I put no because I think Jerry is an old fool that is about the money. If anything influenced this year it is seeing a division rival rebuild twice and make it to 2 SBs. He also was probably embarrassed with his “all in” comment when Eagles had picks and cap.
I think the only thing Jerry would ever respond to is an empty Jerry World. Like a walk out for part of the game or a one game protest. The issue with that, if things were that bad, is there is a group who would stay just because they can’t help themselves and money spent. But something embarrassing like that or seats not full where it affects his pocketbook is it.
I voted no also but have long disagreed with the greed explanation. It has been many years since Jerry Jones achieved a level of wealth, along with quantity of revenue independently generated by the NFL and his franchise, that it is not logical to assume money is the motivation for keeping a death grip on general managership. His greed would not change one iota if he surrendered control of GM oversight. The man makes money. However, he does not seek wealth thinking it makes he look like a football super-genius.
I do agree that the Eagles' recent success has influenced him, as it would anyone seeing a direct competitor accomplish something they want also. Even so, I disagree that a narcissist like Jones was embarrassed by his 'all in' comment. I would be interested to review his face for the public reaction if that exists in a video somewhere. His face is more easy to read than it should be.
Anyone would respond to an empty stadium. That's obvious. The real question is, "How would Jones respond in that situation?" Some people have long believed a protest of that nature would coerce him into making fundamental changes within this front office, such as replacing himself and/or his first-born with qualified football professionals.
I disagree 100% with that premise. The man's mind does not work like that. A walkout would present itself as a challenge that he would go full P.T. Barnum Jerry to offset publicly. Sure, Jones would go on radio and television saying he knows the message fans are sending to him but it would be a delay facade to get him to the next game. Then he would counter with a 'I got the fans back baby' wink and a Cheshire grin.
That tactic would be short-lived and self-neuters itself. It should be taken into consideration as well that a sizeable percentage of any stadium's attendance is not composed of home fans. There will never be a stadium full of empty seats for network cameras to pan around at. Many seats? Maybe. All seats? Never. And I can add that television history has plenty of examples of stadiums with huge gobs of empty seats staring back at their cameras.
To coerce a mindset like Jones into doing what he does not want to do, the tactic must psychologically attack what sits between his ears, not his back pocket. As I have often said in the past, Jones' personality type does not like public perception of him look like a NON-super football genius. An example of a relatively easy, affordable and (most importantly) practical form of coercive protest would be an organized distribution of paper bags for fans of BOTH teams to consider wearing at some point during a game. Bags could have readable messages like 'Jerry Sucks As GM' or 'TG Our GM Isn't Jerry' etc. Every broadcast booth team would have a field day discussing fan sentiment INSTEAD OF talking about what was happening on the field.
That is an example of public humiliation anyone would have a hard time spinning it as a positive. It is also an example that would more easily be adopted and carry on to both home AND away games. People, especially young people,
love fads. It is a freaking TikTok challenge that would go viral. Shoot. Hyper viral. Heck. I'm surprised no long-suffering Cowboys fans have not thought of that before, lol. It is the sort of thing that could push a narcissist into a corner and self-examine possibilities for deflecting blame away from themselves.
