I think that this season is no different than past seasons: Dallas dominates weaker teams…as they should, giving rise to the thought that MAYBE this is their year; yet when playing a well-coached, playoff-caliber team they falter in one way or another.
In my opinion it’s no coincidence that this period of mediocrity coincides with Jerry, in a fit of ego, taking control of the team from Jimmy Johnson.
Coaches and players, some good and some bad, have come and gone; the lone constant is Jerry. I think Jerry has instituted a culture of entitlement with no accountability. I think Jerry’s ego causes him to meddle and in the process, undermining the coaching staff. So long as this type of culture is allowed to flourish the Cowboys are doomed to repeat the past.