plasticman
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This ship has sailed. Everything that could be said has been said.
The best course of action for fans that want change is to focus attention on Stephen. We should do what we can to influence Stephen Jones. We should find a way to demonstrate our dissatisfaction with his father's tenure as a warning of immediate backlash should he decide to make the same devastating decision.
Our best weapon is the internet. Responding to articles with blunt, but polite comments that articulate how we feel could help if it is done consistently and by a vast number of people. Boycotting official merchandise, strongly worded E-mails to prominent Cowboys sponsors, and even letters to congressmen while communicating our very serious intent could eventually change some perceptions by some in the Jones family business.
Of course, the results would depend on the commitment of fans taking this course of action. How important is it to us? Is it important enough to disrupt our typical life schedules? If such a movement occured, I think the situation has reached a point where the vast majority of media would not ridicule us.
I think many important people realize that this involves more than disappointment in the team's performances.
The real question is, whose team is this, anyway?
The concept of a professional team representing a specific community transcends ownership. Jerry Jones owns the franchise and the right to manage it. However, this team is not called the Jones Cowboys for a reason.
Jones, himself admitted it very early. He had said in the past that he considers himself a "steward" of the team. He even said something to the effect that no one can actually own the Cowboys.
Obviously, this revelation was not a current event but sometime in 1989. His actions took a complete 180 just around the time the Cowboys won their first Super Bowl four years later. He couldn't handle the adulation heaped upon the team and the coaches, particularly Jimmy Johnson.
He really resented the dismissive attitude all the coaches had towards his phony, transparent efforts to claim credit for what they had accomplished. They had never encountered an owner that was conceited enough to believe he could be a valid contributor to football operations, much less pass himself off as such to the knowledgeable fans of the Dallas Cowboys. Many of his statements to the media were simply ridiculous.
These coaches had worked for many years, some decades, to acquire their experience, knowledge, and skill sets. They earned every drop of it by starting at the bottom level, promoted to the next levels through the results of the teams they coached. Jerry disrespected their careers by assuming he could come in and pick it all up on the fly by attending some of their meetings.
The true future of the Cowboys hinge on the Stephen's perception of who and what he is and how he views ownership.
The best course of action for fans that want change is to focus attention on Stephen. We should do what we can to influence Stephen Jones. We should find a way to demonstrate our dissatisfaction with his father's tenure as a warning of immediate backlash should he decide to make the same devastating decision.
Our best weapon is the internet. Responding to articles with blunt, but polite comments that articulate how we feel could help if it is done consistently and by a vast number of people. Boycotting official merchandise, strongly worded E-mails to prominent Cowboys sponsors, and even letters to congressmen while communicating our very serious intent could eventually change some perceptions by some in the Jones family business.
Of course, the results would depend on the commitment of fans taking this course of action. How important is it to us? Is it important enough to disrupt our typical life schedules? If such a movement occured, I think the situation has reached a point where the vast majority of media would not ridicule us.
I think many important people realize that this involves more than disappointment in the team's performances.
The real question is, whose team is this, anyway?
The concept of a professional team representing a specific community transcends ownership. Jerry Jones owns the franchise and the right to manage it. However, this team is not called the Jones Cowboys for a reason.
Jones, himself admitted it very early. He had said in the past that he considers himself a "steward" of the team. He even said something to the effect that no one can actually own the Cowboys.
Obviously, this revelation was not a current event but sometime in 1989. His actions took a complete 180 just around the time the Cowboys won their first Super Bowl four years later. He couldn't handle the adulation heaped upon the team and the coaches, particularly Jimmy Johnson.
He really resented the dismissive attitude all the coaches had towards his phony, transparent efforts to claim credit for what they had accomplished. They had never encountered an owner that was conceited enough to believe he could be a valid contributor to football operations, much less pass himself off as such to the knowledgeable fans of the Dallas Cowboys. Many of his statements to the media were simply ridiculous.
These coaches had worked for many years, some decades, to acquire their experience, knowledge, and skill sets. They earned every drop of it by starting at the bottom level, promoted to the next levels through the results of the teams they coached. Jerry disrespected their careers by assuming he could come in and pick it all up on the fly by attending some of their meetings.
The true future of the Cowboys hinge on the Stephen's perception of who and what he is and how he views ownership.
