His desire for involvement and control is obviously stronger than any "hurt feelings."
Exactly. In fact, they are pathological in nature. Ownership and time are co-dependent upon one another. Critics may want him to sell his franchise but it is neither necessary or relevant to running football operations. What is completely relevant is his direct involvement and control over football operations for nearly 30 freaking years as general manager. That is pathological.
Some criticisms never truly define the underlining cause. For example, some people say Jones is not a football person. That is incorrect. He knows football and knows it well but his knowledge of the sport does not mean he is the most qualified. Another shortsighted example is greed. Some apply the illogical premise Jones' motivations for wealth override his desire to win. The sole financial factor in infusing roster talent is salary cap management, which is practically separate from every other income mechanism driving Jones' continual wealth growth. Yet another inaccurate assumption is mental capacity. Some jokingly or seriously contend Jones is slipping into senility but observation shows the Jones of 2018 speaks and comments publicly the same as the Jones of 1989. There has not been some discernible decrease in comprehension competency over the stretch of time.
There are more examples serving as fallbacks and excuses for Jones' critics that prevent individuals' questioning and self-analyzing what truly drives a person who: A) is already an owner and B) self-appoints himself as President, which is understandable from the perspective of corporate leadership--to keep himself installed as the general manager for (again) three freaking decades. All the other quips his critics repeat daily that I stated earlier over the same length of time do not explain why this is a fact but what you said is true. Jones' motivations are hardcore.
The real reason WHY he is perpetually bunkered within general managership should be questioned intensely by the media yet it rarely ever happens. Perhaps watching Jones situate himself in the middle of every warroom camera shot during the next 10 NFL drafts may make some media person finally say to themselves, "You know what? It is not
normal behavior for anyone to not allow another person with established qualifications to take that center seat after all these decades."
Guess I should not expect certain members of the media to be that much different from Jones when it comes to inflexibility in reasoning.
/rant
