Jerry Jones dropped a serious head-scratcher on Tuesday, making a “nonsensical case” that there’s “zero correlation” between how much money a coach pulls in and how many wins they rack up. Yeah, you heard that right. The guy who owns one of the biggest franchises in the NFL said paying coaches big bucks has no connection to getting big results. Wild, right?
The Friday Backpedal Is a Classic
Fast forward to Friday, and suddenly Jones is trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube. He’s out there arguing he *is* willing to pay for top-tier coaches, despite his earlier, unmistakable declaration. “No one will ever know if I’ve ever been interested in somebody that at the time was known to have, let’s say, a substantive financial marketplace,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. He went on, saying, “No one will ever know. Well, the facts are I have been out there, and I have been trying to lure very successful coaches away from the teams they were on. And knew full well that I was going to pay them for all their success.” It’s almost like he wants us to forget what he said just a few days prior.
Dude Thinks We Forgot About the “Zero Correlation”
Jones even claimed it’s “absolutely ridiculous” when folks say he’s not willing to shell out for the right coach, adding, “I actually grin when somebody says, ‘Jerry’s not willing to pay the money to get the right kind of coach out there. . . .’” And then, just to really drive home how much cash he’s got lying around, he drops this gem: “I have five wells that cost more than any coach I know of, each one of them, in the NFL.” He can grin all he wants, and talk about his wells all he wants, but the man said what he said just days ago. Now he’s trying to spin it, and it’s pretty clear why.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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