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Troy Aikman: What disappointed the Cowboys players the most in the Jerry Jones-Jimmy Johnson split
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As the starting quarterback, Cowboys great Troy Aikman had a front-row seat for the drama
between Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and former coach Jimmy Johnson.
Recently, Jones admitted that he feels he "probably should have had a little more tolerance with Jimmy Johnson."
In an interview with ESPN New York's The Michael Kay Show on Thursday, Aikman was asked to weigh in on Jones' recent mea culpa.
"Based on the reaction that's been made to Jerry's comments, my guess is that he regrets having said that," Aikman said. "I think [Jones has] been reluctant to really take much responsibility for what happened during that time. And I think it was both those guys. I don't think Jimmy was in it for the long haul."
The Aikman got into the part of the breakup that really stung for the players at the time.
"I think the disappointing thing for us as players was that we were constantly told by Jimmy right around Pro Bowl time -- when guys wouldn't make the Pro Bowl that though they were worthy -- Jimmy would constantly harp about the team atmosphere and doing it for the team, and 'Hey, as long as we all hang together and the team has success, there will be enough credit to go around for everybody.' And we kind of lived with that," Aikman said.
"I think that If you look back on my career with Emmitt [Smith], and Michael [Irvin] and [Jay] Novachek and the others, there was no animosity among us. There was no fighting for headlines or who was getting the credit. And yet the two leaders of our organization, they couldn't figure that part out."
Aikman was also asked if the Cowboys could have won more Super Bowls had Jones and Johnson been able to get along and stay together.
"It's disappointing because we were right in the middle of a good run," Aikman said. "We still went on and had some success, but I don't know if we would have won more Super Bowls, but I do feel very strongly that we would have been knocking on the door each year. I think it would have been a lot like what we've seen from the New England Patriots. Maybe not extended that long, but they're constantly in the hunt and in the picture in the playoffs with a chance to maybe win it all. And I think that run for us would have been extended much longer."
http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...inted-cowboys-jerry-jones-jimmy-johnson-split
As the starting quarterback, Cowboys great Troy Aikman had a front-row seat for the drama
between Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and former coach Jimmy Johnson.
Recently, Jones admitted that he feels he "probably should have had a little more tolerance with Jimmy Johnson."
In an interview with ESPN New York's The Michael Kay Show on Thursday, Aikman was asked to weigh in on Jones' recent mea culpa.
"Based on the reaction that's been made to Jerry's comments, my guess is that he regrets having said that," Aikman said. "I think [Jones has] been reluctant to really take much responsibility for what happened during that time. And I think it was both those guys. I don't think Jimmy was in it for the long haul."
The Aikman got into the part of the breakup that really stung for the players at the time.
"I think the disappointing thing for us as players was that we were constantly told by Jimmy right around Pro Bowl time -- when guys wouldn't make the Pro Bowl that though they were worthy -- Jimmy would constantly harp about the team atmosphere and doing it for the team, and 'Hey, as long as we all hang together and the team has success, there will be enough credit to go around for everybody.' And we kind of lived with that," Aikman said.
"I think that If you look back on my career with Emmitt [Smith], and Michael [Irvin] and [Jay] Novachek and the others, there was no animosity among us. There was no fighting for headlines or who was getting the credit. And yet the two leaders of our organization, they couldn't figure that part out."
Aikman was also asked if the Cowboys could have won more Super Bowls had Jones and Johnson been able to get along and stay together.
"It's disappointing because we were right in the middle of a good run," Aikman said. "We still went on and had some success, but I don't know if we would have won more Super Bowls, but I do feel very strongly that we would have been knocking on the door each year. I think it would have been a lot like what we've seen from the New England Patriots. Maybe not extended that long, but they're constantly in the hunt and in the picture in the playoffs with a chance to maybe win it all. And I think that run for us would have been extended much longer."
