Video: ESPN profiles Jerry Jones

[BringBackThatOleTimeBoys]

Maybe this is my heart talking but I think Stephen is going to put the breaks on the circus a bit. His entire demeanor just seems more subdued. The big elephant in the room that I have never seen addressed is -- will Stephen hire a GM. I personally think he will. Of course I'm sure Jerry has the gold health plan and he won't be going anywhere for awhile but that's how I feel about Stephen.

Let's hope so on Stephen getting a stand-up GM.

The comments Jerry makes gives me some hope he might be ruled mentally incompetent.

 

[TimHortons]

It's probably hard to be honest & kind when you're dealing with a drunken egomaniac like Jerry. He deserves everything rotten ever written about him.

If we were talking purely about football and his role as GM then I would agree with you

 

[Risen Star]

Maybe this is my heart talking but I think Stephen is going to put the breaks on the circus a bit. His entire demeanor just seems more subdued. The big elephant in the room that I have never seen addressed is -- will Stephen hire a GM. I personally think he will. Of course I'm sure Jerry has the gold health plan and he won't be going anywhere for awhile but that's how I feel about Stephen.

BTW- whenever I hear Spaulding's name - I think about this. "Spaulding, you're going to play golf and you're going to like it!"

Some of you will get that.

Yes, because Stephen has clearly put the brakes on the circus that is him acting as the Director of Personnel over all these years. He's equally unqualified at that gig as Jerry is at his.

He's no different than his daddy. You just want to think that he is.

 

[rags747]

Couple of thoughts here 1) Jimmy was disloyal to Jerry, this we all know. I personally have no problems with Jerry's response that there will be no ROH for Jimmy. CEO's require loyalty of their top dogs, if u don't give it well then no stock options for u. I love Jimmy J btw. 2) Manziel would have been Jerry's moonshot, Martin while a very nice pik will not get us a SB, Manziel has star power...a perfect Cowboy IMO.

These Billionaires lead a different life than u and I. Jerry obviously lives by the motto Work hard, Play hard. I have no issues with this either. Best owner in football IMO.

Unfortunately our defense sucks so Romo will be wasted another year.

 

[Miller]

I don't know if it's me but I jut feel kind of dirty after reading that article. Did Jerry just let this reporter into his world for the whole summer to print such a negative article with many words twisted or inferred as to have some negative connotation?

For example, "Down a long hallway I notice a framed photo of Jerry, Gene and Kevin Costner, all looking at least a decade younger. "Look at her," Jones says, deadpan. "I've never seen Gene looking happier as she is right there looking at that other man." I can see where Jerry may have been joking over a drink and made the off-hand comment but was that really worth printing? Was the fact that a couple of ladies walked up to him at a bar and/or restaurant really that news worthy except to add to his womanizing persona story line?

And, worst yet, was it really necessary to mention the call from AP through a mutual friend that seems to be making it's way around the media now? Really?

I hate Jerry. I despise the man and what he's done to this franchise. I hope my son outlives this dolt and his offspring and, when he does, he'll have to deal with Spaulding and his family tree.

BUT, I just found that certain parts of this article had no place in a sports journalism piece that only served to create innuendos and reinforce the writer's predisposition and prior opinions.

Kudos for the part about Jimmy and Jerry's true feelings; kudos to his reporting on Jerry and Johnny Football. Kudo's to Jerry's GM regrets (although he took a swipe at that too). There's a lot of good stuff in this piece but there's a ton of horse**** too that just wasn't necessary when someone gives you that kind of access to his personal life.

Don Van Natta is a weasel who weaseled his way into the interview and access of a lifetime. Hey idiot, we know Jerry is a womanizer. We know he's a billionaire that attracts tail everywhere he goes. We know he's an eccentric ego maniac. But he's our eccentric ego-maniacal dolt of an owner. The sports piece, which could have been epic with the amount of access you were given, was no place for some very personal information or personal backhands at his wife's expense.

Just my two cents.

Disagree. Jerry invited the guy to do it...even is excited about it...over Johnny Walker Blue. Then he basically goes bipolar and keeps drinking while spilling his guts. He just said a few weeks back that the Manziel card story was nonsense and then cried about him all summer. The drinks, the women, the way he lives, his inner most thoughts...that is what the guy was there for. If it was a football piece only I don't know why he would have been going back to his house, etc. This is squarely Jerry being Jerry. I find it interesting that he is actually looking at the team in a .500 way with the defense and thus wanted Johnny. Overall though I didn't find the piece overly negative in style. He mentioned what a great businessman he was and how the guy made you want to hang out with him and was nice. The stories just show the personality. That's on Jerry.

 

[Risen Star]

What's the best sign that Zack Martin is a stone cold lock to be a great NFL player?

Jerry didn't really want to take him.

They might as well fit him for that gold jacket right now.

 

[Fritsch_the_cat]

After reading the posts here about it, I think I'll skip the story, I'm depressed enough about the Cowboys as it is.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

Couple of thoughts here 1) Jimmy was disloyal to Jerry, this we all know. I personally have no problems with Jerry's response that there will be no ROH for Jimmy. CEO's require loyalty of their top dogs, if u don't give it well then no stock options for u. I love Jimmy J btw. 2) Manziel would have been Jerry's moonshot, Martin while a very nice pik will not get us a SB, Manziel has star power...a perfect Cowboy IMO.

These Billionaires lead a different life than u and I. Jerry obviously lives by the motto Work hard, Play hard. I have no issues with this either. Best owner in football IMO.

Unfortunately our defense sucks so Romo will be wasted another year.

I bet Jimmy doesn't give a rat's behind about Jerry putting him in the ROH. He's a real "football guy."

You know that thing that Jerry would sell his kids & grandkids to be thought of as.

Jimmy still has what Jerry wants most. Because he's not in the ROH changes nothing.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Yes, because Stephen has clearly put the brakes on the circus that is him acting as the Director of Personnel over all these years. He's equally unqualified at that gig as Jerry is at his.

He's no different than his daddy. You just want to think that he is.

Did Stephen put the brakes on drafting Manziel? You might be right and I might hope that I'm right but even if he is Director Of Anything - I think he's more measured in his approach and not the wildcatter Jerry is.

 

[visionary]

Jerry jones is a sad pathetic desperate old man

I didn't think I could think less of him but after that interview, i do

 

[Risen Star]

Did Stephen put the brakes on drafting Manziel? You might be right and I might hope that I'm right but even if he is Director Of Anything - I think he's more measured in his approach and not the wildcatter Jerry is.

If he would act as his own GM, he is just as bad as Jerry and since he has had no problem acting as the Director of Personnel for years despite ZERO qualifications for the gig and nothing but failure on his resume I see no reason to believe he would hire a GM once he takes over the team.

People want to believe that. All the evidence points to him carrying on with the status quo when that time comes.

 

[visionary]

Also, please see his comments about Manziel
"I made that decision ...."
"I talked to Stephen ...."

Where are McClay and Garrett ?

Can the usual suspects please come up with a convenient explanation?

 

[Sportsbabe]

Roy White III @RDubThree · 9m
"Let me get this straight," Parcells told Jones. "We got a multibillion-dollar corporation, and we're worried about selling f---ing soda?"
Jerry on accepting AT&T’s $500 mil offer for naming rights to the stadium - "I was a *****!”. That’s a direct quote. #Cowboys

Jon Machota ‏@jonmachota 1m
Jerry Jones to Tony Romo during G-Strait concert: "They will not kick a last-second FG & kick our ***** tonight. Everybody goes home happy."
Jerry Jones' go-to drink: Johnnie Walker Blue Label on ice
Jerry Jones has a Norman Rockwell painting at his Highland Park home that he bought in 1987 for $1.1 million. It’s worth $18.5 million today

"I was a *****!" Did he really say that? That's funny to me. It's also funny to me how people get so bent out of shape how Jerry runs HIS team.

 

[Bullflop]

I think one thing Jones is missing is that Cowboys are so popular now because KIDS grew up watching the 90s Cowboys and most have remained Cowboys fans. Kids growing up today think Dallas is a joke, it is only a matter of time before they lose popularity if he continues to field mediocre teams.

You would certainly think so. The "America's Team" and " glitz and glamour" brand was established under the leadership of Tex Schram and Tom Landry over a period of almost three decades. One can't help but think a similar amount of time with mediocre season records to show for their efforts would seriously tarnish, if not destroy, that shiny image. You can only ride a wave for so long before it's too weak to carry you any longer. I would imagine the current Cowboys' organization might be pushing their luck. Especially so, if it were to continue for, say, another decade.

 

[DenCWBY]

Reading it right now shaking my head. Entertaining as hell but scary.

Like watching a bad car accident in slow motion.

 

[ChooChoo73]

Same critics linking this article and jerry to crap team, crap owner and crap gm also say the team can win the division and that they have talent. That we should beat SF since they look like garbage. Romo, Witten, Smith and Bryant carry this team to 8-8 nearly on their own. The rest of this joke needs the very facelift the owner has already absorbed. As for Manziel, who cares. I'm done trying to sort through whether each Jones mumble is a sell or ratings job or if it's unfiltered, JW Black induced honesty. Just bring on Sundays for me so I can watch my favorite team caress 8-8 once again.

 

[rags747]

I bet Jimmy doesn't give a rat's behind about Jerry putting him in the ROH. He's a real "football guy."

You know that thing that Jerry would sell his kids & grandkids to be thought of as.

Jimmy still has what Jerry wants most. Because he's not in the ROH changes nothing.

Blah blah blah. Jerry hits Jimmy exactly where it hurts. I'm sure Jimmy is popping a few extra hein'ies tonight on his boat, good O'l Jimmy Jumpup must be cursing up a storm.

 

[Dodger12]

Disagree. Jerry invited the guy to do it...even is excited about it...over Johnny Walker Blue. Then he basically goes bipolar and keeps drinking while spilling his guts. He just said a few weeks back that the Manziel card story was nonsense and then cried about him all summer. The drinks, the women, the way he lives, his inner most thoughts...that is what the guy was there for. If it was a football piece only I don't know why he would have been going back to his house, etc. This is squarely Jerry being Jerry. I find it interesting that he is actually looking at the team in a .500 way with the defense and thus wanted Johnny. Overall though I didn't find the piece overly negative in style. He mentioned what a great businessman he was and how the guy made you want to hang out with him and was nice. The stories just show the personality. That's on Jerry.

The guy hawked and stalked Jerry at the Spring league meeting and then later at the owner's meeting. If he writes for ESPN, then I would think it should be football related. He had unprecedented access. It does nothing for me that the reporter/writer involves Jerry's wife in the article with some backhanded comment(s).

I thought it was a good opportunity for an epic article. I thought he diminished that article with some of the tone and content. That's just my opinion and I'm not one of the media conspiracy types. I couldn't give two shakes of a monkey's *** if his wife likes Kevin Costner or if he's a womanizer who's constantly approached by young ladies looking for their next sugar daddy.

I think this piece, from a football standpoint, quiets a lot of Jerry's supporters and tells us a lot of where his mind is at on the football side of the house. He's looking for "relevance" and winning his way post Jimmy. He's been chasing that egotistical high for 20 years. That realization has some folks here avoiding this thread like the plague.

 

[wileedog]

Fully agree with Jerry here, would much rather hit for the fences than just come up with a single. Jerry has done this his whole life...been pretty damn successful with that strategy.

Except in football.

 

[Jerryrage]

Oh Jerry Jones, how you're trying to put up statues all around you and marking your name in stone and at the same time trying to erase the greatest coach you'll ever have. People only recall Kings in battle and not the hero who won them the war and that's sad to see you build that empire alone.