Want to see some depressing statistics?
Here’s a sobering thought:
Since the Jimmy Johnson – Jerry Jones split occured, now beginning to approach two decades ago, a Jones-led Cowboys team has managed to improve its record from the previous season just FOUR times.
Two of those occurences came with Jerry in a limited capacity when Bill Parcells was head coach. Another came with Bill Parcells’ roster and assembled talent and was mainly the result of a full year with Tony Romo as the starting QB.
The only other time? 1998, with Chan Gailey as a first year head coach, rebounding from the disastrous Switzer regime.
Every single other year (that’s 11 seasons, for those of you at home slightly intimidated by basic math), the Jerry Jones Dallas Cowboys have either gotten worse or failed to get better from their previous campaign. Here’s the full list:
1994 12-4
1995 12-4
1996 10-6
1997 6-10
1998 10-6 IMPROVED
1999 8-8
2000 5-11
2001 5-11
2002 5-11
2003 10-6 IMPROVED
2004 6-10
2005 9-7 IMPROVED
2006 9-7
2007 13-3 IMPROVED
2008 9-7
What does this data indicate, trend-wise?
Consistent backsliding at a fairly alarming pace, interrupted by brief periods of managerial competence that has a short term boosting effect, but in the long term is diluted and eventually the positive aspects of the new administration are eroded.
There’s only one constant through all this.
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Props, Smitty. That brings to light just how horrible we’ve been when Jerry Jones runs the football side of things. It also accentuates the fact that we will never again improve as a team until Jerry once again steps completely out of the way, and let’s a true football mind run that side of the organization.
Posted by Iamtdg | May 27, 2009 10:31 amContinuity, baby.
Posted by todd | May 28, 2009 6:03 amI love the sarcasm. Continuity would only apply if it were used across the board.
Hire me a real head coach, and we can go from there.
You must post at DCC.
Posted by Iamtdg | May 28, 2009 8:36 pmYOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF TRAITORS
Posted by Matt | May 31, 2009 11:52 amLOVING YOUR TEAM THROUGH THE ROUGH AND THE BAD TIMES
Posted by Matt | May 31, 2009 11:53 amMAKES THE FAN…YOU PEOPLE ARE DISGUSTING
JERRY YOUR DOING FINE BRA…ITS THE TEAM THAT NEEDS
Posted by Matt | May 31, 2009 11:54 amTO STEP IT UP AND I HAVE ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD THAT THEY WILL
No. Blindly supporting the ownership and management of a team even when the status quo has proven it’s completely ineffective is what’s disgusting. Jerry is not doing fine. He has not won anything when he is running the football side of things, and he’s the one that scouted, drafted, and signed this team you refer to that needs to step it up.
Posted by Iamtdg | May 31, 2009 2:12 pmYes… we’re “traitorous” for pointing out how this team has been shitty since Jerry took over and Jimmy left.
Haven’t won a playoff game since 1996…. but our GM is doing a good job. Riiiiight.
Not sure why I’m bothering…. the fact that the post is all caps means that the poster has the IQ of a cucumber.
Posted by mschmidt64 | May 31, 2009 7:54 pmYou faggots quit spamming up Dallascowboys.com. Nobody wants to read your stupid blog. And No! I didn’t come hear to read it. I came here to tell you how lame you are that you have to spam. You might as well be a tow-truck driver or a telemarketer.
By the way, get a life.
Posted by Justin | June 1, 2009 11:20 amI’m going to have to assume that you’re one of the Jerry votes in the SB poll.
Just a guess.
Posted by Iamtdg | June 1, 2009 11:31 amNobody has spammed DallasCowboys.com with anything. You are confused.
Also, what’s wrong with being a tow truck driver? It’s a damn fine way to make a living…
Posted by mschmidt64 | June 1, 2009 3:03 pmSpam in blogs (also called simply blog spam or comment spam) is a form of spamdexing. It is done by automatically posting random comments or promoting commercial services to blogs, wikis, guestbooks, or other publicly accessible online discussion boards. Any web application that accepts and displays hyperlinks submitted by visitors may be a target.
You don’t know shit about anything, do you?
Posted by Justin | June 2, 2009 5:34 amYou two ferrys prolly right this blog laying side by side in bed with your matching laptops. The time is now, be a real fan.
Posted by Justin | June 2, 2009 5:41 amYeah, we right it alwrite.
Posted by Iamtdg | June 2, 2009 8:31 amOh, and I type up those comments, so nothing about them is automatic. By the way, it’s nice of you to come back and visit. It really shows dedication on your part.
Posted by Iamtdg | June 2, 2009 8:33 am