Another reason to hate Jerry Jones.

[Midnightangel]

Jerry Jones: I don?t plan to put Jimmy Johnson in Ring of Honor | ProFootballTalk

Jerry Jones is a petty, childish person.

I'm a Steelers fan - was born and raised one.

Yet Jimmy Johnson was one of my favorite coaches. I like how he attacked with defense. To him, defense doesn't have to be defensive - they can attack and be offensive, if you will.

I like his energy.

I hope he makes the HoF one day, and I think he's earned it.

Jerry Jones disagrees.

“I don’t have plans for Jimmy to be in the Ring of Honor. The criteria that I’m interested in have more to the guys that were on the field making the plays,” Jones said.

If the Ring of Honor were solely for Cowboys who had made plays on the field, Jones’s comments would make sense. But former Cowboys coach Tom Landry and former Cowboys G.M. Tex Schramm are both in the Ring of Honor. So why no space for Johnson, who twice hoisted the Lombardi Trophy along with Jones, and whose personnel decisions played a large part in a third Cowboys title after Johnson left the team?

Jones doesn’t have any real answer to that, other than that the decision belongs to Jones, and Jones doesn’t think Johnson is worthy of the Ring of Honor.

“To have that kind of recognition for a coach, I know that’s there, on the other hand, I get to make that decision,” Jones said.

"The bottom line is that Jones doesn’t want Johnson getting too much recognition, because Jones wants the credit for those three Cowboys championships in the 1990s. Giving Johnson a permanent place in Jones’s football palace would be a little too much like giving Johnson the credit for building those championship teams. And Jones would rather have that credit for himself."

What a petty, petty man he is.

What little respect I had for him is gone.

 

[bigdaddytorr]

*shrugs shoulders*

 

[SonnyCID]

Jones is pathetic.

Without Johnson, Jones first 5 years would have been just like his last 20.

 

[fordman84]

When he dies and Stephen takes over, Jimmy will be put in the RoH that same year.

 

[Mangler]

Jerry Jones..."A Legend in his own Mind"

 

[TxHeat]

*shrugs shoulders*

YUP

 

[Midnightangel]

When he dies and Stephen takes over, Jimmy will be put in the RoH that same year.

There's no question he deserves it. 3 of Dallas' 5 rings is because of the team Jimmy built, it's just that Jerry doesn't want to give him credit. It's a sad, sad testimony to Jones' character.

 

[TxHeat]

There's no question he deserves it. 3 of Dallas' 5 rings is because of the team Jimmy built, it's just that Jerry doesn't want to give him credit. It's a sad, sad testimony to Jones' character.

It's an old story that keeps being brought up every so often. OTL this morning was just another reminder of Jerry as owner/GM = ineptness.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Jerry being Jerry

 

[SteveDallas]

Lets not forget the most important person in winning those 3 Super Bowls. Mike Lynn. General Manager of the Vikings. 18 players and draft picks. Without Mike Lynn those Trophies would be in some other city.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Lets not forget the most important person in winning those 3 Super Bowls. Mike Lynn. General Manager of the Vikings. 18 players and draft picks. Without Mike Lynn those Trophies would be in some other city.

Excellent point.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Lets not forget the most important person in winning those 3 Super Bowls. Mike Lynn. General Manager of the Vikings. 18 players and draft picks. Without Mike Lynn those Trophies would be in some other city.

Always enjoy your takes Steve...

 

[R.J. MacReady]

Jones is pathetic.

Without Johnson, Jones first 5 years would have been just like his last 20.

expect that Jerry had to hire Jimmy first.

 

[SteveDallas]

Always enjoy your takes Steve...

That's just your inner anarchist trying to get out. Did you get down to the beach for the big waves last week?

 

[Midnightangel]

Lets not forget the most important person in winning those 3 Super Bowls. Mike Lynn. General Manager of the Vikings. 18 players and draft picks. Without Mike Lynn those Trophies would be in some other city.

Viking fans are STILL pissed about that trade.

According to them, the GM was on his way out the door so he decided to screw the Vikings over.

 

[SonnyCID]

expect that Jerry had to hire Jimmy first.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

That's just your inner anarchist trying to get out. Did you get down to the beach for the big waves last week?

Might be!

And yes, some nice waves were observed

 

[NorthernLights88]

Meh. I don't care enough about the Cowboys enough to take issue with it. But in all reality, Jerry Jones should put the Minnesota Vikings in the Cowboys Ring of Honor for gift wrapping them 3 titles in the undisputed worst trade in NFL history (in the Cowboys' favor).

 

[SteveDallas]

Might be!

And yes, some nice waves were observed

Best fishing in the world when a hurricane is a couple hundred miles offshore. Caught 23 snook in less than 2 hours when Ivan came up the Gulf. That's more than I caught in the previous 5 years combined. I do love a good hurricane.

 

[DJ]

Jones is very petty, Johnson deserves it.