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A further look at FireTheCowboysGM.com

I posted yesterday about a new site that I’d found through the comments on DallasCowboys.com, www.FireTheCowboysGM.com.

Since then I’ve begun talking with the fan in charge of that site. It seems that many of us fans have a solid connection with our love for this team. I dug through the site further last night and started to really understand where he is coming from. I ended up signing the petition because while I don’t fully agree that Jerry Jones is the sole cause of the problems, I do believe that hiring a dedicated GM for the team would be an improvement.

Some people think it has to do with hating Jerry or the team, but really it’s about trying to figure out the best way for this team to utilize the abundance of talent and potential it has.

Jerry Jones is a great business man, and as the Owner of the club he has done more for this team than anyone else has done for any team, in a business sense at least.

But the Dallas Cowboys became America’s Team because of a great football mind, not a great business mind, and that’s what we need here again now. We need someone that will do nothing but focus on the football. Someone that isn’t worried about the media, the new stadium, or merchandising. Someone that can assemble the troops and keep everyone focused through business oriented discipline and the common sense that comes with it.

Jerry Jones has been a great Owner for this team, indeed, but he has not been a good General Manager for America’s Team.

Robert at www.FireTheCowboysGM.com has more than made a decent case for his claim, and mine, that Jerry Jones should resign as the GM, and hire a true football mind to take over the position. I encourage everyone to read his site, and hopefully, sign the petition.

I welcome anyone that doesn’t agree to please share your thoughts on the matter in the comments to this post. Never hurts to get another opinion.

Time to see where this takes us

For the love of God, will people please quit saying that next year will be a bust just because Wade Phillips will be the head coach?

Either people say he has never won a playoff game, or that he is a puppet for Jerry, or that he is too soft on his players; get off it!

Since you all like these reports so much from the likes of ESPN and the Dallas Morning News Cowboys Blog then read what they keep saying about the fines for players being late. Wade tried to get the fines increased, but Jerry said no.

And what kind of sense does it make to suggest that Wade’s win record anywhere else determines what this team can and/or will do? Did we not go 13-3 last year? Did we not have a winning record this year in spite of all the drama, distractions, and injuries that make an impact on any team? Of course we did, so give him the credit fully, not just the blame. It all comes down to the coach right? Continue reading →

Media all but shutout

You know what? Good for wade Phillips!

He should be shutting out the media after all the crap they’ve gotten started this past year. Even when writing a blog to complain, albeit sarcastically, about his silence in Mobile, Alabama this week, they tried to keep something going that hasn’t been started officially.

Tim MacMahon of the Dallas Morning News writes, and I quote, “Here’s hoping that Wade will share some wisdom with us on draft weekend (assuming he’s still employed, of course).”

More of the same antagonistic crap, though the local media in Dallas hasn’t been that bad about the rumors and drama this year, I guess they’re making up for a late start now.

What’s worse about it is while Jerry Jones and Wade Phillips both have refused to talk about the issues we all want to hear them talk about, people are still doubting that they can change.

The most prevalent trait of the Dallas Cowboys over the years has been Jerry Jones saying what he shouldn’t in the media, and the coach at least speaking to the media. Yet it’s apparently no small feat that they have changed that so far this year.

I say, good for Wade Phillips, Good for Jerry Jones. I realize keeping the media in the dark also keeps the fans in the dark, but the media deserves it right now.

A Real Test for Jerry

One thing that no one can deny is that Jerry Jones likes to shoot for the best.

Record setting stadium in my hometown of Arlington.

Most valuable sports franchise in the world.

Most well known team in the league, in any city.

To name a few. He even goes after high profile players with his check book flapping, all because he wants to bring in the best guys he can find to help his beloved team get a sixth Super Bowl banner hanging from the rafters. You can’t blame him for what he is trying to do; we’d all probably do the same thing for a while if were us in his shoes.

And Jerry really hasn’t had that long to experience his own influence on the team. He got lucky in the draft with the Trio of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin. Not to mention players like Bill bates, Jay Novacek, Leon Lett, Nate Newton, and big Larry Allen.

Add players like that with the coaching of Jimmy Johnson and you really don’t have a lot else to worry about as an Owner/President/GM. He was free to go wave the Cowboys flag in front every media member that he could find, and they all listened because it’s America’s Team. Continue reading →