Jerry doesn't know what to do!

[Beast_from_East]

In my years of experience in the corporate world, it was the executive level that took the blame or credit for business failure or success, not the drones or middle management. I believe all levels must share equally in both in order to achieve their goals. It seems like the Jones' want credit and refuse to accept blame for the team not succeeding.

Good point.........I worked awhile for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from UT and the one thing that I noticed from literally day 1 was how the executives took all the credit for the good things that were happening, but always blamed the ones below them for when things were going south.

We had 2 rounds of layoffs while I was there, the first wave was entry level folks that had been hired recently, the second wave was middle management. Guess who were never part of the layoffs? Yep, the executives. While I was there, I saw only one high-level executive that was forced to leave, and even then, he got a golden parachute severance package with stock options, 401K, health care for life, ect...

Jerry is no different, he wants all the credit for when the team wins, but blames the coaches and players for all the losses.

 

[Cowfan75Lives]

Mr Jones knows EXACTLY he's doing.

He's not "taking his time" as some have suggested. He running out the clock letting all the most coveted coaches get signed and his not even interviewing Ben Johnson or Vrabel proves that point.

He's done the exact same thing with free agency last season and "all in" turned onto spending the LEAST amount in FA.

Let's not get this get twisted by thinking that Jerry is being "thoughtful" in selecting a HC......he's merely trying to find the most docile, inexperienced person that won't question him in any way.

Prepare to be underwhelmed

People seem to forget Jerry was "surprised" that MM bolted. He was willing to run it all back. Why would he care now?

 

[plasticman]

Imagine the horror of realizing this in 1990.

Did you know that Jerry made himself the GM in 1990 without any formal announcement? He practically kept it secret for years.

When the media finally found out they asked Jerry, point blank, who is the GM? I saw it myself on TV. He said teh Cowboys had "two GM's", trying to be slick.

 

[CowboyoWales]

..24' was getting back at McCarthy. For tripping the server over and spilling main entree'.

Yep, and he couldnt do that properly. If we weren't competing, rather than his 'soft' reset, he should of traded pretty much anyone with value, especially those aging vets and those hitting free agency after the 2024 season.

It's never been more clear to me than right now... Jerry doesn't know what to do.

He didn't know what to do in FA. So he did little to nothing.
He didn't know what to do with renewing contracts, so he drug it out and made mistakes.
He didn't know what to do with MM, so he hemmed and hawed until MM got so fed up he just said *** it.
Now he doesn't know what to do with the new HC. And if you are seriously considering the candidates he's interviewed, that is clear!

He is completely lost.

My octogenarian dementia suffering mother has similar cognitive issues, including an inability to make rational decisions and not able to let anything of familiarity go. Add in the Dak contract (where he capitulated on EVERY clause) and I would offer that he needs an assessment......fans claim, Jerry gave it to him, but really is he of sound cognitive ability to make these decisions?

Just because someone can answer a question doesnt mean they can process the ramifications, hence comments are made like 'ALL-IN' when there's no evidence to support that, its just a word. The added problem is that he's a stubborn dictator....hence surrounding himself by the familiar 'advisers' and players.

 

[Chasing6]

It's never been more clear to me than right now... Jerry doesn't know what to do.

He didn't know what to do in FA. So he did little to nothing.
He didn't know what to do with renewing contracts, so he drug it out and made mistakes.
He didn't know what to do with MM, so he hemmed and hawed until MM got so fed up he just said *** it.
Now he doesn't know what to do with the new HC. And if you are seriously considering the candidates he's interviewed, that is clear!

He is completely lost.

Because nobody worth hiring wants to work for Jerry.

 

[Chasing6]

It's never been more clear to me than right now... Jerry doesn't know what to do.

He didn't know what to do in FA. So he did little to nothing.
He didn't know what to do with renewing contracts, so he drug it out and made mistakes.
He didn't know what to do with MM, so he hemmed and hawed until MM got so fed up he just said *** it.
Now he doesn't know what to do with the new HC. And if you are seriously considering the candidates he's interviewed, that is clear!

He is completely lost.

It's hilarious that 100's of coaches could win with the team "Jerry" built in the early 90's to win SB's and now no one can win with the teams Jerry builds.

 

[Chasing6]

Will McClay was the HC of the Desperadoes.

Might as well through his name in the hat.

He has been comfortable working with Jerry for some time.

 

[OGSixshooter]

Good point.........I worked awhile for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from UT and the one thing that I noticed from literally day 1 was how the executives took all the credit for the good things that were happening, but always blamed the ones below them for when things were going south.

We had 2 rounds of layoffs while I was there, the first wave was entry level folks that had been hired recently, the second wave was middle management. Guess who were never part of the layoffs? Yep, the executives. While I was there, I saw only one high-level executive that was forced to leave, and even then, he got a golden parachute severance package with stock options, 401K, health care for life, ect...

Jerry is no different, he wants all the credit for when the team wins, but blames the coaches and players for all the losses.

Yeah...worked at a Fortune 15 company for 20 years...and you ain't lying. Execs are normally responsible for setting a vision...and when the plan fails they blame the underlings for not "executing" on that vision. You do have some solid people that will fall on the sword or take a loss and work their way back up...but most often...it's knives out.

The reason those "execs" want that role is because in a sea of smart people...they believe they are the smartest REGARDLESS if their plan works or not. Now put Jerry in as "owner/operator"...and good luck getting him to truly acknowledge it's his fault. He'll say the words, but he doesn't really believe it...he believes the coaches, scouts, players "misled" him.

About 10 years ago the company decided there were too many directors...so they performed a review and asked senior leaders to get rid of other senior leaders that weren't performing, didn't have a staff, etc. Instead those execs combined the salaries of underlings that would equal an MD, got rid of the underlings and then declared that they had balanced the budget. In other words, they closed ranks. That also happens a lot...protecting each other from scrutiny.

 

[OGSixshooter]

It's hilarious that 100's of coaches could win with the team "Jerry" built in the early 90's to win SB's and now no one can win with the teams Jerry builds.

Whoever said Jerry "built" anything besides Jerry? Jimmy will say "we did it together"...but everyone knows....that was just to get into the Ring of Honor.

 

[Cmac]

It's never been more clear to me than right now... Jerry doesn't know what to do.

He didn't know what to do in FA. So he did little to nothing.
He didn't know what to do with renewing contracts, so he drug it out and made mistakes.
He didn't know what to do with MM, so he hemmed and hawed until MM got so fed up he just said *** it.
Now he doesn't know what to do with the new HC. And if you are seriously considering the candidates he's interviewed, that is clear!

He is completely lost.

Now this is news.....but it ain't news.

 

[FanofJerry]

Good point.........I worked awhile for a Fortune 500 company after graduating from UT and the one thing that I noticed from literally day 1 was how the executives took all the credit for the good things that were happening, but always blamed the ones below them for when things were going south.

We had 2 rounds of layoffs while I was there, the first wave was entry level folks that had been hired recently, the second wave was middle management. Guess who were never part of the layoffs? Yep, the executives. While I was there, I saw only one high-level executive that was forced to leave, and even then, he got a golden parachute severance package with stock options, 401K, health care for life, ect...

Jerry is no different, he wants all the credit for when the team wins, but blames the coaches and players for all the losses.

Jerry usually takes the blame doesnt he?

Isnt that his one saving grace that is talked about around here?

He always takes the blame, and rightfully so if he is sabotaging a sport for money.

Has he thrown a person under the bus a time or two, him or Stephen, probably....but your talking over 100 staff members a year for 38 years...im sure you can point out a few instances where he 'threw someone under the bus' in the media

who cares. i dont. just pointing out that i have read threads on here where posters are claiming Jerry does take the blame and even the haters were tipping their hat to him about it.

no need to go down the road of 'well...he hired and fired a guy after 5 years...when Jerry was the decision maker...so firing the guy means Jerry isnt taking the blame' or 'he wont admit its a MLM strategy....so he isnt taking any blame'

the rabbit hole gets lousier and lousier

 

[Chasing6]

Whoever said Jerry "built" anything besides Jerry? Jimmy will say "we did it together"...but everyone knows....that was just to get into the Ring of Honor.

Jerry the Owner, Jethro the President and Jerruh the GM. They are all in agreement.

 

[OGSixshooter]

Jerry the Owner, Jethro the President and Jerruh the GM. They are all in agreement.

Me myself and I will always agree with me, myself and I.

 

[cmoney23]

Because nobody worth hiring wants to work for Jerry.

Hard to tell when you don't interview any candidates worth hiring.

 

[Chasing6]

Hard to tell when you don't interview any candidates worth hiring.

Maybe because they did not want an interview.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

The fanbase here and Yoda are going into bonkers mode.

Witten? Jason "Mr. Argyle Academy" Witten? An ex-player with NO collegiate or NFL coaching experience?
Romo, a broadcaster who'd have to pick between working for Yoda or keeping a plush broadcasting job?
The unremarkable Schotty who engineered an offense that sputtered and coughed and gave up the ghost against any legitimate team that came to AT&T?
Parcells who is about 80 and was last seen coaching a sputtering average Cowboys team in 2006?
The others include Moe, Larry and Curly Joe, but the are not returning me calls.

Blimey, me uncouth but beloved CZers. Show some logic. Show some decorum here.
Because Yoda is scattershooting does not mean we should too.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

It's never been more clear to me than right now... Jerry doesn't know what to do.

He didn't know what to do in FA. So he did little to nothing.
He didn't know what to do with renewing contracts, so he drug it out and made mistakes.
He didn't know what to do with MM, so he hemmed and hawed until MM got so fed up he just said *** it.
Now he doesn't know what to do with the new HC. And if you are seriously considering the candidates he's interviewed, that is clear!

He is completely lost.

Sad and true. We must luck into a great head coach.

 

[cmoney23]

Maybe because they did not want an interview.

I don't know of any head coaching candidate who would turn down an interview... that would be a new one.

Say what you like, but the Cowboys are a premier franchise in the NFL, one of only 32 opportunities in the world. You're not going to burn that bridge, unless you are aren't a candidate.

 

[Chasing6]

I don't know of any head coaching candidate who would turn down an interview... that would be a new one.

Say what you like, but the Cowboys are a premier franchise in the NFL, one of only 32 opportunities in the world. You're not going to burn that bridge, unless you are aren't a candidate.

So you believe when Jerry shows interest in Deion and changes his mind and decides I don't want to interview him?

 

[Beast_from_East]

Jerry usually takes the blame doesnt he?

Isnt that his one saving grace that is talked about around here?

He always takes the blame, and rightfully so if he is sabotaging a sport for money.

Has he thrown a person under the bus a time or two, him or Stephen, probably....but your talking over 100 staff members a year for 38 years...im sure you can point out a few instances where he 'threw someone under the bus' in the media

who cares. i dont. just pointing out that i have read threads on here where posters are claiming Jerry does take the blame and even the haters were tipping their hat to him about it.

no need to go down the road of 'well...he hired and fired a guy after 5 years...when Jerry was the decision maker...so firing the guy means Jerry isnt taking the blame' or 'he wont admit its a MLM strategy....so he isnt taking any blame'

the rabbit hole gets lousier and lousier

Here is the problem with Jerry...............even if he does take the blame, he doesnt change anything.

He has admitted that he "sucks as a GM" and that he would have been fired years ago if he actually worked for a team. Yet, he does not hire a real GM that is qualified to at least advise him on what to do, he just keeps doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting a different result, but instead we get 30 years of failure. This is INSANE, and if you dont believe me how about you believe who many people consider the smartest person that ever lived.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result"........................Albert Einstein