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Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Reads "The CowboysCorner.com"

It was just a little over 24 hours ago that TheCowboysCorner.comstated emphatically that the under-use or mis-use of RB Felix Jones needed to change ASAP and may have in part been the cause of the Sunday loss in Green Bay.  It was a winnable game that Jones' explosiveness could have changed the entire outcome.  Three carries was not enough.  Coach Phillips was critical of Jones' pass blocking saying that his blocking was the reason he was not playing.

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Well look who agrees with TheCowboysCorner.com no one other than team owner Jerry Jones.

From the Dallas Morning News:

Cowboys owner-general manager Jerry Jones reaffirmed his confidence in the "special qualities" of Felix Jones, saying he favors giving him more chances.

"I certainly understand balance," Jerry Jones said on Thursday. "But I'd sure like to see him with the ball more."

Through runs, receptions and kickoff returns, Felix Jones has averaged 9.4 plays and 104.6 total yards per game this season. As a rookie last season, Jones averaged eight plays and 80.7 total yards.

Jones has been less of a factor since spraining a ligament in his left knee. In four games since returning from the injury, Jones has averaged nine plays and 86 yards total offense.

Jerry Jones said that based upon input from the coaching and medical staffs and what he sees in practice, there is no reason to doubt Felix Jones' health. The owner expressed a belief that Jones would be a big-play producer again with more chances.

 

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones has Faith – DO YOU?

 

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones has Faith – DO YOU?

 

Jerry Dome Stadium creator and out of the box team owner Jerry Jones has lots of faith this week!

 

Tony Romo – Jones has faith!

 

The Cowboys Defense – Jones has faith!

 

Head Coach Phillips – Jones didn’t day!

 

Romo threw for only 127 yards, with three interceptions and one touchdown. His 29.6 passer rating was the second-worst of his 43-game career — including the postseason — as a starter.  

Jones sees a Super Bowl win in his future.

The Cowboys rank 30th in the NFL in total defense, allowing an average of 438.5 yards per game. More troubling, they have not had a sack or forced a turnover. Since sacks became an official statistic in 1982, the Cowboys had never gone back-to-back games without a takeaway or a sack. A Wade Phillips defense had not gone consecutive games without a sack since 1994.

Jones sees a Super Bowl win in their future.

Coach Phillips – Jones didn’t say!

Breaking News: Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones FINED by NFL!!!

Drawing attention away from his team.  Not a good move on his part at the start of the season.

The NFL Commissioner Goodell had issued a gag order for all owners and team executives from discussing any aspect of the pending labor issues.

The Cowboys owner Jones spoke and now he is being fined $100k.

What about no distractions or misbehavior Mr. Jones?

Jennifer Lopez take ownership of Miami Dolphins!

I usually would not write about the Dolphins but this does get me an opportunity to post a picture of Jennifer Lopez!

Singing couple Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez are now part owners of the Dolphins.  Will this make them any better...probably not!  But their half time show should be killer.

Dallas Cowboys 2009 Open Tryouts: Michael Irvan Style!!

Casting call for Michael Irvin reality show!

About a hundred athletes showed up at Velocity Sports Performance in Dallas for a casting call for a currently unnamed reality show featuring Dallas Cowboys Hall-of-Fame receiver Michael Irvin that will air on Spike TV. The show will give contestants an opportunity to earn a spot on the Dallas Cowboys' training camp roster next summer.

Michael Irvin Show Take 1!

Why does part of me hope this doesn't turn stupid?

Dallas Cowboys 2009: Tom Landry protege Dan Reeves may come back to the Cowboys!

The Cowboys have spoken with former NFL coach Dan Reeves about a possible consultant position within the organization.   This could be a good addition to the Cowboys' management,  but it could be too many cooks in the kitchen.  Time will tell.  Reeves is know to be a good man.  Can he help the Cowboys win the big one?

No final decision has been made and an announcement, if any, would only occur after the Super Bowl.

Reeves played (1965-1972) and was an assistant coach (mid-late 1970s) with the Cowboys under the late Tom Landry.  But Reeves made his mark as a head coach with the Giants, Broncos and Falcons and reached four Super Bowls. He lost all four, but he compiled a career record of 192-166-2.

 

DAN REEVES BIO

Daniel Edward Reeves (born January 19, 1944 in Rome, Georgia) is a former American football player and head coach. He coached in four Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXI (1986), Super Bowl XXII (1987) and Super Bowl XXIV (1989) as the Denver Broncos' head coach, and Super Bowl XXXIII (1998) as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.

Playing career

Over eight seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, Reeves collected 1,990 rushing yards and 1,693 receiving yards.^[2] His best year came in 1966, when he rushed for seven touchdowns, good for a tie for second in the league.^[3] Reeves threw a touchdown pass in the Cowboys' losing effort in the legendary "Ice Bowl;" the 1967 Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers.^[4] The Cowboys made the playoffs every year of Reeves's playing days, reaching the Super Bowl twice and culminating in a 24-3 victory over the Miami Dolphins in 1971. In Super Bowl V with the Cowboys winning the game against the Colts, in the last 2 minutes Dan Reeves fumbled the ball setting up the Colts in Dallas territory. The Colts would win the game on a 32-yard FG from Jim O'Brien with 5 seconds left. In the offseason, Reeves worked as a salesman for Gifford-Hill, a concrete plant in Grand Prairie, Texas. ^[5][6]

Coaching career

Reeves, a protege of Tom Landry, became the youngest head coach in the NFL when he joined the Denver Broncos in 1981 as Vice President and Head Coach. After acquiring quarterback John Elway in a trade, Reeves guided the Broncos to six post-season appearances, five divisional titles, three AFC championships and three Super Bowl appearances (Super Bowl XXI, XXII and XXIV) during his 12-year tenure. Reeves was fired after the 1992 season and replaced by Wade Phillips.

He was the only AFC coach in the decade of the 1980's to lead his team to consecutive Super Bowl berths and his Broncos appeared in the Super Bowl three times during a span of four years.

Reeves served as New York Giants head coach from 1993-1996. In his first season he led the Giants to an 11–5 record and a berth in the playoffs. Reeves' 1993 season record is the best ever for a first-year Giants coach. Reeves was named the 1993 Associated Press Coach of the Year after helping the Giants improve from a 6-10 record in 1992. Reeves was fired again after the Giants went 5–11 in 1995 and 6–10 in 1996.

In 1997 Reeves was named the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Under his command the team, which had finished the 1996 campaign with a 3–13 record, steadily improved. After going 7-9 his first season, Reeves took Atlanta to the greatest season in franchise history.

The Falcons went 14–2 in 1998, going on to capture their first NFC championship. Reeves coached the Falcons to a 12–2 record before being hospitalized for the final two regular season games to undergo heart surgery in December. Reeves managed to return to the sidelines just three weeks later to lead the Falcons to victory in their first NFC Championship. Reeves' Falcons were pitched against the Denver Broncos and lost Super Bowl XXXIII 34-19. In the process, Reeves earned the NFL's top coaching awards as he was named the 1998 NFL Coach of the Year.

In 2003, after winning just 3 of the first 13 games, Reeves asked to be released and the Falcons replaced him with Wade Phillips as interm coach for 3 games, making it the second time for Reeves to be replaced by Phillips as an NFL head coach. Recently, Reeves has played an active role in the starting of Georgia State University's football program.

In January of 2009, Dan Reeves interviewed with the 49ers for their offensive coordinator job.

Television career

Reeves currently covers NFL games as a color analyst (teamed with play-by-play man Bill Rosinski) for the second Sunday afternoon game on Westwood One radio network. In addition to his work on the radio broadcast, Dan Reeves also speaks at corporate and football events around the country.

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones says Coaches are Safe!

Oh Really!!!

 

It has been long speculated that Jason Garrett would become head coach.  Of course with this season hanging on win one game or you are out.  Don’t be surprised if there are changes Monday morning if the Cowboys loose.  Jones would not be stupid and say that now.

“Wade Phillips will be back as coach of the Dallas Cowboys next season, and Jason Garrett will remain in charge of the offense, regardless of whether the team makes the playoffs” team owner Jerry Jones said.

 

And he said it vehemently.

Does that really matter? No.

 

The coaches are in place. I've said that. How can I be any clearer?" Jones said. "Look, I've said that our coaching staff, as far as I'm concerned, is in place. I just want to make the statement rather than answer questions, because your questions imply certain things that I don't want to imply.  "I'm saying that when I look at where we are coaching staff-wise and when I look at where we are personnel-wise, I see a team that is in place to compete for several years."

 

TRANSLATION FROM JONEISM TO ENGLISH!!!

 

If they lose they are done on Monday.  If they win the Super Bowl I will think about keeping them.

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones changes tune on Barber Toughness!

After questioning Marion Barber's not playing this past Sunday, Jones changes his tune this week:

"We all know how tough Marion Barber is," Jones said on WOAI. "When he had his injury, I felt, look, you'd have to shoot him to keep him off the football field. So, I was surprised that we didn't have him.

"That was not meant to be critical of his toughness. It did come out that way. Fundamentally, it was because he is so tough that you would have thought that he could play."

TRANSLATION FROM JONESISM TO ENGLIGH!

I pay him alot of money to play; he didn't play hurt; I'm tougher than him.

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Talks 19 and 0 Season!

There is talk surfacing about the Cowboys possibly making a run at New England’s undefeated regular season of a year ago.

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As good as he feels, Jones refuses to go down that road. He said the team’s schedule and the NFC East division is just too tough.

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"I don’t see that," Jones said. "I really don’t see that. I thought it was almost impossible to make it through 16 games. I see the road is too rough. The East is too tough. We’ve got five more games in the East and then we got Pittsburgh on road. I don’t see that. That is nothing I won’t dare not to think about, but I just don’t see that happening."

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TRANSLATION from JONES-ISM to ENGLISH:

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19 AND 0:  No Problem!

JERRY JONES - Sinner or Saint?

Today, many NFL training camps take on the feel of penal camps with as many criminal lawyers as player agents or contract lawyers.  No NFL team is immune it seems, the Bears just cut Cedric Benson after his latest arrest.

The Cowboy’s history has included players like Roger Staubach whose squeaky clean image followed him on and off the field as a player and even into retirement.  I like that about him and the Cowboys.  There have been other players with spotted records no doubt but it seems to be an increasing trend under owner Jerry Jones.  Has Jones sold his soul and his ethics just to win or is there more to it?  Jones seems to lead the way picking up players with a checkered past.  Pacman Jones and Tank Johnson come to mind, some may add T.O. but his problems have not included an arrest.

To be polite Jerry Jones does come off as pompous and arrogant willing to do anything to get on the TV or in the news.  Critics are fast to jump on him for hiring thugs but the critics should explore the possibility that his arrogance leads him to believe that he can turn these young men around.

In the judicial system normal people are placed in job training programs, half-way houses, and drug or alcohol rehabilitation all in an effort to turn their lives around.  Anyone who is involved with this is hailed for their compassion.  Why should young men, whose job is pro football player be any different.  Get them working, get them into a support group (a team) and get them going in the ‘right’ direction.  Is Jones a sinner or saint to be hailed for his compassion?  Only time and the local arrest sheets will tell.

NFL Owners Opt Out of Labor Deal

The NFL owners voted 30-2, with the Dallas Cowboys being in the majority, to opt out of the current labor deal two years early.

This means the 2010 season will be played with no salary cap and there could potentially be a lock out after the 2010 season.

The move didn't sit well with Gene Upshaw;

"If nothing is done by then and we go through an uncapped year, I'm not going to try and sell the players on a cap again," Upshaw said on a conference call Tuesday. "I don't know who will, but it won't be me. Once we go through the cap, why would we agree to it again?"

While it is a long ways off the hope is that they will come together prior to 2010. Experience tells me that nothing will happen until the last minute however.