Does Jerry Jones Have a Direct Line to the Bench During Games?

[plasticman]

Does Jerry have direct access to the decisions made by the coaches during the game? Does he influence these decisions in any way during the game?

Does Jerry instruct the coaches to try certain plays or certain players during the game? Does Jerry use some other clandestine method to communicate with the bench during a game?

Does Jerry enter the lockerroom during halftime of the regular season games? If so, does he speak? Does Jerry participate in the gameplanning?

Given Jerry's past history, I think these are fair questions. I wish someone would ask Jerry in public.

Jerry has tried in the past to convince us that he was a new man. He's decided that the head coach should be given more authority. He's stepping back. From now on Stephen will have more say.....

B.S.!

This is his game every time the Cowboys bottom out, every time he has thoroughly destroyed a promising team. Once a competitive team has been built and starts winning, Jerry pushes everyone else aside, forces himself to the microphone and describes exactly how he was able to accomplish this.

He then proceeds to take over and meticulously begins destroying what was built. He did this after Jimmy left. He did this after Parcells left. He is doing it now.

In 2010 Jerry directed then OC Jason Garrett to report directly to him. Since Jerry relieved Wade Phillips of the burden of offensive coaching, that left him free to assume the duties of DC as well as HC.

When the OC and the DC report directly to the same person, what is the title of said person?

The result was a 1-7 start, the midseason firing of Wade Phillips, the ascension of Jerry's co-conspirator to the HC position, and the inference that Jerry would be backing off football related decisions. They would be handled, instead, by a committee of Stephen, Jason and the personnel department.

Jerry seemed to back off for a few years as the team began rebuilding. When the team went 12-4 in 2014 Jerry struck again. He tried lowballing the new contract for the engine of a highly efficient offense, RB Demarco Murray. When that backfired, he claimed that Clepto Joe could be just as effective, it took four games to prove him categorically wrong.

These days, Jerry is back to the "every decision pass through me" stance, which had always been the reality.

This is one of those rare occasions where you can completely trust what he is saying. This is all on him, all of it, the whole pile.

I wouldn't put anything past him when it comes to exerting his authority to the detriment of the team and their fans.

 

[diamonddelts]

I think Jerry should continue doing it his way. Most of the Cowboys fanbase are lemmings who follow the team no matter what. Actually the worse Dallas has done over the years, the better their profit margins have been. Why change when the fans love the snake oil along with the annual okie doke and keep handing over their money in droves to see it.

Owners love language is money. And the fanbase makes sure Jerry feels loved and appreciated every year when the profit sharing, merchandise, and tv network checks come in like clockwork.

 

[JoeKing]

Cowboys football is no longer fun for me under Jerry's thumb. It's been that way for a couple of seasons now. The 12-5 seasons had me fooled that this team was moving in the right direction, but that fool's gold couldn't keep its luster. It's clear now that this team needs a total rebuild from top to bottom. The top, meaning the GM/Owner.

 

[acr731]

Does Jerry have direct access to the decisions made by the coaches during the game? Does he influence these decisions in any way during the game?

Does Jerry instruct the coaches to try certain plays or certain players during the game? Does Jerry use some other clandestine method to communicate with the bench during a game?

Does Jerry enter the lockerroom during halftime of the regular season games? If so, does he speak? Does Jerry participate in the gameplanning?

Given Jerry's past history, I think these are fair questions. I wish someone would ask Jerry in public.

Jerry has tried in the past to convince us that he was a new man. He's decided that the head coach should be given more authority. He's stepping back. From now on Stephen will have more say.....

B.S.!

This is his game every time the Cowboys bottom out, every time he has thoroughly destroyed a promising team. Once a competitive team has been built and starts winning, Jerry pushes everyone else aside, forces himself to the microphone and describes exactly how he was able to accomplish this.

He then proceeds to take over and meticulously begins destroying what was built. He did this after Jimmy left. He did this after Parcells left. He is doing it now.

In 2010 Jerry directed then OC Jason Garrett to report directly to him. Since Jerry relieved Wade Phillips of the burden of offensive coaching, that left him free to assume the duties of DC as well as HC.

When the OC and the DC report directly to the same person, what is the title of said person?

The result was a 1-7 start, the midseason firing of Wade Phillips, the ascension of Jerry's co-conspirator to the HC position, and the inference that Jerry would be backing off football related decisions. They would be handled, instead, by a committee of Stephen, Jason and the personnel department.

Jerry seemed to back off for a few years as the team began rebuilding. When the team went 12-4 in 2014 Jerry struck again. He tried lowballing the new contract for the engine of a highly efficient offense, RB Demarco Murray. When that backfired, he claimed that Clepto Joe could be just as effective, it took four games to prove him categorically wrong.

These days, Jerry is back to the "every decision pass through me" stance, which had always been the reality.

This is one of those rare occasions where you can completely trust what he is saying. This is all on him, all of it, the whole pile.

I wouldn't put anything past him when it comes to exerting his authority to the detriment of the team and their fans.

Without a direct admission from Jerry or anyone else involved this would near impossible to prove. However, there is proof that Jerry once contacted Garrett during a game and instructed him to put Romo back in. So it's anyone's guess how much game day influence Jerry has. I'm leaning towards Jerry being more involved than people think, but that's just an opinion.

Cowboys football is no longer fun for me under Jerry's thumb. It's been that way for a couple of seasons now. The 12-5 seasons had me fooled that this team was moving in the right direction, but that fool's gold couldn't keep its luster. It's clear now that this team needs a total rebuild from top to bottom. The top, meaning the GM/Owner.

That started for me close to 15 years ago, at the beginning of the Garrett era. That's when I became jaded and began questioning Jerry's motives. You don't hire an inexperienced coach like Garrett if competing for championships is your goal. It became clear to me then what Jerry's goals were.

 

[Hadenough]

I remember Jerry running down to the sidelines during games. Trying to rah rah Romo when they were getting throttled. If anything has changed its that Jerry probably doesn't go down there like that because he has the coaches on speed dial in his cellphone. I could see Jerry having a TV monitor set up in the locker room for halftime so he could zoom meeting the whole team.

 

[Pompey-Cowboy]

Well he clearly has a direct line to Satan, so.......

 

[Blue64]

I think Jerry should continue doing it his way. Most of the Cowboys fanbase are lemmings who follow the team no matter what. Actually the worse Dallas has done over the years, the better their profit margins have been. Why change when the fans love the snake oil along with the annual okie doke and keep handing over their money in droves to see it.

Owners love language is money. And the fanbase makes sure Jerry feels loved and appreciated every year when the profit sharing, merchandise, and tv network checks come in like clockwork.

Someone who says it like it is.
Unfortunately, too many of these lemmings believe the Cowturds are on the cusp of winning it all.
Just read some of the garbage posted, it’s like these people live in an alternate reality

 

[Jipper]

Well he clearly has a direct line to Satan, so.......

I think he may have sold at least a portion of his soul for those 3 superbowls....

 

[Havic]

Jerry can do whatever it wants and it shows

 

[Coogiguy03]

Well he clearly has a direct line to Satan, so.......

Soon and very soon

 

[ArtClink]

Does Jerry have direct access to the decisions made by the coaches during the game? Does he influence these decisions in any way during the game?

Does Jerry instruct the coaches to try certain plays or certain players during the game? Does Jerry use some other clandestine method to communicate with the bench during a game?

Does Jerry enter the lockerroom during halftime of the regular season games? If so, does he speak? Does Jerry participate in the gameplanning?

Given Jerry's past history, I think these are fair questions. I wish someone would ask Jerry in public.

Jerry has tried in the past to convince us that he was a new man. He's decided that the head coach should be given more authority. He's stepping back. From now on Stephen will have more say.....

B.S.!

This is his game every time the Cowboys bottom out, every time he has thoroughly destroyed a promising team. Once a competitive team has been built and starts winning, Jerry pushes everyone else aside, forces himself to the microphone and describes exactly how he was able to accomplish this.

He then proceeds to take over and meticulously begins destroying what was built. He did this after Jimmy left. He did this after Parcells left. He is doing it now.

In 2010 Jerry directed then OC Jason Garrett to report directly to him. Since Jerry relieved Wade Phillips of the burden of offensive coaching, that left him free to assume the duties of DC as well as HC.

When the OC and the DC report directly to the same person, what is the title of said person?

The result was a 1-7 start, the midseason firing of Wade Phillips, the ascension of Jerry's co-conspirator to the HC position, and the inference that Jerry would be backing off football related decisions. They would be handled, instead, by a committee of Stephen, Jason and the personnel department.

Jerry seemed to back off for a few years as the team began rebuilding. When the team went 12-4 in 2014 Jerry struck again. He tried lowballing the new contract for the engine of a highly efficient offense, RB Demarco Murray. When that backfired, he claimed that Clepto Joe could be just as effective, it took four games to prove him categorically wrong.

These days, Jerry is back to the "every decision pass through me" stance, which had always been the reality.

This is one of those rare occasions where you can completely trust what he is saying. This is all on him, all of it, the whole pile.

I wouldn't put anything past him when it comes to exerting his authority to the detriment of the team and their fans.

Great post. I’m sure there’s some level of micromanagement by Jerry over the hc during the game or as you said, he is under orders to do x, y, and z. I’m confident Jerry sets the starting lineups, typically according to draft position and how much he is paying them.

I said for years, Jerry needs a owners box challenge flag bazooka.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Jerry can do whatever it wants and it shows

Can he sell the team

 

[SinceDayOne]

There is only one true variable in an NFL franchise operation. All teams have access to the same draft info now, all have the same budget cap and profit sharing accounts, all teams have the same access to free agents, all teams have a chance at the available coaching candidates. The only variable is FO management. Now granted a team will have a season ruined by player injuries ever so often. And just plain bad luck/breaks can wreck a season ever so often. But when it is a three decade drought like the Cowboys are in the problem can only be the FO management.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Can he sell the team

That’s one thing he can’t do without the other owners’ permission. You can bet there’s at least three NFL ownership groups that would vote against it.

 

[blueblood70]

Does Jerry have direct access to the decisions made by the coaches during the game? Does he influence these decisions in any way during the game?

Does Jerry instruct the coaches to try certain plays or certain players during the game? Does Jerry use some other clandestine method to communicate with the bench during a game?

Does Jerry enter the lockerroom during halftime of the regular season games? If so, does he speak? Does Jerry participate in the gameplanning?

Given Jerry's past history, I think these are fair questions. I wish someone would ask Jerry in public.

Jerry has tried in the past to convince us that he was a new man. He's decided that the head coach should be given more authority. He's stepping back. From now on Stephen will have more say.....

B.S.!

This is his game every time the Cowboys bottom out, every time he has thoroughly destroyed a promising team. Once a competitive team has been built and starts winning, Jerry pushes everyone else aside, forces himself to the microphone and describes exactly how he was able to accomplish this.

He then proceeds to take over and meticulously begins destroying what was built. He did this after Jimmy left. He did this after Parcells left. He is doing it now.

In 2010 Jerry directed then OC Jason Garrett to report directly to him. Since Jerry relieved Wade Phillips of the burden of offensive coaching, that left him free to assume the duties of DC as well as HC.

When the OC and the DC report directly to the same person, what is the title of said person?

The result was a 1-7 start, the midseason firing of Wade Phillips, the ascension of Jerry's co-conspirator to the HC position, and the inference that Jerry would be backing off football related decisions. They would be handled, instead, by a committee of Stephen, Jason and the personnel department.

Jerry seemed to back off for a few years as the team began rebuilding. When the team went 12-4 in 2014 Jerry struck again. He tried lowballing the new contract for the engine of a highly efficient offense, RB Demarco Murray. When that backfired, he claimed that Clepto Joe could be just as effective, it took four games to prove him categorically wrong.

These days, Jerry is back to the "every decision pass through me" stance, which had always been the reality.

This is one of those rare occasions where you can completely trust what he is saying. This is all on him, all of it, the whole pile.

I wouldn't put anything past him when it comes to exerting his authority to the detriment of the team and their fans.

Absolutely not i'm sorry let it go let it go let it go it's one of the dumbest narratives on the Internet that Jerry influences who plays how much they play and what calls to play it's the dumbest thing I ever heard..

These are the coaches making these decisions it's no different than when you wonder this about other teams when they do the same thing at the goal line they throw they should have ran they they make calls that you are scratching your head but they're doing it because they're trying to catch the defense off guard I mean how do you explain to Seattle Seahawks season head coach who had a great runner who was running great in a Super Bowl and they call a pass play they got intercepted and they lost the Super Bowl that wasn't Jerry and I could do this all day it happens every day on every team that an offensive coordinator is called out or a head coach makes a decision that you it's makes your head scratch later but you're not in their heads during live games when they're trying to keep the flow going and maybe disguise something and catch the defense off guard that's what they're doing

 

[blueblood70]

Great post. I’m sure there’s some level of micromanagement by Jerry over the hc during the game or as you said, he is under orders to do x, y, and z. I’m confident Jerry sets the starting lineups, typically according to draft position and how much he is paying them.

I said for years, Jerry needs a owners box challenge flag bazooka.

It's not it's the dumbest thing I've ever heard it's the worst narrative on the Internet that Jerry influences the roster as far as game day actives and who plays and what play calls and help us they play it's the stupidest thing I've ever heard it's not real or it would have been exposed by now people who want to get rid of Jerry X players ex coaches X everything they would have said that they knew this was happening it is not real....

 

[shabazz]

I don't believe he has any input on the plays before or during the game but I do believe he firmly SUGGESTS who will be suited up on game day.

The narcissist control freak would want to see his Free Agents played before a 5th to 7th round rookie because not doing so would appear that it was an unnecessary signing.......which could possibly explain the TRUE reason Blue sits on the bench while Miles Sanders merely stops progress

 

[plasticman]

So, it's game #1 in 2010 and the Cowboys are playing Washington.

Again, 2010 was one of the years in which the OC, Jason Garrett was instructed to report directly to Jerry Jones. The HC, Wade Phillips was not involved in the offense unless it was for the purpose of scheduling practices and in game time decisions.

Wade Phillips, the HC, was also assigned the task of DC, since Jerry was so kind to relieve him of any offensive responsibilities.

Again, I ask you, what is the title of the person who both the OC and the DC directly reports to?

Anyway, the Cowboys are successfully driving to begin the game. Suddenly, in comes rookie 1st round draft pick Dez Bryant.

Why is this so curious? Dez Bryant was inured all preseason long. He did not participate in a single training camp practice. He did not participate in a single preseason game. However, here he is showing up in the first drive of game #1 during a critical point.

During the preseason, Jerry had been roundly criticized for drafting Dez Bryant as he began to fall in the draft. It was a reversal of a policy that Jerry had attempted to install due to the bad publicity from the off-field antics of players during the 90's. He didn't want players with the reputation of being trouble off the field. It was the reason he passed on Randy Moss.

Passing on Randy Moss was the reason he drafted Dez Bryant despite the baggage. the baggage included a suspension from college football. it was believed that he had met with some agents including Deion Sanders. It was said he had received "gifts".

Whatever the case, here is a rookie showing up during their first drive of the season without a single practice or training camp rep. Everybody knew that Jerry was eager to show off Dez and prove that he made a brilliant choice.

The first play was a sideline pass to Dez who was covered by Pro Bowler Deangelo Hall. It netted 1 yard.

The second play was a sideline pass to Dez Bryant. This time Hall tackled him for a two-yard loss.

The drive stalled, no points. That drive was the beginning of a 1-7 start to the season.

Do you really believe that Jerry had no influence in Jason Garrett's decision to put Dez in without a single rep since the beginning of his last year at Oklahoma State before he was suspended?

And then throw to Dez in the only pattern he could possibly be familiar with, a quick sideline pass?

Twice in a row?

Jerry hasn't changed. He just disguises it better, but not completely.

Jerry still participates in the scene we saw in the first season of Hard Knocks. He's sitting there with the coaches deciding who gets cut. Do you think anyone today on this team gets cut without Jerry's authorization?

It's true, I can't definitively prove that Jerry takes an active role in game decisions, but some actions may be regarded as suspicious.

 

[Wildcat711]

Can he sell the team

That goes in the.. it doesn't want to.. pile

 

[TequilaCowboy]

Heck, Jerry probably has a link to Dak’s helmet.