..."After Jones parted ways with Jimmy Johnson in 1994--in the wake of saying that any of 500 coaches would have won the Super Bowl with the talent-laden Cowboys in 1992 and '93--the owner gave himself full authority of the football side of the franchise. In addition to his ownership duties, he was the team's general manager, hiring and firing three head coaches and running a draft-day war room that has yielded only one Pro Bowler since 1995.
Jones did win Super Bowl 30 in 1995 with Barry Switzer as his head coach, but that championship was achieved with the nucleus Johnson had built. Since then, the Cowboys are 49-63 over all and 1-3 in three playoff appearances. They haven't reached the playoffs since 1999 and haven't won a playoff game since 1996.
That is the reason a "change in philosophy," paying more than $1 million per season to a head coach for the first time and relinquishing at least some of his power. "I've made a lot of mistakes," says Jones, who has owned the Cowboys since 1989. "You know I have."...
outstanding.
fortunately, i dont suffer from delusions of grandeur when it comes to my teams owners draft record, which, while not great, is still better than jones.
