Jerry Jones, the man who *is* the Dallas Cowboys, has owned that team since way back in 1989. His identity is totally intertwined with the franchise, for better or worse, and honestly, mostly for worse from my perspective. So when he sat down with Zak Keefer of The Athletic and dropped this gem: “I don’t have a succession plan, I don’t. One day I just won’t be here to toss my two cents in,” you gotta wonder what he’s thinking. Is he serious? Or is this another classic Jerry hyperbole?
The League Knows Better Than Jerry
Let’s be real, Jerry Jones’ statement about not having a succession plan is pure bunk. It’s vintage Jerry, trying to play it up for the cameras, but the truth is way more boring and way more mandatory. The NFL, not Jerry, mandates that *every single year*, every owner has to give the league office the name of who’s taking over if they, you know, can’t run the show anymore. So, yeah, he absolutely has a plan, and the league has it on file. It’s been clear as day for years that when Jerry “won’t be here to toss my two cents in,” his son, Stephen Jones, is the guy running the Cowboys. You can’t just ignore a league-wide rule like that, even if you are Jerry Jones.
When Stephen Put His Foot Down: A Draft Day Battle
The article really digs into the potential differences we’ll see once Stephen is fully in charge. And trust me, there are differences. One of the biggest blow-ups they ever had was back in the 2014 draft. Picture this: Jerry, ever the showman, was apparently dead set on taking Johnny Manziel in the first round. Can you imagine? But Stephen, according to the piece, totally spearheaded an effort to shut that down and instead they grabbed offensive lineman Zack Martin. That’s a huge divergence in philosophy right there. Keefer even got a “jarring quote” from Stephen about his memory of that whole wild scene. It really makes you think about how different things could be when Stephen finally steps up to the plate.
When that day comes, whenever it is, it’s going to be a completely new era for the Cowboys. The Manziel-Martin saga shows you Stephen isn’t afraid to stand his ground, and that’s something to keep an eye on.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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