Tex and Gil Brandt had already targeted and discuss with Jimmy Johnson about replacing Tom Landry. Why you think they drafted a very non-Tom Landry like player in Michael Irvin in 1988. The coach was chosen before the owner.
Jerry Jones had no involvement at all in the football personnel decisions which is why Jimmy Johnson had both Bob Ackles, and John Wooten elevated in the personnel department after Gil Brandt was fired. To quote Jerry Jones in a LA times article in 1989 "you get 2 for 1 in Jimmy" Coach and GM.
You or I could have bought the Cowboys and won 5-8 Super Bowls with Jimmy Johnson, Bob Ackles, and John Wooten making all the football decisions. How did it work out for Jerry Dumbo GM Jones when they were fired or left?
I give Jerry the Owner credit for making money for himself and the owners and that is the only reason why he is in the Hall of Fame. Keep the on the field football out of the discussion as there are both preponderance of the evidence and reasonable doubt that Jerry Dumbo GM Jones had nothing to do with what you saw on the football field from 1989-1995 (Larry Allen was drafted by Jimmy's scout Tom Ciskowski yelling in the draft room).
This is so full of crap. I don't even know where to begin.
They were not targeting Jimmy to replace Landry. Where did you get this from? Some writer saying it 20 years after the fact? Bum Bright wanted to fire Landry but did not have the heart at the time to do so. He wanted the new ownership though to do it. Jerry said he would fire him as he wanted Jimmy as his coach if he ever bought a team. Jimmy wanted the Dolphins job as it was rumored he may retire. But he dod not ad got a contract extension. So when jerry came along, he accepted.
I lived in South Florida from 84 through 98, so this was what was going around. Jimmy wanted the Dolphins job, it just took him 5 years to get it. If not for Jerry he would have waited until Shula's contract was up.
And Jerry was included in player movement when he 1st took over. He did not sit back and say, It's all yours boys. Oh they were bringing in players left and right, because they could, and they hit on many of them, but were also misses.
You hate Jerry, period. So not wasting anymore time on this.
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