Was the 2024 season essentially a Jerry temper tantrum for the GB playoff loss?

[Rayman70]

Really enjoyed reading Bob's OP perspective and initially agreed with it wholeheartedly. Then I read your response here and believe that you summed things up even more accurately.

Spot on man.

Im split on it and just can't rule out anything with Jerry. I know this, its all related to that GB debacle.

 

[InPhiltraitor]

So I wonder….When I look back on the disastrous 2024 season, and after some time to reflect, I’m starting to wonder - was this crazy off-season and season just an extended temper tantrum for Jerry Jones, upset by the worst playoff loss in team history last January to the packers? And instead of acting like a responsible, focused GM, did he just act like a spoiled child upset that his favorite toy disappointed him?

Instead of thinking clearly and decisively, Jerry appears to have just decided to make the 2024 season a kamikaze mission designed to express his frustration. Instead of getting past it by analyzing not only why it happened but what was needed to get better, it appears he may have just wanted to make everyone “uncomfortable” as he likes to call it.

Before anyone says, “That’s crazy Bob”, let me remind any Cowboys fan that Jerry Jones has thrown whole seasons away before. Like the 2000-02 seasons which were three straight 5-11 throwaways under Dave Campo. Or the decade long experiment with Jason Garrett getting us to the playoffs three times so we could win two wild card games.

Most GMs whose livelihood and reputations are on the line would never have taken the almost laughably bad road JJ took this year in the off-season. And despite the lies about the cap he and his #1 son have spewed, he actually had two sane choices:

1. Deciding the Mike McCarthy experiment was done and the team needed a new direction AND infusion of talent. Mac is fired and a new leader is brought in and the reset button pushed.
2. Or realizing that Big Mac was still the guy to lead us and is given an extension to try again. A few FAs signed, a great draft class - it was certainly possible.

Either approach could have been rational and measured. He chose neither. He chose to…well do what he did which was the worst off-season I’ve ever seen in my 5+ decades as a Cowboys fan. And as we stand today we are essentially worse off than when the GB loss ended last January. It’s a complete self inflicted mess.

Was the 2024 season just an extended temper tantrum by the only unaccountable GM in the NFL?

You’re on to something for sure.

You could see it on Jerry’s face last year following the Packers debacle, and you could hear in his voice he was on the verge of embarking on the Jones scorched earth tour. From the off-season through the regular season, Jerry graduated from being incompetent to being an incompetent, surly ******* who has taken no issue with wielding his authority at the expense of others or the organization.

Daddy felt under-appreciated and directly slighted. From his perspective, he gave and gave enough to permit you to have 3 consecutive 12-5 season’s, but you couldn’t bring home the bacon when it mattered most. Now you’re going to get what you get and you’re going to like it! Jerry was basically exposing the team and saying this is who these guys really are when I don’t get involved to shoulder the load. In a way it’s not so dissimilar from the man who couldn’t stand winning super bowls when someone else was stealing the limelight.

 

[cowboyec]

when has be ever been reasonable and focused?
when he signed deion,maybe.
thats about it.

 

[Bullflop]

Yes, Bob, I feel it was a bad temper that caused Jerry's refusal to make improvements in the offseason. If so, it was a very foolish decision.

Old codgers are prone to making some horribly childish decisions, at times when cooler thinking might easily prevent horrendous mistakes.

 

[ShortRound]

More of the same Jerry and Stephen we’ve seen the last few years. Being cheap for some strange reason. Lashing out at local media was a big surprise though this year. And Derrick Henry / Zeke mess was all Jerry and I think he felt that. Meh, I expect more crap from them.

 

[links18]

This gives Jerry way too much credit.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

So I wonder….When I look back on the disastrous 2024 season, and after some time to reflect, I’m starting to wonder - was this crazy off-season and season just an extended temper tantrum for Jerry Jones, upset by the worst playoff loss in team history last January to the packers? And instead of acting like a responsible, focused GM, did he just act like a spoiled child upset that his favorite toy disappointed him?

Instead of thinking clearly and decisively, Jerry appears to have just decided to make the 2024 season a kamikaze mission designed to express his frustration. Instead of getting past it by analyzing not only why it happened but what was needed to get better, it appears he may have just wanted to make everyone “uncomfortable” as he likes to call it.

Before anyone says, “That’s crazy Bob”, let me remind any Cowboys fan that Jerry Jones has thrown whole seasons away before. Like the 2000-02 seasons which were three straight 5-11 throwaways under Dave Campo. Or the decade long experiment with Jason Garrett getting us to the playoffs three times so we could win two wild card games.

Most GMs whose livelihood and reputations are on the line would never have taken the almost laughably bad road JJ took this year in the off-season. And despite the lies about the cap he and his #1 son have spewed, he actually had two sane choices:

1. Deciding the Mike McCarthy experiment was done and the team needed a new direction AND infusion of talent. Mac is fired and a new leader is brought in and the reset button pushed.
2. Or realizing that Big Mac was still the guy to lead us and is given an extension to try again. A few FAs signed, a great draft class - it was certainly possible.

Either approach could have been rational and measured. He chose neither. He chose to…well do what he did which was the worst off-season I’ve ever seen in my 5+ decades as a Cowboys fan. And as we stand today we are essentially worse off than when the GB loss ended last January. It’s a complete self inflicted mess.

Was the 2024 season just an extended temper tantrum by the only unaccountable GM in the NFL?

Honestly, given his money and how petty he tends to be, I could see it. But I don't think it was just at the team. I think he's been having a temper tantrum at everyone that has had criticism of him. Anytime someone like ESPN suggested he did one thing, he did the exact opposite almost as a middle finger.

I noticed during his tc press conference that he seemed... different. Don't know how else to put it. He seemed a lot more jaded and almost had an *** attitude towards the media and it felt like to us as fans. I know he usually waits till the last minute, but this and the recent events with Mike McCarthy and Chicago felt more akin to the way he treated Amari Cooper. It just feels like he's gotten nastier. Like, in the past, while he'd infuriate me with his poor decisions, he at least was like able. He at least seemed to make me laugh with his humour. Now, even that seems to be gone. Like, as much as I want to win, this is an entertainment business. At least Jerry was entertaining to listen to. Now, I can seldom understand him or decipher his Jerryisms. Even if I can, he just seems...off.

 

[MikeT22]

All we accomplished was Jerry using up another year of his life.

 

[RS12]

Why would they? Chronic failure for three decades and the money that rolls in only increases. About 15 years ago it changed to a marketing organization that oh BTW plays football and failure IS an option.

 

[Steve007]

So I wonder….When I look back on the disastrous 2024 season, and after some time to reflect, I’m starting to wonder - was this crazy off-season and season just an extended temper tantrum for Jerry Jones, upset by the worst playoff loss in team history last January to the packers? And instead of acting like a responsible, focused GM, did he just act like a spoiled child upset that his favorite toy disappointed him?

Instead of thinking clearly and decisively, Jerry appears to have just decided to make the 2024 season a kamikaze mission designed to express his frustration. Instead of getting past it by analyzing not only why it happened but what was needed to get better, it appears he may have just wanted to make everyone “uncomfortable” as he likes to call it.

Before anyone says, “That’s crazy Bob”, let me remind any Cowboys fan that Jerry Jones has thrown whole seasons away before. Like the 2000-02 seasons which were three straight 5-11 throwaways under Dave Campo. Or the decade long experiment with Jason Garrett getting us to the playoffs three times so we could win two wild card games.

Most GMs whose livelihood and reputations are on the line would never have taken the almost laughably bad road JJ took this year in the off-season. And despite the lies about the cap he and his #1 son have spewed, he actually had two sane choices:

1. Deciding the Mike McCarthy experiment was done and the team needed a new direction AND infusion of talent. Mac is fired and a new leader is brought in and the reset button pushed.
2. Or realizing that Big Mac was still the guy to lead us and is given an extension to try again. A few FAs signed, a great draft class - it was certainly possible.

Either approach could have been rational and measured. He chose neither. He chose to…well do what he did which was the worst off-season I’ve ever seen in my 5+ decades as a Cowboys fan. And as we stand today we are essentially worse off than when the GB loss ended last January. It’s a complete self inflicted mess.

Was the 2024 season just an extended temper tantrum by the only unaccountable GM in the NFL?

I don't think so. If he was he wound't have signed Dak to the massive contract and it looks like he is going to keep McCarthy. The front office is just incompetent. The Jones are happy as long as they are still making money. They live in a bubble.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I don't think so. If he was he wound't have signed Dak to the massive contract and it looks like he is going to keep McCarthy. The front office is just incompetent. The Jones are happy as long as they are still making money. They live in a bubble.

I'm not so sure. Maybe he saw the frustration fans have about Dak, and decided to sign him just to run our noses in it. All in all, the moves in the offseason, the way he's become seemingly meaner than before, the way he's being petty with the likes of McCarthy, and the way he addressed fans during the tc press conference seemed to be similar to how he treated Amari Cooper. It just feels like he's, well, making moves that he knows will annoy fans as a way to say to us that he's in charge of the team and not us. He has a tendency to be petty and to make moves as such. This season felt like one of those seasons knowing he can't be sacked.

 

[pitt33]

Your thinking is not far fetched at all Bullet. It has actually crossed my mind as well.

The GB loss broke the team and part of Jerry. He brought Gilmore, Cooks and others in to help get them over the hump and it totally backfired in the end. Jerry seemed to take the stance of ‘I’m not bringing anyone of value to the team this past offseason. The coaches and players totally blew it in that GB game and Jones took it out on them this summer.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Your thinking is not far fetched at all Bullet. It has actually crossed my mind as well.

The GB loss broke the team and part of Jerry. He brought Gilmore, Cooks and others in to help get them over the hump and it totally backfired in the end. Jerry seemed to take the stance of ‘I’m not bringing anyone of value to the team this past offseason. The coaches and players totally blew it in that GB game and Jones took it out on them this summer.

Not just them. I think he was taking it out on us too since our house was getting to him.

 

[Brooksey]

So I wonder….When I look back on the disastrous 2024 season, and after some time to reflect, I’m starting to wonder - was this crazy off-season and season just an extended temper tantrum for Jerry Jones, upset by the worst playoff loss in team history last January to the packers? And instead of acting like a responsible, focused GM, did he just act like a spoiled child upset that his favorite toy disappointed him?

Instead of thinking clearly and decisively, Jerry appears to have just decided to make the 2024 season a kamikaze mission designed to express his frustration. Instead of getting past it by analyzing not only why it happened but what was needed to get better, it appears he may have just wanted to make everyone “uncomfortable” as he likes to call it.

Before anyone says, “That’s crazy Bob”, let me remind any Cowboys fan that Jerry Jones has thrown whole seasons away before. Like the 2000-02 seasons which were three straight 5-11 throwaways under Dave Campo. Or the decade long experiment with Jason Garrett getting us to the playoffs three times so we could win two wild card games.

Most GMs whose livelihood and reputations are on the line would never have taken the almost laughably bad road JJ took this year in the off-season. And despite the lies about the cap he and his #1 son have spewed, he actually had two sane choices:

1. Deciding the Mike McCarthy experiment was done and the team needed a new direction AND infusion of talent. Mac is fired and a new leader is brought in and the reset button pushed.
2. Or realizing that Big Mac was still the guy to lead us and is given an extension to try again. A few FAs signed, a great draft class - it was certainly possible.

Either approach could have been rational and measured. He chose neither. He chose to…well do what he did which was the worst off-season I’ve ever seen in my 5+ decades as a Cowboys fan. And as we stand today we are essentially worse off than when the GB loss ended last January. It’s a complete self inflicted mess.

Was the 2024 season just an extended temper tantrum by the only unaccountable GM in the NFL?

It was a reset of the salary cap. We have 80M to spend in 2025, we will be players in FA

 

[MikeT22]

this is old time thinking. it doesnt apply anymore.

the people dont have the power here.

the suites do, the corporations who buy the suites is what Jerry targets., Do you think a guy who makes billions is selling to the 4 dollar guy?

Home Depot does this. Their doors are NOT opened for the common guy. They are open for the contractors. Your money as the common guy doesnt go far enough to keep the lights on. They want the contractors. Jerry wants to tout to the high paying customer.

So go ahead with the protests, it doesnt change anything. You dont bring in enough for him to notice.

Companies that buy up the suites to entertain customers or flex how wealthy you are, thats the purpose of a palace.

Yep, those suites, corporations and seat licenses/PSL's really makes it a moot point. The money will roll in, at least as long as they don't multiple losing seasons in a row. As long as the Cowboys are competitive most years, .500 or better, that's enough to keep Jerry content and the money rolling in. Not to mention all of the other events the stadium hosts. We even have seen where Jerry would continue to have stadium tours even if becomes a distraction and detriment. $$$ is his primary goal. I'm sure Jerry would like to win, but he won't do everything humanly possible to try and make it happen because it's not high enough on his list.

 

[Redline360]

I honestly thought the GB game was the one that was finally going to "break" him.

Felt like he was going to clean house immediately and actually does what real GMs do.

But we got the usual run it back approach

 

[OGSixshooter]

So I wonder….When I look back on the disastrous 2024 season, and after some time to reflect, I’m starting to wonder - was this crazy off-season and season just an extended temper tantrum for Jerry Jones, upset by the worst playoff loss in team history last January to the packers? And instead of acting like a responsible, focused GM, did he just act like a spoiled child upset that his favorite toy disappointed him?

Instead of thinking clearly and decisively, Jerry appears to have just decided to make the 2024 season a kamikaze mission designed to express his frustration. Instead of getting past it by analyzing not only why it happened but what was needed to get better, it appears he may have just wanted to make everyone “uncomfortable” as he likes to call it.

Before anyone says, “That’s crazy Bob”, let me remind any Cowboys fan that Jerry Jones has thrown whole seasons away before. Like the 2000-02 seasons which were three straight 5-11 throwaways under Dave Campo. Or the decade long experiment with Jason Garrett getting us to the playoffs three times so we could win two wild card games.

Most GMs whose livelihood and reputations are on the line would never have taken the almost laughably bad road JJ took this year in the off-season. And despite the lies about the cap he and his #1 son have spewed, he actually had two sane choices:

1. Deciding the Mike McCarthy experiment was done and the team needed a new direction AND infusion of talent. Mac is fired and a new leader is brought in and the reset button pushed.
2. Or realizing that Big Mac was still the guy to lead us and is given an extension to try again. A few FAs signed, a great draft class - it was certainly possible.

Either approach could have been rational and measured. He chose neither. He chose to…well do what he did which was the worst off-season I’ve ever seen in my 5+ decades as a Cowboys fan. And as we stand today we are essentially worse off than when the GB loss ended last January. It’s a complete self inflicted mess.

Was the 2024 season just an extended temper tantrum by the only unaccountable GM in the NFL?

Yes. That has been my theory after he uttered "all-in" and then did nothing. He was pouting.

 

[stiletto]

Yes. That has been my theory after he uttered "all-in" and then did nothing. He was pouting.

I'm not 50 yet and I already know I don't have time for "that" when things go wrong or not as planned.

It's amazing to me that an 82 year old man thinks like he does.. but here we are. I guess with his money, he believes he can transplant every organ.

 

[CowboyoWales]

I honestly thought the GB game was the one that was finally going to "break" him.

Felt like he was going to clean house immediately and actually does what real GMs do.

But we got the usual run it back approach

Yep, as in his way of going about ALL-IN, he similarly fails to go ALL-RESET. As you say he's Mr Cautious (while sprinkling in some commercially beneficial contracts).
The hard reality was he could/probably should of, traded away a fair few of the Vets (if he wasn't trying to compete in 2024).

 

[Rayman70]

Your thinking is not far fetched at all Bullet. It has actually crossed my mind as well.

The GB loss broke the team and part of Jerry. He brought Gilmore, Cooks and others in to help get them over the hump and it totally backfired in the end. Jerry seemed to take the stance of ‘I’m not bringing anyone of value to the team this past offseason. The coaches and players totally blew it in that GB game and Jones took it out on them this summer.

absolutely that IS what Jerry did. For those that doubt he would do this, they haven't been following him or the team very long. It requires zero planning on his part. How hard is it to do nothing? We all know this, when Jerry has daggers out, he holds grudges for a very long time and its not what he says but what he does or doesn't do. Even if that means his own team suffers along with the fans because in his view, he can do what he wants with his toy...ie the Cowboys. The fans are the last thing he is considering. Right now, hes enjoying MM squirming.