Jerry: ”I didn’t know it was going to be this tough”. Why it is this tough

[dallasdave]

Now we lower the boy into the Wickerman...

Nobody gets me.

I do Corso

 

[Alexander]

So partially different... not exactly the same.
Dumb, but spend-thrift.

Talks, but with less uh's and complete gibberish that needs to translated.

So... same, but different?

The uhs are different. And Stephen Jones loves to dig in his ear when he lies. Jerry Jones just winks.

 

[Bobhaze]

There is also mountains of evidence, irrefutable evidence that his son is exactly the same, except he might even be dumb and cheap.

There are few things in this world more annoying than a kid who inherits daddy’s money and kingdom yet somehow believes he earned it and is inherently smarter than everyone else. When Daddy Jones’ check cleared the bank in Feb, 1989, Stephen Jones became a “made man”.

 

[DandyDon52]

Actually started before that when he suggested to Johnson that he look at him before making any picks to get his approval. Johnson had to be talked into coming into the war room by Wannstedt but the entire coaching staff knew what they were dealing with and he wonders why they refused to show him respect in the bar that night when it all finally unraveled.

What's so amusing is that as much as Booger would like to have anyone believe he was the architect of that team, the longer he has tried to prove he knows how to build a team, the further away he is. Nobody in their right mind would believe he was anything more than the check signer.

He took the opportunity to show his "tough owner" mode with Emmitt's deal and damned near buried a defending SB team and Johnson had to intervene to get that done while Booger hid in the alcoves taking death threats seriously. Guess that Arky hillbilly learned Texans do think football is a religion because someone was thinking of sending him to say howdy to Jesus.

That "didn't think it was going to be this tough" is self forgiving for incompetence and a true misunderstanding of the real problem with the team. His response to the question everyone wanted Hansen to ask him "why won't you hire a GM"? was a hint at why, not the complete answer. He said another GM wouldn't be willing to take the risks he was willing to take and would be fearful of losing their job. And that is exactly the problem. He has no fear of failure because he can't be fired and is never accountable or responsible for the poor decisions he makes beginning with not bringing in a real HC in to run the football side of it and letting him run it.

"didn't think it was going to be this tough" Is also him saying he thought it would be easy to win without jimmy and the team he built,
or that he too could build a good team, it isnt that hard, and I am so smart lol.
And now he is realizing a little late that it isnt easy to do what jimmy did.
Your first comment explains why norv and wanstedt have never been offered a job with cowboys.

 

[DallasEast]

Truth. And Jerry’s comments in his recent on bus interview gave us some insight that indicates he knows that the mountains of evidence are plainly obvious to even a casual non-Kool-aid drinking fan.

What’s doubly pathetic about this 76 year con artist is that in his attempts to deflect blame for the last 23 years, he has deceived almost no one except himself and a few other Jones family members that he’s a competent, capable football executive. The evidence to the contrary is so much more credible that any sugar coated sales pitch he throws out there about how much he wants to win, and can’t understand why his teams haven’t been successful in the playoffs.

The sad truth is Jerry Jones is pathetic in ways his bubble will never allow him to see. With the cash this team has, Jerry could literally throw ungodly amounts of money at getting the best coaches, best football minds, the best scouts, the best of everything on the coaching/executive side of running an NFL team. Yet he willfully chooses to have a junior Boy Scout HC, his family members in executive positions and enthroned himself as the biggest dog on football decisions.

It’s self inflicted stupidity. And yet he still doesn’t know why they haven’t won in 23 years.

Bold> Two things.

First, you have described narcissist traits.

Second, narcissists are both aware and knowledgeable of their actions regardless of real life consequences.

There is an explanation why Jones acts in ways some of his observers never understand.

 

[Bobhaze]

"didn't think it was going to be this tough" Is also him saying he thought it would be easy to win without jimmy and the team he built,
or that he too could build a good team, it isnt that hard, and I am so smart lol.
And now he is realizing a little late that it isnt easy to do what jimmy did.
Your first comment explains why norv and wanstedt have never been offered a job with cowboys.

I wonder if Jerry still believes “500 coaches could coach this team”? That was one of many public comments he’s made over the years that reveal his total lack of basic understanding of how an NFL team is built and run. Not to mention, he’s an incredibly slow learner.

When you acquire a position like NFL General Manager by writing a check, you better be a humble, fast learner. Jerry is neither. And he has no accountability or pressure to change or to achieve something.

 

[Diehardblues]

I wonder if Jerry still believes “500 coaches could coach this team”? That was one of many public comments he’s made over the years that reveal his total lack of basic understanding of how an NFL team is built and run. Not to mention, he’s an incredibly slow learner.

When you acquire a position like NFL General Manager by writing a check, you better be a humble, fast learner. Jerry is neither. And he has no accountability or pressure to change or to achieve something.

That quotation only applied to Jimmys team.

 

[Stash]

I wonder if Jerry still believes “500 coaches could coach this team”? That was one of many public comments he’s made over the years that reveal his total lack of basic understanding of how an NFL team is built and run. Not to mention, he’s an incredibly slow learner.

When you acquire a position like NFL General Manager by writing a check, you better be a humble, fast learner. Jerry is neither. And he has no accountability or pressure to change or to achieve something.

Not when the money continues to flow in, even more than for the team's that actually win. The man just bought a $250 million boat for crying out loud!

Why do you think that billionaire's trip over one another rushing to get into owning sports teams? Because they're a "can't lose" business. Even if you're Mike Brown, an incompetent buffoon who inherited it, you can just sit back and make money hand over fist. Half of the TV revenue goes to the salary cap. The other half? Into one man's pockets. Every year, win or lose. Owners win.

Jones is like the guy who threw out the instructions and now wonders why his IKEA bookshelf keeps falling over.

 

[Galian Beast]

In a recent interview with Jon Machota, the Cowboys beat writer from the newspaper we cannot mention here, Jerry Jones said one of the more revealingly stupid comments (even for him!) he’s ever said about why his team hasn’t been in a Super Bowl in 23 years:

“I got involved (with the Cowboys) to win. I must tell you, I didn’t know it was going to be this tough..... It is just absolutely a stunning thing to me to think of why we’re not there (playing in Super Bowls) with what we commit and what we do to win Super Bowls.”
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What is stunning to me is not that the Cowboys haven’t been in a Super Bowl in 23 years. What’s stunning is what is obvious to anyone who pays attention to how pro sports organizations who win consistently run their organization, is somehow not apparent to this 76 year old billionaire.

It’s actually easy to explain why this team hasn’t been to a SB in so long. It’s amazingly simple- in today’s NFL, having a kind hearted owner who also serves as its primary decision maker is inherently detrimental to winning. If you don’t have a steely eyed decision maker who does not allow sentimentality to influence decisions to run the team, you’re behind the 8 ball.

Below are the things most responsible for the last 23 years:

1. Excuses made and accepted at the top of the organization- Remember JJs famous quote calling a loss to Denver in 2013 “a moral victory”. Or excusing his HCs failures after 2015 and 2017 being tied to injuries and suspensions? An organization whose top executive makes and accepts excuses is killing itself. Our HC has 2 wild card wins in 8 seasons and our owner GM dreams of that guy being his “Tom Landry”. It’s delusional.

2. Nepotism and favoritism blinds the organization- when your organization has no one at the top who can question the leader, it’s deadly to success. And when the leader hires his children and favorite friends for sentimental reasons, it makes objectivity very difficult. There is a reason NEPOTISM is illegal in many workplace situations- it doesn’t work well. Who tells Jerry he’s wrong and is hurting this team?

3. A complete lack of real accountability at the top- Name another pro sports General Manager with 23 years of mediocrity who still has a job. Which NFL Head Coach could still have a job after winning two wild card games in 8 seasons? In fact, the only accountability in the organization is with assist coaches and mid- bottom level players.
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So in order to get back to the glory days of the past, this organization just needs do the opposite of the above 3 disasters:

1. Never make nor allow excuses...ever.
2. Stop being sentimental and allowing yourself, family and select friends to have “special privileges” without proving they are capable or without the ability to help us win.
3. Hold people at the top accountable for failure. A lack of results must be dealt with or failure will continue. People in key jobs, like HC, cannot be given special treatment.
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I know Jerry probably won’t take proper action to right his failures as a leader but he shouldn’t act surprised when the ship sinks every year either. He needs to look in the mirror. The emperor is naked.

How many Garretts and Phillips did Jerry hire. Nepotism has run rampant in this organization. He really thinks he and his son are the best at what they do in the world? And Jerry works at least as a part timer with attention and interest else where. You think that you're going to do a better job than people who are good at this, doing this for their lively hood and do it full time? Wow...

 

[kskboys]

I wonder if Jerry still believes “500 coaches could coach this team”? That was one of many public comments he’s made over the years that reveal his total lack of basic understanding of how an NFL team is built and run. Not to mention, he’s an incredibly slow learner.

When you acquire a position like NFL General Manager by writing a check, you better be a humble, fast learner. Jerry is neither. And he has no accountability or pressure to change or to achieve something.

Not only is he a slow learner, his ability to grasp concepts seems to be totally lacking at times.

 

[DandyDon52]

I wonder if Jerry still believes “500 coaches could coach this team”? That was one of many public comments he’s made over the years that reveal his total lack of basic understanding of how an NFL team is built and run. Not to mention, he’s an incredibly slow learner.

When you acquire a position like NFL General Manager by writing a check, you better be a humble, fast learner. Jerry is neither. And he has no accountability or pressure to change or to achieve something.

I wonder if Jerry still believes “500 coaches could coach this team”? .......yeah it is obvious he still thinks that , because garrett was made HC
and he is still HC after 10 years !
Jerry thinks the HC isnt that important, because he and stephen are the executive HC's and they are so smart they can win a SB
with Garrett or any coach they choose.
Jerry just said " If **WE** can get JG a super bowl he will be here a long time" That means the jones boys are gonna get JG a SB
so they can keep him as HC forever .
They think that can be done by just changing the OC/DC and other coaches, and getting new players.


They just dont see the big picture, they only see parts of it, and they have tunnel vision lol , and like you say they have no one
except maybe family members to question their methods. They surround themselves with obedient " YES MEN" so that hurts
them too, because even if they see the jones boys making mistake, they wont say anything.

What makes it worse, is occasionally the jones boys do something stupid, and it turns out real good like the Amari trade,.
That one trade will just confirm to them that they are the smartest guys in the world. That is the bad thing about that trade.
Amari did play well, and inspired the team to a winning streak, but it still wasnt enough to get past the div round.

The only chance for the cowboys to get to and win a SB, is if they get the right group of players, and those players decide as a group
they want to do it, and then they would have to play great to overcome Garrett , the OC and DC, and the jones boys.
That is a tall order, but it could happen.
If it does then Garrett , the OC and DC, and the jones boys will all get and take the credit for it.

In 2014 and 2016 and 2018 poor coaching in key areas at key times kept them from winning certain games and in playoffs.
The jones boys meddling kept Dak from running more, and they have the top RB in the league, and dont know how to use
him properly or how to block for him and dak properly.
So no matter who they add to the team they wont be going to a SB.

 

[CouchCoach]

"didn't think it was going to be this tough" Is also him saying he thought it would be easy to win without jimmy and the team he built,
or that he too could build a good team, it isnt that hard, and I am so smart lol.
And now he is realizing a little late that it isnt easy to do what jimmy did.
Your first comment explains why norv and wanstedt have never been offered a job with cowboys.

He did interview Norv before hiring Wade so I wonder if he was at the table that night? I have never seen a list of the ones that were there but I know Jimmy was there and assume Dave because they were buds.

And I used to think 'why not just give him a little love, he is your employer' but that was before I heard from someone in his suite at the George Strait show at the Big Top and according to him there are two Boogers and the drunk one can really be a braggart and arrogant. He had been around both that day and the drunk one was no fun to be around and really impressed with himself and all about how much money he was making that day.

Maybe it was that Booger that they encountered that night but it sure unraveled quickly over an incident in a bar. Seems like that had been brewing in the pot for quite some time and this was before the story about the draft was out. Sure sounds like Jimmy ratcheted it up a notch to get the wheels turning to get the hell out.

 

[Bobhaze]

He did interview Norv before hiring Wade so I wonder if he was at the table that night? I have never seen a list of the ones that were there but I know Jimmy was there and assume Dave because they were buds.

And I used to think 'why not just give him a little love, he is your employer' but that was before I heard from someone in his suite at the George Strait show at the Big Top and according to him there are two Boogers and the drunk one can really be a braggart and arrogant. He had been around both that day and the drunk one was no fun to be around and really impressed with himself and all about how much money he was making that day.

Maybe it was that Booger that they encountered that night but it sure unraveled quickly over an incident in a bar. Seems like that had been brewing in the pot for quite some time and this was before the story about the draft was out. Sure sounds like Jimmy ratcheted it up a notch to get the wheels turning to get the hell out.

There’s also an amazing addendum to this story. I saw Jerry interviewed back in about ‘13 or ‘14 in one of those detailed “emotional” interviews he so willingly does. Jerry got all teary-eyed and choked up about being “disrespected” in the famous scenario you described. What struck me was how rawly bitter he still was at Jimmy. He obviously thinks for anyone to disrespect him and not see him as he wants to be seen is the absolute unforgivable sin.

By now, Jerry’s colossal wealth has become both a badge of honor and a source of enormous hubris. After listening to him in the bus interview the other day, I honestly believe he is the worst kind of delusional- he really does believe his own BS that he’s a top notch football guy.

Jerry’s great at creating cash streams but honestly the coaches laughing at him back in 1994 for his displaced arrogance was as right then as it is now. The difference now is there is no one left in this organization to let him know that.

 

[Diehardblues]

There’s also an amazing addendum to this story. I saw Jerry interviewed back in about ‘13 or ‘14 in one of those detailed “emotional” interviews he so willingly does. Jerry got all teary-eyed and choked up about being “disrespected” in the famous scenario you described. What struck me was how rawly bitter he still was at Jimmy. He obviously thinks for anyone to disrespect him and not see him as he wants to be seen is the absolute unforgivable sin.

By now, Jerry’s colossal wealth has become both a badge of honor and a source of enormous hubris. After listening to him in the bus interview the other day, I honestly believe he is the worst kind of delusional- he really does believe his own BS that he’s a top notch football guy.

Jerry’s great at creating cash streams but honestly the coaches laughing at him back in 1994 for his displaced arrogance was as right then as it is now. The difference now is there is no one left in this organization to let him know that.

“ he obviously thinks for anyone to disrespect him and not see him as he wants to be seen is the absolute unforgivable sin”
Well said Hazey!!

This is typical narcissistic profile. Similar to our King in the big house. Your basically either with him or the enemy.

 

[yimyammer]

It is difficult getting hard numbers on NFL revenue but Forbes reported in 2017 that AT&T Stadium profited $440 million in 2015. That figure covers 'tickets, premium seating, concessions, sponsorships and parking'. Any decrease in those who impact Jones' bottom line.

There would be a couple of things to consider. It would be extremely improbable anyone paying for tickets, etc. would walk out. People pay for the game day experience or they do not pay and not attend.

Having people not attend is slightly more viable. The strategy holds merit concerning those who have not pre-purchased tickets but several questions develop for those who have. How many single or season ticket holders will not simply resell their tickets to the secondary market? It is difficult getting anyone who have invested in tickets or PSLs to absorb the expenditure. Will the strategy work on non-Cowboys fans? Other teams fans could not care less about Jones. They simply wish to see their team play. How does the strategy convince them to get on board with Cowboys fans not attending home games?

Getting enough people to not pay and eat at stadium revenue to the point where it made Jones' frown is questionable. How much of a decrease would be enough? 10%? 25? 50%? More? In my opinion, Jones loves making money but I doubt his love of money overrides his self-control over decision-making. I seriously believe Jones would remain stubborn if stadium revenue dipped 50%.

I have always mentioned basically two types of public display that would smack Jones psychologically. Getting paying fans to walk out would be hard. Getting fans inside the stadium to exhibit their dissatisfaction would be far easier. Wearing paper bags over heads would be a great suggestion but some people are too prideful. Fans have always displayed signs at sporting events. An alternative to paper bags would be convincing fans to display signs that taunt Jones. 10,000 or more signs would play fantastic in front of any network cameras and generate weekly national discussion that Jones could not ignore.

Similarly, thousands of non-paying fans could picket Jones in areas outside the stadium. Local television stations might pick up on the public display of dissatisfaction first but the networks would quickly follow suit. What expenditures would picketing fans be out of? Gas? A couple of hours of their own time? AT&T Stadium ticket prices have marginalized a significant number of fans for a long time. Converting and organizing that already existing dissatisfaction into public expression should not be THAT difficult. The weekly sight would prompt weekly questioning of Jones to explain fan disgruntlement. That sort of thing would wear on his narcissist nature.

Anything is possible but some things are farfetched. However, there are plausible alternatives. It is simply a matter of thinking outside the 'improbable' box.

what a joyous sight this would be, but alas......

 

[yimyammer]

He did interview Norv before hiring Wade so I wonder if he was at the table that night? I have never seen a list of the ones that were there but I know Jimmy was there and assume Dave because they were buds.

Yes, Norv was there along with Bob Ackles, his wife, Wannstedt, his wife, Rich Dalrymple and a few others were there

Here's Bob Ackles recount of that moment:

 

[DandyDon52]

the fact that jerry still harbors a grudge against jimmy after 25 years say a lot about him and how immature he is.

 

[Jake]

That quotation only applied to Jimmys team.

Two problems: one, 500 coaches couldn't coach that team. Two, Jerry thought he built it and has spent a quarter century trying to prove it.

 

[Captain-Crash]

Oh why didn't Jimmy win in Miami, oh the salary cap. You can't buy the best players, you have to be better like Bill. The salary cap crippled the cowboys forever because we don't have anyone smart enough to find the right players and the right coach... sheesh.. like the ninety was some magical time. we bought the best players. our backups were good as some other teams starters..Landry was our best coach ever. Oh yeah garrett is on the same level we just need to get him a super bowl.......lmao..

 

[john van brocklin]

In a recent interview with Jon Machota, the Cowboys beat writer from the newspaper we cannot mention here, Jerry Jones said one of the more revealingly stupid comments (even for him!) he’s ever said about why his team hasn’t been in a Super Bowl in 23 years:

“I got involved (with the Cowboys) to win. I must tell you, I didn’t know it was going to be this tough..... It is just absolutely a stunning thing to me to think of why we’re not there (playing in Super Bowls) with what we commit and what we do to win Super Bowls.”
​

What is stunning to me is not that the Cowboys haven’t been in a Super Bowl in 23 years. What’s stunning is what is obvious to anyone who pays attention to how pro sports organizations who win consistently run their organization, is somehow not apparent to this 76 year old billionaire.

It’s actually easy to explain why this team hasn’t been to a SB in so long. It’s amazingly simple- in today’s NFL, having a kind hearted owner who also serves as its primary decision maker is inherently detrimental to winning. If you don’t have a steely eyed decision maker who does not allow sentimentality to influence decisions to run the team, you’re behind the 8 ball.

Below are the things most responsible for the last 23 years:

1. Excuses made and accepted at the top of the organization- Remember JJs famous quote calling a loss to Denver in 2013 “a moral victory”. Or excusing his HCs failures after 2015 and 2017 being tied to injuries and suspensions? An organization whose top executive makes and accepts excuses is killing itself. Our HC has 2 wild card wins in 8 seasons and our owner GM dreams of that guy being his “Tom Landry”. It’s delusional.

2. Nepotism and favoritism blinds the organization- when your organization has no one at the top who can question the leader, it’s deadly to success. And when the leader hires his children and favorite friends for sentimental reasons, it makes objectivity very difficult. There is a reason NEPOTISM is illegal in many workplace situations- it doesn’t work well. Who tells Jerry he’s wrong and is hurting this team?

3. A complete lack of real accountability at the top- Name another pro sports General Manager with 23 years of mediocrity who still has a job. Which NFL Head Coach could still have a job after winning two wild card games in 8 seasons? In fact, the only accountability in the organization is with assist coaches and mid- bottom level players.
​

So in order to get back to the glory days of the past, this organization just needs do the opposite of the above 3 disasters:

1. Never make nor allow excuses...ever.
2. Stop being sentimental and allowing yourself, family and select friends to have “special privileges” without proving they are capable or without the ability to help us win.
3. Hold people at the top accountable for failure. A lack of results must be dealt with or failure will continue. People in key jobs, like HC, cannot be given special treatment.
​

I know Jerry probably won’t take proper action to right his failures as a leader but he shouldn’t act surprised when the ship sinks every year either. He needs to look in the mirror. The emperor is naked.

Look in the mirror