Flashback to Day One: Jerry Jones Buys The Cowboys

[DallasEast]

44-0 was an arse kicking for sure. @Diehardblues Greg accept my apologies.Mods accept my apologies. I am simply a patriot and ex military and the comparison of the 2 dates in MY mind should not take place. i took it the wrong the way and assumed something that wasnt necessarily the case.

An on topic note Tom Landry getting fired while seems like blasphame ended up being a positive for the cowboys.They needed a new direction. I do however think maybe they could have handled it a bit better but we now know many years later.Jerry dont handle things well.

Bold> Many thanks for your service.

 

[Captain-Crash]

Awesome man off the field, a humble, polite man of faith. Great veteran too, with nothing but respect for Tom.

 

[CWR]

Jerry Jones is old. Gaffes, word usage, doodling, etc, do not make him senile.

Some people have seen various forms of dementia, up close, face-to-face, in family, friends, etc. It may be Jones' future but observations of dementia like senility will not automatically come from those who have witnessed and lived with it first-hand.

I agree, he just speaks his own language to begin with. I will say he's probably lost a step or two and doesn't have the same "mental clarity" he once had. I dont believe he's gotten dementia though. He's simply aging and slowing down.

The concerning thing is the more we see SJ step forward the less impressed we are. If he was actually doing a commendable job he'd be shielding Jerry from a lot of the talk.

 

[CowboyinMD]

With all due respect to Coach Landry, it was time to move on. He’s an absolute Legend!! But it was the right decision to move on and bring in Jimmy.

Yes it was.

Look, the '70s were great to be a Cowboys fan. There's no denying that. But it was time to move on. Did Landry deserve such a departure? Of course not. But for those Cowboys fans that moaned the firing of Landry, yet did not enjoy any bit of the team's resurgence in the early-mid '90s, let him or her speak up now.

I get it, it's been a tough 3 decades since. But that doesn't take away the championship years that the JJs brought us -- that still happened. Jerry did get worse as an owner after SBXXX because, for starters, he let Jimmy Johnson walk out of Valley Ranch. But in the intervening time when he fired Landry and let Johnson go, at least at that time, I had no issues..

 

[fivetwos]

Landry was born and raised 30 minutes from my home....I was devastated....it is what it is. I'm still a Cowboys fan and refuse to crap on them....owners, coaches and players. Now, some fans are a different story!

I loved that man, but at the time I did think it was time for him to move on and enjoy the rest of his life. It was done in a classless manner, but that’s a different story.

As an adult, I’m amazed that the kid in me chose a team based on its HC, his class and what he was about in general. That’s not what kids do. He was the perfect human in my eyes.

It makes Jerry’s philandering party bus act a little more tough to handle as the postseason futility, as well as the rest of the antics, continue to mount.

Losing is one thing, but is it too much to ask to ever hope for things to be about football again? It probably is, and I have a tough time with that one.

I will not sit here and root against them, but I also know that it’s going to take rock bottom for them to bring in a real football mind to come in here and run it all, and until that happens it’s unlikely they will have the swagger or toughness to get through an entire postseason. There’s just too much coddling and sunshine pumping along the way, and it’s a distraction factory.

Thanks for listening.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Mentally unable to adapt
Mentally unable to look inwardly
Mentally unable to delegate authority
Mentally unable to successfully negotiate contracts


He's like the person that peaked in high school and is living off the glory years....namely 1992 to 1995.

Since then....nada, zero, zilch

He's Al Bundy. lol

 

[Ranching]

I loved that man, but at the time I did think it was time for him to move on and enjoy the rest of his life. It was done in a classless manner, but that’s a different story.

As an adult, I’m amazed that the kid in me chose a team based on its HC, his class and what he was about in general. That’s not what kids do. He was the perfect human in my eyes.

It makes Jerry’s philandering party bus act a little more tough to handle as the postseason futility, as well as the rest of the antics, continue to mount.

Losing is one thing, but is it too much to ask to ever hope for things to be about football again? It probably is, and I have a tough time with that one.

I will not sit here and root against them, but I also know that it’s going to take rock bottom for them to bring in a real football mind to come in here and run it all, and until that happens it’s unlikely they will have the swagger or toughness to get through an entire postseason. There’s just too much coddling and sunshine pumping along the way, and it’s a distraction factory.

Thanks for listening.

Well said...it's nice to read something that basically says what others have been saying. Difference is that you said it with class and I agree with every word.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

The only good thing Jerry did as owner was hire Jimmy as Coach. We had about 6 solid years before it all crumbled and the years of 1992-1995 where the best in Cowboy history. But the tradition of the Cowboys started with Coach Landry. He's one of the main reasons I became a Cowboy fan. I loved that man. Respected him to death and was very sad to see him go the way he did. He deserved better even if it was time. But as great as the 90's where to be a Cowboy fan, the last 30 years have been hell and Jerry's the one responsible for it. He could have been a great owner if he would have stayed out of his own way. The Cowboys used to be respected but now they're a big joke. Every year they find new ways to lose. It feels like it will last forever. We're all getting older and many of us don't think we'll ever see another SB. That's why we're so angry at Jerry. It's so unnecessary.

 

[DallasEast]

I will not sit here and root against them, but I also know that it’s going to take rock bottom for them to bring in a real football mind to come in here and run it all...

My advice? No one should hold their breath waiting for that action to take place due to that particular circumstance. It would be a more reasonable expectation of a typical owner (or son of an owner for that matter) but Jerry Jones is of the atypical variety.

 

[MikeT22]

Jerry’s been an egotistical buffoon since day 1.

At least he hired Jimmy then instead of Switzer or Holtz.

 

[jazzcat22]

Thank you Jerry for the 3 SB's you brought us fans in the 90's.
It was fantastic.

I will not be a "disliker" toward the team I have followed since 1966.

 

[zrinkill]

owner's, coaches and players.....there's been a lot of crapping on them lately

Well deserved "crapping"

 

[noshame]

That was the first time I felt raw hatred for anyone. I felt like my father had been let go. Tom had been my #1 role model for 25 years.
However time heals and now I'm proud to say I just greatly despise Jerald.

 

[MikeT22]

I will not be a "disliker" toward the team I have followed since 1966.

I won’t either, just Jerry and son.

 

[fivetwos]

My advice? No one should hold their breath waiting for that action to take place due to that particular circumstance. It would be a more reasonable expectation of a typical owner (or son of an owner for that matter) but Jerry Jones is of the atypical variety.

I’m open to any and all advice, as having almost no hope for now or the future is new to me.

(Please folks, don’t tell me about 12 wins. That’s in the past and they ultimately blew that too)

I was never blind to the shortcomings of this FO. My posts from years ago attest to that, but I always managed to hold out hope for the blind squirrel thing.

As a side note on past posts, if you scroll into like the 2012-15 range, the complaints are very similar to what they are now. It’s unreal how they continue to get away with it, but Jerry has got the media either scared or bought off. Tickets and TV money are guaranteed, so he is free to play with his toy and be proud of his extremely talented son all he likes.

It sucks and it hurts to know that nearly all the joy has been removed from something that once meant so much to me.

 

[Ranching]

Well deserved "crapping"

My crapping is valuable....i save it for a select few!

 

[acr731]

Didn't say you did...I mentioned owner's, coaches and players.....there's been a lot of crapping on them lately

Don't even try saying they haven't earned it...

 

[Ranching]

Don't even try saying they haven't earned it...

It's part of the business...many fans live vicariously through their team, coaches and players. If it makes you happy, get to crapping.....some more.

 

[acr731]

It's part of the business...many fans live vicariously through their team, coaches and players. If it makes you happy, get to crapping.....some more.

I tuned the franchise out a number of years ago. Crapping on them now is more of a sport or entertainment these days. Kinda like people, to borrow a line from a Batman movie, who like to watch the world burn.

 

[DallasEast]

I’m open to any and all advice, as having almost no hope for now or the future is new to me.

(Please folks, don’t tell me about 12 wins. That’s in the past and they ultimately blew that too)

I was never blind to the shortcomings of this FO. My posts from years ago attest to that, but I always managed to hold out hope for the blind squirrel thing.

As a side note on past posts, if you scroll into like the 2012-15 range, the complaints are very similar to what they are now. It’s unreal how they continue to get away with it, but Jerry has got the media either scared or bought off. Tickets and TV money are guaranteed, so he is free to play with his toy and be proud of his extremely talented son all he likes.

It sucks and it hurts to know that nearly all the joy has been removed from something that once meant so much to me.

Personally, I put more validity in the blind squirrel possibility than the Joneses finally having an epiphany concerning their managerial roles within their organization after decades have passed. Injuries should never be hoped for but they happen. Opponents could suffer key injuries that could win games for Dallas. It is not typical but I have seen more than my share of games decided by weather. There is not any reason to dismiss the possibilities of one or more opponents just unraveling when Dallas needs it the most (see Philadelphia 2023). Even a franchise as snakebit as Dallas is not guaranteed to always lose in historic fashion (see Packers 7th seed wild card game).

Fortune favors the bold. Likewise, misfortune could be the secret ingredient getting Dallas over the hump despite the Joneses' influence. Don't rule out the blind squirrel's Midas touch, lol.

I am always glad to read others take into account other revenue streams Jones pockets. He is just super-wealthy from just shared ticket and broadcast television rights revenue. Some have unrealistic expectations of what would force Jones to bend how they like, such as a half-empty AT&T Stadium. Football is King in Texas. That's tickets.

Opponents will continue coming to Arlington, along with their fans. That's tickets.

Corporations will continue buying batches of tickets for employees, clients, etc., who may likely do not even care about Dallas or football but love living in the moment. That's tickets.

There will be Cowboys fans who sell their tickets for various reasons, sometimes due to personal financial reasons. That's reseller tickets.

Four/five consecutive losing seasons erodes ANY ticket buying--maybe eroding actual purchasing of tickets to 50% but when will that happen under the Joneses? History has shown even a four-year stretch of .500 or less football including three 8-8 seasons under them. .500 seasons are not winning seasons but they are not losing seasons either and people will continue buying tickets IF seeing A game in person may end in A win.

Long story short, expecting Jones to cave and suddenly do what he has never done because a half-empty stadium has always been a pipe dream--especially if a significant portion of those empty seats have already been paid for. It is a 1960's/1970's concept that died well-before the turn of the century. The regional and national attraction for professional football has grown too large. Regardless, people keep passively hoping for the impossible. The odds of hoping Jones will commit an act so egregious, that his fellow owners will turn against him and make him sell, are much higher in reality.

Oh well. Over look me. I'm ranting again. Let's raise our glasses to blind squirrels. May they hand over to fans what they want most. One day. And hopefully it's Cowboys fans.