....just a theory.

Of course, practical experience resulting in achieving results would be a waste of time for the genius that currently owns the Dallas Cowboys...as well as genius jr. Instead, they have determined that on the job training at the two highest team executive positions were sufficient. Heck, nobody else matches all that darn learning over the past 32 seasons. Of course, they haven't won anything since that guy with credentials left after the 1993 season but you just wait....and wait......and wait, until they've learned enough. Then, by golly, you'll see!

This is the way Jerry does it. It's the only way he's known, ever since his first job coming out of college. His interview was so impressive he was given the position of Vice President in a big insurance company....owned by his father.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that Jerry didn't feel obligated to the fans of the Dallas Cowboys to go out and recruit....scour the countryside...in search of the best, most qualified, innovative, experienced individual to fill the position of Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer and Player Personnel Director. Think of all those resumes, extensive vetting, endless interviews and in depth analysis.

I'm sure he was just as surprised as the rest of us when he discovered the perfect candidate was sleeping in one of his mansion's upstairs bedrooms .

Truly a classic. Fantastic post. Opinion with proper perspective laced with facts mostly equals truth.
Quite an impressive read, appreciate you sharing.
 

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I think my favorite might be that Bills Thanksgiving game one.

Jerry actually cried tears after that one. Taken to the woodshed by Josh Allen.

No doubt that Josh Allen wanted that win more than Dak did. That 4th down play where he singlehandedly got that tough yardage was something Dakota has not or rarely done last season......obviously not risking anything in a contract year.
 

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I invite everybody to pick an NFL team other than the Cowboys and go to their official website. Next, read the profile page for their GM and/or Player Personnel Director.

As you read these profiles you will come across a paragraph describing all their previous positions within an NFL or college team. Some will have started as junior scout, some as players, some as assistant coaches. There will be a list of impressive accomplishments they earned at each position they worked followed by a promotion to the next position and so on until you get to their present position for that team.

Now for those of you that have already read Jerry and Stephen's profile page in the Cowboy website, this missing paragraph that you see on every other GM or Director's profile page is referred to as "credentials"

Credential are a record of the previous experience and accomplishments of these NFL executives. Believe it or not, for the other 31 teams in the NFL, someone's credentials appear to have some importance to the owners. My theory is that, because those guys have success in every level of NFL player acquisition and management, the owners who hired them felt as though they might actually know what they are doing.....just a theory.

Of course, practical experience resulting in achieving results would be a waste of time for the genius that currently owns the Dallas Cowboys...as well as genius jr. Instead, they have determined that on the job training at the two highest team executive positions were sufficient. Heck, nobody else matches all that darn learning over the past 32 seasons. Of course, they haven't won anything since that guy with credentials left after the 1993 season but you just wait....and wait......and wait, until they've learned enough. Then, by golly, you'll see!

This is the way Jerry does it. It's the only way he's known, ever since his first job coming out of college. His interview was so impressive he was given the position of Vice President in a big insurance company....owned by his father.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that Jerry didn't feel obligated to the fans of the Dallas Cowboys to go out and recruit....scour the countryside...in search of the best, most qualified, innovative, experienced individual to fill the position of Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer and Player Personnel Director. Think of all those resumes, extensive vetting, endless interviews and in depth analysis.

I'm sure he was just as surprised as the rest of us when he discovered the perfect candidate was sleeping in one of his mansion's upstairs bedrooms .

Great post, one of the best I've read recently. Jerry's billions fail to qualify him for an NFL GM pos. The results of the past quarter of a century (ie, zero deep playoff runs) speak for themselves, unraveling any thought that Jerry had anything to w those 3 super bowls other than writing checks.

Loyal fans are left with great memories of past glories alongside the past 25 seasons where Jerry chose ego and hubris over winning. As Cowboys fans, we deserve all the heckling Stephan A sends our way. He knows what we should know, that hell will freeze over before a Jerry Jones led (coach, gm, pres) team will even win a measley div playoff game.
 

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I remain a steadfast DOS (defender of Stephen). with the release of garrett, the last vestiges of Jerry the gm came to an end. Now everyone, players and coaches, have stephen's mark on them. Too bad his first year will be mired by a virus, bit i imagine he'll do fine. The return to prominence starts now. The hall is rented, the stage is set and the cast assembled. Let the show begin.
 

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Great post, one of the best I've read recently. Jerry's billions fail to qualify him for an NFL GM pos. The results of the past quarter of a century (ie, zero deep playoff runs) speak for themselves, unraveling any thought that Jerry had anything to w those 3 super bowls other than writing checks.

Loyal fans are left with great memories of past glories alongside the past 25 seasons where Jerry chose ego and hubris over winning. As Cowboys fans, we deserve all the heckling Stephan A sends our way. He knows what we should know, that hell will freeze over before a Jerry Jones led (coach, gm, pres) team will even win a measley div playoff game.
I would give JJ and SJ even a little break if they :
1. Just admitted team building and personnel are not their strong suits. They have hired some good people. Let them be the leadership of the on-field product.
2. Shut and stuck to what they do well- making money.

Do I think they will do either? History says no. Arrogance and wealth combined with no accountability for failure is a toxic combo when trying to put a winner on the field.
 

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I do not think we can overstate the missing part of this that is present on the majority of other teams, the need to win. Wanting to win is not needing to win because need exacts action to address it.

Can you imagine running a business where success at the core of the business is not critical? How about one that you can continue to fail but increase the value of it? Know of any other business like that?

Winning rings is down Booger's list behind money and attention and he doesn't need to win to get either of those. When that Forbes article came out with his business as the most valuable, he told himself 'all under the guidance and management of me, the only one we've ever had'. Go ahead and try and tell him how unsuccessful he is.

For us, the crime isn't him being his own GM, it is the nepotism. On the job training and patience with mistakes is no way to run a football team. Are the Raiders better with the son? How about the Bengals? And they had far better teachers than Booger's son does about football. If any team would have ever hired him, he would have been run out of the game after that 2009 draft abomination.

All you needed to know about Booger the GM was said back when he was defending his HC with how "comfortable" he made Booger. But not as comfortable as his lucky sperm #1 son makes him.
 

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I would give JJ and SJ even a little break if they :
1. Just admitted team building and personnel are not their strong suits. They have hired some good people. Let them be the leadership of the on-field product.
2. Shut and stuck to what they do well- making money.

Do I think they will do either? History says no. Arrogance and wealth combined with no accountability for failure is a toxic combo when trying to put a winner on the field.
They are both more interested in being celebrities and have the time to devote to it.

That BS act on his boat during the draft helped me take another step away, what a classic awesome person.
 

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I invite everybody to pick an NFL team other than the Cowboys and go to their official website. Next, read the profile page for their GM and/or Player Personnel Director.

As you read these profiles you will come across a paragraph describing all their previous positions within an NFL or college team. Some will have started as junior scout, some as players, some as assistant coaches. There will be a list of impressive accomplishments they earned at each position they worked followed by a promotion to the next position and so on until you get to their present position for that team.

Now for those of you that have already read Jerry and Stephen's profile page in the Cowboy website, this missing paragraph that you see on every other GM or Director's profile page is referred to as "credentials"

Credential are a record of the previous experience and accomplishments of these NFL executives. Believe it or not, for the other 31 teams in the NFL, someone's credentials appear to have some importance to the owners. My theory is that, because those guys have success in every level of NFL player acquisition and management, the owners who hired them felt as though they might actually know what they are doing.....just a theory.

Of course, practical experience resulting in achieving results would be a waste of time for the genius that currently owns the Dallas Cowboys...as well as genius jr. Instead, they have determined that on the job training at the two highest team executive positions were sufficient. Heck, nobody else matches all that darn learning over the past 32 seasons. Of course, they haven't won anything since that guy with credentials left after the 1993 season but you just wait....and wait......and wait, until they've learned enough. Then, by golly, you'll see!

This is the way Jerry does it. It's the only way he's known, ever since his first job coming out of college. His interview was so impressive he was given the position of Vice President in a big insurance company....owned by his father.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that Jerry didn't feel obligated to the fans of the Dallas Cowboys to go out and recruit....scour the countryside...in search of the best, most qualified, innovative, experienced individual to fill the position of Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer and Player Personnel Director. Think of all those resumes, extensive vetting, endless interviews and in depth analysis.

I'm sure he was just as surprised as the rest of us when he discovered the perfect candidate was sleeping in one of his mansion's upstairs bedrooms .
Yup.

It's like Jerry bought NASA and appointed himself lead scientist and insisted on doing all the experiments himself.

Since Jerry bought the team back in 89, after 24 years of being GM, this is what he had learned: "If you have a mobile QB, you don't need a good OL."

Anyone who supports Jerry as GM, just think about that. How do you still have that belief after 24 years?
 

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I would give JJ and SJ even a little break if they :
1. Just admitted team building and personnel are not their strong suits. They have hired some good people. Let them be the leadership of the on-field product.
2. Shut and stuck to what they do well- making money.

Do I think they will do either? History says no. Arrogance and wealth combined with no accountability for failure is a toxic combo when trying to put a winner on the field.

Spot on Hazey.
 

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Great post, one of the best I've read recently. Jerry's billions fail to qualify him for an NFL GM pos. The results of the past quarter of a century (ie, zero deep playoff runs) speak for themselves, unraveling any thought that Jerry had anything to w those 3 super bowls other than writing checks.

Loyal fans are left with great memories of past glories alongside the past 25 seasons where Jerry chose ego and hubris over winning. As Cowboys fans, we deserve all the heckling Stephan A sends our way. He knows what we should know, that hell will freeze over before a Jerry Jones led (coach, gm, pres) team will even win a measley div playoff game.
What's amazing is that people still try to claim that Jerry wants to win. A guy who wants to win will do whatever it takes to win. Jerry refuses. He does not want to win, he wants to be accepted as a football guy. And doesn't even understand that that ship sailed long ago. Part of me wonders if the guys didn't put him in the HOF as an owner just so he'd keep pathetically and desperately naming himself GM so they wouldn't have to worry about beating the Cowboys to get to the super bowl. Jerry's teams always have weaknesses easily exploited by good teams.
 

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No doubt that Josh Allen wanted that win more than Dak did. That 4th down play where he singlehandedly got that tough yardage was something Dakota has not or rarely done last season......obviously not risking anything in a contract year.
Disagree that it has anything to do w/ wanting to win. We lost primarily because our D made Allen look like a top 5 QB.

You're forgetting that BUFF had the 3rd ranked D in the NFL last season, 2nd in points. And that was w/ a crappy O, which makes that ranking even more of an accomplishment.
 

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Yup.

It's like Jerry bought NASA and appointed himself lead scientist and insisted on doing all the experiments himself.

Since Jerry bought the team back in 89, after 24 years of being GM, this is what he had learned: "If you have a mobile QB, you don't need a good OL."

Anyone who supports Jerry as GM, just think about that. How do you still have that belief after 24 years?

Lol! Remember the special teams draft? Acquiring a cold weather kicker? Its entertaining but who can talk this team seriously w the arkansas hillbilly & son at the helm?
 

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What's amazing is that people still try to claim that Jerry wants to win. A guy who wants to win will do whatever it takes to win. Jerry refuses. He does not want to win, he wants to be accepted as a football guy. And doesn't even understand that that ship sailed long ago. Part of me wonders if the guys didn't put him in the HOF as an owner just so he'd keep pathetically and desperately naming himself GM so they wouldn't have to worry about beating the Cowboys to get to the super bowl. Jerry's teams always have weaknesses easily exploited by good teams.

Theres a sucker born every minute...
 

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I wonder exactly how much power and influence McClay has behind the scenes.

Logic tells me he calls the shots and allows to look like it's those two, and is paid accordingly.

This roster looks a little too ok for two guys that truly arent qualified to put it together.

I think Jerry was really running things back when the roster was truly lean and the drafts were a total mess.
That would mean McClay also has no clue about S's and DT's.
 

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Lol! Remember the special teams draft? Acquiring a cold weather kicker? Its entertaining but who can talk this team seriously w the arkansas hillbilly & son at the helm?
It's very sadly funny how they go out of their way to prove they are football retards, but people still argue in their support. I find it hard to take anyone seriously who supports these bozos as knowing anything about football.
 

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It's very sadly funny how they go out of their way to prove they are football retards, but people still argue in their support. I find it hard to take anyone seriously who supports these bozos as knowing anything about football.

Agreed.
 

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I do not think we can overstate the missing part of this that is present on the majority of other teams, the need to win. Wanting to win is not needing to win because need exacts action to address it.

Can you imagine running a business where success at the core of the business is not critical? How about one that you can continue to fail but increase the value of it? Know of any other business like that?

Winning rings is down Booger's list behind money and attention and he doesn't need to win to get either of those. When that Forbes article came out with his business as the most valuable, he told himself 'all under the guidance and management of me, the only one we've ever had'. Go ahead and try and tell him how unsuccessful he is.

For us, the crime isn't him being his own GM, it is the nepotism. On the job training and patience with mistakes is no way to run a football team. Are the Raiders better with the son? How about the Bengals? And they had far better teachers than Booger's son does about football. If any team would have ever hired him, he would have been run out of the game after that 2009 draft abomination.

All you needed to know about Booger the GM was said back when he was defending his HC with how "comfortable" he made Booger. But not as comfortable as his lucky sperm #1 son makes him.
Totally agree. There is no pressure to win. Only pressure to remain relevant. He builds just a good enough team to sell hope and retain interest.

And we do see many of the top revenue generating and profit making business not producing or selling the best products in the marketplace. They have simply become the biggest mass marketing their brand much like many iconic staples in America.

Jerry has followed this American ingenuity model. And his celebrity status which you correctly described is all part of it with the most Iconic brand in football and perhaps all of sports. Winning or having one of the best products isn’t necessary.
 
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