Jerry Jones Admits To Pulling For Redskins Over Giants
"We couldn't believe it - but we were hoping they would get the job done" said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones when asked if he was rooting for the Redskins to beat the Giants on Monday night.
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"We couldn't believe it - but we were hoping they would get the job done" said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones when asked if he was rooting for the Redskins to beat the Giants on Monday night.
The Dallas Cowboys barely beat two teams going nowhere and couldn't hang with Robert Griffin III in a loss during their three-game homestand.
Kudos to the crowd of over 81,000. They were lathered and loud. They booed when necessary, cheered Emmitt Smith's appearance on JumboJerry and even – unprompted, mind you – broke into a "Let's go Cow-boys!"
According to Jerry Jones, Demarco Murray is on track to return for the team's game on Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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"Well I thought we'd be better than this," said Jones. "I knew we were in a league that has a lot of competition, but I thought we'd be better."
Despite having his worst season as a starting quarterback, Tony Romo is 3rd in the NFL with 3,357 passing yards and is near the pace for the 1st 5,000-yard season in franchise history.
Dallas is now without both starting inside linebackers in Bruce Carter, injured in the third quarter against the Redskins, and defensive leader Sean Lee, who badly injured a toe last month.
Dallas Cowboys fans are a little jaded after Thursday's loss to the Washington Redskins.
2 signs of the Cowboys' Apocalypse on Thanksgiving at Cowboys Stadium: 1. Out of confusion, Tony Romo ran a quarterback sneak on 1st-and-10 with his team trailing 28-6; 2. Out of boredom, a female fan below the press box was actually knitting.
In what is becoming all to frequent, the Former Cowboys spit the bit. They consumed turkey chili, then proceeded to choke on it.
Robert Griffin III threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns, helping the Washington Redskins beat the Dallas Cowboys 38-31 on Thursday.
Thanksgiving is not complete without Cowboys football, but there is more to the game than just the score. It is also the official kickoff of the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign.
With injuries sidelining more Cowboys starters Jones told The Fan that Tyron Smith is "better than I thought he would be" referring to the high ankle sprain that took the left tackle out of the game Sunday.
Following the win against the Eagles last week Jones isn't ready to start celebrating being back in the hunt saying "we really shouldn't get all pumped-up and puff our chest out about where we are."
I don't expect much from the Cowboys anymore, that ship has long sailed. But like other fans, I occasionally get sucked back in.
Following the win over the Eagles in Philadelphia, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones tells The Fan how inspiring it is to see the team finally make some big plays.
Even as Czar Jerry's wall of arrogance and bluster held court after the victory, even he knew this was a complicated mix of accomplishment and more dreadful mistakes.
So why is Jerry Jones willing to let himself be drawn into conversations like this? Because which ever way the arrow is pointing, Jones likes to make certain the TV cameras are pointed at him and his Cowboys.
More than 20 years after undertaking the challenge of building the Dallas Cowboys into a multiple-time Super Bowl champion, Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson are continuing their endless campaign for credit.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked Tuesday whether he would ever step down as the team's general manager. The answer from Jerry was not at all surprising.
Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is keeping his focus on the next game, the way he always does.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he has "a lot of faith'' in coach Jason Garrett and dismisses reports that he might be interested in bringing in Sean Payton next season.
"There is a lot of people trying to come in and obviously they didn't know it was him, but once they figured out it was him they let him right in.
Czar Jerry reminds me of a Mort Sahl observation: "Washington couldn't tell a lie. Nixon couldn't tell the truth. Reagan couldn't tell the difference".
