I should have worded it differently. There is no damn was JUST Jimmy talking about going to another team caused the blowup. There was a lot more involved than just that. Mainly Jerry's meddling.
Like I said, read the book. It is all there.
It was partially both guys' fault, but ultimately Jerry called Jimmy's bluff.
I find what Jerry did after, just like he did with Parcells when he left, to be more worthy of hate.
That stupid SOB was arrogant to think he was much more than a checkbook and power broker. He actually used that opportunity to pretend to be a GM.
If he had just gone out and hired another head coach and gave him the same authority he gave Johnson, we probably would have been okay.
Instead, he installs himself and his idiotic children in key positions for the organization.