ESPN Jerry Jones explains why he's not leaving

[erod]

Jerry always loses me with the "final decision" stuff. Does he think he would be the only business person on the planet letting someone else make decisions about his money? It's like he's answering a different question.

What's worse is, he's proven to be the poorest manager of cap space and personnel of any GM in the league the past 17 years.

The truth is, it would kill him to see the team win with another man in the GM spot. He's going to luck into a championship, or die trying, period.

 

[Thomas82]

I know how passionate I am about the Cowboys. I remember crying when I was a kid if they lost games. I remember my parents preventing me from watching as a kid when I was obbsessed with them to the point my grades, social involvement was suffering. I will be 43 in a couple of months. Jerry is (and has been for some time) well on his way to draining the "Cowboy love" out of me. I mean...there are times I feel absolutley nothing. I watch...because it is football. But my needle has not budged for some time. It is very sobering to realize this guy will never understand that the culture in Dallas is rotten...and he is the main reason why. It is not so much about coaches, players, talent etc....All teams have talent...all teams have good players...all teams have guys that know football. The problem in Dallas is the culture. When every team in the NFC has been to the NFC title game in the last 18 years...EXCEPT Dallas, Washington and Detroit...that points to an issue BIGGER than X and Os...talent etc. I live in DC..so I know the cutlure in Washington is rotten. And I still follow the Cowboys...and I KNOW the culture is rotten. Every time he opens his mouth...more and more bizzare stuff comes out. Which is why I know nothing has changed. I will still watch....but not with the enthusiasm I did in my youth.

Very well said!!

 

[Blackspider214]

What's worse is, he's proven to be the poorest manager of cap space and personnel of any GM in the league the past 17 years.

The truth is, it would kill him to see the team win with another man in the GM spot. He's going to luck into a championship, or die trying, period.

You can't luck into a Super Bowl victory. You can't fake your way through a grueling 16 game season and then the playoffs. Either he changes his ways and gets a competent GM or we will be mediocre at best. I think it actually takes skill to go 8-8 three years in a row. Teams usually fluctuate one direction or another but we stay exactly in the middle. All while losing to the other 3 NFC East teams in the last game of the season all 3 years. It's almost impossible to recreate how each season is just like the last like we have even if you tried.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Johnson maintains he had it written in his contract.

Jones insisted that he did not and we have yet to see the contract. At that point it comes down to 'who do you want to believe.'

I am fine with I do not know myself.

 

[Alexander]

What's worse is, he's proven to be the poorest manager of cap space and personnel of any GM in the league the past 17 years.

Jerry Jones has always said he is not the "budget guy". So the title of cap chump goes to his son, I guess.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

What's worse is, he's proven to be the poorest manager of cap space and personnel of any GM in the league the past 17 years.

The truth is, it would kill him to see the team win with another man in the GM spot. He's going to luck into a championship, or die trying, period.

If this was the case then his record would be far worse than .500. Hyperbole is fun though!

 

[Alexander]

Jones insisted that he did not and we have yet to see the contract. At that point it comes down to 'who do you want to believe.'

I am fine with I do not know myself.

The only question is who has the most to gain by lying and keeps insisting nearly every year that things are now as they have always been. I think we know the answer to that one.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

The only question is who has the most to gain by lying and keeps insisting nearly every year that things are now as they have always been. I think we know the answer to that one.

Fill in those gaps. I could just as easily say that Johnsons reputation is more than enough motivation to say such things.

You want to believe one way so you do. That is the very definition of bias.

 

[Alexander]

Fill in those gaps. I could just as easily say that Johnsons reputation is more than enough motivation to say such things.

You want to believe one way so you do. That is the very definition of bias.

Who has more of a stake in their reputation? A media person like Johnson is right now who will never coach again or the beleaguered owner/GM of a franchise that has one playoff win in 17 years?

Fill in those gaps, Fuzzy.

 

[Zimmy Lives]

Who has more of a stake in their reputation? A media person like Johnson is right now who will never coach again or the beleaguered owner/GM of a franchise that has one playoff win in 17 years?

Fill in those gaps, Fuzzy.

Oh, oh...I know! I know!

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Who has more of a stake in their reputation? A media person like Johnson is right now who will never coach again or the beleaguered owner/GM of a franchise that has one playoff win in 17 years?

Fill in those gaps, Fuzzy.

I maintain that in the face of contradicotry evidence that I do not know. I said I could but I don't.

You can try and guess the motivations or psychology that drives either men but we both know you are just making crap up.

I said I could make up a story and not that I actually believe that. My point is that it is just as substantiated as your hogwash.

 

[Alexander]

Oh, oh...I know! I know!

Clearly it is the one who fishes a lot and works for Fox on the weekends.

 

[Doomsday101]

I'm a bottom line guy, he owns the team and he made himself GM what I hope for is he can find the people who can give him the best information to get this team back on top.

 

[Zimmy Lives]

Clearly it is the one who fishes a lot and works for Fox on the weekends.

Clearly.

 

[daveferr33]

If this was the case then his record would be far worse than .500. Hyperbole is fun though!

I am not sure you are correct. When you look at historical win percentages (I haven' broken it out for the past 18 years), most teams hover around .500, with the best historical win percentage being Denver at .580

So you could say .500 over the past 18 years is one of the best in the league. But that wouldn't be very accurate.

Source: http://www.rsvlts.com/2013/10/24/ra...ning-percentage-with-hq-cheerleader-pictures/

PS enjoy the pics!

 

[daveferr33]

If Jones was in charge during the 90s dynasty years, then he has forgotten a lot on how to run a football team, which is remarkable for someone who still has a 40 year old brain.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Clearly it is the one who fishes a lot and works for Fox on the weekends.

Just because he is retired from Coaching, Fishes a good deal, works on TV...does NOT mean he does not have an ego and does not want to protect his ego.

That is a silly argument to make that just because someone is not in the business anymore than it must mean he is the one telling the truth.

Again...silly argument.

I would say to Jimmy and Jerry...produce the contract that says Jimmy had control or the contract that says he did not.

Simple.

Saying one or the other is lying because one is not in the business anymore or not is silly.

 

[birdwells1]

Several?

I literally laughed out loud at this, matter of fact I'm still laughing.

 

[erod]

If this was the case then his record would be far worse than .500. Hyperbole is fun though!

Only for the grace and blessings of Bill Parcells. It took 5-11, 5-11, 5-11, and help needed to sell a stadium concept to make that happen.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

The old alcoholic coot will never change.