I think jerry made the smart move
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Yeah.......I've seen everyone running their mouth, bashing Jerry, with nothing to back it up except what the media said he said. If he put his foot in his mouth, I'd like to see a transcript or video of what he said.
Who has the documentation?
Who has the documentation?
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After Jerra's un-Jerra-like criticism of Barber, look for the RB to look longingly at Miami.
After all, stranger things have happened and Jerra is really big on Felix and now Tashard, who made a credible effort against the best D in the NFL.
After all, stranger things have happened and Jerra is really big on Felix and now Tashard, who made a credible effort against the best D in the NFL.
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Come on.........everyone wants to talk trash with nothing to back it up. If Jerry did something stupid, I'll be right there condemning him for it.
If no one has any proof, it sounds like everyone is perpetuating a rumor.
Again I ask, who has the proof of what Jerry said?
If no one has any proof, it sounds like everyone is perpetuating a rumor.
Again I ask, who has the proof of what Jerry said?
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LowTech;2476984 said:
Apparently there were no cameras around, just the print reporters.
I don't know if there was a tape recorder or not.
They don't make up quotes ... if they did, they would be fired.
And Jerry hasn't stepped up to clarify anything. I figured we would have heard from him by now ... saying he didn't mean it that way, etc.
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Chief;2476999 said:
And I read a Mickey article and while he claimed not have heard, he did acknowledge it. No one made it up. And Im pretty sure it wasn't only after the game, during the game Buck or Aikman mentioned Jerry being surprised that Marion wasn't coming to Pitt.
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It's definitely unprofessional.
Wonder if he's apologized to Barber for it. I kinda doubt it. Regardless, you know Jones is probably absolutely ticked that he did what he did.
Funny thing is, I doubt it changes Barber's attitude about anything. Barber's a professional.
Wonder if he's apologized to Barber for it. I kinda doubt it. Regardless, you know Jones is probably absolutely ticked that he did what he did.
Funny thing is, I doubt it changes Barber's attitude about anything. Barber's a professional.
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The really odd thing about it is that there are a lot of reasons we lost that game, but Barber's absence is not one of them. Choice ran the ball at least as well as Barber would have (probably) and didn't give up any sacks on missed blocks. For one of the few times I agree with JFE. Fingers should be pointed, but not at Barber.
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The smart move was letting this thread get past the first page 
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Chief;2476999 said:
Reporters have misquoted before and also conjectured. Jerry already has come out to explain he didn't mean it that way and how about this news report Yahoo NFL news blog:
Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:31 pm EST
Jones comments about Barber overblown
By Jason Cole
Was Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones really questioning RB Marion Barber's toughness on Sunday? Or was this a moment where Jones crossed up his message by simply talking too much, something Jones has done on more than a few occasions?
I was actually listening to Jones when the discussion of Barber's absence against Pittsburgh took place, and the controversy that has sprung from Jones' comments seems like a bit of a stretch. While Jones was disappointed with Dallas' loss, he wasn't exactly fuming. In fact, Jones was mostly trying to put a positive spin on the defeat, talking about how if the Cowboys continued to play that well on the road, they would win more often than not.
Again, that's how it sounded. How it reads is a different matter as Jones certainly opened the door to read it another way when he said: "He can play with that injured toe. He can play with the soreness and a combination of those things. I see nothing that led us to believe he couldn't."
Several people, including coach Wade Phillips, have said that Jones was not questioning the toughness of Barber, a player who has been advised by many people to calm his physical running style.
"Marion is the last player Jerry would question like that," an assistant coach said.
That said, Jones has at times tried to send messages to people via reporters. The most famous was during the 1994 offseason when he took shots at then-Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson. That led to Johnson leaving the Cowboys and Jones replacing him with Barry Switzer, who led Dallas to one more Super Bowl win with, by and large, the players Johnson picked.
Jones is expected to speak directly with Barber about the issue. Whether it becomes a lingering problem between them remains to be seen.
Just don't expect the media to let go of it anytime soon.
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