Your top 5 "why this franchise is mediocre"

[SportsGuru80]

1. Jerry Jones
2. Jerry Jones
3. Jerry Jones
4. Garrett being a puppet
5. Oh did I fail to mention Jerry Jones??

 

[9darter]

1. Jerry and his nepotism
2. Fans supporting Jerry

 

[Carolina Cowboy]

This right here. The one constant in 18/18 years of mediocrity. Players and Coaches have come and gone and the one constant has been the terrible General Manager. I used to say he was a good owner but good owners fired bad GMs, right?

Check

 

[Gameover]

1. the curse of jerrah jones - running off a two time sb winning coach is a greater sports sin than selling babe ruth away.

2. no defensive line - you cant win with trash upfront

3. not enough discipline - murray fumble was typical cowboys. we never recovered. we needed to play from ahead w/ the methodical orton. the fumble ruined everything.

4. not enough talent on offense - we still need a runningback and a wr or two

5. too many bodies on this roster. heath, #20, maybe Wilcox, too many guys who suit up but cant play

 

[Hostile]

1. Defensive Injuries.
2. Sub par safety play.
3. Need more depth. (Can be said of any team that has injuries though.)
4. Too tight up against the Salary Cap due to heavy contracts.
5. Aging critical players.

 

[percyhoward]

1. 2009 16th
2. 2010 29th
3. 2011 25th
4. 2012 29th
5. 2013 26th

Where we ranked in defensive passer rating the past five years.

 

[visionary]

1. Jerry jones
2. jerry jones
3. jerry jones
4. Stephen jones
5. Jason garrett

 

[50cent]

1. Jerry's lack of philosophy (draft and on field identity)
2. Core leaders are game-losers (Witten, ware, romo)
3. Relying on Tony Romos arm to consistently get Ws (pass happy offense)
4. Failure to be creative to get your best players the ball more (Dez as well as Murray)
5. Corporate lockeroom (need more mean SOBs)

 

[31smackdown]

1. Free agency - player leveling
2. Player complacency and lack of situation awareness - lack of smarts or study/execution
3. Poor coaching and management - not putting players in positions of advantage given level playing field.
4. Early round Draft misses
5. Cowboys - we are great no matter what stigma

 

[Tawney88]

1. Jerry Jones
2. Jerry Jones
3. Jerry Jones
4. Jerry Jones
5. Jerry Jones

This is the correct list. Everything else mentioned in this thread is just a symptom of the real disease Jerry Jones.

 

[Tawney88]

Don't need five

Jerry is a good owner but you subtract the terrible gm from that equation and you get consistent mediocrity

A good owner wouldn't allow a horrible GM ruin this franchise for 17 years.

 

[Tawney88]

1. Defensive Injuries.
2. Sub par safety play.
3. Need more depth. (Can be said of any team that has injuries though.)
4. Too tight up against the Salary Cap due to heavy contracts.
5. Aging critical players.

All symptoms of the real problem. I give you the real issue. Jerry Jones

 

[cajuncocoa]

1. Jerry Jones
2. Jerry Jones
3. Jerry Jones
4. Jerry Jones
5. Jerry Jones

Thanks...saved me from typing all that.

 

[cajuncocoa]

top reason
Fairweather fans

Seriously?

 

[wileedog]

Jerry turned a franchise that lost money yearly to the top grossing team in sports. .

Yay?

Am I supposed to root for his bank account?

 

[khiladi]

Think about it...

Garrett, Garrett, Garrett, Garrett, Garrett

Cause he spits hot-fire all the time during a game after pushing his head-set away

 

[Dodger12]

Jerry tops the list, but a competent coach would have won the division this year.


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That sig is just pure classic......if you did it yourself, nice job.

 

[cajuncocoa]

That's Bourbon St. While I was hiding under the bed after my Cowboys got decimated by the Saints, that SOB was getting wined-up on Bourbon St. Nice.

 

[Gadfly22]

1. The GM has no financial incentive to excel. Mediocrity makes him as much money as excellence.
2. The GM is bad at negotiating contracts with existing players and free agents, leading to salary cap problems, leading to lack of roster depth and severe dropoff in talent past the starters.
3. The head coach lacks game sense -- i.e., the ability to scheme an offense so that the 4th quarter belongs to him and not the opponent.
4. Mediocrity breeds mediocrity. Have a really bad year and you get a high draft picks and the chance to stockpile high-grade talent. Draft in the middle and get leftovers every year.
5. Poor conditioning, leading to an abundance of injuries, including an epidemic of pulled hamstrings.

 

[Tawney88]

top reason
Fairweather fans

Only fans responsible for the state of the Cowboys are the ones who continually support Jerry Jones and his leadership. No one here is a fair weather fan, those folks left by 1997.