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Jerry Jones: I don’t have plans to put Jimmy Johnson in the Ring of Honor
By Jon Machota jmachota@dallasnews.com
2:51 pm on August 28, 2014
Twenty NFL seasons have been played since Jimmy Johnson was the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. He helped the franchise win two Super Bowls.
Think again.
In a lengthy feature that was published Thursday, Jones told ESPN senior writer Don Van Natta Jr. that he doesn’t have plans to add Johnson to the prestigious Ring of Honor.
In a video posted on ESPN’s website, Jones paused after the question was asked before explaining that he thinks that honor should be reserved for those who, “were on the field, and making the plays.”
What’s the problem with that idea? Well, the Ring of Honor already includes legendary Cowboys coach Tom Landry and former general manager Tex Schramm. Both have been added since Jones purchased the franchise in 1989.
“There was just an undermining that went on,” Jones says of his time working with Johnson. “It’s subtle. It’s smart. … I lost my tolerance of having an associate, a friend, not be loyal. I’ve been told, ‘That’s trite. You should be bigger than that.’ I mean, really — am I so dumb that I don’t know you don’t fire a coach after y’all just won two straight Super Bowls?”
In the over 10,000-word piece, Jones says the Super Bowl XXX trophy from Jan. 1996 is the one he cherishes most, “Because when we were handed it,” Jones says, “Barry [Switzer] said, ‘We did it our way, baby!’”
“I’d rather have won that one with Barry 10 times more than doing the same thing with Jimmy, a thousand times more than having done the same thing with Jimmy,” Jones said. “Just simply because I guess I am still that damn frustrated with the way everything happened with Jimmy.”
A statement from Johnson was included in the feature.
“When I went to the Cowboys, Jerry told me he’d handle the marketing and money and I’d handle the football and we’d make history,” Johnson said. “That changed after the first Super Bowl. I appreciate the opportunity he gave me and I’m proud of what we were able to accomplish.”
Jones later said that firing Johnson after winning a second consecutive Lombardi Trophy has been more of a negative for him than it was for Johnson.
That move, “caused him to never have won but two Super Bowls!” Jones said, practically shouting, according to Van Natta. “I don’t give a s— what it is, but it caused one thing for him: He’ll never win but two! I’ve won three — and I may get to win five more!”
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Just wow.
By Jon Machota jmachota@dallasnews.com
2:51 pm on August 28, 2014
Twenty NFL seasons have been played since Jimmy Johnson was the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. He helped the franchise win two Super Bowls.
Think again.
In a lengthy feature that was published Thursday, Jones told ESPN senior writer Don Van Natta Jr. that he doesn’t have plans to add Johnson to the prestigious Ring of Honor.
In a video posted on ESPN’s website, Jones paused after the question was asked before explaining that he thinks that honor should be reserved for those who, “were on the field, and making the plays.”
What’s the problem with that idea? Well, the Ring of Honor already includes legendary Cowboys coach Tom Landry and former general manager Tex Schramm. Both have been added since Jones purchased the franchise in 1989.
“There was just an undermining that went on,” Jones says of his time working with Johnson. “It’s subtle. It’s smart. … I lost my tolerance of having an associate, a friend, not be loyal. I’ve been told, ‘That’s trite. You should be bigger than that.’ I mean, really — am I so dumb that I don’t know you don’t fire a coach after y’all just won two straight Super Bowls?”
In the over 10,000-word piece, Jones says the Super Bowl XXX trophy from Jan. 1996 is the one he cherishes most, “Because when we were handed it,” Jones says, “Barry [Switzer] said, ‘We did it our way, baby!’”
“I’d rather have won that one with Barry 10 times more than doing the same thing with Jimmy, a thousand times more than having done the same thing with Jimmy,” Jones said. “Just simply because I guess I am still that damn frustrated with the way everything happened with Jimmy.”
A statement from Johnson was included in the feature.
“When I went to the Cowboys, Jerry told me he’d handle the marketing and money and I’d handle the football and we’d make history,” Johnson said. “That changed after the first Super Bowl. I appreciate the opportunity he gave me and I’m proud of what we were able to accomplish.”
Jones later said that firing Johnson after winning a second consecutive Lombardi Trophy has been more of a negative for him than it was for Johnson.
That move, “caused him to never have won but two Super Bowls!” Jones said, practically shouting, according to Van Natta. “I don’t give a s— what it is, but it caused one thing for him: He’ll never win but two! I’ve won three — and I may get to win five more!”
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Just wow.