Aside from tortured Dallas Cowboys fans, no one has likely felt the team’s perennial playoff disappointment more than owner Jerry Jones. It is Jones who has seemingly pulled out all the stops to turn Dallas back into a marquee team with a roster worthy of contending for the Super Bowl.
Yet again, all he has to show for it is a 48-32 playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers that was never all that close.
After Sunday’s defeat, Jones spoke to the gathered press contingent. Actually, scratch that. Because he was so rattled, Jones could only describe the Cowboys’ latest failure as “painful” and “beyond comprehension.” He couldn’t even discuss Mike McCarthy’s potentially shaky future as the head coach in Dallas. (He’s probably already made his decision about McCarthy, anyway.)
Phew.
Jerry Jones with a lot to say, including that "he's floored" by Sunday's loss to the Packers but hasn't thought about what it means long term for anyone, specifically Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott. pic.twitter.com/H8tkEJYxOE
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 15, 2024
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he has not yet thought about head coach Mike McCarthy’s future for even one second.
On being eliminated at home to the Packers, Jones said, “This seems like the most painful. … This is beyond my comprehension.” pic.twitter.com/aLxvaQzQqq
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) January 15, 2024
If a team owner looks and sounds beyond depressed about one playoff loss, you can bet your bottom dollar a lot of upheaval is on the horizon. And Jones, much more than most NFL owners, should be expected to deliver on such a notion.