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Every week, SportsDay columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor answers questions from fans and gives his opinion on the latest Dallas Cowboys news as part of his weekly Cowboys newsletter. Here's a sample of this week's:
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You can rightfully be critical about Jerry Jones the owner. The general manager. And the talent evaluator.
But Jerry the person has quite a few redeeming qualities. One of them has been his refusal to cut the pay of the assistant coaches, scouting department, public relations department and ticket office during this NFL lockout.
Other teams have. And it’s a joke.
There’s not a single, solitary owner suffering during this lockout. The lockout, remember, is being conducted because the owners want a larger profit margin. That’s a fancy way of saying they’re not making enough money.
Trust me, they aren’t flying commercial. And they aren’t staying at Best Western hotels throughout the country.
But throughout the league, owners are docking their employees 10-25 percent of their salaries. The Lions just announced two-week furloughs. The Raiders want their employees to help sell tickets for a season no one knows will begin to stave off salary cuts.
Whatever.
Every NFL owner is a multimillionaire. Many have several hundred million. None are hurting financially.
Those making their employees pay the price for their desire to make more money should be criminal.
Jerry hasn’t done that. For that, he should receive a hand clap.
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You can rightfully be critical about Jerry Jones the owner. The general manager. And the talent evaluator.
But Jerry the person has quite a few redeeming qualities. One of them has been his refusal to cut the pay of the assistant coaches, scouting department, public relations department and ticket office during this NFL lockout.
Other teams have. And it’s a joke.
There’s not a single, solitary owner suffering during this lockout. The lockout, remember, is being conducted because the owners want a larger profit margin. That’s a fancy way of saying they’re not making enough money.
Trust me, they aren’t flying commercial. And they aren’t staying at Best Western hotels throughout the country.
But throughout the league, owners are docking their employees 10-25 percent of their salaries. The Lions just announced two-week furloughs. The Raiders want their employees to help sell tickets for a season no one knows will begin to stave off salary cuts.
Whatever.
Every NFL owner is a multimillionaire. Many have several hundred million. None are hurting financially.
Those making their employees pay the price for their desire to make more money should be criminal.
Jerry hasn’t done that. For that, he should receive a hand clap.
