Jerry Jones" I should've had a little more tolerance with Jimmy Johnson"

[Bleu Star]

Well well well... It only took 22 years!!! Bleu



Jerry Jones: 'Should've had a little more tolerance' with Jimmy Johnson'
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  Jean-Jacques TaylorESPN Staff Writer

It took 22 years, but Jerry Jones has admitted he let his ego play a role in the end of the Dallas Cowboys' glory days.

Jones and former coach Jimmy Johnson ended their relationship after consecutive Super Bowl wins in 1992 and 1993.

Neither man had accepted responsibility for the demise of their relationship.

"I lost my tolerance for a lot of things," Jones recently told KTCK-AM 1310. "I probably should have had a little more tolerance with Jimmy Johnson. Seriously..

Those are big words for a man who once said that any one of 500 coaches could have won those Super Bowls with the Cowboys.

Barry Switzer replaced Johnson and took the Cowboys to the NFC Championship Game in 1994 and a Super Bowl in 1995. They won another division title in 1996, but Switzer resigned after the 1997 season.

Since then, Jones has hired five coaches who have delivered just two playoff wins.

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones admits he should've tolerated Jimmy Johnson
Jerry admits his ego led to '94 split with Jimmy

 

[ElGatoGrande]

It's understanding that makes it possible for people like us to tolerate a person like yourself.

 

[phildadon86]

Oh wow. Go figure

 

[Bleu Star]

It's understanding that makes it possible for people like us to tolerate a person like yourself.

 

[Bleu Star]

This news story actually made me laugh. Like our boy Jerry is just realizing what we knew 22 years ago.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Only took 22 years to figure that out huh? wow.

 

[RS12]

Jerry Jones: 'Should've had a little more tolerance' with Jimmy Johnson'


No way. At a minimum cost the 94 SB.

 

[Bleu Star]

Jerry Jones: 'Should've had a little more tolerance' with Jimmy Johnson'


No way. At a minimum cost the 94 SB.

I'm actually floored that he admitted it.

 

[Stash]

Kudos to Jerry Jones. I can always appreciate it when a man admits to his mistakes I'd like to see Jimmy come out with a similar comment about the regrettable role he played in things as well.



Neither guy was beyond criticism for how they handled things. It would have been epic if both parties could have worked through things back then.

Who knows what might have been?

 

[Seven]

Baby steps.............

 

[Dwight]

We would have had at least two more Superbowls under Jimmy (1994 & 1996).

 

[rynochop]

So are we just to assume Jimmy was lying saying he wasn't coming back anyway? Or that he was just done working for Jerry

 

[Bleu Star]

I kinda feel like this thread would never be legit without an appearance by this guy.

 

[Bleu Star]

We would have had at least two more Superbowls under Jimmy (1994 & 1996).

FACTS

 

[slick325]

You don't say Jerry...

 

[ksadler1]

Ya Think???

 

[Idgit]

I thought both of these had publicly buried the hatchet years ago. Back when Parcels came in it stirred all that crap up and both of them stepped up and took a little bit of the blame. Jimmy saying he was never able to stay anywhere very long and 5 years was about normal for him, and Jerry saying he wished he'd done some things differently.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Then do the right thing Jerry. Put him in the Ring of Honor.

 

[Bleu Star]

I thought both of these had publicly buried the hatchet years ago. Back when Parcels came in it stirred all that crap up and both of them stepped up and took a little bit of the blame. Jimmy saying he was never able to stay anywhere very long and 5 years was about normal for him, and Jerry saying he wished he'd done some things differently.

Apparently not if Jerry felt the need to lament today.

 

[JPostSam]

"I lost my tolerance for a lot of things," Jones recently told KTCK-AM 1310. "I probably should have had a little more tolerance with Jimmy Johnson."

oh, jerry. things happen for a reason! if you hadn't fired jimmy, we might never have enjoyed the campo years. so, thank you.