Jerry Jones owns the Dallas Cowboys, that much is clear. He can do whatever he wants whenever he wants and there’s nothing anyone inside or outside the Star can do about that. He named himself the general manager upon the firing of longtime executive Tex Schramm andawon three Super Bowls and will likely maintain that title for as long as he lives.
That rules out former Cowboys quarterback and current top Fox analyst Troy Aikman from a job he seems to be posturing for in the NFL. In a recent interview with Dallas’ 1310 The Ticket, Aikman was asked about being the man in charge of personnel and was open about how he believed he could be successful in that role, but not in Dallas (via NFL.com).
Aikman was asked by 1310 The Ticket hosts if he could envision himself taking a player personnel role in the Cowboys’ front office and quickly shot down the idea, saying it’s unlikely Cowboys owner Jerry Jones brings anyone in in such a capacity, citing Jones’ being “real stubborn and steadfast in that he’s the one in charge.”
“I think in a lot of ways, until that changes, this team’s going to have some problems,” Aikman said.
The bullheaded approach has served Jones well in the business world. It may have served him well early in his tenure with the Cowboys, though how much control he had over the roster in comparison to his head coach at the time Jimmy Johnson isn’t really up for debate at this point.
With Johnson at the helm, the Cowboys took the league by storm by winning back-to-back Super Bowls. Ultimately, egos ran wild and Johnson left. Jones thought he had the last laugh when Barry Switzer came in and won the last championship this franchise has seen in the 1996 season.
Who’s laughing now? Nobody in the Metroplex, that’s to be sure. There is no franchise on earth that holds the same weight that the Dallas Cowboys do. Forget the Super Bowl, the Cowboys haven’t advanced past the Divisional Round since the 1995 playoffs.
Maybe Aikman will be a successful general manager as soon as next year, but it won’t be for the team he captained for more than a decade.
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