Jimmy Johnson inducted into the Hall of Fame

[Clay_Allison]

He's a dismal failure at the thing he craves the most -- being thought of as a "football guy." He's a dismal failure at overcoming the commonly held belief that Jimmy Johnson was the architect of those successes in the '90s -- not Jerry Jones. He's a dismal failure at the only thing that counts in the NFL -- winning.

They don't hand out Lombardi Trophies for increasing the value of your franchise. They hand them out for winning.

Most NFL franchises are worth tons more than they were in 1989. So what? And lots of hedge fund managers and investment bankers could parlay $140 million into billions over the course of 30 years. (Jerry paid $140 million for the team, not $50 million.)

Jimmy Johnson got into the HOF for winning games. Jerry got in for being a huckster, a snake oil salesman and a carnival barker.

I'd argue he cares a lot about money, then almost as much about being the big man on campus, then a little about winning. He only "walks on eggshells" when he needs a new stadium. He only moves on from a shit coach when bringing the guy back would hurt ticket and merch sales. You can write all the poetry you want about what "gnaws at the heart of the inner turmoil of haunted Jerry Jones" or whatever the hell, but judge the man on his actions and you see his priorities clear as day.

 

[L.T. Fan]

I'd argue he cares a lot about money, then almost as much about being the big man on campus, then a little about winning. He only "walks on eggshells" when he needs a new stadium. He only moves on from a shit coach when bringing the guy back would hurt ticket and merch sales. You can write all the poetry you want about what "gnaws at the heart of the inner turmoil of haunted Jerry Jones" or whatever the hell, but judge the man on his actions and you see his priorities clear as day.

The NFL is first a business and Jones is first a business man. In his behalf it was his investment in the team that allowed the organization to give Johnson all the tools he needed and more to accomplish what he did as a coach. It would be a different story if Johnson was a coach for Bum Bright.

Regardless of the success that Johnson had as coach of the Cowboys still he got the itch to get back to Florida and he didn’t wish to acknowledge the latitude and resources he was provided so now that circumstance still stands between him and the ROH. Who knows whether he and Jones will ever put their differences behind them but it will take concessions by both.

 

[Cotton]

Fucking POS.

 

[Cotton]

 

[deadrise]

The NFL is first a business and Jones is first a business man. In his behalf it was his investment in the team that allowed the organization to give Johnson all the tools he needed and more to accomplish what he did as a coach. It would be a different story if Johnson was a coach for Bum Bright.

Regardless of the success that Johnson had as coach of the Cowboys still he got the itch to get back to Florida and he didn’t wish to acknowledge the latitude and resources he was provided so now that circumstance still stands between him and the ROH. Who knows whether he and Jones will ever put their differences behind them but it will take concessions by both.

No, the NFL is not first a business. If it were only a business, the league could examine the balance sheets or P&Ls of each team and award the Lombardi Trophy based on those metrics. An NFL team has only one purpose -- to win football games.That is the only point of owning a team. If it was only business, Jerry could have invested in hedge funds or private equity and made more money.

 

[L.T. Fan]

No, the NFL is not first a business. If it were only a business, the league could examine the balance sheets or P&Ls of each team and award the Lombardi Trophy based on those metrics. An NFL team has only one purpose -- to win football games.That is the only point of owning a team. If it was only business, Jerry could have invested in hedge funds or private equity and made more money.

I said it is FIRST a business and it is to the owners and investors. You make a statement if it were ONLY a business........... who said it is Only a business? Have you not heard that Jones has built the value of the organization to the wealthiest sports franchise in the world and a good part of his ownership and history with the team has been maybe a half dozen playoff game in the last 20 years or so.. Does that beg the question why doesn’t he sell the team and invest in the stock market? The NFL is first a business and the trophy’s are simply bragging rights.