The Time to Begin Ownership Transition is Now

plasticman

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An NFL General Manager should never be a part time job. Nor should it include duties that detract from his primary responsibility, to build a team capable of consistently competing for championships.

Everything he does should involve increasing the quality of the team whether it is hiring the right coaches and scouts, acquiring more talented players, or creating the proper circumstances that increase the probability of success. Any other endeavor is a distraction that undermines and decreases his ability to do so.

The current Cowboy GM negotiates boxing matches. He also markets the stadium for additional income. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a result of his efforts to bring more revenue into the league.

None of this has anything to do with a championship.

The current GM has even decreased the team's chances for success by placing the players under circumstances that increase the probability of injuries including the kind that ends seasons.

Once again, Jerry Jones put the good of the franchise's profitability before the good of the team's championship possibilities. He increased the probability of preseason game injury by 20% when he volunteered the Cowboys to play in the Hall of Fame game.

The last time he did this was 2010...a season with the potential of a home game Super Bowl took a devastating turn as a result of preseason injuries that severely weakened the offensive line.

The Cowboys never recovered, going 1-5 to start the season. Jerry Jones even moved that year's training camp to three locations in an effort to market his team.

We know that Jerry will eventually step down but the Cowboys and their fans would be better served if it involved a 2-3 year process. It should begin with Stephen Jones's official promotion to GM.

Jerry should take himself out pro football operations all together other than evaluating Stephen's effectiveness on a short term basis. This would allow Jerry to involve himself in the other aspects of managing a team and a stadium. It would also signal a commitment to the future under the leadership of Stephen.

If the Cowboys should win a championship it would still be under Jerry Jones as owner. He could still serve as the face of the team.

Making Stephen the official GM would also eliminate the obvious hypocrisy surrounding the firing of Tom Landry. Again, it wouldn't be less power as much as it would be a different way in which the power would be distributed.

A few years from now, key decisions have to be made with respect to emerging superstars Dak and Zeke. They should be made by those who will be operating the team when the effects of those decisions are felt.
 

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Is that you Norm Hitzgez?

McClay is our general manager.

Combined 25 wins 2014 and 2016.

This team isn't comparable to the one from 2010. That team had an old offensive line, an aging defensive line, and a coach that had been beaten down by the local media for his entire time with the Cowboys(the day he was hired, he was never good enough for local scrum)Translation: A team ripe to quit on its coach.

This teams OL is peaking. This teams DL is steady adding young talent to the mix. Love him or not, the guys play hard for Jason Garrett.
 

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If you mess with our unique structure you lose all the distinct advantages that come with it. Advantages we've enjoyed for two decades now.

1977-1996: 22 postseason wins
1997-2016: 2 postseason wins

Don't fix what isn't broken.

Camp crowd this summer - Jerry!..... Jerry!...... Jerry!.....
 

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If you mess with our unique structure you lose all the distinct advantages that come with it. Advantages we've enjoyed for two decades now.

1977-1996: 22 postseason wins
1997-2016: 2 postseason wins

Don't fix what isn't broken.

Camp crowd this summer - Jerry!..... Jerry!...... Jerry!.....

We all know JJ will not step down ever. Until his last breath he will be the "decision maker" as far as th public is concerned.. We also know that McClay has been the difference maker in our roster building during the past few years. He will never get the credit he deserves if we happen to break this disgraceful losing steak before JJ is gone. Jerry will take the all the credit and everyone knows it, even McClay.
 

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Great thread.

Especially the part about how Stephen taking over will somehow address the hypocrisy of firing of Tom Landry.
 

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We all know JJ will not step down ever. Until his last breath he will be the "decision maker" as far as th public is concerned.. We also know that McClay has been the difference maker in our roster building during the past few years. He will never get the credit he deserves if we happen to break this disgraceful losing steak before JJ is gone. Jerry will take the all the credit and everyone knows it, even McClay.

McClay is the difference maker in what?

The 2016 draft looks great right now. Any other year he's been part of hasn't been all that impressive. 2017 is to be determined.

The only thing I'd credit the Cowboys on personnel wise is their run of great success with their 1st round pick and I'd acknowledge that if this year's class proves legit that the arrow is pointing up in our personnel department.

Crediting anyone as a difference maker in building our roster when the team lacks a defense is a little too full fan for me.
 

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Great thread.

Especially the part about how Stephen taking over will somehow address the hypocrisy of firing of Tom Landry.
Lmaoooo!!!!!!! Is that a crowd shot from an old Sally Jessy Raphael audience?? :)
 

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An NFL General Manager should never be a part time job. Nor should it include duties that detract from his primary responsibility, to build a team capable of consistently competing for championships.

Everything he does should involve increasing the quality of the team whether it is hiring the right coaches and scouts, acquiring more talented players, or creating the proper circumstances that increase the probability of success. Any other endeavor is a distraction that undermines and decreases his ability to do so.

The current Cowboy GM negotiates boxing matches. He also markets the stadium for additional income. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a result of his efforts to bring more revenue into the league.

None of this has anything to do with a championship.

The current GM has even decreased the team's chances for success by placing the players under circumstances that increase the probability of injuries including the kind that ends seasons.

Once again, Jerry Jones put the good of the franchise's profitability before the good of the team's championship possibilities. He increased the probability of preseason game injury by 20% when he volunteered the Cowboys to play in the Hall of Fame game.

The last time he did this was 2010...a season with the potential of a home game Super Bowl took a devastating turn as a result of preseason injuries that severely weakened the offensive line.

The Cowboys never recovered, going 1-5 to start the season. Jerry Jones even moved that year's training camp to three locations in an effort to market his team.

We know that Jerry will eventually step down but the Cowboys and their fans would be better served if it involved a 2-3 year process. It should begin with Stephen Jones's official promotion to GM.

Jerry should take himself out pro football operations all together other than evaluating Stephen's effectiveness on a short term basis. This would allow Jerry to involve himself in the other aspects of managing a team and a stadium. It would also signal a commitment to the future under the leadership of Stephen.

If the Cowboys should win a championship it would still be under Jerry Jones as owner. He could still serve as the face of the team.

Making Stephen the official GM would also eliminate the obvious hypocrisy surrounding the firing of Tom Landry. Again, it wouldn't be less power as much as it would be a different way in which the power would be distributed.

A few years from now, key decisions have to be made with respect to emerging superstars Dak and Zeke. They should be made by those who will be operating the team when the effects of those decisions are felt.

Great points but jeri announced years ago when he'd give up the role of GM, here's the clip in case you missed it:

 

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If you mess with our unique structure you lose all the distinct advantages that come with it. Advantages we've enjoyed for two decades now.

1977-1996: 22 postseason wins
1997-2016: 2 postseason wins

Don't fix what isn't broken.

Camp crowd this summer - Jerry!..... Jerry!...... Jerry!.....
:lmao2:
 

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An NFL General Manager should never be a part time job. Nor should it include duties that detract from his primary responsibility, to build a team capable of consistently competing for championships.

Everything he does should involve increasing the quality of the team whether it is hiring the right coaches and scouts, acquiring more talented players, or creating the proper circumstances that increase the probability of success. Any other endeavor is a distraction that undermines and decreases his ability to do so.

The current Cowboy GM negotiates boxing matches. He also markets the stadium for additional income. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a result of his efforts to bring more revenue into the league.

None of this has anything to do with a championship.

The current GM has even decreased the team's chances for success by placing the players under circumstances that increase the probability of injuries including the kind that ends seasons.

Once again, Jerry Jones put the good of the franchise's profitability before the good of the team's championship possibilities. He increased the probability of preseason game injury by 20% when he volunteered the Cowboys to play in the Hall of Fame game.

The last time he did this was 2010...a season with the potential of a home game Super Bowl took a devastating turn as a result of preseason injuries that severely weakened the offensive line.

The Cowboys never recovered, going 1-5 to start the season. Jerry Jones even moved that year's training camp to three locations in an effort to market his team.

We know that Jerry will eventually step down but the Cowboys and their fans would be better served if it involved a 2-3 year process. It should begin with Stephen Jones's official promotion to GM.

Jerry should take himself out pro football operations all together other than evaluating Stephen's effectiveness on a short term basis. This would allow Jerry to involve himself in the other aspects of managing a team and a stadium. It would also signal a commitment to the future under the leadership of Stephen.

If the Cowboys should win a championship it would still be under Jerry Jones as owner. He could still serve as the face of the team.

Making Stephen the official GM would also eliminate the obvious hypocrisy surrounding the firing of Tom Landry. Again, it wouldn't be less power as much as it would be a different way in which the power would be distributed.

A few years from now, key decisions have to be made with respect to emerging superstars Dak and Zeke. They should be made by those who will be operating the team when the effects of those decisions are felt.
Stephen is already the GM.

Jerry still inserts inserts himself (Randy Gregory) in the process but other owners do it also.

The proof started with not picking Manziel.
 

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Sounds to me like someone is jealous of Jerry's ability to multi-task. There is more than one way to skin a cat, so if the Hall of Famer, Jerry doesn't do it the way you like then that's your problem, not his. As old as he is and as long as he's been doing things the same way, you can't realistically expect changes until Jerry and Jerry alone decides they must happen.
 

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Sounds to me like someone is jealous of Jerry's ability to multi-task. There is more than one way to skin a cat, so if the Hall of Famer, Jerry doesn't do it the way you like then that's your problem, not his. As old as he is and as long as he's been doing things the same way, you can't realistically expect changes until Jerry and Jerry alone decides they must happen.
He has already changed...
 

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Landry was done, end of story.
They said that in 1974. The 1975 season was supposed to be the beginning of the struggle to rebuild. They went to the Super Bowl.

Landry invented half of what you see today on TV during a football game:

The 4-3 defense

Passing from the shotgun

Pre-snap motion

Tom Landry invented gameplanning. He invented the position of Quality Control Coach, whose job it was to evaluate opponents.

In 1989, Landry would have had Troy Aikman, the Cowboys long before Jerry made no secret of the fact he would be their guy. They already had Michael Irvin and Kelvin Martin. They had Herscell Walker and knew how to use him.

They had 60% of the starting offensive line of the 90's, Newton, Tuinei, and Kevin Gogan

They had Ken Norton, Jim Jeffcoat, Bill Bates on defense.

Landry would have turned them around. Football could never pass him by. He would have simply changed the game to his liking.

Regardless, he is the iconic coach that can't be fired, the kind that deserve to coach until he decides to step down, like Shula, Brown, and Lombardi. He earned that and much more. It is a travesty that the freakin' stadium isnt named after him.

Every other time before, he was doubted. Evety other time before, he shut those critic's mouths.

Never the less, I would have went with Jimmy and come up with a solution, the kind that supposedly made Jerry famous. I would have bribed the heck out of him, even given him a small piece of the team.

Jerry didn't even try, he called himself a Cowboy fan and was exposed the minute he opened his mouth. The public relations company he had to hire to advise him even admitted they screwed the entire thing up, but a real Cowboy fan could never do that to Coach Landry.

That is my point. Not that he shouldn't be the coach but that he deserved to be treated with far more respect. Jerry invoked the isssue of age at the time. Landry was 66. Jerry is now 75. "Too old" has reeked with hypocricy.

Then again, it cannot be said that the nuances of being a GM has now passed Jerry by. It never slowed down enough for him to hop on in the first place.

He could have possibly deserved the Hall of Fame on his merits as an owner. However, the handling of Tom Landry and his amateurish 15 years posing as a credible GM from 1996 to 2010 will always be dark blotches on his record of ownership, as well as the otherwise impressive history of the franchise.

I can only regard his induction as a form of payment for making his fellow owners richer, and their franchise's more valuable.
 

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This is a no-win appeal, plastic man...

-We don't get a vote about who runs the Cowboys
-Jerry will do what he do
-In case you haven't noticed Landry died 16 years ago. It's been almost 30 years since Jerry bought the team. You are stuck in the past bro.

I'm no JJ fan (at all!) but it is what it is.
 
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