In case you wanted to know how Dak’s soon to be extended contract situation will play out.
The business plan is the same as it has been for quite some time. Build the team through the draft and do not sign big ticket free agents from other teams. Prioritize a slow and steady approach that will not move the needle upward or downward much.
Beat basically every tier 3 team you face, half the tier 2 teams, and lose to every tier 1 team-MAKE THE PLAYOFFS (no need for more success). The only caveat would be to try to make it a close score versus tier 1 teams (even if you must score lots at the end of games).
Stephen runs the show now-and Jerry sells the product. Jerry gave up on the dream of actually winning a (Jimmy-less) Super Bowl years maybe decades ago. He realized it was not going to happen and has ceded ultimate control to his son, but stays on as the chief marketer.
They will run it back with Dak till the wheels fall off. This is the marketing/promoting strategy with a side of football. For fans that actually want to see another Cowboys’ Super Bowl run-just add 3-4 years onto however many years Dak gets extended and you will know when the next possible realistic chance at a SB run will be.
You may be spot on, Blitz.
Perhaps ignorantly, the old-school football sentimentalist in me believes that my team’s GM/owner still craves another Super Bowl above all else (family aside). I’m not blind to the Joneses earning a buck (mucho $$$$) off this endeavor, but I view Jerry as living and dying with his Cowboys and as a man who has cared too much on many occasions for HIS guys. So no, I don’t believe that his Super Bowl dream has died, I just think he’s chosen a poor path to get there.
I like the fact that you focused on his business model as this is where my point of contention with Jerry & Co. lies. Jerry’s lauded as being a great businessman. I wouldn’t dare dispute that perspective outside of the realm of football, but football IS a business, and what has his business leadership netted the fanbase in the last 28 years?
Sadly, the rinse and repeat plan that you laid out will be on full display once again this calendar year. It’s mind-boggling to me that a competitive, goal-oriented man like Jerry Jones remains steadfast on a company plan that has consistently led to futility so freakin’ often. I can only speculate this is what happens when power converges with ego and yields a “It’s my way or nothing” course of action.
My whole take on this goes to hell if many of you are correct in stating Jerry is much more about the money than he is with wins. I just have difficulty getting there with you, particularly when winning will garner Jerry everything that feeds his id –
praise, airtime, history, and yes…financial gain.
