CouchCoach
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No one is as Petty as Tom, unless it's Richard.
You seem to come off defending Jerry in matters with the breakup.I'm honestly not sure to what you're referring. Handled the building of the team, the continued involvement, or the breakup?
CouchCoach...you crack me up!! Thanks for always making me smile while I'm stressed at work!!No one is as Petty as Tom, unless it's Richard.
I'm just tired of people acting like it was all Jerry's fault, when it wasn't. It's just easier for people to blame him.You seem to come off defending Jerry in matters with the breakup.
But people were clamoring to get those people. Who was desperate to get Jimmy up from the college ranks? Jerry did things differently than any other team and it payed off. He was also willing to spend the money Jimmy needed to build the roster.
I'm not saying Jerry deserves most of the credit...or even half...but he certainly deserves a decent share, and even if not, most coaches would be gracious enough to give credit anyway.
Interesting. I'd never heard that before. Is that something more locally known?The 49ers considered Johnson as a potential replacement for Bill Walsh.
Ironically enough, the Cowboys, led by Tex Schramm, were interested in having Johnson come on as Landry's defensive coordinator and be the successor in waiting. They went as far as to have Johnson sit in their box for Super Bowl XXIII (Niners vs. Bengals).
But people were clamoring to get those people. Who was desperate to get Jimmy up from the college ranks? Jerry did things differently than any other team and it payed off. He was also willing to spend the money Jimmy needed to build the roster.
I'm not saying Jerry deserves most of the credit...or even half...but he certainly deserves a decent share, and even if not, most coaches would be gracious enough to give credit anyway.
He's the owner, his "place" is wherever he wants it to be. If you owned a business, would you want someone telling you where you could go and with whom? Did Jimmy ever privately and respectfully ask Jerry not to do that?Not when he's out in the public taking credit for the Walker trade, bringing Arabian princes to the sanctity of the locker room, just generally not knowing his place. You didnt see Jimmy trying to do owners stuff did you? You didnt see Kraft bickering with Bill over credit after their second super bowl, that's why the have 6.
By the way Jerry was still doing things different than other owners for the last 23 years, how'd that work out for him and us?
Sports is different than regular business, for instance if your boss called you a series of 4 letter words then he'd be fired on the spot. It happens every day on the practice field. It's just different.He's the owner, his "place" is wherever he wants it to be. If you owned a business, would you want someone telling you where you could go and with whom? Did Jimmy ever privately and respectfully ask Jerry not to do that?
Kraft and Bill weren't college friends before Kraft hired him, and Kraft just wants to own the team. He doesn't want to actually be a part of it. Jerry had a dream of building a team, and being part of the process (forgive the "p" word) and I'm sure in his eyes, Jimmy was trying to take that away from him.
Dallas might have 5 more Super Bowl winsOh, what it could have been.....my, my
Barry was eating hot dogs on the benchIf Jerry had hired Switzwer in 89 you think we have same success? Jimmy was 90 percent responsible for the dynasty, that's what chaps Jerry's hide because deep down he knows it.
Man, football is fickled...and the 49'ers were game and very competitive as a by line.At the very least we should have gone back-to-back-to-back-to-back.
Petty?
I said last night he looks like an idiot.
I'm sticking with that.
I'm just tired of people acting like it was all Jerry's fault, when it wasn't. It's just easier for people to blame him.
Jimmy's ego was just as big, so why isn't it his fault?......also, there's still the fact that Jimmy wasn't planning to stick around anyway.Ultimately it was Jerry’s fault for letting his ego become larger than what was best for Cowboys Football.
And deservedly so. It was Jimmys swagger and ego which was the driving force to that team. It was Jerry’s job to provide him whatever tools needed and stay the hell out of the way.There was also this situation because it was Dallas and you'd need to live there to understand just out how of hand it can get. Booger fires Landry and catches all the heat and Johnson just goes about his business and the media is starting to fall in love with Johnson. Johnson gets the media to love him and they tolerate Booger because they know he's trying to use them. Emmitt holds out and according to legend, after the second loss to open the season and the death threats against Booger, Johnson get's involved and gets the deal done. Johnson calls into the talk show with the "and you can print that in 3" letters and the legend is established. Johnson was the second most talked about person at local churches, losing a close one to Jesus. And Booger is the guy that fired Landry and wouldn't get Emmitt in without Johnson getting involved. Don't know if that's true but that is the legend.
Couple that with Booger was not welcomed to Dallas with open arms and moved into the ritzy area known as Highland Park, Landry's city. I am not sure that Booger was seeking credit as much as acceptance and relief and Johnson was the star, he could do no wrong. Acknowledging Booger as at least part of it and letting him out of the shade would have been sufficient but I think Johnson had just had enough of Booger and a crummy lake for an ocean. It all worked just as he wanted.
And to top it all off. The Cowboys lose a game that we're all convinced they would have won with Johnson and won 4 in a row and been the GOAT and that 3rd one is still considered won with Johnson's team. And the media still loves him in the Metroplex. They tolerate Booger because they have to but still make fun of him but Jimmy was the second coming to Dallas.
Because it was his ego and swagger that was the driving force behind our success.Jimmy's ego was just as big, so why isn't it his fault?......also, there's still the fact that Jimmy wasn't planning to stick around anyway.