Dallas Cowboys: Jerry Jones is responsible for the debacle in Big D
Jason Garrett took over an underachieving team and finished the 2010 season 5-3. After next week’s game against Tennessee, Jason will have coached the equivalent of eight full seasons as head coach.
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Although Garrett sports a 70-57 record, his teams have only gone to the playoffs twice and won one game. He has never been known for his game management skills and his ability to make decisions at critical points in the game. This has been written about and discussed ad nauseam.
Jones strove to win a championship on his own and remove himself from the specter of Jimmy Johnson with no success. As the general manager, he hasn’t acquired quality offensive players when the defense has performed well.
This season is perfect example of that. Jones hasn’t acquired quality defensive players when the offense performed well. He opted to bring in name assistant coaches such as Monte Kiffin and Rob Ryan, but never supplied them with the talent necessary to carry out their schemes.
Jones has never shown a tangible eye for talent. The Cowboys have only drafted well in recent years with executive vice president Stephen Jones and vice president of player personnel Will McClay assuming larger roles.
Jones made splash personnel moves despite the salary cap ramifications or the locker room chemistry. He’s coddled disruptive players and emasculated his coaches by his zest to oversee everything, coupled with laughable attempts to exhibit that he has knowledge of the game.
Jones essentially forced Romo into retirement when he went with the flash in the pan that is Dak Prescott. Prescott has his well-chronicled short comings as an NFL quarterback.
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At the end of the day Jerry Jones more about keeping the Cowboys relevant, solvent, and imminent, as opposed to competent. In the meantime, we’re left to wonder how long will this extended span of mediocrity last? Only he knows the answer to this question.