The Real Plan - Jonez Boys Tirade

[SlammedZero]

The best thing to happen, for us fans, would be for the Cowboys to start getting flexed out of primetime slots, like SNF. That will get Jerry's attention.

 

[Whirlwin]

The real plan, Jerry wants Dion’s son
Resigning Prescott was nothing more than a wedding present,
The whole thing is a joke

 

[atlantacowboy]

This is no means defending the Jones regime going on 3 decades but within the last decade of Landry's career in the 80s with the Cowboys the game losses were significantly mounting and the team itself was in a financial death spiral.

The last decade? Hardly. Landry took the team to the 3 NFC title games in the 80's. Back then, there was no free agency and no quick fixes. When Landry lost Danny White, there was no heir apparent at QB. The business side had nothing to do with Landy. Bum Bright was a lazy old man who made his money in oil and was not interested in the team. Jerry didn't invent the cowboy brand. It was cast long before he arrived.

 

[Bullflop]

Sadly, many of us long for those long-lost days of an ownership in the grand style of Clint Murchison, when winning meant something.
Count me in as one of them, when leaders like Tom Landry and Tex Schram were large, and in charge of our football operations. Sigh.

 

[cowboyed]

The last decade? Hardly. Landry took the team to the 3 NFC title games in the 80's. Back then, there was no free agency and no quick fixes. When Landry lost Danny White, there was no heir apparent at QB. The business side had nothing to do with Landy. Bum Bright was a lazy old man who made his money in oil and was not interested in the team. Jerry didn't invent the cowboy brand. It was cast long before he arrived.

Look at the last 7 games from 1982 thru 1988. I took time to look them up. Wins were declining, losses were inclining. That doesn't take away from Landry's overall career. I also consider him the greatest coach the Cowboys ever had. But in football as in other sports the only constant is change.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Look at the last 7 games from 1982 thru 1988. I took time to look them up. Wins were declining, losses were inclining. That doesn't take away from Landry's overall career. I also consider him the greatest coach the Cowboys ever had. But in football as in other sports the only constant is change.

Well Dallas is more than past due for a change right now. Landry had 20 consecutive winning seasons. That in itself is mind boggling. 1986 was his first losing season since 1966.

Failure in Dallas was not winning the NFC title game. Now, just making it too an NFC title game would be a monumental improvement. We have not seen one in 28 years. In 1996, how much money would you have wagered the Cowboys would see the super again in the next 25 years? I would have bet it all. It is sad and unbelievable how far we have fallen. So, obviously if anyone says anything remotely disparaging of Landry, it's kinda silly at this point.

 

[buybuydandavis]

To sum it up, their ship is sinking. Negativity isn't selling. Viewership likely down and games to get flexed out of primetime. That brought us Mingo - an insight to how bad it is inside the "war room" right now with Fat Mike, Jerry and Will staring at eachother not thinking how to win a SB but how to sell tickets.

The real unfortunate thing for viewership for the rest of *this year* is having extended Dak.

Otherwise, starting Lance could have been a story. Maybe he becomes the Cowboys QB. That's a story. That's some drama. That's something to come watch on Sunday. Now, good or bad, who cares? Lance is no longer a Cowboy story. He's just one of a zillions league free agents next year.

Of course extending Dak proved bad GMing from the Win/Loss perspective. But Trey Lance would be a good story today if they hadn't had extended Dak.

 

[youngjerryjones]

The real plan, Jerry wants Dion’s son
Resigning Prescott was nothing more than a wedding present,
The whole thing is a joke

If this is the master plan, I am interested

 

[youngjerryjones]

The real unfortunate thing for viewership for the rest of *this year* is having extended Dak.

Otherwise, starting Lance could have been a story. Maybe he becomes the Cowboys QB. That's a story. That's some drama. That's something to come watch on Sunday. Now, good or bad, who cares? Lance is no longer a Cowboy story. He's just one of a zillions league free agents next year.

Of course extending Dak proved bad GMing from the Win/Loss perspective. But Trey Lance would be a good story today if they hadn't had extended Dak.

Even if they played Lance now it would keep things interesting. Defaulting to Cooper Rush might further their plan to just organically fire Mike

 

[cowboyed]

Well Dallas is more than past due for a change right now. Landry had 20 consecutive winning seasons. That in itself is mind boggling. 1986 was his first losing season since 1966.

Failure in Dallas was not winning the NFC title game. Now, just making it too an NFC title game would be a monumental improvement. We have not seen one in 28 years. In 1996, how much money would you have wagered the Cowboys would see the super again in the next 25 years? I would have bet it all. It is sad and unbelievable how far we have fallen. So, obviously if anyone says anything remotely disparaging of Landry, it's kinda silly at this point.

Landry was the greatest head coach the Cowboys ever had and one of the best in NFL history. However his time had come and football was changing and also interacting with the new generation of players back then during the second half of the 80s. He ended up not head coaching for any other team, from what I recall so he probably knew it was for the best. It's ok to keep it real.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Zoners - I will lay this out for you. Had to get off of my phone and on to a laptop to write this epiphany to the fan base as we sit here and sink further and futher into what has become a never-ending journey of suffering from this family.

The Plan - Meeting Financial Commitments that the Family has targeted as KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) to maintain, and continue to suprceed as the most valuable sports franchise that exists in the world today.

- Whether the Cowboys have negative, positive, or indifferent people viewing their content I want you to know something. IT PAYS THE SAME.
- If theres 100 girls going on KC tours and buying jerseys and getting all this positive fan engagement for being undefeated, the Cowboys can do the SAME by being a garbage, run of the mill yapped about franchise on all their networks about how dysfunctional they are
- Does not matter if the conversation is positive, indifferent, or negative - all will lead to the Dallas Cowboys getting engagement and getting PAID
- Jerry Jones may find me for this post and detailing this for you, pray for me my brothers

The Issue - This team has disregarded it's fanbase, coaches and players needs to be successful so badly this season, the negative media is holding zero weight.

- Dallas cannot even be spoken about right now, no one cares
- Even the homer fans cannot defend this years decisions by our GM and Owner, there is no hurt right now when other teams are trying to "punch" us or poke at us for being Cowboys fans
- We know and understand how bad it is, we are almost at the point of considering ourselves the Cleveland Browns and think the Detroit Lions franchise who has been pitiful for almost 50 years is in a better spot than us

Do you know how down bad Jerry is right now? He traded the one thing this team finds valuable - DRAFT CAPITAL - not before his QB needed it with must win games from ATL and SF - but after when the season is desperately on the line to sell - tickets -

This shows you that the Jones are being hit hard right now. Negativity isn't feeding the machine anymore. Everyone just thinks their stupid and does not want to tune into the garbage product being put on the field. Dak Prescott sells ads - Blockchain, Sleep Comfort - whatever you think it is he sells it. He does it well too - it's probably one of his best attributes, not getting into trouble off the field and being a media guy. Jerry makes a ton of money off of this. Who do you think made more in the last 9 years - Dak Prescott at 400M or Jerry Jones with (3) 12 win seasons and playoff appearances - selling hope. Only issue is he banked on that being available for the next 3-4 years, Dak has regressed so badly that buyers remorse has come faster than ever.

To sum it up, their ship is sinking. Negativity isn't selling. Viewership likely down and games to get flexed out of primetime. That brought us Mingo - an insight to how bad it is inside the "war room" right now with Fat Mike, Jerry and Will staring at eachother not thinking how to win a SB but how to sell tickets.

you are absolutely right and I have made this very argument. Jerry is business first. the only thing I can tell you is that Jerry doesn't pander to die hard fans. why? because they are not going anywhere. they are emotionally invested for life, so his goal to increase value of the franchise is to increase the size of the pie and not just try and get a bigger slice. how does he do that? he panders to the casual and average fans. he sells the cowboys experience. with all the tours and the museum type atmosphere he has setup in the stadium. the fans just care about the experience. if we lose a close game and they are all excited screaming, then he is fine with it. they will go "oh well, next time". so the only reason he maybe panicking a bit is because we are not losing close games and fans are booing. outside of that nationally, we are on media and TV all the time...and when things get better (as he hopes), then he will gain a few fans, because they will remember all the stuff talked about the cowboys.

does jerry want to win a superbowl? yes, of course who wouldn't. he would be stupid if he didn't. but does he want to win a superbowl bad enough? I don't think so. value of the franchise and business success means more to him than a superbowl

 

[atlantacowboy]

Landry was the greatest head coach the Cowboys ever had and one of the best in NFL history. However his time had come and football was changing and also interacting with the new generation of players back then during the second half of the 80s. He ended up not head coaching for any other team, from what I recall so he probably knew it was for the best. It's ok to keep it real.

I think its easy to just say "the game passed him by" without looking at the actual details. What failed him was not his football acumen but his scouting department. Tex Scharam had some miserable drafts in the 1980's. No coach won in the 70's or 80's without a HOF QB.

The fact he never coached again spoke to the hurt he felt getting screwed over by Bum Bright and his age at the time not wanting to start over.

 

[atlantacowboy]

The best thing to happen, for us fans, would be for the Cowboys to start getting flexed out of primetime slots, like SNF. That will get Jerry's attention.

I hate prime time slots bc i'm on east coast time and have work the next day.

 

[SlammedZero]

I hate prime time slots bc i'm on east coast time and have work the next day.

Yeah that sucks for you guys back East. All good over here. I think SNF gets over at like 9:30pm where I live (MST Zone). I'm not old enough yet where 9:30pm is late.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

It's a lot simpler than this and Jerry knows it.
He just needs to reset the timer. He's been riding three straight 12 wins seasons and so there was no need to reset the timer up until now.

How does he reset the timer?

He brings in either a big name player or a big name coach. He's painted himself in a corner as far as being able to bring in a big name player because of the big contracts on the books, so that leaves him with his only option of bringing in a big name coach.

MM is assuredly gone, he brings in Belichek and the timer has been reset.

Rinse and repeat. Winning a SB does not enter into the equation because it is not necessary in order to make piles of money with the Cowboys.