Hoofbite
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One thing that always amazes me about the Jerry bashing is the perpetuated idea that Jerry is just as bad now as he was the day Jimmy left Dallas. Truth is, Jerry has improved by leaps and bounds since those days and I'm not sure you can believe otherwise without being dishonest to yourself.
People always say things that give you idea that right now at this moment it has gotten to be too much. The past 15+ seasons were bad but right now they can no longer go any further.
Its funny. Not in a comical way but it an odd, ironic way.
How can right now be the time where its "enough". I don't get it. After watching the 1996-2002 seasons (especially the 5-11 trifecta), how can right now be too much? Seriously, how can right now bee the tipping point?
After seeing him waste multiple DRAFTS (not just picks but ENTIRE DRAFTS) either by bending over in the Joey Galloway trade or drafting players in the 2nd round who have no earthly right of being drafted in that spot, how can now be the time?
After watching him go out and throw truck loads of money at washed-up vets even as recently as 2003 with Marcellus Wiley, what was it that made right now any worse?
After watching the abomination that was this teams hunt for at least an "average" QB, you're more pissed right now? Intercepteverde, Carter, Henson, Ryan ***** Leaf, Anthony Wright and countless others all embarrassed me on Sunday. I didn't include Bledsoe because he was at least serviceable but these guys were foul and were not talking backups like the case with Johnson and Bollinger. These guys were supposed to start. However, despite that list of A-1 crap, this is the time you say?
Color me confused.
I'll admit, Jerry has made a huge *** of himself. In the past. However, you start looking at his body of work in the last 5-6 years and then compare that with the previous 8 years and I think you will see a tale of two very different stories.
I honestly don't think the bottom was much further down than any of those 5-11 seasons. I would say Oakland and Cleveland are at rock bottom but I tell ya what, if Jerry hadn't went a different route than the one he was taking I think Dallas would still suck to this day.
People laugh at Oakland for drafting players WAY TOO HIGH and paying top dollar for average talent but rewind the clock 8 years and people were looking at Dallas in the same manner. Jerry was Al Davis. Not to the extent that Al Davis is currently going with but he wasn't far off.
It's just amazing that people can come out and say Jerry's the root of all evil. Since he hired Bill, Jerry has been a completely different cat. He and Stephen have done a wonderful job with the cap. They have brought in fresh talent with contracts that are not crippling should that player completely bomb. The drafting in Dallas has improved by such an amount that it is almost unbelievable. Few misses here and there but you look at all the home-grown talent that Dallas has and it's hard to say that Jerry didn't adjust his mindset in that area.
I dunno, maybe its just me but IMO Jerry is the least of this teams problems. What more could he do? Everyone harps on the "hire a GM" but what would that do? How many GMs are actually doing a good job out there? Philly, New England, Indy, Pittsburgh? Just about it isn't it? Good GMs aren't out there in abundance.
And besides, hiring a GM does nothing because the problem for this team has not been acquiring talent. And if that isn't the problem and also happens to be the primary job of a GM, what are you actually improving by designating someone GM? I guess all that leaves is coaching decisions.
Basically, what we've come down to is people are pissed at who Jerry has for coach. That's fine because I am not exactly the biggest Wade supporter but I also realize, you can only hire from a pool of available coaches. And yes, I too would have preferred a young coach. Looking at the job he has done in SF, I would have loved Singletary. But here's the problem with a young coach. Jerry already had his young coach. Jason Garrett (the guy everyone was sporting an erection over after his 1st year) was/is Jerry's young coach. We know that, Mike Singletary knew that and every other candidate who applied for the job knew that.
With that said, you can pretty much bet that the guys with years ahead of them in the coaching business are instantly turned off to some degree. No one wants to play seat-warmer. At least no-one who has plans for coaching for another 20 years. So you're stuck with the old guys. You got Norv and you got Wade. Neither was a stellar option but for what this team needed, Wade was the "lesser of two evils". The pool was shallow to begin with and having a certified GM wouldn't change that a single bit.
I guess if there is one knock on Jerry that I have seen in the last couple of years is that he still has the "get rich quick" type of mentality. He tried far too much to buy low and sell high with a couple of players. Tank and Pacman, specifically. I didn't include TO because TO was actually productive and aside from being a giant queen, he was a great addition.
But, evidence by their releases, I think he's figured out that risk/reward signings rarely pays off. The old Jerry wouldn't have done it. The old Jerry wouldn't have cut TO either. The old Jerry was completely enamored with talent and no matter how unproductive or disruptive, Jerry would cling to that player.
Jerry isn't perfect. I don't think anyone will ever say he is but the man is doing everything he can to make things work. He has a lot more invested than any of us and he wants a winner just as bad as any of us, if not more. If after all the crap that man brought on himself wasn't enough to make you snap back then, I can't see how now is the breaking point. The two situations do not even compare. And for anyone who's gonna say that it was all just a collective sucking by Jerry that finally tipped em, get a grip. No playoff success and numerous losing seasons in a span of 13-14 years will make anyone snap but to go bonkers because it is all the fault of 1 person is just batty.
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People always say things that give you idea that right now at this moment it has gotten to be too much. The past 15+ seasons were bad but right now they can no longer go any further.
Its funny. Not in a comical way but it an odd, ironic way.
How can right now be the time where its "enough". I don't get it. After watching the 1996-2002 seasons (especially the 5-11 trifecta), how can right now be too much? Seriously, how can right now bee the tipping point?
After seeing him waste multiple DRAFTS (not just picks but ENTIRE DRAFTS) either by bending over in the Joey Galloway trade or drafting players in the 2nd round who have no earthly right of being drafted in that spot, how can now be the time?
After watching him go out and throw truck loads of money at washed-up vets even as recently as 2003 with Marcellus Wiley, what was it that made right now any worse?
After watching the abomination that was this teams hunt for at least an "average" QB, you're more pissed right now? Intercepteverde, Carter, Henson, Ryan ***** Leaf, Anthony Wright and countless others all embarrassed me on Sunday. I didn't include Bledsoe because he was at least serviceable but these guys were foul and were not talking backups like the case with Johnson and Bollinger. These guys were supposed to start. However, despite that list of A-1 crap, this is the time you say?
Color me confused.
I'll admit, Jerry has made a huge *** of himself. In the past. However, you start looking at his body of work in the last 5-6 years and then compare that with the previous 8 years and I think you will see a tale of two very different stories.
I honestly don't think the bottom was much further down than any of those 5-11 seasons. I would say Oakland and Cleveland are at rock bottom but I tell ya what, if Jerry hadn't went a different route than the one he was taking I think Dallas would still suck to this day.
People laugh at Oakland for drafting players WAY TOO HIGH and paying top dollar for average talent but rewind the clock 8 years and people were looking at Dallas in the same manner. Jerry was Al Davis. Not to the extent that Al Davis is currently going with but he wasn't far off.
It's just amazing that people can come out and say Jerry's the root of all evil. Since he hired Bill, Jerry has been a completely different cat. He and Stephen have done a wonderful job with the cap. They have brought in fresh talent with contracts that are not crippling should that player completely bomb. The drafting in Dallas has improved by such an amount that it is almost unbelievable. Few misses here and there but you look at all the home-grown talent that Dallas has and it's hard to say that Jerry didn't adjust his mindset in that area.
I dunno, maybe its just me but IMO Jerry is the least of this teams problems. What more could he do? Everyone harps on the "hire a GM" but what would that do? How many GMs are actually doing a good job out there? Philly, New England, Indy, Pittsburgh? Just about it isn't it? Good GMs aren't out there in abundance.
And besides, hiring a GM does nothing because the problem for this team has not been acquiring talent. And if that isn't the problem and also happens to be the primary job of a GM, what are you actually improving by designating someone GM? I guess all that leaves is coaching decisions.
Basically, what we've come down to is people are pissed at who Jerry has for coach. That's fine because I am not exactly the biggest Wade supporter but I also realize, you can only hire from a pool of available coaches. And yes, I too would have preferred a young coach. Looking at the job he has done in SF, I would have loved Singletary. But here's the problem with a young coach. Jerry already had his young coach. Jason Garrett (the guy everyone was sporting an erection over after his 1st year) was/is Jerry's young coach. We know that, Mike Singletary knew that and every other candidate who applied for the job knew that.
With that said, you can pretty much bet that the guys with years ahead of them in the coaching business are instantly turned off to some degree. No one wants to play seat-warmer. At least no-one who has plans for coaching for another 20 years. So you're stuck with the old guys. You got Norv and you got Wade. Neither was a stellar option but for what this team needed, Wade was the "lesser of two evils". The pool was shallow to begin with and having a certified GM wouldn't change that a single bit.
I guess if there is one knock on Jerry that I have seen in the last couple of years is that he still has the "get rich quick" type of mentality. He tried far too much to buy low and sell high with a couple of players. Tank and Pacman, specifically. I didn't include TO because TO was actually productive and aside from being a giant queen, he was a great addition.
But, evidence by their releases, I think he's figured out that risk/reward signings rarely pays off. The old Jerry wouldn't have done it. The old Jerry wouldn't have cut TO either. The old Jerry was completely enamored with talent and no matter how unproductive or disruptive, Jerry would cling to that player.
Jerry isn't perfect. I don't think anyone will ever say he is but the man is doing everything he can to make things work. He has a lot more invested than any of us and he wants a winner just as bad as any of us, if not more. If after all the crap that man brought on himself wasn't enough to make you snap back then, I can't see how now is the breaking point. The two situations do not even compare. And for anyone who's gonna say that it was all just a collective sucking by Jerry that finally tipped em, get a grip. No playoff success and numerous losing seasons in a span of 13-14 years will make anyone snap but to go bonkers because it is all the fault of 1 person is just batty.
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