News: PFT: Jerry Jones: I “dropped the ball” in not getting Tony Romo, Jason Witten a title

weaver21 · May 11, 2018

DCBoysfan said:
I lay the blame on the players who were actually on the field.

The players do have to have some blame placed on them, but Jerry was a bigger reason in my opinion. He didn't add the necessary pieces to this team (a defense, offensive line, etc.) during the prime years of Romo, Witten and Ware to help those guys out. He eventually built an offensive line for Romo, but Tony only enjoyed that for one season before his injuries took a toll. Ware was pretty much our only defensive line threat for several years. Blame goes both ways for Jerry and the players, but to me it falls firmly on Jerry's shoulders first and foremost because he was the man in charge of building the team.

Aviano90 · May 11, 2018

Hiring a competent coach after Parcells would have gone a long way instead of the two he did hire.

Big_D · May 11, 2018

weaver21 said:
The players do have to have some blame placed on them, but Jerry was a bigger reason in my opinion. He didn't add the necessary pieces to this team (a defense, offensive line, etc.) during the prime years of Romo, Witten and Ware to help those guys out. He eventually built an offensive line for Romo, but Tony only enjoyed that for one season before his injuries took a toll. Ware was pretty much our only defensive line threat for several years. Blame goes both ways for Jerry and the players, but to me it falls firmly on Jerry's shoulders first and foremost because he was the man in charge of building the team.

And hiring the coaches. There's a domino effect from those hires, the evaluations, the drafts, free agency and then ultimately the product on the field. It all starts with Jerry.

Plankton · May 11, 2018

KingintheNorth said:
He keeps saying this but I don't see any real changes.

Hey, he did change.

He looked at a different mirror, and went behind a different woodshed.

GMO415 · May 11, 2018

Same ole story Jerry

blueblood70 · May 11, 2018

weaver21 said:
The players do have to have some blame placed on them, but Jerry was a bigger reason in my opinion. He didn't add the necessary pieces to this team (a defense, offensive line, etc.) during the prime years of Romo, Witten and Ware to help those guys out. He eventually built an offensive line for Romo, but Tony only enjoyed that for one season before his injuries took a toll. Ware was pretty much our only defensive line threat for several years. Blame goes both ways for Jerry and the players, but to me it falls firmly on Jerry's shoulders first and foremost because he was the man in charge of building the team.

I agree its a bit of both but 2014 new direction was 3 yrs too late given what we saw in 2016 I could see a healthy Romo finally make the SB had we started the move toward a better run game/Oline/Defense a few years earlier.. However it is ultimately up to the players its not jerrys fault in 2003 when a fumble FG snap eliminated us but really another official botched replay with a 1st and goal by witten getting a bad spot is th real reason, than in 2007 was it Jerrys fault that Patiick crayton played his worse game ever and had 3 plays that literally helped us lose that game? was it Jerrys fault in 2014 that Murray fumbles in a giant hole where a finger knocked the ball out, bialy misses a chip shot FG and I believe another earlier on and than the dez no catch?Jerrys fault? 2007 and 2014 the Cowboys were good enough to win a SB Jerry put good players on the field and the players blew those.. same in 16 , good group of players but the defense wasn't there in the end..maybe thats on jerry not enough talent on that side of the ball but it is a 50/50 deal..

loublue22 · May 11, 2018

The ball has yet to be retrieved

visionary · May 11, 2018

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A picture recently making the rounds on social media shows Jason Witten, Tony Romo, Dez Bryant and DeMarco Murray sitting in the locker room after a victory over the Colts on December 21, 2014. The players are all smiles, having clinched the NFC East. It seems like only yesterday that Witten, Romo, Bryant and Murray [more]

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Now watch CZ homers lap this up :laugh:

This is the biggest detriment to winning football in the NFL and he has trained him son TJ he the same

DCBoysfan · May 11, 2018

weaver21 said:
The players do have to have some blame placed on them, but Jerry was a bigger reason in my opinion. He didn't add the necessary pieces to this team (a defense, offensive line, etc.) during the prime years of Romo, Witten and Ware to help those guys out. He eventually built an offensive line for Romo, but Tony only enjoyed that for one season before his injuries took a toll. Ware was pretty much our only defensive line threat for several years. Blame goes both ways for Jerry and the players, but to me it falls firmly on Jerry's shoulders first and foremost because he was the man in charge of building the team.

As you said, the some of the blame goes on Jerry but the players play, the we put some very good teams in the playoffs and the players on the field came up short.

KingintheNorth · May 11, 2018

DCBoysfan said:
As you said, the some of the blame goes on Jerry but the players play, the we put some very good teams in the playoffs and the players on the field came up short.

That falls on the Front Office and coaching as well.

You can't put marginal (at best) safeties on the field and then wonder why Aaron Rodgers marches up and down the field at will the last 2 playoff games.

Garrett has made some critical in-game mistakes, including the playoff games, but then Jerry says "We've put a lot of effort in training as a franchise into Jason Garrett, and I want to take advantage of that....If we don't have him, we don't get payback for all the miscues and losses and criticism of sideline management"

He's more worried about being right than being good.

Sydla · May 11, 2018

KingintheNorth said:
That falls on the Front Office and coaching as well.

You can't put marginal (at best) safeties on the field and then wonder why Aaron Rodgers marches up and down the field at will the last 2 playoff games.

Garrett has made some critical in-game mistakes, including the playoff games, but then Jerry says "We've put a lot of effort in training as a franchise into Jason Garrett, and I want to take advantage of that....If we don't have him, we don't get payback for all the miscues and losses and criticism of sideline management"

He's more worried about being right than being good.

That quote about how much they have invested in Garrett pretty much sums up why this franchise has basically been adrift for two decades. His logic on the "investment" into Garrett is both laughable, yet sad.

He honestly thinks that despite evidence to the contrary, Garrett is going to grow into a SB winning coach.

Plankton · May 11, 2018

KingintheNorth said:
He's more worried about being comfortable than being good.

FIFY

DCBoysfan · May 11, 2018

KingintheNorth said:
That falls on the Front Office and coaching as well.

You can't put marginal (at best) safeties on the field and then wonder why Aaron Rodgers marches up and down the field at will the last 2 playoff games.

Garrett has made some critical in-game mistakes, including the playoff games, but then Jerry says "We've put a lot of effort in training as a franchise into Jason Garrett, and I want to take advantage of that....If we don't have him, we don't get payback for all the miscues and losses and criticism of sideline management"

He's more worried about being right than being good.

At least twice the Cowboys was the #2 seed heading into the playoffs during the Wade/Garret years and yet they fail to reach past the second round, that is on the players. I understand it’s not a popular stance, but they players on the field fail to deliver.

KingintheNorth · May 11, 2018

DCBoysfan said:
At least twice the Cowboys was the #2 seed heading into the playoffs during the Wade/Garret years and yet they fail to reach past the second round, that is on the players. I understand it’s not a popular stance, but they players on the field fail to deliver.

If you put poor players in critical positions, you can't be upset they didn't perform. That's on the Front Office.

JoeKing · May 11, 2018

Has anyone seen this picture in the locker room of Romo, Witten, Dez, Murray celebrating after clinching the playoffs by beating the Colts? I don't recall ever seeing it. Could someone please post it?

Sydla · May 11, 2018

DCBoysfan said:
At least twice the Cowboys was the #2 seed heading into the playoffs during the Wade/Garret years and yet they fail to reach past the second round, that is on the players. I understand it’s not a popular stance, but they players on the field fail to deliver.

It's not only unpopular, it's probably wrong.

For example, after GB loss in Dallas, the Packers were saying the Cowboys showed tendencies throughout that game on offense. For example, when the Cowboys had momentum in the 3rd Q and were driving for another score, Micah Hyde made a ridiculous play on a WR screen that resulted in an interception. After the game, he basically said the Cowboys telegraphed the play and they knew it was coming. If you watch the replay, apparently the CB on that side of the field saw it as well and was signaling to the team.

Things like that, where a team notices predictability and tendencies isn't on the players, that's coaching. So while I won't blame the coaches for everything, trying to excuse their playoff failures as simply the players letting the coaches down is silly IMO.

JoeKing · May 11, 2018

LOL, the JG haters have certainly latched on to this story. Oh how they love the low hanging fruit. :muttley:

Whyjerry · May 11, 2018

Blah, blah, blah

This old drunk can’t keep his trap shut.

Aviano90 · May 11, 2018

Sydla said:
It's not only unpopular, it's probably wrong.

For example, after GB loss in Dallas, the Packers were saying the Cowboys showed tendencies throughout that game on offense. For example, when the Cowboys had momentum in the 3rd Q and were driving for another score, Micah Hyde made a ridiculous play on a WR screen that resulted in an interception. After the game, he basically said the Cowboys telegraphed the play and they knew it was coming. If you watch the replay, apparently the CB on that side of the field saw it as well and was signaling to the team.

Things like that, where a team notices predictability and tendencies isn't on the players, that's coaching. So while I won't blame the coaches for everything, trying to excuse their playoff failures as simply the players letting the coaches down is silly IMO.

Yup. He knew the play was coming because we ran the exact same play agianst him earlier in the year, so he reconginzed it the 2nd time around and jumped it for the pick.

JoeKing · May 11, 2018

Sydla said:
It's not only unpopular, it's probably wrong.

For example, after GB loss in Dallas, the Packers were saying the Cowboys showed tendencies throughout that game on offense. For example, when the Cowboys had momentum in the 3rd Q and were driving for another score, Micah Hyde made a ridiculous play on a WR screen that resulted in an interception. After the game, he basically said the Cowboys telegraphed the play and they knew it was coming. If you watch the replay, apparently the CB on that side of the field saw it as well and was signaling to the team.

Things like that, where a team notices predictability and tendencies isn't on the players, that's coaching. So while I won't blame the coaches for everything, trying to excuse their playoff failures as simply the players letting the coaches down is silly IMO.

Hindsight is always 20/20. It doesn't make you a genious though your tone seems to indicate you think you are.

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