??? Why not?
- Jones is the owner
- He made himself general manager
- He has mismanaged being a GM, which 'most' observers understand
- 'Some' observers equate his mismanagement as a GM, because he is greedy
- The same observers believe he will stop his mismanagement as a GM if he ever took a big enough hit in his wallet
Hopefully, my OP gets the reader to stop-and-consider a scenario of Jones not as a GM he has been for nearly three decades. Basically, to stop-and-remember who he was and his impact on football management
before his divorce with Johnson.
Anyone like myself did not give a rat's behind about Jones when he was essentially just an owner. The problems started
after he installed himself permanently as a GM.
His motivation for being the GM was and is not about how much money he makes or loses. That motivation comes from his owner mentality, just like any business owner. Making money has nothing to do with his desire to be and continue being the GM.
Despite this, some people have always thought putting the squeeze on Jones' wealth machine would force him to remove himself as GM and hopefully do the same with his kids--or just Stephen at the very least. That approach has a logical chance of being successful if two factors existed:
- Jones casually thought of himself as a GM
- The negative impact of heavy financial losses would significantly devalue his net worth
Well, Jones does not casually see himself as a general manager. His self-image is a GM, who was the primary orchestrator for Dallas winning three Super Bowls in less than a decade. That is quite a feat that you, others and I understand is not reality. Jones thinks it is true though. His death grip on the GM position has zero to do with how many butts he can put into AT&T Stadium seats. It has everything to do with his narcissism that self-validates himself as the most qualified person to do the job. Yes, he has contradicted himself in the past in that regard. Narcissists do that too.
However, let's put that aside for a moment and consider the greed argument for a moment. Instead, let's focus on a worst case, money making scenario for Jones the owner. Let's say team jersey sales decrease by... 20%? Ticket sales by 35%? 50% of his sponsors dropping him like a hot rock? Concession sales drop by 60%? Do the same to every single one of his
NFL revenue streams outside of what the league splits from television broadcast rights contracts that football consumers cannot directly prevent without nationwide organized disruption.
Strip all that away and Jones is still a multi-billionaire in real estate holdings alone. Forget property super-wealth. Jones is a multi-billionaire outside everything to do with what he built that is connected with the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL.
So, according to some, Jones the owner will have a mental sit down with Jones the GM inside his Cryptkeeper skull and say, "This is too much pressure. I can't take it. *sob* I'm too greedy. These financial loses are humongous. You, GM Jones, are the weakest link. Goodbye."
That ain't happening. Heck. He does not even see anything he does as GM as a problem with making or losing money to begin with. Even so, what does some people keep saying is the main problem with Jones
the GM?
Answer: "He's greedy."
The problem with Jones as GM has never been how fat he can make his wallet. The problem has always squatted between his ears.
/early morning super rant
