CowboyMike
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This thread gave me the inspiration for this topic. I thought we'd dial in more on this particular issue.
Do you consider Stephen Jones what some describe as a "football guy"?
Some believe he is not because he was brought into the organization by his daddy.
I believe he is a football guy.
He has been in the NFL business since he was 23 years old. He's now 48. That is 25 years of NFL experience.
To me, I'd find it rather insulting if say, someone graduated from law school and got hired by their dad's practice, then 25 years later someone said they aren't a "law guy" because of nepotism.
My father has been in the car business for thirty-five years. If I graduated from college and joined his business, would people not consider me a "car guy" twenty years from now?
Stephen was most recently on Talkin' Cowboys and something he said really made me think. He said he was glad he went to school for Engineering because it made him good with numbers, and therefore he found the salary cap easy. He also said that "everyone in the NFL learned together" when the cap was implemented. In other words he was part of the NFL when the cap was put in place, and therefore on level footing with the rest of the league. If he wasn't a football guy then, he probably is after that, because he was in the same boat as everyone else. He also said it would be different for someone new to come in now, because everyone else already knows how the cap works.
Stephen Jones... finds the cap easy... hmmm... I'm looking at you, Adam.
Also, Risen Star need not respond. We know your answer. But you may if you wish.
Do you consider Stephen Jones what some describe as a "football guy"?
Some believe he is not because he was brought into the organization by his daddy.
I believe he is a football guy.
He has been in the NFL business since he was 23 years old. He's now 48. That is 25 years of NFL experience.
To me, I'd find it rather insulting if say, someone graduated from law school and got hired by their dad's practice, then 25 years later someone said they aren't a "law guy" because of nepotism.
My father has been in the car business for thirty-five years. If I graduated from college and joined his business, would people not consider me a "car guy" twenty years from now?
Stephen was most recently on Talkin' Cowboys and something he said really made me think. He said he was glad he went to school for Engineering because it made him good with numbers, and therefore he found the salary cap easy. He also said that "everyone in the NFL learned together" when the cap was implemented. In other words he was part of the NFL when the cap was put in place, and therefore on level footing with the rest of the league. If he wasn't a football guy then, he probably is after that, because he was in the same boat as everyone else. He also said it would be different for someone new to come in now, because everyone else already knows how the cap works.
Stephen Jones... finds the cap easy... hmmm... I'm looking at you, Adam.
Also, Risen Star need not respond. We know your answer. But you may if you wish.
