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Jerry Jones hasn't accepted anything
by Ben Grimaldi
Jerry Jones has been spending his off-seasons trying to figure out what's been going wrong with his Dallas Cowboys for a long time now. The past four seasons have been particularly difficult because the Cowboys have missed the playoffs despite being in position to make the post season in three of those years.
After each one of those missed opportunities, Jones has told anyone who would listen that he was disappointed and that he would make the necessary changes. Jones also told fans that things would get "uncomfortable" after last season's failure. Of course, that meant for everyone except himself, the one person who needs to feel the most uneasiness.
So far this off-season there is a small amount of change going on in Dallas. Jason Garrett has conceivably been allowed to bring one of "his guys" in to help him for his biggest season as the Cowboys head coach. Jones is essentially allowing Garrett to sink or swim, which has led to some Dallas reporters to believe the move is an admission of guilt from the owner. That Jones has admitted what he was doing to Garrett, and other coaches, wasn't the right way to go about things and he has seen the error of his ways.
No disrespect to anyone who believes that but that assertion is dead wrong. Sure Jones has given up some of the power to Garrett and it could help in 2014 but by doing so he hasn't admitted a thing. Fans of the Cowboys will be waiting a long time to hear Jones accept the lion's share of the blame.
The simple truth is that Jones will never give in and admit he's failed. The only way he can accept the proper blame is by doing the one thing he is defiantly against; hiring a general manager. That is the only way that Jones can show Cowboys fans that he's serious.
It's a nice gesture from Jones to put out the facade that he's seen the error of his ways but he's really not admitting he's failed. What he is doing is setting himself up to be the one who takes the credit if things go well this upcoming season. If Garrett, Scott Linehan and Rod Marinelli succeed in 2014, then Jones can take the credit for stepping back a little and putting the team in the position for success.
If the Cowboys fall on their faces again, Jones has created a situation where he can imply that he tried it the way fans have been asking for; he's given up some control and it didn't work. He can then let Garrett go, setting up his hand-picked coach as the scapegoat.
How many of those can Jones have before he realizes the real problem?
Cowboys fans know that answer all too well and he'll never fire himself as the GM in Dallas, which is the only way he can truly admit his failures. Everything else is classic Jerry smoke and mirrors.
Jones hasn't admitted his way hasn't worked because there's only one way to do that and the proof won't come from his words. It'll come from his actions.
Don't hold your breath Cowboys fans.
by Ben Grimaldi
Jerry Jones has been spending his off-seasons trying to figure out what's been going wrong with his Dallas Cowboys for a long time now. The past four seasons have been particularly difficult because the Cowboys have missed the playoffs despite being in position to make the post season in three of those years.
After each one of those missed opportunities, Jones has told anyone who would listen that he was disappointed and that he would make the necessary changes. Jones also told fans that things would get "uncomfortable" after last season's failure. Of course, that meant for everyone except himself, the one person who needs to feel the most uneasiness.
So far this off-season there is a small amount of change going on in Dallas. Jason Garrett has conceivably been allowed to bring one of "his guys" in to help him for his biggest season as the Cowboys head coach. Jones is essentially allowing Garrett to sink or swim, which has led to some Dallas reporters to believe the move is an admission of guilt from the owner. That Jones has admitted what he was doing to Garrett, and other coaches, wasn't the right way to go about things and he has seen the error of his ways.
No disrespect to anyone who believes that but that assertion is dead wrong. Sure Jones has given up some of the power to Garrett and it could help in 2014 but by doing so he hasn't admitted a thing. Fans of the Cowboys will be waiting a long time to hear Jones accept the lion's share of the blame.
The simple truth is that Jones will never give in and admit he's failed. The only way he can accept the proper blame is by doing the one thing he is defiantly against; hiring a general manager. That is the only way that Jones can show Cowboys fans that he's serious.
It's a nice gesture from Jones to put out the facade that he's seen the error of his ways but he's really not admitting he's failed. What he is doing is setting himself up to be the one who takes the credit if things go well this upcoming season. If Garrett, Scott Linehan and Rod Marinelli succeed in 2014, then Jones can take the credit for stepping back a little and putting the team in the position for success.
If the Cowboys fall on their faces again, Jones has created a situation where he can imply that he tried it the way fans have been asking for; he's given up some control and it didn't work. He can then let Garrett go, setting up his hand-picked coach as the scapegoat.
How many of those can Jones have before he realizes the real problem?
Cowboys fans know that answer all too well and he'll never fire himself as the GM in Dallas, which is the only way he can truly admit his failures. Everything else is classic Jerry smoke and mirrors.
Jones hasn't admitted his way hasn't worked because there's only one way to do that and the proof won't come from his words. It'll come from his actions.
Don't hold your breath Cowboys fans.