I'm sure he has picked up somethings, but to me you don't learn on the job as being the top guy or the 2nd in charge. Most good GM's grow up through the ranks. He and Jerry did not do that and the results speak for themselves. This team has done nothing that comes close to getting to a Super Bowl in 20 years and counting. That is all on their watch and their decisions.
If he were not the owner's kid, do you think he would be a GM or a high ranking front office person today? I do not.
Man, I think you're being a bit harsh. There are countless examples in sports, entertainment and in life where sons learned the business from dad and sometimes outperformed them. Is it fair that a kid has an advantage that maybe others in the same career don't?
Hell yes, it's called life.
If you read around you'll see the perception of Stephen with other teams is vastly different than with Jerry and in fact, I just read a recent article saying that the league should be very wary of how the Cowboys are being built because of Stephen.
He has always handled the cap as well as he could given his dad's penchant for overpaying and the last few drafts although not deep, have netted more Pro Bowl players than any other team. I think that the Jerry/Stephen narrative is cliched and I also think we are in pretty good hands down the road, mainly because Stephen will do his job behind the scenes where it belongs.
I don't know how old you are but if you're under 30 you should really be more concerned with Spaulding.
