I think it’s probably like it must have been in NY when George Steinbrenner was acting the fool as Yankees owner. I assume the NY press raked him over the coals but what was going to change?
In Dallas, there are several local media types that tell it like it is, although there are less than there were before DMN writer Randy Galloway retired.
IMO, the best, most honest critics of Jerry can be found on Dallas all sports radio station “The Ticket”. Personalities like George Dunham, Craig Miller, Bob Sturm, Dan McDowell, Mike Rhyner and Corby Davidson. They all openly laugh at the Jones circus, while mindful that Jerry doesn’t care and is financially insulated. Dale Hansen, the sports anchor at Dallas TV Channel 8 is a big Jerry critic.
The biggest suck ups are found on the Cowboys “flagship” radio station, “The Fan”, which broadcast Cowboys games and carries Jerry and Stephen’s “softball question” radio show. Jerry and Stephen are never asked tough questions and are often allowed to wax on incoherently with old war stories and anecdotes that often don’t even make sense. Jerry is unlistenable. Often incoherently saying things that leave the listener wondering what that has to do with the question. It’s a joke.
David Moore, the Dallas Morning News beat writer is a fair and occasional good critic of the Jones circus.
Babe Laughenberg, the color analyst on the radio broadcast is usually fair both ways. As opposed to Brad Sham (very aptly named) the “voice of the Cowboys” radio broadcasts is an embarrassing suck up nearly as bad as Mickey “Jones” Spagnola.
All in all, the Dallas sports media people cover the Cowboys fairly, but the good ones are also not shy about calling Jerry out. Bob Sturm of The Ticket often says Jerry is an embarrassment as a GM. Just depends on who you listen to. I avoid “The Fan” and the Cowboys radio broadcast because they are on the Jones payroll and “never is heard a discouraging word.”
