Has Stephen Jones ever said that he would take over as GM when Jerry passes?

[big dog cowboy]

I remember years and years ago Stephen stated that when he took over he would hire a GM. That was a long time ago and I feel as though he may have changed his mind on that at this point.

Will McClay is the GM.

 

[JayFord]

I would not be surprised if he does not hire Garrett as GM ..... They have a good relationship

as much as I wanted Garrett gone...I think he would be a Good GM...

 

[OmerV]

I'm still of the opinion that when Jerry passes the family will sell.

Multiple siblings with multiple children will not want so much wealth tied up in an NFL franchise. We are talking billions here. That is simply too much to sit idle.

The assets have to be tied up in something. They aren't going to convert it all to cash. And it's not sitting idle. Jerry bought the Cowboys for $150 million and now the team is valued at $8 billion. Seems like a pretty good investment. Jerry can do or buy pretty much anything he wants, and dividing Jerry's assets, including ownership of the team, between Stephen, Jerry Junior and Charlotte is not going to have much of an impact on what they can afford.

 

[Reid1boys]

Serious bye-week, mind-wandering question.

Jerry has said before that he would never sell the team. MANY times. There is also clear succession in place. Jerry has said that himself. I have always assumed the ownership/leadership of the team would simply transfer to Jerry's kids with Stephen taking the lead role.

While I still think that's true, has Stephen ever come out and said that? Even if Stephen had other plans, could he even come out and state them? Does the NFL have to approve the transfer of ownership?

so who the hell would start talking about (In public) their dad passing away? How you think Jerry would respond to his son saying when dad kick the bucket IM gonna do XXXX?

Cmon

 

[DFWJC]

You really think Jerry has relinquished decision making authority and now answers to Stephen?

Come on ...

No. But I do think almost all decisions and planning (draft, FA, and player retention) are made by Stephen and Will, but that the owner (Jerry) has veto power like all owners do.

 

[charron]

Doesn't need to he's doing it now.

 

[Diehardblues]

Then why has Stephen led the personnel department all this time? He's been equally unqualified and inept as his GM father. Why would he suddenly get humble and turn down the GM gig or even seek help?

I think it's wishful thinking. He covets the power every bit as much as his father because if he didn't he would have turned down a job he had no business of having or at the very least stepped down at some point in the last quarter of a century for all the failure.

He will act exactly like Jerry has acted. Zero difference.

There is a difference. This was Jethro’s dream to be a celebrity football guy. Dad simply placed Stephen in football operations cause he played football as well and wanted to have one of his kids closer to him on day to day football operations.

Daddy placed his other son who not only is a lawyer who attended SMU and Georgetown in charge of marketing the iconic brand along with overlooking the new stadium and Star. Jerry Jr has done a remarkable job much as Charlotte recognized by the NFL for her efforts.

But assuming the three siblings will inherit equals shares it’s not likely they will leave one out on an island in the identical role their father has taken . Stephen who is the obvious sibling to oversee football operations more likely as President not GM.

And then either install other family members like the next generation of Jone$ as VP or GM or more likely hire someone from inside or possibly a big name or someone close from outside who they can hold directly. accountable .

 

[ConstantReboot]

I would not be surprised if he does not hire Garrett as GM ..... They have a good relationship

I want no part of Garrett or any explayer just because they are friends, etc. This is clearly nepotism and won't improve this team one bit.

 

[ConstantReboot]

I think Stephen is an improvement over Jerry in that he is less of a spotlight seeker. The problem is that they don't do the work of a GM and have that player expertise. Rather, they rely on a lot of opinions to make decisions. I think that leads to a lot of indecision and fewer roster moves.

I think he is worst than Jerry. I feel that Stephen doesn't care for getting this team to the Superbowl. He just wants to manage and do enough to please the fans. The reason why Dallas hasn't been an active player in free agency is because Stephen likes to shop for cheap bargains. Keeping within the cap is more important to him than winning a Superbowl.

 

[atlantacowboy]

I think he is worst than Jerry. I feel that Stephen doesn't care for getting this team to the Superbowl. He just wants to manage and do enough to please the fans. The reason why Dallas hasn't been an active player in free agency is because Stephen likes to shop for cheap bargains. Keeping within the cap is more important to him than winning a Superbowl.

Jerry only cares about getting to a super bowl so far as he can take credit for it. Thats why he refuses to get out of the way and hire a real GM. Jerry biggest fear in life is the Cowboys winning a super bowl and nobody giving him any glory.

 

[KJJ]

I remember years and years ago Stephen stated that when he took over he would hire a GM. That was a long time ago and I feel as though he may have changed his mind on that at this point.

Don’t remember ever hearing him say that because it would’ve ended up on this board creating a lengthy discussion. A comment like that would’ve never gone unnoticed on this board. I’ve never heard him or Jerry speculate as to how the team would be run after Jerry passes on.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Jerry has plans to run the team from hell. It's all been setup already. Probably has an office there that he works out of once a week already.

 

[Bobhaze]

Then why has Stephen led the personnel department all this time? He's been equally unqualified and inept as his GM father. Why would he suddenly get humble and turn down the GM gig or even seek help?

I think it's wishful thinking. He covets the power every bit as much as his father because if he didn't he would have turned down a job he had no business of having or at the very least stepped down at some point in the last quarter of a century for all the failure.

He will act exactly like Jerry has acted. Zero difference.

Can’t argue with this. And SJ has to be one of the laziest front offc people in sports. He’s not a dumb person but he’s certainly lazy. And why not. Lifetime contract regardless of results. DNA is his primary qualification…what could go wrong with that structure? Lol.

 

[CowboysRule]

Don’t remember ever hearing him say that because it would’ve ended up on this board creating a lengthy discussion. A comment like that would’ve never gone unnoticed on this board. I’ve never heard him or Jerry speculate as to how the team would be run after Jerry passes on.

This was probably like 20 years ago.

 

[KJJ]

This was probably like 20 years ago.

I started posting in 2002 on boards like this and never heard it. I’ve done Google searches and have come up with nothing. Not saying he never said it, but if he did it can’t be found. I don’t believe he’ll ever hire a GM. The Joneses are control freaks.

 

[OmerV]

No. But I do think almost all decisions and planning (draft, FA, and player retention) are made by Stephen and Will, but that the owner (Jerry) has veto power like all owners do.

Other owners do not maintain veto power over every decision, do not involve themselves in day to day operations, and do not discuss football decisions, team strategy and player status with the media. The fact Jerry is still in front of the camera doing all this tells you he is still directing the show

What I would say is Stephen and McClay have more input than they once did, but that's only because Jerry allows and accepts it. Wanting input, and delagatng responsibility is something GM's do, and the fact Jerry may do more of that than he once did doesn't mean he isn't GM.

 

[DFWJC]

Other owners do not maintain veto power over every decision, do not involve themselves in day to day operations, and do not discuss football decisions, team strategy and player status with the media. The fact Jerry is still in front of the camera doing all this tells you he is still directing the show

What I would say is Stephen and McClay have more input than they once did, but that's only because Jerry allows and accepts it. Wanting input, and delagatng responsibility is something GM's do, and the fact Jerry may do more of that than he once did doesn't mean he isn't GM.

You say "every decision", I say only the huge ones.

It's not worth arguing.
I've never been a fan of Jerry being GM....wish he would've given it up 2 decades ago.
But I really dont think he functions in that capacity anymore.
Owner, yes, GM, not really. Only in name

 

[john van brocklin]

Serious bye-week, mind-wandering question.

Jerry has said before that he would never sell the team. MANY times. There is also clear succession in place. Jerry has said that himself. I have always assumed the ownership/leadership of the team would simply transfer to Jerry's kids with Stephen taking the lead role.

While I still think that's true, has Stephen ever come out and said that? Even if Stephen had other plans, could he even come out and state them? Does the NFL have to approve the transfer of ownership?

Stephen has said in the past that he would be open to hiring a GM, once he was in charge.
But, that was several years ago so maybe that's not his current thinking anymore?

 

[dreghorn2]

The assets have to be tied up in something. They aren't going to convert it all to cash. And it's not sitting idle. Jerry bought the Cowboys for $150 million and now the team is valued at $8 billion. Seems like a pretty good investment. Jerry can do or buy pretty much anything he wants, and dividing Jerry's assets, including ownership of the team, between Stephen, Jerry Junior and Charlotte is not going to have much of an impact on what they can afford.

I'm not so sure about that.

Income from the Cowboys and their business interests will be unlikely to match the instant 2+ billion or so each child would get and when put to work for these family members would almost certainly be in excess of the yearly returns from the business interests mentioned above.

However i'm willing to concede i don't know the families' business interests intimately. The Bowlen family were quick take a large payout when their father died. Everyone is different of course.

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

The Star has its own media/ podcast broadcasts which allow the Jones boys to control the conversations around the team. Why do you think are never in the crosshairs? They own the local media. So. sure Stephen goes on these shows for scripted interviews. He gets a list of questions and decides which to answer.

Ah yes. The Xi Jinping model.