The Four Horsemen Of The Dallas Cowboys Apocalypse

[MarionBarberThe4th]

That last sentence says it all. “The apocalypse isn’t coming to Dallas. It’s been here for 30 years.”

JJ suffocates this franchise with his obsessive insecurities that will not allow anyone else to play an independent and powerful role in this organization. By serving as owner, president and GM, he continually sets his prize possession up for failure.

Years from now Jerry will serve as a cautionary tale of hubris, arrogance and self absorption. Hopefully his children will be able to release the death grip it has on this once great franchise.

Yea yikes huh.

So by crunch time the personality of the team seems to be of slot of standing around.

 

[john van brocklin]

I give Jerry credit for that but there’s 30+ years of rust on those Lombardi trophies.

Truth, Jerry just needs to recognize his limitations!

 

[ArtClink]

Love me some Jimi and Along the Watchtower, where he plays both the lead and bass.

Jimi’s solos in Watchtower are amazing and the wah and his slide work provide excellent contrast. But the studio version of “Red House” is my favorite Jimi solo!

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

Lol, that use to be Pappy, Mountain, Acr731 & Khiladi, along with a few associates. But 2 are missing in action.

No horsemen here, just 7 deadly sins. >.>

 

[Corso]

The 4 horsemen of the Cowboys apocalypse is this thread up above us saying things are changing.

 

[Motown12]

That last sentence says it all. “The apocalypse isn’t coming to Dallas. It’s been here for 30 years.”

JJ suffocates this franchise with his obsessive insecurities that will not allow anyone else to play an independent and powerful role in this organization. By serving as owner, president and GM, he continually sets his prize possession up for failure.

Years from now Jerry will serve as a cautionary tale of hubris, arrogance and self absorption. Hopefully his children will be able to release the death grip it has on this once great franchise.

Man between the original OP and the comments so far thanks for taking all my jumbled thoughts regarding this once proud franchise in such a concise way.

Every other smart franchise is doing everything they can in hopes of finding the next Ben Johnson or Kyle Shanahan while the Cowboys are looking for the next Jason Garrett or Chan Gailey. The worst part for me is history shows even with a do over and hindsight he wouldn't change a thing. A case study needs to be done on a man so successful in printing money yet has zero self awareness or football common sense. Only Jerry wouldn't hesitate to spend 15 million on a SB Party if they won with a great coach, but balk at spending that on the kind of coaches that make that party happen. My only faint hope is his kids have some sort of intervention and rather through desperation or a third party come to their senses and hit the re-boot and restructure the entire organization. Impossible to win in any sport if the GM avoids all accountability.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

No horsemen here, just 7 deadly sins. >.>

Lol

 

[plymkr]

30 Years of Conquest, War, Famine, and Death — Courtesy of Jerry Jones

THE FIRST HORSEMAN: CONQUEST
For 30 years, Jerry Jones has mastered the art of conquest—not on the football field, but over the wallets of Dallas Cowboys fans. While the franchise has failed to win consecutive playoff games in three decades, Jerry has built the most valuable sports empire in the world, extracting billions from a loyal fan base through skyrocketing ticket prices, merchandise, parking, concessions, and endless promises that "this is our year." His greatest victory hasn't come in a Super Bowl. It's been convincing millions of fans to keep paying championship prices for a team that consistently delivers postseason disappointment. Jerry Jones hasn't conquered the NFL. He's conquered the Cowboys faithful.

THE SECOND HORSEMAN: WAR
For 30 consecutive years, Jerry Jones, the self-appointed general manager of America's Team, has waged a losing war against NFL competition, failing to lead the Cowboys to a single NFC Championship Game since the 1995 season. But Jerry's greatest war may be against his own fans and players. In a stunning display of arrogance, he has turned AT&T Stadium into a battlefield where his own players are literally blinded by sunlight streaming through the stadium's massive west-facing windows. While opposing teams face the same conditions, Cowboys players have repeatedly struggled with the glare, yet Jerry stubbornly refuses to install curtains for afternoon games. Rather than eliminate an obvious home-field disadvantage, he defends his architectural masterpiece. Thirty years without an NFC Championship appearance, and the only thing Jerry has consistently defeated is common sense.

THE THIRD HORSEMAN: FAMINE
For 30 years, Dallas Cowboys fans have endured a championship famine of biblical proportions. Not a single NFC Championship Game appearance since the 1995 season. Not even two consecutive playoff victories in three decades. And the architect of this starvation? Jerry Jones, the NFL's only permanent, part-time, dress-up general manager, a billionaire who treats one of the most important jobs in professional sports like a personal hobby. While the other 31 NFL franchises hold their general managers accountable, typically giving them a handful of years to build a winner or face unemployment, Jerry enjoys lifetime job security courtesy of the man who hired him—himself. No accountability, no consequences, and apparently no qualifications necessary beyond owning the team. Year after year, Cowboys fans are promised a championship feast, only to be served another heaping plate of disappointment. Thirty years of famine, and the one man responsible for feeding the Cowboys faithful refuses to leave the kitchen.

THE FOURTH HORSEMAN: DEATH
The final horseman rides into Dallas, bringing death and destruction to the playoff hopes of an entire generation of Cowboys fans. For three decades, Jerry Jones has transformed America's Team from a championship dynasty into a postseason afterthought. Once the most feared franchise in professional football, the Cowboys have become synonymous with playoff failure, disappointment, and shattered dreams. As the NFL's self-appointed, lifetime general manager, Jerry has presided over the slow death of the Cowboys' championship legacy, yet remains completely immune to accountability. Every season begins with renewed hope, endless hype, and promises of Super Bowl glory, only to end with another funeral for the Cowboys faithful. The players change. The coaches change. The excuses change. But the one constant in this 30-year graveyard of failed expectations is Jerry Jones. The Dallas Cowboys aren't suffering from a championship curse. They're suffering from a general manager who cannot be fired. And until that changes, the only thing Jerry will continue to bury is the hopes and dreams of Cowboys fans.


THE COWBOYS APOCALYPSE
Four horsemen. Four decades of promises and disappointments. One man holding the reins.

1. Conquest: He conquered the fans' wallets.
2. War: He declared war on common sense and his own team's competitive advantage.
3. Famine: He starved a generation of fans of championship success.
4. Death: He buried the Cowboys' postseason credibility.

And through it all, Jerry Jones remains the owner, president, and general manager.

The apocalypse isn't coming to Dallas. It's been here for 30 years. And Jerry Jones is riding all four horses.

Good post

 

[Ozymandias]

He swears that he’ll do “anything” to see the Cowboys back in the Super Bowl, anything except the RIGHT thing. He only wants it one way, and since he’s the owner, he can make it so that it’s ONLY one way smh…



He wants to sign one big check or a couple of really good guys who would hopefully turn the franchise around and start winning, with poor talent and cheap coaches all around them, that’s his hope and his dream…and he keeps praying for it year after year…it’s my fault for continuing this madness. I stopped “believing” years ago that it was gonna be better. Until the Jones family stops treating this franchise like a toy that shoots money out, we’ll be stuck here

 

[Pokes12]

30 Years of Conquest, War, Famine, and Death — Courtesy of Jerry Jones

THE FIRST HORSEMAN: CONQUEST
For 30 years, Jerry Jones has mastered the art of conquest—not on the football field, but over the wallets of Dallas Cowboys fans. While the franchise has failed to win consecutive playoff games in three decades, Jerry has built the most valuable sports empire in the world, extracting billions from a loyal fan base through skyrocketing ticket prices, merchandise, parking, concessions, and endless promises that "this is our year." His greatest victory hasn't come in a Super Bowl. It's been convincing millions of fans to keep paying championship prices for a team that consistently delivers postseason disappointment. Jerry Jones hasn't conquered the NFL. He's conquered the Cowboys faithful.

THE SECOND HORSEMAN: WAR
For 30 consecutive years, Jerry Jones, the self-appointed general manager of America's Team, has waged a losing war against NFL competition, failing to lead the Cowboys to a single NFC Championship Game since the 1995 season. But Jerry's greatest war may be against his own fans and players. In a stunning display of arrogance, he has turned AT&T Stadium into a battlefield where his own players are literally blinded by sunlight streaming through the stadium's massive west-facing windows. While opposing teams face the same conditions, Cowboys players have repeatedly struggled with the glare, yet Jerry stubbornly refuses to install curtains for afternoon games. Rather than eliminate an obvious home-field disadvantage, he defends his architectural masterpiece. Thirty years without an NFC Championship appearance, and the only thing Jerry has consistently defeated is common sense.

THE THIRD HORSEMAN: FAMINE
For 30 years, Dallas Cowboys fans have endured a championship famine of biblical proportions. Not a single NFC Championship Game appearance since the 1995 season. Not even two consecutive playoff victories in three decades. And the architect of this starvation? Jerry Jones, the NFL's only permanent, part-time, dress-up general manager, a billionaire who treats one of the most important jobs in professional sports like a personal hobby. While the other 31 NFL franchises hold their general managers accountable, typically giving them a handful of years to build a winner or face unemployment, Jerry enjoys lifetime job security courtesy of the man who hired him—himself. No accountability, no consequences, and apparently no qualifications necessary beyond owning the team. Year after year, Cowboys fans are promised a championship feast, only to be served another heaping plate of disappointment. Thirty years of famine, and the one man responsible for feeding the Cowboys faithful refuses to leave the kitchen.

THE FOURTH HORSEMAN: DEATH
The final horseman rides into Dallas, bringing death and destruction to the playoff hopes of an entire generation of Cowboys fans. For three decades, Jerry Jones has transformed America's Team from a championship dynasty into a postseason afterthought. Once the most feared franchise in professional football, the Cowboys have become synonymous with playoff failure, disappointment, and shattered dreams. As the NFL's self-appointed, lifetime general manager, Jerry has presided over the slow death of the Cowboys' championship legacy, yet remains completely immune to accountability. Every season begins with renewed hope, endless hype, and promises of Super Bowl glory, only to end with another funeral for the Cowboys faithful. The players change. The coaches change. The excuses change. But the one constant in this 30-year graveyard of failed expectations is Jerry Jones. The Dallas Cowboys aren't suffering from a championship curse. They're suffering from a general manager who cannot be fired. And until that changes, the only thing Jerry will continue to bury is the hopes and dreams of Cowboys fans.


THE COWBOYS APOCALYPSE
Four horsemen. Four decades of promises and disappointments. One man holding the reins.

1. Conquest: He conquered the fans' wallets.
2. War: He declared war on common sense and his own team's competitive advantage.
3. Famine: He starved a generation of fans of championship success.
4. Death: He buried the Cowboys' postseason credibility.

And through it all, Jerry Jones remains the owner, president, and general manager.

The apocalypse isn't coming to Dallas. It's been here for 30 years. And Jerry Jones is riding all four horses.

This is a well done analysis of the once proud franchise. Jones has 2 jobs. GM of the Cowboys where he has earned a solid F. But as owner of the Dallas Cowboys he earns an A++. He has managed to sell mediocrity to a gullible fan base that buys into this carnival barker’s snake oil sales pitches. I stopped going to the games or buying anything Cowboys more than 10 years ago. I have been a fan for so long that I still watch the games. I know this team so well that I can usually know when to turn the game off and watch something that entertains me. NFL football is now a flawed product, not nearly as fun to watch as it was years ago.

 

[nightrain]

30 Years of Conquest, War, Famine, and Death — Courtesy of Jerry Jones

THE FIRST HORSEMAN: CONQUEST
For 30 years, Jerry Jones has mastered the art of conquest—not on the football field, but over the wallets of Dallas Cowboys fans. While the franchise has failed to win consecutive playoff games in three decades, Jerry has built the most valuable sports empire in the world, extracting billions from a loyal fan base through skyrocketing ticket prices, merchandise, parking, concessions, and endless promises that "this is our year." His greatest victory hasn't come in a Super Bowl. It's been convincing millions of fans to keep paying championship prices for a team that consistently delivers postseason disappointment. Jerry Jones hasn't conquered the NFL. He's conquered the Cowboys faithful.

THE SECOND HORSEMAN: WAR
For 30 consecutive years, Jerry Jones, the self-appointed general manager of America's Team, has waged a losing war against NFL competition, failing to lead the Cowboys to a single NFC Championship Game since the 1995 season. But Jerry's greatest war may be against his own fans and players. In a stunning display of arrogance, he has turned AT&T Stadium into a battlefield where his own players are literally blinded by sunlight streaming through the stadium's massive west-facing windows. While opposing teams face the same conditions, Cowboys players have repeatedly struggled with the glare, yet Jerry stubbornly refuses to install curtains for afternoon games. Rather than eliminate an obvious home-field disadvantage, he defends his architectural masterpiece. Thirty years without an NFC Championship appearance, and the only thing Jerry has consistently defeated is common sense.

THE THIRD HORSEMAN: FAMINE
For 30 years, Dallas Cowboys fans have endured a championship famine of biblical proportions. Not a single NFC Championship Game appearance since the 1995 season. Not even two consecutive playoff victories in three decades. And the architect of this starvation? Jerry Jones, the NFL's only permanent, part-time, dress-up general manager, a billionaire who treats one of the most important jobs in professional sports like a personal hobby. While the other 31 NFL franchises hold their general managers accountable, typically giving them a handful of years to build a winner or face unemployment, Jerry enjoys lifetime job security courtesy of the man who hired him—himself. No accountability, no consequences, and apparently no qualifications necessary beyond owning the team. Year after year, Cowboys fans are promised a championship feast, only to be served another heaping plate of disappointment. Thirty years of famine, and the one man responsible for feeding the Cowboys faithful refuses to leave the kitchen.

THE FOURTH HORSEMAN: DEATH
The final horseman rides into Dallas, bringing death and destruction to the playoff hopes of an entire generation of Cowboys fans. For three decades, Jerry Jones has transformed America's Team from a championship dynasty into a postseason afterthought. Once the most feared franchise in professional football, the Cowboys have become synonymous with playoff failure, disappointment, and shattered dreams. As the NFL's self-appointed, lifetime general manager, Jerry has presided over the slow death of the Cowboys' championship legacy, yet remains completely immune to accountability. Every season begins with renewed hope, endless hype, and promises of Super Bowl glory, only to end with another funeral for the Cowboys faithful. The players change. The coaches change. The excuses change. But the one constant in this 30-year graveyard of failed expectations is Jerry Jones. The Dallas Cowboys aren't suffering from a championship curse. They're suffering from a general manager who cannot be fired. And until that changes, the only thing Jerry will continue to bury is the hopes and dreams of Cowboys fans.


THE COWBOYS APOCALYPSE
Four horsemen. Four decades of promises and disappointments. One man holding the reins.

1. Conquest: He conquered the fans' wallets.
2. War: He declared war on common sense and his own team's competitive advantage.
3. Famine: He starved a generation of fans of championship success.
4. Death: He buried the Cowboys' postseason credibility.

And through it all, Jerry Jones remains the owner, president, and general manager.

The apocalypse isn't coming to Dallas. It's been here for 30 years. And Jerry Jones is riding all four horses.

Amen, Brother. Nothing else to be said.

 

[ArtClink]

This is a well done analysis of the once proud franchise. Jones has 2 jobs. GM of the Cowboys where he has earned a solid F. But as owner of the Dallas Cowboys he earns an A++. He has managed to sell mediocrity to a gullible fan base that buys into this carnival barker’s snake oil sales pitches. I stopped going to the games or buying anything Cowboys more than 10 years ago. I have been a fan for so long that I still watch the games. I know this team so well that I can usually know when to turn the game off and watch something that entertains me. NFL football is now a flawed product, not nearly as fun to watch as it was years ago.

I get it, believe me. I saw my first Cowboys game in 1972 and if I wasn’t such an uber fan, I wouldn’t be on this forum. Like you, I’ve been “Jones sober” for 15 years now, never buying anything with the Cowboys star on it and never believing we can win consecutive playoff games ever again as long as the Jones family owns the team.

 

[ArtClink]

Man between the original OP and the comments so far thanks for taking all my jumbled thoughts regarding this once proud franchise in such a concise way.

Every other smart franchise is doing everything they can in hopes of finding the next Ben Johnson or Kyle Shanahan while the Cowboys are looking for the next Jason Garrett or Chan Gailey. The worst part for me is history shows even with a do over and hindsight he wouldn't change a thing. A case study needs to be done on a man so successful in printing money yet has zero self awareness or football common sense. Only Jerry wouldn't hesitate to spend 15 million on a SB Party if they won with a great coach, but balk at spending that on the kind of coaches that make that party happen. My only faint hope is his kids have some sort of intervention and rather through desperation or a third party come to their senses and hit the re-boot and restructure the entire organization. Impossible to win in any sport if the GM avoids all accountability.

Your words in red sum things up nicely about our GM predicament in Dallas. We can discuss the short comings of our defense, our overpaid QB, bad contracts, missed draft picks, and our patsy head coach, but when your GM is not accountable for his actions, literally nothing else matters.

 

[shabazz]

The Cowboys have won 3 Super Bowls with Jerry as the owner.

They had only won 2 previously.

Jerry paid for Bob Hayes funeral...

Its a big man that recognizes the man that gave us those 3 Rings in the 90s..........Thank you, Herschel.

 

[kskboys]

I’m always curious when I see these. What was your prompt?

Because he doesn't like to be late.

 

[kskboys]

The Cowboys have won 3 Super Bowls with Jerry as the owner.

They had only won 2 previously.

Jerry paid for Bob Hayes funeral...

In the early/mid 90s.

Are you really unaware of his horrific GMing since then? I mean, talk about turning a blind eye.

 

[kskboys]

DUCK! HURRY!! You're about to get tomatoed and trolled by all the anti-Cowboys fans here.

Seriously. You're one of the better posters and I wish you would post more often for more of a balance here.

Offhand, seems as if the ones who support Jerry are the anti-Cowboys fans, since the obivously have no interest in winning. I wish you could find a way to care more.

 

[zrinkill]

Weird, so anti-Jerry equates to anti-Cowboys somehow. You can now go back to sucking up to your owner.

This

 

[zrinkill]

This is a well done analysis of the once proud franchise. Jones has 2 jobs. GM of the Cowboys where he has earned a solid F. But as owner of the Dallas Cowboys he earns an A++. He has managed to sell mediocrity to a gullible fan base that buys into this carnival barker’s snake oil sales pitches. I stopped going to the games or buying anything Cowboys more than 10 years ago. I have been a fan for so long that I still watch the games. I know this team so well that I can usually know when to turn the game off and watch something that entertains me. NFL football is now a flawed product, not nearly as fun to watch as it was years ago.

I thought you were finding a new team????

 

[Creeper]

Nicely done. But tell us something we didn't already know.

As Cowboys fans we should be thinking about life after Jerry. What will that be like. Will Stephen assume the GM role? Will he hire an actual football person to replace his father? I am sure in his head Stephen already has a plan.