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Jon Machota / Special contributor to SportsDayDFW.com
Standing on the sidelines at Cowboys Stadium Friday morning, Jimmy Johnson appeared to be right at home.
The former Super Bowl winning head coach was helping lead a pair of flag football teams in the inaugural Crown Royal Jimmy Bowl.
Following the game and trophy presentation, Johnson made it clear that he cherishes his current lifestyle over a future of standing on the sidelines in the NFL.
“I really don’t miss coaching,” Johnson said. “I might miss the adrenaline flow and the excitement, but I love my lifestyle now.”
The current Fox NFL Sunday analyst has even turned down front office offers, saying he has passed on general managing and consulting opportunities in the last couple years.
However, that does not prohibit him from giving his advice on the current state of the Cowboys organization. While discussing the 2010 Cowboys squad that went 6-10, Johnson said talent was not the area of concern.
“I thought they were a sloppy team,” he said. “They had too many penalties. They had too many crucial turnovers. And that’s why they lost some of their close games. But I thought they had a talented team. I don’t question the talent on this football team.”
Johnson is of course familiar with the Cowboys’ newest head coach. Jason Garrett played for Johnson on the 1993 Cowboys team that won the Super Bowl. Johnson still talks to Garrett on a regular basis and even sent him a note with some words of advice when he was named head coach in early January.
Johnson decided not to share those words, instead choosing to speak highly of Garrett, even pointing out a quality hire that he has recently made.
“Jason’s a very passionate coach, very intelligent,” Johnson said. “He’s prepared himself well for this opportunity. I see where he is hiring Mike Woicik, who was my strength coach (with the Cowboys), and he’s got six Super Bowl rings. So Jason is doing it the right way. I think they’ll be a drastically improved team over what they were a year ago.”
Another recent coaching staff change for the Cowboys involved adding defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. This was also a move that Johnson spoke highly of.
“I like it,” Johnson said. “I told Jerry (Jones) that I thought it was a great move. I’ve been impressed with what he’s done with the defensive teams with the Raiders and Cleveland. I think he’s a good mix with Jason Garrett. Being the head coach and being involved with the offense, I think Ryan’s going to do an outstanding job with the defense.”
While speaking about Jones, Johnson said his former boss has “always been great to me,” adding: “Dallas should be proud of him. If it weren’t for Jerry Jones you’d never have had a Super Bowl here.”
Johnson called the game last Sunday a “great success” and said “without question” there should be a Super Bowl return to North Texas.
“I know people are going to say the weather was bad, but the weather was bad throughout the country,” he said. “It caused so many problems that you really couldn’t control. I know myself, being a fan, I’d love to see the Super Bowl come back to Dallas.”
During Johnson’s 10 minute question and answer session with the media, he also discussed having his name added to the Cowboys Ring of Honor.
“I’m not much for individual awards, especially in an ultimate team game,” Johnson said. “Obviously I would be honored, but it’s not a big thing to me.”
Standing on the sidelines at Cowboys Stadium Friday morning, Jimmy Johnson appeared to be right at home.
The former Super Bowl winning head coach was helping lead a pair of flag football teams in the inaugural Crown Royal Jimmy Bowl.
Following the game and trophy presentation, Johnson made it clear that he cherishes his current lifestyle over a future of standing on the sidelines in the NFL.
“I really don’t miss coaching,” Johnson said. “I might miss the adrenaline flow and the excitement, but I love my lifestyle now.”
The current Fox NFL Sunday analyst has even turned down front office offers, saying he has passed on general managing and consulting opportunities in the last couple years.
However, that does not prohibit him from giving his advice on the current state of the Cowboys organization. While discussing the 2010 Cowboys squad that went 6-10, Johnson said talent was not the area of concern.
“I thought they were a sloppy team,” he said. “They had too many penalties. They had too many crucial turnovers. And that’s why they lost some of their close games. But I thought they had a talented team. I don’t question the talent on this football team.”
Johnson is of course familiar with the Cowboys’ newest head coach. Jason Garrett played for Johnson on the 1993 Cowboys team that won the Super Bowl. Johnson still talks to Garrett on a regular basis and even sent him a note with some words of advice when he was named head coach in early January.
Johnson decided not to share those words, instead choosing to speak highly of Garrett, even pointing out a quality hire that he has recently made.
“Jason’s a very passionate coach, very intelligent,” Johnson said. “He’s prepared himself well for this opportunity. I see where he is hiring Mike Woicik, who was my strength coach (with the Cowboys), and he’s got six Super Bowl rings. So Jason is doing it the right way. I think they’ll be a drastically improved team over what they were a year ago.”
Another recent coaching staff change for the Cowboys involved adding defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. This was also a move that Johnson spoke highly of.
“I like it,” Johnson said. “I told Jerry (Jones) that I thought it was a great move. I’ve been impressed with what he’s done with the defensive teams with the Raiders and Cleveland. I think he’s a good mix with Jason Garrett. Being the head coach and being involved with the offense, I think Ryan’s going to do an outstanding job with the defense.”
While speaking about Jones, Johnson said his former boss has “always been great to me,” adding: “Dallas should be proud of him. If it weren’t for Jerry Jones you’d never have had a Super Bowl here.”
Johnson called the game last Sunday a “great success” and said “without question” there should be a Super Bowl return to North Texas.
“I know people are going to say the weather was bad, but the weather was bad throughout the country,” he said. “It caused so many problems that you really couldn’t control. I know myself, being a fan, I’d love to see the Super Bowl come back to Dallas.”
During Johnson’s 10 minute question and answer session with the media, he also discussed having his name added to the Cowboys Ring of Honor.
“I’m not much for individual awards, especially in an ultimate team game,” Johnson said. “Obviously I would be honored, but it’s not a big thing to me.”
