Why do the players love Jerry Jones?

[Qcard]

I get that a lot of fans cannot stand Jerry Jones. But if Jerry is such a POS, then why do his players love him so much? At the Press Conference announcing that DeMarcus Ware is going into the Ring of Honor, Ware called Jerry his "Dad." When asked about Jerry, Ware said, "The truth of the matter is he is an awesome person."

See the 13:21 mark on this video.



I remember Larry Allen talking about Jerry in reverential terms in his Hall of Fame speech, and calling Jerry a great man. Multiple HOF Cowboys have said the same thing about Jerry. Very few of them talk about Jimmy in the same way. Even Troy Aikman, who is very close to Jimmy, talks about feeling betrayed by Jimmy when he left the Cowboys. He talked about how Jimmy demanded sacrifice from the players, but wasn't willing to make a sacrifice himself.

I'm not in awe of Jerry Jones. I don't know the man, and he's not been very good at getting back to a Super Bowl after the teams Jimmy built got old. But I don't think Jimmy deserves the honor some want to give him. I acknowlege Jimmy's talent. But he backstabbed Jerry and his players. And before that, he backstabbed the President of the University of Miami. He backstabbed his wife, unceremoniously dumping her after she supported him through his career. Jimmy is a thoroughly dishonorable man.

But player after player after player after player continue to sing the praises of Jerry Jones the man. Fans may be justified in being unimpressed with Jerry the GM of the Cowboys. But if you believe the players who have played for him, he is a much better person than Jimmy Johnson, and maybe some fans ought to be willing to acknowledge that Jerry must have done something to earn the honor, respect and love of those who've played for him.

Jerry Jones is a Rock Star.

 

[MyFairLady]

he’s taken more of a showman and figurehead role and let the coaches, McClay and Stephen run the team.

I swear people just keep repeating this over and over and over in some desperate attempt to make it true.

 

[mcmvp]

Because he coddles them… which is why they usually end up not fully respecting their head coach

 

[Toro9]

I get the feeling Jerry is very accommodating. He's got every kind of resource at his disposal and extends any of them to a player in need of assistance. I'm talking, like trying to find a house or if they need help managing their finances, etc, etc.

 

[CWR]

I get that a lot of fans cannot stand Jerry Jones. But if Jerry is such a POS, then why do his players love him so much? At the Press Conference announcing that DeMarcus Ware is going into the Ring of Honor, Ware called Jerry his "Dad." When asked about Jerry, Ware said, "The truth of the matter is he is an awesome person."

See the 13:21 mark on this video.



I remember Larry Allen talking about Jerry in reverential terms in his Hall of Fame speech, and calling Jerry a great man. Multiple HOF Cowboys have said the same thing about Jerry. Very few of them talk about Jimmy in the same way. Even Troy Aikman, who is very close to Jimmy, talks about feeling betrayed by Jimmy when he left the Cowboys. He talked about how Jimmy demanded sacrifice from the players, but wasn't willing to make a sacrifice himself.

I'm not in awe of Jerry Jones. I don't know the man, and he's not been very good at getting back to a Super Bowl after the teams Jimmy built got old. But I don't think Jimmy deserves the honor some want to give him. I acknowlege Jimmy's talent. But he backstabbed Jerry and his players. And before that, he backstabbed the President of the University of Miami. He backstabbed his wife, unceremoniously dumping her after she supported him through his career. Jimmy is a thoroughly dishonorable man.

But player after player after player after player continue to sing the praises of Jerry Jones the man. Fans may be justified in being unimpressed with Jerry the GM of the Cowboys. But if you believe the players who have played for him, he is a much better person than Jimmy Johnson, and maybe some fans ought to be willing to acknowledge that Jerry must have done something to earn the honor, respect and love of those who've played for him.

Jerry takes great care of his players. That has never been an issue. In fact sometimes he's too loyal.

 

[RS12]

The checks dont bounce and zero accountability.

 

[Diehardblues]

And I’m really sick of these fans praising Jethro like he’s some kind of great family man.

Yea, right. Who out there has love child’s with other women for all to see . Supports her and the mother entire lives . And then won’t even acknowledge. How low is that . He’s been flopping his junk no telling where all these years. He’s a Sugar Daddy for these Star players . And they suk up to it .

At least Jimmy is straight up with his wife . Divorced her knowing he would be consumed with work basically giving her much more than half . And then fesses up to how he neglected his sons pursuing his career trying to make up for that . No scandals or under the table shenanigans. He’s a very successful arrogant arsehole and straight up about it.

 

[Deionindahood]

The players adore Jerry because they know he can be held hostage and is willing to overpay them regardless of what he said to the media.

 

[noshame]

Because he pays them to love him whether it's money ,atmosphere , food, you name it

 

[Sandyf]

For every fan things are different when it comes to Jerry (and Jimmy for that matter). I have been a Cowboy fan from the very beginning and saw their very 1st home game so my perspective is different. I look at it from the overall history of the Cowboys.

If not for Jerry buying the team when the Cowboys were almost at bankruptcy, things very well might have been very different during the 80's. Jerry leveraged everything he had to buy the Cowboys because he wanted to own an NFL team and almost bought the Chargers before it fell though. Betting if he had then the Chargers would still be in San Diego because Jerry would have gotten an AT&T stadium built in downtown San Diego some how.

When Jerry got the Cowboys, the books were terrible. The team was literally losing money each and every day. The players bled on the field but the front office was bleeding everywhere else. Jerry righted the ship through many shrewd moves and hiring Jimmy Johnson was one of those moves. It got fans excited again even though he fired our greatest coach in Tom Landry. Jerry might not be the greatest football man in terms of evaluating talent but there isn't many better in the business department. He turned a failing team for the price of $150 million into over an $8 billion franchise and still a team that almost every year is very competitive.

He made a lot of mistakes in personnel moves but he also hit on a whole lot also. And I know you don't want to here it but all the other 31 teams do the same. He learned from his mistakes mostly buy hiring guys that do make a difference like Will McClay and numerous others. He is a guy that believes in his players and treats them as fairly as possible, even guys that are cut yearly to those like Ware and Emmitt who are let go for younger players, yet all of those guys respect Jerry and many, many of those come back to Dallas where Jerry and company help them in the after football life.

For fans, every year is about winning in football and the Super Bowl is always the ultimate goal whether we like the coach or QB or any player, and Jerry loves the team and not because it is a yearly money maker. But Jerry cares about his players even after they leave for another team or they are out of the league. That is where the difference is.

As to Jimmy, well he is a great coach and always was but like all good coaches he values his players when they make plays for him and when they don't, he moves on to the next guy. Yes, he has players he is friends with to this day even from his college days but there is where it stays and it has to for any coach. Coaching is a very difficult job and not many player coaches last long because if the next guy up is better then it's "great knowing and what you did for us but so long and have a nice life". Just how it is in coaching. Does Jimmy belong in the Ring, you betcha but realistically it isn't going to happen until Jerry and Jimmy bury all of their differences and that my friends may not happen until the after life.

 

[foofighters]

Easy answer . Cause the buck stops with Jethro not the HC. It’s the most dysfunctional situation in the NFL.

Players can run rough shot over the HC and ultimately get their ways with the owner .

Our owner runs Cowboys Football thru the eyes of a fan.

All why he’s the biggest obstacle for our franchise to overcome .

This x1000

Think about it, is it really a good thing if a player is calling the owner of the team (who happens to be the GM) his, "dad?" Ware won't say it but too bad Jerry didn't give him a true NT back in those days. Ware would have been the greatest defensive player of all time had that happened.

 

[Dallasfann]

As I read through the first page I can once again see how dumb this forum and fan base is. Football is not everything. To these players football is a job. They don't live and die by superbowls. They have wives and kids and lives they live outside of this game. When they go to work in the morning they have a boss who treats them with respect and is good to them. It's that simple. You guys all need help.

 

[shabazz]

Because you can suck at your job , be a head case, or both and Jerry will give you lots of money.

There’s a no accountability culture in Dallas abd players find comfort in that.

Exactly. Here’s a case in point, the Commanders love Ron Rivera because he’s a “ players coach” kind of like MM. so when they get a demanding coach like Bienemy, that doesn’t let the lunatics run the asylum, they naturally rebel.

there’s nothing special in being liked by people if you either give them everything or Don’t hold them responsible ……just look at society today if you don’t believe it.

 

[TheSport78]

The Cowboys will be better on the field after Jerry is gone.

 

[pansophy]

I get that a lot of fans cannot stand Jerry Jones. But if Jerry is such a POS, then why do his players love him so much? At the Press Conference announcing that DeMarcus Ware is going into the Ring of Honor, Ware called Jerry his "Dad." When asked about Jerry, Ware said, "The truth of the matter is he is an awesome person."

See the 13:21 mark on this video.



I remember Larry Allen talking about Jerry in reverential terms in his Hall of Fame speech, and calling Jerry a great man. Multiple HOF Cowboys have said the same thing about Jerry. Very few of them talk about Jimmy in the same way. Even Troy Aikman, who is very close to Jimmy, talks about feeling betrayed by Jimmy when he left the Cowboys. He talked about how Jimmy demanded sacrifice from the players, but wasn't willing to make a sacrifice himself.

I'm not in awe of Jerry Jones. I don't know the man, and he's not been very good at getting back to a Super Bowl after the teams Jimmy built got old. But I don't think Jimmy deserves the honor some want to give him. I acknowlege Jimmy's talent. But he backstabbed Jerry and his players. And before that, he backstabbed the President of the University of Miami. He backstabbed his wife, unceremoniously dumping her after she supported him through his career. Jimmy is a thoroughly dishonorable man.

But player after player after player after player continue to sing the praises of Jerry Jones the man. Fans may be justified in being unimpressed with Jerry the GM of the Cowboys. But if you believe the players who have played for him, he is a much better person than Jimmy Johnson, and maybe some fans ought to be willing to acknowledge that Jerry must have done something to earn the honor, respect and love of those who've played for him.

In Troy's words, Jimmy was the heavy and he wasn't hesitant to use fear to get the best from players. You don't get attached to someone like that. Jerry treats players and coaches like they are his family. He is loyal to the point of overpaying guys that have sacrificed for him, he pays guys when he doesn't have to if he feels like they got wronged in some way (e.g., La'el Collins), and if something bad happens to you he'll be there for you and your family (lots of examples for that). It also seems like he mentors a lot of guys with their money and dealing with family if they come from complicated situations. He's like everybody's dad so it's not surprising to me.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Exactly. Here’s a case in point, the Commanders love Ron Rivera because he’s a “ players coach” kind of like MM. so when they get a demanding coach like Bienemy, that doesn’t let the lunatics run the asylum, they naturally rebel.

there’s nothing special in being liked by people if you either give them everything or Don’t hold them responsible ……just look at society today if you don’t believe it.

Yup.

Everyone likes their boss when they aren’t held accountable for screwing up.

 

[InPhiltraitor]

For all of Jerry's inadequacies at performing tasks that go hand-in-hand with his title within the organization, there's no doubting his love and passion for HIS Cowboys. There is something to be said for that as I imagine there are management teams that view their organization as little more than capital and bragging show pieces.

I think perennially the Cowboys, more so than most any team, has a roster that's constructed of their own draft picks. This somewhat speaks to Jerry's loyalty and often it's to the detriment of team success. Basically the polar opposite of the Patriot way where players are jettisoned just before their apparent downward slide.

So yeah, you have an owner that demonstrates an interest and care with "his guys", that pays too much, and keeps personnel longer than he really should...of course they love him.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Jerry sacrifices all for the good of his team...and his people benefit from that.

That's an interesting assessment. What has the multibillionaire sacrificed?

 

[visionary]

I get that a lot of fans cannot stand Jerry Jones. But if Jerry is such a POS, then why do his players love him so much? At the Press Conference announcing that DeMarcus Ware is going into the Ring of Honor, Ware called Jerry his "Dad." When asked about Jerry, Ware said, "The truth of the matter is he is an awesome person."

See the 13:21 mark on this video.



I remember Larry Allen talking about Jerry in reverential terms in his Hall of Fame speech, and calling Jerry a great man. Multiple HOF Cowboys have said the same thing about Jerry. Very few of them talk about Jimmy in the same way. Even Troy Aikman, who is very close to Jimmy, talks about feeling betrayed by Jimmy when he left the Cowboys. He talked about how Jimmy demanded sacrifice from the players, but wasn't willing to make a sacrifice himself.

I'm not in awe of Jerry Jones. I don't know the man, and he's not been very good at getting back to a Super Bowl after the teams Jimmy built got old. But I don't think Jimmy deserves the honor some want to give him. I acknowlege Jimmy's talent. But he backstabbed Jerry and his players. And before that, he backstabbed the President of the University of Miami. He backstabbed his wife, unceremoniously dumping her after she supported him through his career. Jimmy is a thoroughly dishonorable man.

But player after player after player after player continue to sing the praises of Jerry Jones the man. Fans may be justified in being unimpressed with Jerry the GM of the Cowboys. But if you believe the players who have played for him, he is a much better person than Jimmy Johnson, and maybe some fans ought to be willing to acknowledge that Jerry must have done something to earn the honor, respect and love of those who've played for him.

I’ll never understand how grown ups sometimes don’t have a basic understanding of human nature

People ‘praise’ a boss that overpays for mediocre results and does not hold you accountable

Why is that so difficult to understand?

 

[Diehardblues]

For every fan things are different when it comes to Jerry (and Jimmy for that matter). I have been a Cowboy fan from the very beginning and saw their very 1st home game so my perspective is different. I look at it from the overall history of the Cowboys.

If not for Jerry buying the team when the Cowboys were almost at bankruptcy, things very well might have been very different during the 80's. Jerry leveraged everything he had to buy the Cowboys because he wanted to own an NFL team and almost bought the Chargers before it fell though. Betting if he had then the Chargers would still be in San Diego because Jerry would have gotten an AT&T stadium built in downtown San Diego some how.

When Jerry got the Cowboys, the books were terrible. The team was literally losing money each and every day. The players bled on the field but the front office was bleeding everywhere else. Jerry righted the ship through many shrewd moves and hiring Jimmy Johnson was one of those moves. It got fans excited again even though he fired our greatest coach in Tom Landry. Jerry might not be the greatest football man in terms of evaluating talent but there isn't many better in the business department. He turned a failing team for the price of $150 million into over an $8 billion franchise and still a team that almost every year is very competitive.

He made a lot of mistakes in personnel moves but he also hit on a whole lot also. And I know you don't want to here it but all the other 31 teams do the same. He learned from his mistakes mostly buy hiring guys that do make a difference like Will McClay and numerous others. He is a guy that believes in his players and treats them as fairly as possible, even guys that are cut yearly to those like Ware and Emmitt who are let go for younger players, yet all of those guys respect Jerry and many, many of those come back to Dallas where Jerry and company help them in the after football life.

For fans, every year is about winning in football and the Super Bowl is always the ultimate goal whether we like the coach or QB or any player, and Jerry loves the team and not because it is a yearly money maker. But Jerry cares about his players even after they leave for another team or they are out of the league. That is where the difference is.

As to Jimmy, well he is a great coach and always was but like all good coaches he values his players when they make plays for him and when they don't, he moves on to the next guy. Yes, he has players he is friends with to this day even from his college days but there is where it stays and it has to for any coach. Coaching is a very difficult job and not many player coaches last long because if the next guy up is better then it's "great knowing and what you did for us but so long and have a nice life". Just how it is in coaching. Does Jimmy belong in the Ring, you betcha but realistically it isn't going to happen until Jerry and Jimmy bury all of their differences and that my friends may not happen until the after life.

Cowboys weren’t on the brink of bankruptcy. They were in a negative cash flow of reportedly about a million a month. Due mainly to the current status of how badly the team was playing with poor attendance and the current economy. A business on the verge of bankruptcy doesn’t sell for almost double what the previous owner had just paid 5 years previously.

And for the record there was several other bids which were higher including those from Lakers owner Dr Buss and Mavericks original owner Carter. But Bum went with Jethro cause he knew his intentions to fire Tom which he had a hardon since he couldn’t fire under arrangement with Tex and Murchinson. Plus Jethro was a cash deal and Bum who was facing bankruptcy with his Savings & Loans ( not the Cowboys) needed cash infusion.

Hiring Jimmy was the benchmark to turning the winning ways around which in turn parlayed the upcoming success on the field to eventually his brilliant revolutionary revenue streams which ultimately placed him in position where success on the field wasn’t necessary to maintain and optimize revenue paving the road for him running Cowboys Football as he wanted without being penalized at the gates.

The rest is history. The new stadium and the stadium sponsorship rights he sued for opened the flood gates in which would never challenge his “ socks to jocks” style. Unfortunately for Cowboy fans we were left without the power we had in the late 80’s to bring about change.

Jethro Jone$ was on his way to being one of the greatest owners but his ego got in the way. Fortunately for him his business expertise hedged his bets but our performance and success has suffered as a result .

I would agree being a long time fan from the early 60’s like yourself we can view the Cowboys from a historical perspective . And I’m always going to cherish the early eras not only because of the success on the field but the class organization we were respected for. Unfortunately we no longer have a Football operation that is a model for the rest of the league outside the financial boardroom. For that I’m not proud. But my hope resides now in our third ownership , which I probably won’t outlive , that the next one will bring back the respect and glory most of us grew to love decades ago.