Anonymous Agent Rips Jerry: I Don't Think They Want To Win Above All

[DallasInDC]

I think alot of the bolded was pre cap era.... I don't think he would say "Any 1 of 500 coaches can do it" today

True, FA as it is now not in place, but I believe plan B free agency was in place and he was aware of the direction the negotiations were going with the players assoc. even still the way he approached FA out the box, I think he thought everyone wanted to be in Dallas with FA and that he held the advantage in getting the FA he wanted.

Of course, today, he would say I am the only GM that can get Dallas to a SB.

 

[MikeT22]

Well of course the actual game has passed him by. But considering all of that this team has won 36 games in 3 seasons. Someone is doing okay over there.

It didnt pass him by, Jerry was never more than a wannabe

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

True.

I think my comment was overly simplistic.

The majority of revenue is shared in the NFL, and there are several other factors that can limit a team's revenue.

But team performance does factor into revenue.

An overly simplistic example: If you're team consistently sucks, it's hard to raise ticket prices.

The only way it factors into revenue, really, is ticket sales. But the amount that ticket sales would be influenced by being good (i.e. playoff games) is tiny. Ticket sales revenue is something like 15-20% overall revenue, so attendance swings really aren't making much of a difference on the bottom line.

 

[zrinkill]

Well of course the actual game has passed him by.

It "passed him by" when he fired Jimmy Johnson.

 

[Boom]

Jerry doesn't have a plan. He either tries to duplicate what the last winner did or ask a dozen football minds what the best thing to do is, and then that becomes his plan. Then he wants to piece the coaching staff with his favorites instead of trusting a coach to build his own. His is reactive vs proactive and it sometimes hurts progress (Sticking with carrot because he let Peyton get away) (Never drafting linemen before 3rd round until he shatters his QB).

 

[Coogiguy03]

The only way it factors into revenue, really, is ticket sales. But the amount that ticket sales would be influenced by being good (i.e. playoff games) is tiny. Ticket sales revenue is something like 15-20% overall revenue, so attendance swings really aren't making much of a difference on the bottom line.

it's that TV/streaming money/gambling

 

[john van brocklin]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-nfl-agent-i-think-the-game-has-passed-him-by

In an survey of player agents about the state of the NFL conducted by The Athletic's Ben Standig, one agent speaking about Jones believes "the game has passed him by."

"I don't think they want to win above all," the agent said when ranking the Cowboys as the most unstable franchise in the league. "Jerry (Jones) wants to turn profits and make headlines.”

If Jerry really wanted to win he would step down.

He even said the owner should fire the GM.

So yeah, the game has passed him by,
Many years ago.

 

[Coogiguy03]

If Jerry really wanted to win he would step down.

He even said the owner should fire the GM.

So yeah, the game has passed him by,
Many years ago.

 

[Steve007]

Well of course the actual game has passed him by. But considering all of that this team has won 36 games in 3 seasons. Someone is doing okay over there.

Just not good enough to compete in the playoffs.

 

[CowboysRule]

In part due to the country club environment they are surrounded with.

They've been the softest team in the NFL for 30 years.

How do the Cowboys have any more of a country club environment than any other NFL team? Remember when Parcells came in and basically made the locker room an uncomfortable place to be? We won the Super Bowl that year right? Oh wait, no, no we didn't.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

How do the Cowboys have any more of a country club environment than any other NFL team? Remember when Parcells came in and basically made the locker room an uncomfortable place to be? We won the Super Bowl that year right? Oh wait, no, no we didn't.

Jerry ain't giving you the water boy job, bro.

 

[Nova]

The only way it factors into revenue, really, is ticket sales. But the amount that ticket sales would be influenced by being good (i.e. playoff games) is tiny. Ticket sales revenue is something like 15-20% overall revenue, so attendance swings really aren't making much of a difference on the bottom line.

Not attendance swings, but rather ticket pricing is what I'm getting at here.

You're right it's like 15% of revenue, and 60% goes to the home team, 40% to the visitor.

But ya know what? I realize that my conclusions are coming from some throwaway info I've heard before, but don't know if I ever found a source to back it up.

I'm going to look into the history of price increases to see if there is a correlation to winning and increased $.

 

[cowboysfan99]

The media finally caught up to what fans have been saying for two plus decades. Jerry has never understood how to build a team in free agency from the very beginning.

 

[sacase]

All the money in the world can't buy you what we really want, that's a championship. It's what these players work/train hard for. As fans who love this team, we deserve it also

Honestly it's about money for everyone. I feel most players want a big contract over winning a SB. Jerry wants a SB, but he also wants the fans engaged so he makes bug money. That's why we will sign Dak, Dak wins enough games to give casual fans hope. Hope means big money. The NFL is a business for everyone. How many times do you have to hear players say it?

 

[Skynet]

See also: Every owner in professional sports.

Fielding a winning team and having a financially successful team are not mutually exclusive. The cowboys wouldn’t be the most lucrative sports franchise if it wasn’t for their past success

 

[Sydla]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-nfl-agent-i-think-the-game-has-passed-him-by

In an survey of player agents about the state of the NFL conducted by The Athletic's Ben Standig, one agent speaking about Jones believes "the game has passed him by."

"I don't think they want to win above all," the agent said when ranking the Cowboys as the most unstable franchise in the league. "Jerry (Jones) wants to turn profits and make headlines.”

This should surprise no one who is paying attention.

 

[CowboysRule]

Jerry ain't giving you the water boy job, bro.

Just the kind of non-answer I expected.

 

[charron]

Businessman Jerry figured out long ago that business comes 1st that's why he was a major factor getting the league cap in place. He could have kept his power team together and won but it was more important to even the playing field so the league, owners and players could record record profits year over year.

 

[Reid1boys]

We've been saying that for years.

All Jerry cares about is being #1 on the Forbes list each year.

Jerry doesnt worry about being on the Forbes list. Thats like me worrying about waking up each day and still being a male.

 

[Reid1boys]

and teams like the.... fill in 20 teams, are more worried about winning?