Serious question hoping for serious, thoughtful answers:
- Why should ANY Dallas Cowboys fan have any hope of winning a championship again with Jerry and his family in charge?
I’m hoping for some explanations from our fans why we as should have HOPE OR BELIEF that this organization as currently constructed at the top can ever be anything more than what it has been the last 26 years: an over-hyped, underachieving, non-competitive in playoffs organization?
Serious answers please. If you are a Cowboys fan who still believes we can win in the playoffs doing it “Jerry’s way”, please say why.
The problems are deep and they start with Jerry, but the whole organization is infected.
This organization is popular both with Cowboys fans and haters so it draws a lot of attention on players, which greatly helps them with endorsement deals and future contracts.
Being a Cowboys player also gives them a lot more personal recognition than they would get from many team's markets.
Jerry has fostered a "My players love me" relationship with the star players as soon as they walked through the door rather than waiting until they earned that type of relationship.
Potential is worthless until results are achieved, but this whole organization treats players like they have already won things when they have not even come close to any of them.
The coaches focus more on being liked and respected by the players than they do telling the truth and doing what is best for the team. Arians won a Super Bowl during a season where he called out Tom Brady publicly. Why? Because Brady was making mistakes in the offense that was new to him and it was costing them games.
Dak makes mistakes, McCarthy says, "All good!" Ezekiel can barely run, McCarthy says, "He's my starter!" The list goes on and on and also precedes McCarthy going back to all coaches after Jimmy Johnson except Parcells.
Coaches do not have to be jerks to players, but coaches have a job to do and that job is to win Super Bowls. Not divisions, playoff games, but Super Bowls.
The Cowboys need a coach who is going to stop worrying if players like him and start focusing on doing what he needs to do to put a team capable of winning on the field.
Ignore the contracts, ignore the Jerry promises, ignore the player tantrums and ignore the media interrogations of every move. PLAY ... TO ... WIN!
It is that simple. As coach, you are paid to win, so play to win.
Jerry needs to support that type of coach by closing his door to players once training camp starts. Stop talking to them and stop answering their calls. Make it easier to move on from declining players as well as draft and free agent mistakes.
Most important, let the players know the head coach is in charge and if he benches you, you are benched. End of discussion.
