Jimmy Johnson interview on Fox and Friends

[Doomsday101]

Jerry has told this story multiple times. Aikman called Jimmy in the fall of 94 and said things have changed around here. Jerry showing up to practice with full coaching gear AND A WHISTLE. He was more than standing around in a cap and shorts. He has been seriously meddling for just about the entire length of their almost three decade mediocrity.

Well Parcells disagrees. So believe as you choose.

 

[Whirlwin]

There have been plenty of moments. These are all just excuses for what Jimmy had accomplished for the Cowboys. This is a move that can easily remedy a lot of Jerry self-inflicted bad PR.

I just don’t think there’s any cynical underline the reason why he hasn’t. Only he knows

 

[sunalsorises]

The salary cap has been Jerry's kryptonite. I have no doubt that without it we would have been competing in the NFCCG nearly every year for the past couple decades. Jerry doesn't have a problem spending money, and would have kept this team stacked with all-pro's at every level. He has a problem when there's a limit to what he can do with it.

Also, loved Jimmy as a coach, but he didn't do much better when the cap came along. There's a reason he never came back to coaching after Miami.

If I remember correctly, Jerry wanted the salary cap and pushed for it. He wasn't super happy about having to pay players. Ask Emmitt about it.

 

[Fritsch_the_cat]

I remember a story from around Jimmy's third year as coach. They were on the practice field one day when some guy shows up that Jerry had met at a bar the night before and told him to come for a try out. Jimmy told the guy to run to the end zone and back but the guy barely made it just to the end zone. Jimmy said "This is the kind of crap I have to put up with".

 

[Sydla]

Sounds like 2 previously successful guys with a lot of pride and ego that found it difficult to share the credit. Usually owners stay behind the scenes but watching Jimmy get the lions share of it was too much to take.

It was probably inevitable but nice to hear Jimmy take some of the responsibility in the breakdown

Jimmy just being nice and maybe trying to soften up Jerry with regards to Ring of Honor stuff.

This is mostly all on Jerry. He had a great thing going with Jimmy but he was jealous of the limelight that Jimmy was getting. I am sure Jimmy could have done a few things differently but at the end of the day, this is mostly on Jerry.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

I will read Jimmy's book, but one has to wonder how much was left out or tempered to protect some players and to keep Jimmy's getting into the ROH hopes intact.

 

[shabazz]

Jimmy just being nice and maybe trying to soften up Jerry with regards to Ring of Honor stuff.

This is mostly all on Jerry. He had a great thing going with Jimmy but he was jealous of the limelight that Jimmy was getting. I am sure Jimmy could have done a few things differently but at the end of the day, this is mostly on Jerry.

of course it’s mostly on Jerry. That’s why I said most owners stay behind the scenes. There’s an insecurity that lives in Jerry and I believe that Jimmy is being magnanimous because he really is the bigger man

 

[MaineBoy]

Maybe he’s waiting for a particular moment to do it. Not just because. But who the hell knows

Yah, he’s waiting for a particular moment - after he wins a Super Bowl. Jerry knows that honoring Jimmy will remind everybody of the glory days when we did win Super Bowls…problem is that it also reminds people that we haven’t won squat since then with Jerry running the show.

 

[diamonddelts]

Stop reading at Fox and Friends

 

[shabazz]

Stop reading at Fox and Friends

yeah, watch MSNBC and the other psychos there.

 

[Miller]

Some great stuff about his sons in here too


https://sports.yahoo.com/hall-fame-coach-jimmy-johnson-110135530.html
They won two Super Bowls together in Dallas before the relationship fell apart and Johnson ended up going back to Miami to coach the Dolphins. Johnson details in his book how much it bothered him that Jones would try to take credit for personnel decisions when he wasn't involved in those.

Jones still hasn't put Johnson in the Cowboys Ring of Honor. He might make Johnson wait a few more years after reading the chapter about their relationship.

''Obviously, I'd be honored to be in the Ring of Honor but that's Jerry's decision,'' Johnson said. ''It's not something I think about. It's something when and if he decides to do it, because he's told me half-a-dozen times he's going to do it, when and if he does it, then I'll be honored and be very proud.''

 

[nate dizzle]

If I remember correctly, Jerry wanted the salary cap and pushed for it. He wasn't super happy about having to pay players. Ask Emmitt about it.

Might be right, but it was his undoing.

 

[DFWJC]

I heard a long interview with Jimmy on the radio last week.

He said this and much more.

During the first few years, Jerry spent all his time trying to get the franchise back on its feet financially.
He took a huge risk and took out a massive loan that he, at the time could not afford.
Jimmy said that jerry stressed about that non-stop and worked out ways to reduce the debt and make the franchise solvent again.
Once he finally got that under control, he started paying more attention to the team...lol.

 

[diamonddelts]

yeah, watch MSNBC and the other psychos there.

I actually read but thanks anyway Rupert.

 

[lukemartin79]

Hard to believe it was 30 years ago we were all watching an alltime great Dallas team start to demolish the league in rout to the first of 3 Super Bowl titles in 4 years.

Won't ever be another coach like Jimmy and won't ever be a team as good as those 92-95 Cowboys were.

It's a shame they couldn't have worked together for 10-15 years. We wouldn't have won it all every year but I bet we'd have won 5 or 6 for certain.

It is such a shame Jimmy left, who knows what could have been or for how long. I always thought the biggest issue back then was the start of free agency in the NFL. That weakened the unbelievable depth of Jimmy teams. It hurt the Bills and 49ers too. Cowboys had such depth at almost every position back then - it was really unreal, and free agency started to thin that out year after year.

 

[Whirlwin]

Yah, he’s waiting for a particular moment - after he wins a Super Bowl. Jerry knows that honoring Jimmy will remind everybody of the glory days when we did win Super Bowls…problem is that it also reminds people that we haven’t won squat since then with Jerry running the show.

Jerry was every bit the part of that Super Bowl. But I don’t know what his issue is and we’re all guessing

 

[DalFan75]

Stop reading at Fox and Friends

What kind of idiot response is this?

You don't care about a story about Jimmy Johnson because of the news channel it was on? (which by the way, he works for FOX)

And people wonder why everyone thinks Cowboys fans are stupid.

 

[CouchCoach]

The beginning of the end was the draft in which Booger told Johnson he wanted him to look over at Booger as if he was giving his approval and according to Wannstedt, Johnson was so livid he wasn't coming to the war room and had to be talked into it. Johnson could see the writing on the wall and an area where he didn't think he had many peers was talent evaluation.

It went downhill from there with one common theme among all of the fall out, there always seemed to be a bar involved.

 

[Jarv]

I remember being in giant stadium. Phil Simms almost had an amazing come back. But before the game started Jimmy and Jerry , We’re walking on the field together . It’s just what they did. Totally agree about the no meddling

Lol...I was at that game. I was the only Dallas fan in my group of friends. Those idiots left at halftime, I think down 28-0.The Giants made a roaring comeback but lost 35-28. At least my friends waited for me to come out and were totally bummed they missed the comeback.

 

[atlantacowboy]

I heard an interview with Aikman a while back, he said Jimmy would talk about there would be plenty of credit in winning a SB and yet that was not fully true. I loved having Jimmy and think highly of him as a coach, but the breakup was a failure on both men's side. Egos of both Jimmy and Jerry is what ended that relationship.

Uh, when the owner who just came in from the oil fields wants a seat at a professional coaches table and credit for other peoples ideas....... thats meddling. Jerry wasn't satisfied as being just the owner once the success came. Was Jimmy supposed to give credit where credit was not due? Besides, Its not like any of it was up Jimmy. The media decides where it wants to cast the spotlight and who to recognize.

The break up was on Jerry b/c HE tried to take control of personnel in the infamous contract extension he offered Jimmy after the second super bowl. Was Jimmy supposed to just accept that after building a back to back super bowl champ? Jerry knew what he was doing and did it to force Jimmy out b/c he knew Jimmy would never accept it.