Jerry Jones likes to be a man of excuses who rarely takes accountability, but the polarizing Dallas Cowboys owner switched gears following his team’s ugly Week 3 home loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
In January, Jerry Jones revealed that his team would take an “all-in” approach to the offseason. As everyone knows, Jones never actually delivered on that promise and instead put out a roster that was a lot worse on paper compared to the 2023 group.
Dallas is 1-2 heading into Thursday night’s road game against the New York Giants, having been outscored 72-44 during their two-game losing streak (vs. the New Orleans Saints and Baltimore).
During an interview with “Shan & RJ” on 105.3 The Fan, Jerry Jones admitted that it’s “fair to” issue him the blame for the Cowboys’ disappointing 1-2 start:
“That’s very fair. That’s very fair. It’s well known that no decision is ultimately made there for what I either have acquiesced or approve it. That’s very fair. How could you think otherwise if we are basically, whether it be who’s out there coaching, whether it be who’s out there playing, whether it be the stadium you’re walking into, whatever it is here, that’s the way it is now.
Let me just say this: Do I have a huge amount of input [given to me] in making those decisions when they’ve done their homework? They’re very influential input to me. And we’ve got a lot of people in the Dallas Cowboys that have done their input and I think I’ve forgotten what it is now.”In the offseason, Jones bid farewell to star running back Tony Pollard, Pro Bowl offensive linemen Tyler Biadasz and Tyron Smith, All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore and defensive linemen Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler Jr.
Fans and pundits immediately criticized Jerry Jones when he announced he was retaining Mike McCarthy as head coach despite a woeful 1-3 playoff record during his tenure. Jones’ biggest offseason signing was fading running back Ezekiel Elliott, who spent one year away from Dallas with the New England Patriots.
Jerry Jones Can Only Blame Himself
Jones had the chance to hire a top-tier head coach like Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh or the GOAT of coaches in Bill Belichick. He decided to give McCarthy a fifth year, and that decision is already backfiring.He could have made several trades or free agent signings to replace the lost talents, but Jones stood by and was hardly active. And yet, Cowboys fans have to deal with the reality that sweeping changes are still unlikely to come as long as Jones maintains his GM position.
