The thing is if Payton comes here I think it would actually look really bad on Jerry if it didnt change things (again I'm not saying thats on MM)..for some reason Payton is this white whale and if that doesn't work, the few people left in this world that dont think Jerry is the problem would have no other option but to admit it finally....Jerry would be on an island at that point. But lets not act like Jerry didnt get around to jacking with Bill Parcells finally and if he will do that why would Payton be any diferent to him.
While it initially begun with Jethro trying to prove himself as a football guy it’s actually evolved over the years. Remember why he and Jimmy abruptly parted ways was because Jethro resented not receiving the credit he felt was due while not being the face of his franchise.
As time went by Jethro took extraordinary measures and actions setting in motion his revolutionary actions enhancing revenue with the Fox Network deal and suing the league for stadium rights which set him up to be successful financially without depending on the success of the field.
This has enabled him to pursue and continue his passion of being a celebrity football guy without the success on the field. Which in turn has not only made him the face of the franchise but the one name everyone can associate with the NFL.
It’s no longer just about trying to prove he can win or build a championship team without Jimmy which is how it started out. It’s evolved into being about being able to retain his stature not only as face of Cowboys football but the NFL without the success on the field.
The success off the field has supported his stature and enabled him to continue his ways without being held directly accountable for the results on the field. His immediate responses were we had enough talent because he knows his responsibilities are directly tied to the players assembled.
All of his actions now revolve around promoting and selling the hype to the fans that he’s done his part in assembling enough talent to contend. And is looking to hold his coaching as scapegoats. He won’t admit that the culture he’s created is impacting results.
In the end it doesn’t really matter anymore cause unless we impact the revenue he’s not going anywhere or changing his role. It’s the same message I’ve had for almost 15 years on these forums. Our only hope ultimately rest in the talent we have. That they are enough to overcome this dysfunctional ownership and the culture they’ve created that’s diminished the type of discipline, direction and leadership that’s needed with a HC without the interference and meddling that occurs here.
Jethro face and actions after these brutal endings to seasons says it all as he realizes what’s causing it and why it’s so painful for him but his own egotistical self indulgence won’t allow him to deter his ways. Afterall he’s not interested in owning a team if it’s not his baby.
Some of us knew it must be a bad compulsion to have departed ways with a HC who’d just won you back to back Super Bowls but after almost 30 years it runs much deeper than just proving you can win. It’s about just proving you can exist as a celebrity football guy. And with the revolutionary revenue streams he helped create including the stadium , there’s no stopping him. It just must run it’s course for better or worse as he continues living his dream with our beloved franchise all at our expense.
