In the National Football League if you are a GM, HC or some other kind of decision maker, knowing what you want better not take too long. Leaders must be proactive, well planned and decisive to get a competitive advantage. In short, in the NFL waiting is losing. Jerry’s infamous quote about “being comfortable with ambiguity” may work well in the business world, but in the world of professional football, ambiguity is stupid.
It was obvious all last off-season that for some dumb reason Jerry Jones waited…and waited….to do what effective NFL GMs know well in advance needs to be done early and decisively. If you are going to sign a player you already have, the sooner you do it, the better it is for the other big decisions you must make. Waiting on some mystical something to happen is destructive to any team working competitively against 31 other teams vying for talent and advantages.
The 2024 season was torpedoed before the ball was even kicked off in Cleveland in game one. Jerry waited until the last minute to sign two expensive players he knew in March he was going to sign. Whether you like signing Cedee or Dak, refusing to get their contracts done early in order to clear some cap space was destructive. It placed all pressure on the draft because no help could come from anywhere else.
So here we are in December, 2024, already eliminated from the playoffs with the entire current coaching staff on expiring contracts, your team’s most talented player Micah Parsons on the precipice of his second contract, and once again, “Mr. Ambiguity” and his giggling son are apparently sitting on their hands. Both have indicated in radio interviews, they have made no decisions nor are they planning to do anything until the season’s over.
Maybe they don’t want McCarthy back and are already planning for their next HC. (I seriously doubt that) But if they are planning on bringing Mac back, why not get the deal done now so players who are heading into FA already know who’s going to be here. If they plan on re-signing Parsons, what’s the hold up? Every single day that passes will cost more and more for his services. Why wait?
So the questions remain for a front office that looks completely flat footed and lazy.
- What kind of team do you want to build for 2025?
- Who would be the best head coach to lead this team in 2025?
- If you want Parsons here long term, why wait to get a deal done? (If he’s not in your plans, what do want in a trade?)
- What positions does this team need to upgrade in order to make a deep playoff run in 2025?
If they plan on waiting until summertime to once again answer the above questions, 2025 will already likely be a failure. Why? Because in the NFL, waiting is losing! How long before Jerry and Giggles learn this?
