Dallas Broadcaster: Jerry Jones has castrated Jason Garrett!

Following their seventh straight loss, the Dallas Cowboys are coming off one of their worst defeats in franchise history. The heartbreaking 10-6 loss to the lowly Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday has this franchise, and it’s fan base, reeling.

Now, the onus of winning has been placed on the 35-year old shoulders of quarterback Tony Romo, who’s been recovering from a fracture clavicle during the losing streak. Yet, that lone hope has done little to extinguish the mad fury that has engulfed parts of Cowboys Nation. And that includes some members of the media.

In this particular case, longtime Dallas broadcaster Norm Hitzges who hosts his own radio show on The Ticket 1310 AM/96.7 FM that airs in the Metroplex. During a five minute solo rant this week, Hitzges focused his rage, like a magnifying glass focusing the Sun’s ray on an ant hill, squarely on Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones.

"“If you enjoy being laughed at Jerry, then revel in it,” Hitzges ranted via the Dallas Morning News. “Climb right into the spotlight and revel in it. Your team is now the most ridiculous team in the National Football League…It’s a like a circus, ‘Step right up ladies and gentleman and watch the Dallas Cowboys unravel right before your eyes! Look at them in the locker room, fighting and screaming! Look at them on social media! Look at how they look like they don’t give a damn on the field!”"

A commentator for nearly thirty years, Hitzges went on to attack the relationship between Jones and current Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett.

"“Look at a coach that you have castrated,”Hitzges continued. “Does Jason Garrett have any control of personnel? Absolutely not. If he had control of personnel some of the people that started the year on this team wouldn’t be here. Does he have any control of discipline? Oh, please. Please. That’s funnier than a Seinfeld routine…Does any other coach in the league have a situation where he’s been so neutered? He does not control discipline, he has no final word. Hardy is late for meetings, virtually skips a meeting, any discipline? I don’t know. Coach Jones what do you think? You run the team…If (Garrett) goes in the locker room and puts hits foot down do 14 people giggle? Or do they sit there tweeting during his talk? If you begged to look ridiculous Jerry you got it. You got it.”"

The fact is, no one knows the exact decision-making process between Jones and Garrett…expect Jones and Garrett.

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Since buying the Cowboys back in 1989, Jones has been painted as the meddling owner. Far too involved in both personnel and coaching decisions, the self-appointed general manager of America’s Team found success in the early 1990’s with head coach Jimmy Johnson making those bulk of those choices. After a power struggle between the two, and a parting of ways following their second-straight Super Bowl championship in 1994, the 73-year old owner has struggle to recreate that success.

Since 1996, nearly 20 years ago, the Cowboys have made eight playoff appearances and won three postseason games. Certainly, Jones isn’t the only reason for Dallas’ lackluster performance this season. But he is the one consistent factor over nearly three decades of disappointment. And the brash owner, who clearly enjoys the spotlight, is certainly an easy target.

Unfortunately for Hitzges and other fans of America’s Team, as the owner of the franchise, Jones isn’t going to fire himself as general manager. In fact, the only likely way to get him to vacate that position would be by hurting his pocketbook. And as the Cowboys popularity is at an all-time high, that’s not happening anytime soon.

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The longtime broadcaster’s rant likely represents only a small portion of the frustration felt by fans of the Cowboys as the team has nearly tanked yet another promising season, and wasted one more of the steadily declining years left for aging players like Romo and Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten.

You can listen to Norm Hitzges’ entire rant here.

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