The NFL has changed so much, and so have fans.
The fans and media who wanted to fire Jimmy Johnson and hang Jerry for what happened to Landry and that first season at 1-15 was close to 100%. Jimmy and Jerry were called the Beverly Hillbillies of the NFL. Even when trading Hershal Walker, most fans thought Jimmy was crazy to give up his best player for bums and a few draft picks.
I’m not a fan of big Mike, but I’d much rather dump Moore. He has shown us who he is and what he values, and it’s not a balanced attack or running the ball.
Can you imagine what today’s fans would be saying after the Cowboys had built a winning team under Tom Landry but couldn’t get past the Browns and Leroy Kelly? Then came 2 championship games lost to GB. How about Landry’s first Super Bowl where we played so poorly, we lost 16-13 despite having a roster with guys like Bob Hayes, tight end Mike Ditka and a secondary that consisted of Herb Adderley, Cliff Harris and Mel Renfro. We turned the ball over 4 times. It’s actually amazing that Landry lasted through most of a decade known as the talented team that couldn’t win the big one before finally getting 2 Lombardy trophies.
I’m not saying McCarthy doesn’t deserve to be fired, but in today’s NFL, we’d be asking what pictures is Landry using to blackmail the owner.