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DMN poll: Dallas fans endorse Jerry Jones as Cowboys owner
By JEFF MOSIER
Staff Writer
Dallas Cowboys fans are confident in owner Jerry Jones and his new head coach despite a losing season and dashed hopes to become the first team to play a home Super Bowl.
A huge majority expect to see the Cowboys return to the Super Bowl within five years, and they support having used tax dollars to build the new stadium in Arlington. But as for next Sunday’s big game there, Texans are split on who’s going to win — the Green Bay Packers or the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Those are the among highlights of a statewide poll by The Dallas Morning News on the matchup and a flurry of off-the-field issues as North Texas braces for widespread attention generated by Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium.
A large chunk of Texans — about 65 percent — say they plan to tune in, half watching intently but almost as many saying they mostly will be socializing.
As for the Cowboys, the results suggest that most fans don’t blame Jones for his team’s collapse, and they say rookie head coach Jason Garrett was a smart hire.
After advancing to the second round of the playoffs last year, the Cowboys started the regular season losing seven out of eight games and finished with a 6-10 record.
In the poll, 58 percent of Cowboys fans said Jones was doing an excellent or good job as owner. That’s higher than his nearly 50 percent approval rating from Texans overall.
“No matter the criticism he [Jones] might have taken in the press or anywhere else, more people seem to think he’s doing a good or even excellent job,” said pollster Mickey Blum.
Garrett, who replaced head coach Wade Phillips at midseason, fared even better. Nearly three-quarters of Cowboys fans said he was the right choice to lead the team.
Blum and Weprin Associates Inc. of New York conducted the telephone poll Monday through Thursday of Texas adults, 45 percent calling themselves Cowboys fans. The margin of error: plus or minus 3.5 percentage points overall and 5 percentage points on the fan results.
Geri Martin of Fort Worth gave Jones high marks, saying he often unfairly takes the blame when there is a letdown.
“If you don’t win every year, if you don’t make it to the playoffs every year, people need a scapegoat,” Martin said. “And he’s the biggest scapegoat.”
Mike Evans of Coppell agreed that Jones is a good owner but said he should step aside as general manager. He said that elevating Garrett to head coach was a wise move.
“He knows the team, and they know him. The team will buy into his system.”
Rich Dalrymple, Cowboys vice president of public relations, said he couldn’t speculate on how the poll compared to the organization’s expectations, but he said the team appreciates the feedback.
“The standards have always been very high for the Dallas Cowboys, and so is our commitment to meeting those,” he said.
By JEFF MOSIER
Staff Writer
Dallas Cowboys fans are confident in owner Jerry Jones and his new head coach despite a losing season and dashed hopes to become the first team to play a home Super Bowl.
A huge majority expect to see the Cowboys return to the Super Bowl within five years, and they support having used tax dollars to build the new stadium in Arlington. But as for next Sunday’s big game there, Texans are split on who’s going to win — the Green Bay Packers or the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Those are the among highlights of a statewide poll by The Dallas Morning News on the matchup and a flurry of off-the-field issues as North Texas braces for widespread attention generated by Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium.
A large chunk of Texans — about 65 percent — say they plan to tune in, half watching intently but almost as many saying they mostly will be socializing.
As for the Cowboys, the results suggest that most fans don’t blame Jones for his team’s collapse, and they say rookie head coach Jason Garrett was a smart hire.
After advancing to the second round of the playoffs last year, the Cowboys started the regular season losing seven out of eight games and finished with a 6-10 record.
In the poll, 58 percent of Cowboys fans said Jones was doing an excellent or good job as owner. That’s higher than his nearly 50 percent approval rating from Texans overall.
“No matter the criticism he [Jones] might have taken in the press or anywhere else, more people seem to think he’s doing a good or even excellent job,” said pollster Mickey Blum.
Garrett, who replaced head coach Wade Phillips at midseason, fared even better. Nearly three-quarters of Cowboys fans said he was the right choice to lead the team.
Blum and Weprin Associates Inc. of New York conducted the telephone poll Monday through Thursday of Texas adults, 45 percent calling themselves Cowboys fans. The margin of error: plus or minus 3.5 percentage points overall and 5 percentage points on the fan results.
Geri Martin of Fort Worth gave Jones high marks, saying he often unfairly takes the blame when there is a letdown.
“If you don’t win every year, if you don’t make it to the playoffs every year, people need a scapegoat,” Martin said. “And he’s the biggest scapegoat.”
Mike Evans of Coppell agreed that Jones is a good owner but said he should step aside as general manager. He said that elevating Garrett to head coach was a wise move.
“He knows the team, and they know him. The team will buy into his system.”
Rich Dalrymple, Cowboys vice president of public relations, said he couldn’t speculate on how the poll compared to the organization’s expectations, but he said the team appreciates the feedback.
“The standards have always been very high for the Dallas Cowboys, and so is our commitment to meeting those,” he said.
