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This might be the best quote I've read from Jerry in a decade and a half.
Asked about the "window" the team has remaining to win this the key players on this team, Jerry was surprisingly candid.
"Well, my window is getting shorter. Time goes by," Jones told NFL Network at the owners meetings in Atlanta. "I do feel real pressure because we do have players not only in (quarterback) Tony Romo, but (tight end) Jason Witten (and outside linebacker) DeMarcus Ware, to leave out several that are (also) in the prime of their career. And we need to strike and strike soon with those guys. Candidly, you're looking through rose-colored glasses if we all don't realize that now is the time to compete on the field."
Forget the typical Jerry speak about Super Bowls. Nothing new there.
I have never, not once, heard Jerry speak in a way that recognizes his mortality in any way. He'll be 70 this year, and perhaps he's acutely aware that he is now officially the Al Davis of the NFL - renegage, out-of-the-box owner/GM who'll go down with the ship until his dying breath. That equal parts admirable and destructive, but Jerry seems to finally understand the difference.
However, Jerry seems to have a bit of introspection these days that is unlike him. Perhaps watching Al Davis pass in the manner he did in his last years got Jerry's attention. Jerry desperately wants to be revered, but unfortunately, his reaction to mass criticism has always seem to make him just work harder the same way, which compounded the negative criticism even more, a la Davis.
But today, Jerry's got a different tone. He seems to be working differently than before, delegating to his son, and perhaps relegating himself to a smaller role.
Sure, Jerry is still Jerry. Never a microphone go by without a song and dance. But his actions and tone seem more relaxed and resigned to a new place, and for the first time, it is not begrudgingly so. He seems almost relieved that he's finally talked himself into settling down a bit.
I suppose turning 70 will do that to most anyone. Especially when your good friend and colleague dies, and you look around and see your family and a coach whom you trust on multiple levels. Garrett's lack of ego seems to have a calming effect on Jerry.
I've always said I love Jerry as our owner, and I appreciate greatly his commitment to winning. Finally, he seems to be letting others set the culture and construct the path to reach the franchise's lofty goals.
And guess what, Jerry. If you stick to that, that window of opportunity you have will be larger, not smaller.
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/7961905/jerry-jones-says-dallas-cowboys-title-window-getting-shorter
Asked about the "window" the team has remaining to win this the key players on this team, Jerry was surprisingly candid.
"Well, my window is getting shorter. Time goes by," Jones told NFL Network at the owners meetings in Atlanta. "I do feel real pressure because we do have players not only in (quarterback) Tony Romo, but (tight end) Jason Witten (and outside linebacker) DeMarcus Ware, to leave out several that are (also) in the prime of their career. And we need to strike and strike soon with those guys. Candidly, you're looking through rose-colored glasses if we all don't realize that now is the time to compete on the field."
Forget the typical Jerry speak about Super Bowls. Nothing new there.
I have never, not once, heard Jerry speak in a way that recognizes his mortality in any way. He'll be 70 this year, and perhaps he's acutely aware that he is now officially the Al Davis of the NFL - renegage, out-of-the-box owner/GM who'll go down with the ship until his dying breath. That equal parts admirable and destructive, but Jerry seems to finally understand the difference.
However, Jerry seems to have a bit of introspection these days that is unlike him. Perhaps watching Al Davis pass in the manner he did in his last years got Jerry's attention. Jerry desperately wants to be revered, but unfortunately, his reaction to mass criticism has always seem to make him just work harder the same way, which compounded the negative criticism even more, a la Davis.
But today, Jerry's got a different tone. He seems to be working differently than before, delegating to his son, and perhaps relegating himself to a smaller role.
Sure, Jerry is still Jerry. Never a microphone go by without a song and dance. But his actions and tone seem more relaxed and resigned to a new place, and for the first time, it is not begrudgingly so. He seems almost relieved that he's finally talked himself into settling down a bit.
I suppose turning 70 will do that to most anyone. Especially when your good friend and colleague dies, and you look around and see your family and a coach whom you trust on multiple levels. Garrett's lack of ego seems to have a calming effect on Jerry.
I've always said I love Jerry as our owner, and I appreciate greatly his commitment to winning. Finally, he seems to be letting others set the culture and construct the path to reach the franchise's lofty goals.
And guess what, Jerry. If you stick to that, that window of opportunity you have will be larger, not smaller.
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/7961905/jerry-jones-says-dallas-cowboys-title-window-getting-shorter
