The 94 Cowboys would have been the best if not for Jerry Jones

[stuckindc]

Yet his decision making doesn’t reflect any of that. It’s been absolute garbage since Johnson left. You sound just like him now. It’s a vicious cycle. Now run off some quality football moves since that last Super Bowl.

He finally made a good decision in Parcells, but had to meddle and Parcells left.

 

[DallasEast]

That clown made the Cowboys the most valuable sports franchise in the world and he is in the Hall of Fame.

He has more championships than 22 teams.

Robert Kraft should have someone like yourself as an advocate on the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Board of Selectors. It would be likely he would be looking out of the Hall from the inside years ago instead of still being on the outside looking in.

 

[kskboys]

That clown made the Cowboys the most valuable sports franchise in the world and he is in the Hall of Fame.

So, you only root for the money side of the Cowboys. Why don't you care about winning games?

 

[DallasEast]

So, you only root for the money side of the Cowboys. Why don't you care about winning games?

I am the literal type, so I would suggest modifying the question instead to 'Why don't you care about winning championships?' That may attract more than a static reply.

 

[Ranching]

Jimmy coaching that team I'm not so sure we lose 2 games and am pretty sure we land home field and the championship game woulda been different. In 94 we still had Harper and drafted Larry Allen and all the other core and role players. What a great team but sadly they just couldn't get over the HC and the Niners were stacked but again I think we win with Jimmy.

Jerry signed the checks, Jimmy quit on the team because he didn't know his place. What did he do in Miami? Nothing!

 

[Ranching]

One man’s ego destroyed a dynasty smh

I agree, Jimmy's ego cost us.

 

[Big_D]

He finally made a good decision in Parcells, but had to meddle and Parcells left.

He was desperate when he brought in Parcells. The team was a complete mess and getting worse by the day.

 

[rambo2]

So, you only root for the money side of the Cowboys. Why don't you care about winning games?

I do care. They are good. They have 25 wins in the last 2 years and are on their way to another outstanding season. They are a contender. I'm very excited.

 

[DallasEast]

So, you only root for the money side of the Cowboys. Why don't you care about winning games?

 

[JoeKing]

Jerry didn't blow that NFC championship game against the 49ers. Look elsewhere to point the finger.

 

[jsb357]

95' was a LONG time ago...

Jimmy has not done ANY damage since then and his fingerprints are all over 3 of 5 of JJ' trophy's.

The other two he bought.

In 30-40 years when the heirs to the Jones fortune are running things,
Dallas will eventually win another SB and the Jones family will issue a
statement saying they are proud of their accomplishments and
throughout all the strife from the fans and the media they just glad
they finally won doing things grandpa Jerry's way.

 

[Zekeats]

What possible value is there is rehashing 29 year old issues? It is well known that Jimmy Johnson has said he was leaving that year anyway, even if Jerry Jones hadn’t gotten drunk and angry at the owners’ meetings, leading him to make his statement about 500 coaches. Even then, it was Jimmy who pushed the issue, after he had instigated the conflict himself - something he has admitted to doing. Jimmy wanted out after 5 years. He had never stayed longer than 5 years at any time in his coaching career.

Blame Jerry all you want for not being able to figure it out after the team Jimmy created wore down and got old. Blame Jerry all you want for the salary CAP woes of the late 90’s and early aughts. Blame Jerry for meddling with Parcells. Blame Jerry for years and years of Jason Garrett. Blame him all you want for 29 years of fan frustrations with failing to get back to the Super Bowl after the 95 season.

But Jimmy Johnson orchestrated his departure in early 1994. Jerry fell into the trap Jimmy set for him. It was Jimmy Johnson who bears the blame for the failure in 1994, not Jerry. Jerry was at least smart enough to hire a coach who would allow the team to continue under the momentum Jimmy created. It wasn’t Jerry who threw 3 early interceptions to fall behind by 17 points in the first 5 minutes of the game against San Francisco. That was Aikman.

If you want to hate Jerry, that’s your business. But you don’t have a right to ignore the actual facts of what happened.

Was watching old highlights and this is a message board so kinda thought this was the place to discuss. So everything was Jerrys fault except for Jimmy, LOL, got it. Even Jerrys wife said it was Jerry and if only he put his ego aside, end of story.

 

[Zekeats]

Jerry signed the checks, Jimmy quit on the team because he didn't know his place. What did he do in Miami? Nothing!

Haha, spoken like the biggest homor on here.

 

[Ranching]

Haha, spoken like the biggest homor on here.

Don't talk to me, you don't merit it!

 

[Jumbo075]

There is another element to this that doesn't get discussed as much and it's not just about ego.

When Booger arrived in Dallas, already with some swagger, he was the most hated man in the Metroplex for firing a legend and has even admitted he did not handle that right. I mean I encountered just normal people and not strong Cowboys fans that despised Booger for what he did.

Then comes the Emmitt holdout with death threats the police and Booger were taking seriously. Remember him hanging out in the alcove of game 2 and looking around nervously? To top that off, Johnson gets credit for going to Booger and telling him to sign Emmitt or forget the season.

Booger catches all the heat and Jimmy catches all the rainbows and sunshine. That set the wheels in motion and Booger knew he needed to get rid of that shade throwing Jimmy Johnson and get a little love himself.

One thing that gets sold here is not true. If not for Booger, there is no Jimmy. Johnson was high on the list and he would have made the move to the NFL. Would he have had that Walker trade to have as the catalyst? No, but he was already of that mind because his plan going to Miami was to trade Marino and he wasn't allowed to do that.

Jimmy Johnson's plan would have eventually worked with a lot of teams. Upgrade speed and team tackling throughout the team. That was his formula at OK St and Miami before coming to Dallas.

That is true. Tex Schramm was trying to talk Tom Landry into retirement, and Jimmy Johnson was at the top of his list. Bum Bright was furious that Tex wouldn't fire Landry, and so he arranged to take a lower bid from Jerry Jones, passing up on more money, just because Jerry promised to fire Landry. So, the blame for the firing of Tom Landry really belongs to Bum Bright. If he'd sold to the higher bidder, then the alternative new owner wasn't planning to fire Tom.

Tom was wondering if he was going to get replaced. Bum Bright told Tex he wasn't going to sell to Jerry, and then Tex told Tom, which is why Tom (who was a pilot) flew his plane down to San Antonio to go golfing that week. Then Bum invited Jerry to come to town, and Bum called up the local reporters so they could take a picture of Jerry and Jimmy at the restaurant. Bum wanted to embarrass Tom Landry, because he had a personal vendetta against him. Jerry didn't call the press. Bum did - without Tex Schramm's knowledge. The next morning, when the picture came out in the paper, both Tex Schramm and Jerry Jones knew what Bum had done, and Jerry personally flew down to San Antonio to meet with Tom Landry on the golf course to apologize for the way it happened.

People forget all this. Jerry Jones was blamed for what Bum Bright did to Tom Landry.

 

[Jumbo075]

*sigh*, not this crap again.

1) Jimmy won the national championship in his first stint in Miami which is ALWAYS conveniently ignored by those with some irrational need to downplay Jimmy Johnson of all people.

2) Trying to claim Jimmy Johnson was a failure for his tenure post Cowboys is no different than trying to claim Vince Lombardi sucks because of his post Packers tenure.

Ridiculous to the point of absurdity.

And at the University of Miami, he also trashed the University President, and other leaders in the University. Jerry wasn't the first boss that Jimmy undermined and was insubordinate to.

 

[eromeopolk]

Jimmy coaching that team I'm not so sure we lose 2 games and am pretty sure we land home field and the championship game woulda been different. In 94 we still had Harper and drafted Larry Allen and all the other core and role players. What a great team but sadly they just couldn't get over the HC and the Niners were stacked but again I think we win with Jimmy.

I agree, players would have stayed to make "3 Peat" history. Gogan, Norton, Martin, etc. would have stayed. FB Tony Richardson would not have got cut or Dallas would have settled for FB William Floyd. Tom Ciscowski, hired by Jimmy, would have still got Larry Allen.

Shante Carver would have never been a Jimmy Johnson, Bob Ackles, John Wooten 1st round pick. He was too light as Switzer finally woke up and saw in shock. The brain trust that built the 90's dynasty would have probably drafted Henry Ford or Tim Bowens (who Jimmy got to in Miami) in the 1st round. People forget Jimmy Johnson had a Pro Bowl OL drafted already in Ron Stone (google him).

 

[Zekeats]

Don't talk to me, you don't merit it!

Such a …

 

[Ranching]

Such a …

I am! I don't deny it.

 

[Swanny]

Jimmy coaching that team I'm not so sure we lose 2 games and am pretty sure we land home field and the championship game woulda been different. In 94 we still had Harper and drafted Larry Allen and all the other core and role players. What a great team but sadly they just couldn't get over the HC and the Niners were stacked but again I think we win with Jimmy.

If Jerry Jones never bought the Cowboys they never would have won 3 Super Bowls in the 90's.