Dhragon
Deadly Claws of Death
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I see a whole lot of people dissing Jerry as a GM, but is he really so bad?
There are 31 other teams in the NFL and almost all of them have the so called "real GM" do they not?
How has having a "real GM" helped out organizations such as Cincinnati or Kansas City, etc? Having a football guy as GM does NOT guarantee anything. Too many people think that if only Jerry would step down from his mantle as GM as well as owner, most of the Cowboy's problems would magically be fixed.
I disagree barring very few exceptions. I think Scott Pioli would have been an upgrade, but he is not an option. There just aren't many guaranteed options out there.
I think Jerry has done great in talent acquisition as GM, which is his main job. He has been hit and miss with his HC choices though (hitting on Jimmy and arguably Big Bill and failing on the rest) but guess what, so are most GMs.
Jerry does meddle too much it's true and he creates too many distractions in his quest for publicity, but those are on Jerry Jones the owner IMO, not on him as a GM (after all, even if JJ hired a football guy GM, he would still do these same things - he just cannot help himself).
Jerry as talent acquirer (draft) - Solid A-/B+ over last few years
Jerry as talent acquirer (free agency) - Probably average C+
Jerry as coaching staff hirer - C (considering last 2 = Bill and Wade. Also a lot of assistant coaches are now doing very well out there so he signed off on a lot of coaching talent. Unfortunately, we seem to promote or keep the less talented ones.)
All in all I think Jerry is at worst an average GM, and he could push himself all the way to an above average GM if he'd just once again hire a HC who isn't such a lackey as Wade.
There are 31 other teams in the NFL and almost all of them have the so called "real GM" do they not?
How has having a "real GM" helped out organizations such as Cincinnati or Kansas City, etc? Having a football guy as GM does NOT guarantee anything. Too many people think that if only Jerry would step down from his mantle as GM as well as owner, most of the Cowboy's problems would magically be fixed.
I disagree barring very few exceptions. I think Scott Pioli would have been an upgrade, but he is not an option. There just aren't many guaranteed options out there.
I think Jerry has done great in talent acquisition as GM, which is his main job. He has been hit and miss with his HC choices though (hitting on Jimmy and arguably Big Bill and failing on the rest) but guess what, so are most GMs.
Jerry does meddle too much it's true and he creates too many distractions in his quest for publicity, but those are on Jerry Jones the owner IMO, not on him as a GM (after all, even if JJ hired a football guy GM, he would still do these same things - he just cannot help himself).
Jerry as talent acquirer (draft) - Solid A-/B+ over last few years
Jerry as talent acquirer (free agency) - Probably average C+
Jerry as coaching staff hirer - C (considering last 2 = Bill and Wade. Also a lot of assistant coaches are now doing very well out there so he signed off on a lot of coaching talent. Unfortunately, we seem to promote or keep the less talented ones.)
All in all I think Jerry is at worst an average GM, and he could push himself all the way to an above average GM if he'd just once again hire a HC who isn't such a lackey as Wade.
