Your point about how NFL owners used to be seen as being collaborators with the community is lost on most people. The modern NFL owner seems to have little care for the cost of its product in relation to its community. The middle class and below have been squeezed out of the NFL by greed.
I missed plastic mans post. Best in the thread!!
When I watched SB XXX 25 years ago with my sons and my dad, I never dreamed 25 years later we would have never even come close. My dad was 61 that SB Sunday, now he’s 86 and has Alzheimer’s. My 3 sons were 11, 9 and 7 that day. They are now 36, 34 and 32 and consider the Cowboys a joke.
Best post in the thread sir!!!
I’ve shared this before but I have a cousin who is a huge egirls fan, and he tells me all the time that people in Philly absolutely love Jerry Jones. They want him to live to be 120 and stay in charge. He tells me all the time that Jerry has been a great boost to the egirls for a long time.
Theres a reason for that.
Of course. He's the GM. He's responsible for all, win or lose. He was responsible for the 3 super bowls. And now the 25 plus years of treading water are on him.
Possibly, but what Jerry prefers is being known as the man in charge. Most people cannot even fathom having an ego so large that nothing matters except self agrandizement. Jerry doesn't want to win, he wants to be Da man.
i don't really see this as an argument. as with almost every facet of life, it's all about the money. we have chosen, wisely and unwisely, to put the majority of our cap money into existing players. sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. the cowboys way of doing things is in many instances "old school". that's because of jerry. stephen is slowly, inexorably taking the cowboys out of the dark ages and more into the new style of thinking . but he can't do it overnight due to his dad so he just keeps chipping away as his dad, more and more, gets out of the way. i personally like the "new age" gm's like philly and the rams have shown recently. but their way of free spending and deal making make them have to severely readjust every two years or so. i'm worth a ridiculous amount of money, but at 74, i surround myself with plenty of 30's and 40's guys so i'm always up to date on business strategies and money management. more than one way to skin a cat.
That's eye opening.
they are the basis of the tv revenue as they're the group that watches at home. luxury boxes, etc. are purely the venue of the affluent and just fluff in the owners pockets.
other than the fact the nfl is a tax exempt organization is entirely wrong. the teams pay taxes just like every other business. they always have.
Correct. I was assuming he was referring to the NFL tax exemption.
it is a misconception believed by many.
This is the truth too many fail to see. Jerry wants to win, but it’s not THE MOST important thing to him. It’s probably 3rd on his priority list. There’s no other explanation for sticking with the model of him being the centerpiece of this franchise. The winning owners of the last 24 SB’s all decided to hire someone else to be their GM. 100% of them. Jerry’s “model” hasn’t worked for so long, not a single owner outside of him and Cincy owner Mike Brown think it’s even plausible.
I agree there is more than one way but I tend to lean toward consistency especially when you talk about giving up the amount of money they give to some of the big name FA signers. I get the fiscal responsibility approach because you have to be some what sure that your investment is going to yield a high ROI. This is hard to do when you're looking at names, previous stats, and salary expectation. My point is you have to have the front office in place that can consistently differentiate between what piece could yield such a return and when to be fiscally responsible. I look at what Ozzie Newsome was able to do with no GM experience and keep his team out of cap hell all the while seeing two trophies in the meantime. I think Will McClay was a god send to the Jones but at some point you got to let the purse strings go and get a difference maker versus saying hey we know our guy we brought him in and try to add some spice to the gumbo or else you end up with what we've been seeing the past 25 years. I always look back at the TO signing and the level of success it brought we're a few bad plays and decisions away from one of those teams getting it done. But that's my take some times it's the Jimmy's and Joe's that make all the difference, especially when you look at our current linebacker and safety dilemma
