Many Dallas Cowboys supporters now feel that Jerry Jones does not even hear their grievances, much less take them into consideration, after the team has gone 28 years without winning a Super Bowl and he firmly keeps doing things “his way.” The Hall of Fame owner, however, has made numerous claims to the contrary, and he repeated them last week in an hour-long conversation with ESPN’s well-known Cowboys critic Stephen A. Smith.
the absence of championships. The embarrassing playoff home loss to the Green Bay Packers the previous year. The lackluster offseason this year and the impasse over Dak Prescott’s deal with the team. Jones acknowledges that he frequently becomes irritated by the criticism he receives from his multibillionaire supporters. Jones remarked, “I am sensitive to them.” To be honest, I am a little shocked that people do not recognize more quickly that we have assembled a superb club. The team is, in my opinion, more prepared to play than it was the previous season. I like to please others. Receiving serious criticism and criticism pisses me off, especially when it comes to the substance of it. I am being extra sensitive about them getting in there. However, there are not many details about the
The illogical yet widely accepted theory behind the Cowboys’ lack of a Super Bowl victory since 1996 is that Jones: A) Is solely concerned with money; and B) Is indifferent to criticism. As a new season approaches, Jerry is once more attempting to build a championship squad and refute false rumors that he is too avaricious and disengaged to be a valuable member of the Cowboys organization.
