Blaming Jerry is the lazy way out

[Flamma]

Reading all these posts about the Patriots and Rams rebuilding while we sit here stuck in the mud made me realize something.

We love to use Jerry as a shield. It's comfortable. It's easy. But honestly, blaming Jerry for the last 30 years is letting the actual players and coaches off the hook.

I know the counter-argument: "Jerry is cheap in Free Agency." And yeah, for a long time, he was. We all hated the bargain bin shopping years. But look at where the money actually goes.

First, he pays the homegrown talent. He resets the market for our own guys constantly. He didn't cheap out on Dak. He didn't cheap out on CeeDee. When we have a star, they get paid top dollar.

Second, the roster is always considered "stacked." Every single August, the national media talks about how loaded our roster is. We at times have some of the highest numbers of Pro Bowlers in the league. You can nitpick a bust here and there, but generally, the GM puts a potential playoff-caliber roster on the field every year.

Third, the "All-In" move. We finally screamed for a big trade, and he went out and got Quinnen Williams and George Pickens. He actually pushed the chips in.

My point is this: The front office does its job by assembling a playoff-caliber roster. They hand over a team loaded with talent. The failure lies with the coaches who can't maximize that talent and the players who disappear in big moments. The resources are there; the execution is what's missing.

When we lose in the playoffs, have losing seasons, is it because Jerry has an ego? Or is it because we have a locker room full of professionals who consistently fold when they get punched in the mouth? The Patriots are in the Super Bowl because their players executed. Ours didn't.

Blaming the owner feels good, but he gave them a loaded deck and they still couldn't win the hand. At some point, we have to stop yelling at the guy in the owner's box and start demanding more from the guys wearing the star.

Just blaming Jerry would be lazy, but he's a part of it. I realize the best teams in the conference don't always go to the SB. But when was the last time the Cowboys had the best team in the NFC? You have to go back to 2007. It's very hard for a team with a QB that isn't a future hall of famer to go on the road and win playoff games against better teams. Hell, how many years was Rodgers in the league? He's been to 1 super bowl. Mainly because their acting GM put most of the heavy lifting on him.

 

[DemonBlood]

He's right guys don't blame the owner and GM of the team. Blame me it's my fault. I didn't root hard enough. I'm sorry.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

The Cowboys aren't serious about building a contender. That's Jerry's culture. And then players come here and fall into it. No reason to play for the Cowboys except for the Money. And when Jerry doesn't want to pay, they go somewhere else and play better because they are part of a team that wants to compete. No reason to hate on D-Law. He told the truth. He was never going to win a sb in Dallas. Everybody that isn't blind knows it and it's because of Jerry. How many years will it take to make some people understand. The Dallas Cowboys are a Circus anymore and Jerry is the ringmaster

 

[Ranching]

no other owner is the gm.
rams and patriots owners hired gm's.
coaches and players change.
but over that 30yr span the results haven't.
the one constant here.
the owner is the gm.
ipso-fatso...solved.

The other constant are fans that keep coming back, allowing him to do as he pleases. He can piss off a bunch of fans, and most of them will complain......but, here they are. Pinche Fatsos....solved!! Lol

 

[lk8701]

Jerry doesn’t hire elite coaches because he doesn’t want to give them autonomy

 

[MikeT22]

May be lazy but it's also true

 

[john van brocklin]

Reading all these posts about the Patriots and Rams rebuilding while we sit here stuck in the mud made me realize something.

We love to use Jerry as a shield. It's comfortable. It's easy. But honestly, blaming Jerry for the last 30 years is letting the actual players and coaches off the hook.

I know the counter-argument: "Jerry is cheap in Free Agency." And yeah, for a long time, he was. We all hated the bargain bin shopping years. But look at where the money actually goes.

First, he pays the homegrown talent. He resets the market for our own guys constantly. He didn't cheap out on Dak. He didn't cheap out on CeeDee. When we have a star, they get paid top dollar.

Second, the roster is always considered "stacked." Every single August, the national media talks about how loaded our roster is. We at times have some of the highest numbers of Pro Bowlers in the league. You can nitpick a bust here and there, but generally, the GM puts a potential playoff-caliber roster on the field every year.

Third, the "All-In" move. We finally screamed for a big trade, and he went out and got Quinnen Williams and George Pickens. He actually pushed the chips in.

My point is this: The front office does its job by assembling a playoff-caliber roster. They hand over a team loaded with talent. The failure lies with the coaches who can't maximize that talent and the players who disappear in big moments. The resources are there; the execution is what's missing.

When we lose in the playoffs, have losing seasons, is it because Jerry has an ego? Or is it because we have a locker room full of professionals who consistently fold when they get punched in the mouth? The Patriots are in the Super Bowl because their players executed. Ours didn't.

Blaming the owner feels good, but he gave them a loaded deck and they still couldn't win the hand. At some point, we have to stop yelling at the guy in the owner's box and start demanding more from the guys wearing the star.

Jerry will not hire a strong, experienced headcoach and give him the authority he needs.
Thats on him.
The soft entitled culture is on him.
He ownes this mess.

 

[Clove]

When you are the wealthiest franchise you...
1) Hire the VERY best GM.
2) Pay for the VERY best Coaches.
3) Let the VERY best GM build his team.
4) Go on a cruise in your VERY expensive yacht and watch the Super bowls pile up.
5) Enjoy being the VERY best owner in sports history.

 

[Tabascocat]

When you are the wealthiest franchise you...
1) Hire the VERY best GM.
2) Pay for the VERY best Coaches.
3) Let the VERY best GM build his team.
4) Go on a cruise in your VERY expensive yacht and watch the Super bowls pile up.
5) Enjoy being the VERY best owner in sports history.

If I was the owner, not many would even know my name. I would be too busy circumventing the globe on my yacht

 

[TNCowboy]

Concerning that OP is probably allowed to drive, vote, move about in society, etc.

 

[Mark]

My point is this: The front office does its job by assembling a playoff-caliber roster. They hand over a team loaded with talent.

I believe the premise upon which you construct your argument is fatally-flawed. Specifically, with regard to the defense, which in no way was anything close to a "playoff-caliber" squad. Or even resembling one. Injuries had something to do with that. Coaching...certainly; the DC was inexplicably-clueless IMHO. Definitely a group effort (or lack thereof). But, the defensive roster active for most of the season was simply low-grade, and the jokers roaming field, sideline & luxury box all rang up both win/loss and statistical records to prove it.

 

[Bigrandrn]

Who obtains those players and coaches? It is the GM who is incompetent at building a complete team. So, yea…..it is all on him.

Yup……over and over he has made decisions that aren’t football or roster or staff smart. Waiting to sign players while the price goes up, signing injured average players to semi big contracts thinking he’s outsmarting other teams and getting a good deal, awful trades like the Galloway and Roy Williams trades, waiting till only discount FA are available, poor coaching choices, supreme narcissism and attention seeking back with Jimmy which was THE stupidest thing to this day (ruined a three peat and potential for MORE)……dude just isn’t a REAL GM.

 

[triplets_93]

Yup……over and over he has made decisions that aren’t football or roster or staff smart. Waiting to sign players while the price goes up, signing injured average players to semi big contracts thinking he’s outsmarting other teams and getting a good deal, awful trades like the Galloway and Roy Williams trades, waiting till only discount FA are available, poor coaching choices, supreme narcissism and attention seeking back with Jimmy which was THE stupidest thing to this day (ruined a three peat and potential for MORE)……dude just isn’t a REAL GM.

Jerry needs to read "NFL Ownership for Dummies."

 

[TwentyOne]

Reading all these posts about the Patriots and Rams rebuilding while we sit here stuck in the mud made me realize something.

We love to use Jerry as a shield. It's comfortable. It's easy. But honestly, blaming Jerry for the last 30 years is letting the actual players and coaches off the hook.

We dont use him as a shield. How do you get the idea wr even need a shield? Against what? We fans sre bot the ones to shield us agsinst something.

The critique against him is based on facts and fair. Hr his flat out bad. The critique is even way too little. Wr all should be way more outspoken.

Second, the roster is always considered "stacked." Every single August, the national media talks about how loaded our roster is. We at times have some of the highest numbers of Pro Bowlers in the league. You can nitpick a bust here and there, but generally, the GM puts a potential playoff-caliber roster on the field every year.

You really believe the crap the media tells us?

Honestly to bing that up as a reason is embarrassing. Our roster wasnt "loaded"with talent the last 10 years. We for sure had a player here or there that was great az his position but not the whole roster. Thats just cheap media rubbish.

Third, the "All-In" move. We finally screamed for a big trade, and he went out and got Quinnen Williams and George Pickens. He actually pushed the chips in.

That All-In comment was one by Jerry not us fans. We just repeated afterwards to hold him accountable.

That comment also came in 2024. To say he went all when the tradedeadline in 2025 was standing eight before the door is laughable.

You seem to be as good as him with twisting word defintions to your advantage.

My point is this: The front office does its job by assembling a playoff-caliber roster. They hand over a team loaded with talent. The failure lies with the coaches who can't maximize that talent and the players who disappear in big moments. The resources are there; the execution is what's missing.

No it does not. If it did we would be in the playoffs and ot only a one-day wonder once in a while.

And they dont hand over a team woth a lot of tslent. Its just the crap talk the nfl media tells us. Which they do for most teams because it a product they want to sell. And you dont sell if you tell the customer ypur product is needless crap.

Jerry is the owner. He assembles the GM, the FO and the coaches. As the GM he also assembles all the players. He is responsible.

When we lose in the playoffs, have losing seasons, is it because Jerry has an ego? Or is it because we have a locker room full of professionals who consistently fold when they get punched in the mouth? The Patriots are in the Super Bowl because their players executed. Ours didn't.

Blaming the owner feels good, but he gave them a loaded deck and they still couldn't win the hand. At some point, we have to stop yelling at the guy in the owner's box and start demanding more from the guys wearing the star.

We dont blame. I think you dont understand the word.

We critique and give reason. We write what we demand from an GM. He does not deliever. We demand responsibility. And we make him responsible. That has nothing to do with blame.

Dont try to wipe away good argumentation by trying to play the blame game. That is cheap and just shows how right we really are.

 

[plasticman]

Lazy as it seems. it is 100% correct.

 

[Blackrain]

It may be the lazy way out but it's accurate.
Jerry's in charge of everything he hires these third world coaches that underachieve and keep our players from reaching their potential.

Reading all these posts about the Patriots and Rams rebuilding while we sit here stuck in the mud made me realize something.

We love to use Jerry as a shield. It's comfortable. It's easy. But honestly, blaming Jerry for the last 30 years is letting the actual players and coaches off the hook.

I know the counter-argument: "Jerry is cheap in Free Agency." And yeah, for a long time, he was. We all hated the bargain bin shopping years. But look at where the money actually goes.

First, he pays the homegrown talent. He resets the market for our own guys constantly. He didn't cheap out on Dak. He didn't cheap out on CeeDee. When we have a star, they get paid top dollar.

Second, the roster is always considered "stacked." Every single August, the national media talks about how loaded our roster is. We at times have some of the highest numbers of Pro Bowlers in the league. You can nitpick a bust here and there, but generally, the GM puts a potential playoff-caliber roster on the field every year.

Third, the "All-In" move. We finally screamed for a big trade, and he went out and got Quinnen Williams and George Pickens. He actually pushed the chips in.

My point is this: The front office does its job by assembling a playoff-caliber roster. They hand over a team loaded with talent. The failure lies with the coaches who can't maximize that talent and the players who disappear in big moments. The resources are there; the execution is what's missing.

When we lose in the playoffs, have losing seasons, is it because Jerry has an ego? Or is it because we have a locker room full of professionals who consistently fold when they get punched in the mouth? The Patriots are in the Super Bowl because their players executed. Ours didn't.

Blaming the owner feels good, but he gave them a loaded deck and they still couldn't win the hand. At some point, we have to stop yelling at the guy in the owner's box and start demanding more from the guys wearing the star.

Lazy maybe you're just in denial.

Jerry is the one common denominator in all our failures for the last 30 years.

 

[Captain-Crash]

LMAO, this is like an owner hiring a bunch of lazy tards, then blaming the lazy tards because the jobs don't get done. OH, my. wow, just wow.

 

[Whyjerry]

Jerry and now Cap Boy are 100 percent to blame for this unserious loser franchise. They own it all.

 

[CowboyFanInLexKy]

"He resets the market for our own guys constantly" - Isn't that a nice way of saying Jerry overpays.

There are 2 parts to this answer... Yes. Jerry overpays... But he overpays the wrong players. It goes back to he doesn't know how to build a team. He never has known how to do that. He also doesn't listen to people who try to help him out by scouting. He thinks he knows everything and look where it's gotten us.... He doesn't respect coaches for fear he won't get credit... Well Jerry, you're getting all the credit for this....

 

[acr731]

There are 2 parts to this answer... Yes. Jerry overpays... But he overpays the wrong players. It goes back to he doesn't know how to build a team. He never has known how to do that. He also doesn't listen to people who try to help him out by scouting. He thinks he knows everything and look where it's gotten us.... He doesn't respect coaches for fear he won't get credit... Well Jerry, you're getting all the credit for this....

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