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Jerry was reportedly down at the Cadillac dealership yesterday, does that count?
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He doesn't mind paying his own guys because that makes him look like the genius drafting/personnel man he thinks he is.
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edit: he doesnt mind *over-paying* his own guys
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You can not wheel and deal when you take a vacation on the first week of free agency.
Jerry NFL philosophy is get them cheap then over pay on the next contract. See everyone he has drafted or signed as a free agent. The cowboys have 2 one legged linebackers, a one shoulder DT, a underweight midget WR that quit during his rookie training camp, and a street ball player WR all picked up cheap then over paid for their actual worth.
Jerry NFL philosophy is get them cheap then over pay on the next contract. See everyone he has drafted or signed as a free agent. The cowboys have 2 one legged linebackers, a one shoulder DT, a underweight midget WR that quit during his rookie training camp, and a street ball player WR all picked up cheap then over paid for their actual worth.
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Our front office is stupid, but going to the Bahamas in 2018 doesn't prevent them from getting anything done. It's funny but with email, technology etc etc they can get anything done they wanted to remotely.
us not signing anybody had zero to do with a "vacation"
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Fast glance at the smiley faces and the draft over the last few years, sure doesnt look like the drafts have been anything to write home about.
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OK really? What CEO you know goes on vacation the day they release corporate earnings? Only the ones that stole the money and went off to the Bahamas. That is Jerry Jones takes the money and goes off to the Bahamas because he has his stadium and he does not need Super Bowls anymore.
Remember Jones just wants the Cowboys to "stay relevant". This is not the quote of a NFL General Manager to "stay relevant". Its the quote of a multi billionaire owner that stole the money from the franchise and went to the Bahamas.
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Terrific post. Feel free to post at will.
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Yes Sir. Eromeopolk doing God's work in a couple of different threads. There's no excusing the GM being in the Bahamas at such a critical time in the off-season. If you were the owner and your GM went off on vacation at the start of FA, he wouldn't be employed long.
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Might be a hopeful sign he is stepping back in greater increments and letting Stevie-Boy handle more things.
Your other point was valid too, this isn't 1999. He can be there in teleconferencing for this stuff if needed.
The real point is, it's not needed.
We can celebrate when the fucker is out of country on vacation on draft day!
They already know the free agents they have an interest in, and McClay, the coaches, Steven etc.. are still developing their draft board, so how is taking a few days off hurting. Besides, this is a modern world. There literally is no business that can't be done remotely other than shake a man's hand.
People seem to forget that these guys don't have jobs like most people. Snow isn't going to be plowed remotely, yet, so I have to do it. The type of jobs these guys have need not be at a fixed location.
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When your livelihood depends on success or failure, you don't take a vacation on one of the most important days in your profession. It's really not a hard concept. Can you tell me if another NFL GM took a vacation the first day of FA? I'll wait.
It's OK to be critical of Jerry every once in a while. This situation is just not the norm for those folks who are employed by others where success matters.
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Jeruh’s livelihood does not depend on success or failure as a GM, or the success of the team, or the product on the field, or who he may or may not draft.
His livelihood depends on jersey sales. Jeruh has fielded a subpar team for over 20 years and the Cowboys are still the most profitable sports franchise in the world.
Jeruh missing the first week of free agency will do nothing to hurt his bottom line/livelihood. He knew he wasn’t going to sign a big name player anyway, so it wouldn’t increase his jersey sales. Therefore there was no reason to be present for the start of FA.
The problem is that we as fans and the rest of the NFL judge success by wins/losses and Super Bowl rings. Jeruh judges his success by his pocketbook. Since the fan base has made Jeruh the most profitable sports franchise in history while he fielded a subpar product on the field he has ZERO incentive to change the way he does business. In his own mind he already won!
All this proves is that wins and losses does not always determine success in business. You can fail 9 out of 10 times in business ventures, but that one hit can make you a success.