Jerry Jones and coach Mike McCarthy remain open to moving forward together

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Everyone needs to get paid. If Jerral offered me enough money, I'd work for him, and MM is the same. McCarthy's number is probably higher than mine though.
 

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Who’s the Fonz?!
Answer: I do not not offhand but it is absolutely no one related to Jerral Wayne Jones. No one in that family is cool.

"AYYYYYYYY!"
Brandon Aubrey maybe? I mean. Who can bounce a kick off a cheerleader's head like him? That's cool. :laugh:
 

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Whether you like Mike or not, Jerry is doing exactly what he did with Dak and Lamb, which always leads to him overpaying.
  • Could have signed Dak and Lamb to extensions a year ago for less overall money, but he wanted to watch the leaves fall; teams sign guys before their contracts run out because the influx of cash is attractive, so they don't see free agency on the horizon yet. Both sides are usually happy. Jerry waits until after Lamb has missed all of training camp, signs him at the last minute to have him play on opening day, and of course Lamb gets a slow start and is out of sync, leading to misses on 3rd down and turnovers, plus a huge contract. He waits even longer on Dak because Dak is in camp, but the closer it gets to opening day and free agency, the more he has to pay Dak. Jerry waited on contracts of WRs and QBs who are arguably better than our guys, which only leads to higher pay.
  • Now, instead of extending Mike before the season so he isn't a lame duck coach with an antsy staff, he waits, makes them all coach it out. Now, he's waiting until the very edge of McCarthy and others becoming free agents, not needing his permission to seek better deals, so he's likely to be driving up McCarthy's demands, not only for money, years, but also for more power. Mike has already been through the worst of it, coaching and watching his contract expire....painfully for him and his staff. What he would have agreed to to avoid that uncertainty is no longer a factor. Now, he is more likely to see that there are other opportunities, other suitors, and he's more likely to hold Jerry's feet to the fire. Then if Jerry lets him walk, we all know from the past that Jerry doesn't have the stomach for interviewing ad nauseum in order to find the best coaches. He will do what he did with Mike, hire someone he feels comfortable with and be done with it.
For a big time, successful businessman, Jerry sure doesn't apply solid strategy to managing the Cowboys.
I was just thinking this earlier, YESSSSSSSSSSSSS, it's exactly what he did, it's like he gets a rush waiting and waiting and waiting, he's the ultimate procrastinator, but hates to spend money, but ends up paying more money because he waited, i'm so confused!
 

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Answer: I do not not offhand but it is absolutely no one related to Jerral Wayne Jones. No one in that family is cool.

"AYYYYYYYY!"
Brandon Aubrey maybe? I mean. Who can bounce a kick off a cheerleader's head like him? That's cool. :laugh:
That’s correct response. You are now in the bonus round.
 

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JaketheSnake.. they've been a shell of a team with a meddling owner for a very long time! Even fans who love to hate this team feel sorry for them. That's when you know you hit rock bottom.
Thirty years ago, I would have argued for days (maybe weeks) with JaketheSnake for saying, "The Cowboys were a once mighty franchise that rivaled the 49ers." I did not care for San Francisco (still don't) and would claim their equal number of Super Bowl wins, at that time, did not make them equal with Dallas in my eyes.

Nowadays? All I will do now is just shake my head. Thanks Jerry Jones.
 
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