Jerry would not even hire someone if he felt they could change the culture in Dallas. Jerry is convinced the culture he has created is fine...and anyone that is hired or drafted needs to to adapt to an already established culture.
You hear all the time...."what is the "identity" of a team" all the time. Well the identity of the Cowboys is the 81 year old owner! And he would not have it any other way.
Ageism is a poor qualifier. Robert Kraft is 16 months older than Jerry Jones. Can ageism be used as the determining factor for the Patriots' culture?
When should ageism factor into culture. At 71? At 61? I ask because Jones has been what he is each and every decade.
No. The best teams are a reflection of a roster identifying and performing like the quality head coach who leads them. Solidly-willed team culture is not a fragmented combination of the head coach and a narcissistic "me me me" owner.
Single-minded, focused team identify is demonstrated by a roster playing hard, sound, consistent football that their head coach drills into them. This thread refers to the San Francisco 49ers. Anyone know who owns the 49ers? Answer: it's the York family. "Who?" Exactly.
Anyone watch the 49er/Seahawks game yesterday? If you did, did it seem to you if the 49er well-oiled machine was solely a reflection of Kyle Shanahan? Or did you wonder about a product Shanahan and someone you do not even know about interacting together?
Guys on the field play for Mike McCarthy
and Jones. Their level of performance is a direct reflection of who they see leading them. This was not the case under Jimmy Johnson. The roster was too defined initially under Barry Switzer. Bill Parcells worked hard to re-establish the essential head coach/players dynamic. Robotic Jason Garrett failed to construct under Jones' shadow. McCarthy's leadership aura has been stronger than Garrett's but not by much.
This franchise's culture is the definition of double-vision. Plays hard. Plays soft. Focused. Unfocused. It is extremely rare witnessing the team string together four quarters of fundamental football within a single game over the past quarter century. Does the team constantly suffer Jekyll/Hyde Syndrome year-after-year because of deficit head coaching alone? Of is their inconsistent level of play partially indicative of
who they actually play for?
A split-identify is not a good foundation for team culture.
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Absolutely. At least they played in championship games and SBs. That gives them a chance. Much better than what we have accomplished. And if you play in enough of them eventually you'll break through.
