Jerry has seen many of his players take the wrong turn and in most cases, they still had his support. He usually advises them to take their medicine/punishment and use it to become a better man and/or player. This was bit different, coz Jerry stood by the evidence or lack of. He said from day one he didn't see enough to support any punishment and even more interesting, he said publicly several times. Other words, it just so happens to be Zeke. IMO Jerry would've taken the same position for any of his players with a similar case. Just confirms in my mind, he's the best NFL players owner in the league.........
Yes, the most player friendly owner in the NFL . Unfortunately that doesn't translate into the best owner/GM in the NFL.
Jerry basically runs the franchise thru the eyes of fan. Which most fans are usually not prepared to make the tough decisions a GM needs to make.
Over paying and hanging on to popular players is not always sound football decisions nor is consistently taking risk on players with injury or off field issues.
Publicly excusing and defending a players behavior to " rock star" status is basically giving him a pass because of his fame. Incredible !!
Not sure if we've ever seen such irresponsible behavior from an owner . The same owner who was reprimanded for speaking out on the drug policy.
It supports this Cowboys greatest fan of an owner placing his and the Cowboys interest above all else which doesn't always align with the NFL, their policies or public opinion just fans who have the mentality of winning above all else .
Too bad Jerry doesn't place winning above his own personal agendas or he would of stepped down as GM. Instead he feels his best shot of assembling talent is thru these risky talents most are staying away from.
