Here lies "America's Team".
Born 1960- Died 2024
Killed by Jerry Jones,Stephen Jones, Dak Prescott, Jason Garrett, and dozens of player agents who fueled propaganda to keep making in hundreds of millions of dollars off of Jerry's ignorance.
The Cowboys were in their prime from 1991-1993, but were stricken with the pride disease which corrupted Jerry Jones and began eating away like a cancer at the most loved franchise in sports.
Briefly made better with the hiring of Bill Parcells, the disease spread in 2007 and morphed into the "Grandfatherly owner" syndrome which caused Jerry Jones to believe that he could be seen as a genius by hiring his beloved son, Jason Garrett. From there the disease turned into one of envy and backstabbing, as Garrett learned the art of media manipulation while backstabbing Wade Phillips. He began to destroy the progress made by Parcells, and soon the discipline instilled by Parcells was gone; replaced with players who couldn't wait to get in front of a microphone and build their "brand".
As the disease progressed, massive ignorance took over, and Garrett's incompetence completely incapacitated one of the most powerful offensive lines in Cowboys history, and that ignorance derailed the careers of superstars like Demarcus Ware, Terrell Owen's, Tony Romo, and more. The massive ignorance spread to Tony Romo, and coupled with pride it caused him to derail what could have been a Hall of Fame career. Instead, Romo and Garrett's pass happy, undisciplined offense led to multiple interceptions and a lack of red zone success, culmi ating with 8-8 seasons in a broken down NFC East.
Before losing his battle with the disease, Garrett installed Dak Prescott, insuring his legacy of incompetence and media manipulation lived on. The pride that had infected Jerry Jones remained and led to a circus atmosphere and sales pitches each year to keep selling the team to gullible fans,who were repeatedly humiliated every time the Cowboys had a nationally televised game against a real contender.
When Dak's incompetence became clear, and with Jerry's pride reaching the point of being unable to be satisfied, Jerry extended Dak Prescott for four more years on the opening day of the 2024 season,hoping that the excitement for the season and the massive amount spent would distract fans from the fact that Prescott has choked in every big game he ever played.
It was the death blow for the team, ensuring that the perennial mediocrity that Dak and Jason Garrett had brought would continue for four more seasons, and they began circling the drain in a death spin.
Long time fans fondly remember Cowboys greats like Bob Lilly, Roger Staubach, Randy White, Don Meredith, Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson, Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Danny White, Harvey Martin, and many more from the glory days of "America's Team", but now those days are only a memory.
It was great when the Cowboys were for real, but once the pride and incompetence took over, the Cowboys would never return to the greatness fans loved them for.
Jerry's sales pitches no longer work, and the team we once loved has died.
