Troy Aikman shares REAL Reason Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones Couldn't Get Along with Joe Buck

[@jimholder6656]

The biggest enemy to Dallas Cowboys' success is ... Jerry Jones!

[@rickjohnson1266]

He walked into Tom Landry's living room and fired him right there.

[@stevenfarley4738]

Great marketeer - terrible GM.

[@DoubleStar92]

💯,000,000%

[@hombre1965]

So true. Jones on his own has ruined the franchise.

[@ripgt8663]

actually it's ego and thats why jerry and Jimmie parted ways both had huge egos

[@randallcline1176]

The main reason that Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones couldn't get along is because of Jones narcissism.

[@wo8394]

Being a billionaire is a curse

[@user-kr4ow1go8m]

Correct

[@Spontaneous72]

Why hasn’t Dallas gone back to the Super Bowl? -Times change, football changes, but Jerry Jones has not changed.

[@CJCon885]

I think that it is the same reason that the 9er’s have not gone or have lost. I think they make massive investments in the QB position and get people that cant get beyond the playoffs, or are just too inconsistent. JMO.

[@somebody-by9ge]

Two words: Salary cap. There was no salary cap when the cowboys won three in four years in the 90's.

[@davidlynch1359]

@@somebody-by9ge Two words, you're wrong. Salary cap was already in effect when Switzer won.

[@markcorbett3807]

As an Eagles fan fan, I begrudgingly gave Aikman his due as a player. Since then, my Respect for him as a man has grown exponentially.

[@josephkelley8641]

Love Troy but never as NYG can.

[@markmurphy3739]

Yeah, I hated him when he played because I'm from Houston. He's always been humble and was a great quarterback.I guess I didn't really hate him.😊

[@pulsarlights2825]

The Eagles have fans? Who knew.....

[@jesses5463]

He's a privileged wh1te male. Absolutely disgusting!

[@MikeDavis-be8gf]

​@@pulsarlights2825Dallas haven't won shit since mc Donald's served the arch deluxe but keep talking dope

[@rogerdelillo2394]

As an Eagles fan i wanna thank Jerry for keeping the Cowboys irrelevant for 30 years

[@toddgaak422]

As a card carrying Cowboy Hater, I agree.

[@lee161a]

You read my mind. Jerry, thanks for screwing it up. Regards, All of Eagles nation.

[@dhruvadude808]

I'm a born-and-bred Cowboys fan and I agree with you

[@tammyroselong6831]

😂😂😂🫡

[@TheMilitant_1]

You maggot farmer!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@freethinker2350]

Jones won 1 super bowl after Jimmy left using Jimmy's players. No SB appearances in 30 yrs, no conference finals and 4 playoff wins last 25. Enough said.

[@douglasdixon524]

I like Jimmy Johnson but that team got the biggest boost from the Herschel Walker trade. Also, Jimmy won zero Super Bowls after leaving. Jimmy is good but he took over the Hurricanes after Schnellenberger got them their first national title. Easier to build off of that. Had a huge trade boost at Dallas and did nothing at the Miami Dolphins. Maybe they needed each other.

[@chrisruthford4492]

Really sad considering Danny White had five post season wins in his career.😂

[@NodakBro]

@@douglasdixon524Jimmy was 100% responsible for that Walker trade, and the subsequent draft picks that built the team. I’ll Give Jerry credit for hiring Jimmy and going along with his decisions for the years he did but that’s as far as I’ll go. Also Jimmy only coached in Miami for 3 more years, Jerry’s been a GM for decades and has run through like 6 other coaches in that time. Jerry is a parasite.

[@ryanc9888]

Jerry Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 for 150 million when they were losing money and had empty seats. The Cowboys as of today are worth 10 Billion making them the most valuable sports franchise in the world. At the end of the day Jerry Jones built the best economic machine in sports. Despite not making a Super Bowl in 30 years he’s been a massive success overall as the owner. When it comes to sponsorships, premium seating, merchandise, stadium (Jerry’s world) fan experience and revenue he checks all the boxes.

[@Riley_Mundt]

​@@ryanc9888All that means is Jerry has no reason to change. He will continue to get richer even if the Cowboys go 0-17.

[@donniedowner1686]

I have never forgiven Jerry jones for this.

[@johnnyverney7793]

I "was" a Cowboys fan from the late 70s...I am in my 50s......was diehard....My frustration and disgust w Jerry has totally eroded and drowned out my fanhood in the past 20 years...no emotional connection remains...

[@scottdavidson9963]

Cowboys fan since 1975. DIE HARD. Today, all pomp and circumstance and I don't pay attention to them any longer.

[@rabick62]

I agree, me too.

[@eac1235]

That's a shame. The league itself nearly drove me away. The overt help a certain team from the AFC East received and cheating that was hardly punished. It's ridiculous. I'm a Steelers fan and only in the last couple of years did I start watching again. I'd been a fan since 1974.

[@HughGard-rc7cc]

Jimmy Johnson was more popular and smarter than jerry..that's a death sentence in dallas..

[@markw208]

Without Jimmy the Cowboys have won 1 Super Bowl. It’s impossible for Jerry to say he is the reason the Cowboys won Super Bowls. 1996 was the last Cowboys Super Bowl win. For 28 years the Jones family has squandered the Cowboys and disappointed fans.

[@phillipweber6059]

And the one that Jerry did win without him had Jimmy's thumbprint all over it.

[@robwalker5426]

@@phillipweber6059 only thing that Jerry added to that team was signing Prime Time.

[@DFC-d1d]

That was Jimmy Johnson’s team. Barry Switzer was Jones’ college buddy, he was just taking up space.

[@josephkelley8641]

Wow, didn't realize the suffering of Cowboy fans i.e. that it'd been that long

[@eac1235]

​@@phillipweber6059And handprints!!! Lol

[@dariog36th]

Jerry Jones and Jerry Reinsdorf are both their own worst enemies to their franchises’ success. Both still riding high from their 90s dynasties and think the world owes them .

[@gilbertcarrizales7592]

The lesson here is if the owner’s first name is “Jerry”, then the franchise is in trouble.

[@dariog36th]

@ Jerry Buss wasn’t too bad. But yeah, Jerry Reinsdorf, Jerry Jones, Jerry Richardson. Pretty bad

[@pulsarlights2825]

Al Davis and George Steinbrenner come to mind

[@dariog36th]

@@pulsarlights2825 yeah Al Davis was another one that was clinging on to his teams success from the 70s and 80s. Didn’t do anything afterwards.

[@robertgarcia7024]

"Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones Couldn't Get Along with Joe Buck" I guess Joe Buck was very important for cowboys team chimsitry.

[@tomdallas3690]

I made a similar comment. Good stuff.

[@rockymypug]

Hell, most idiots today can't spell punctuation, let alone use it.

[@brucenuffer1653]

Yes, very disappointed. I wanted to know what Joe did to make them mad.

[@undertalefanyay5728]

For all the shots that Troy Aikman took staying in the pocket forever (and that’s when hits to the head were legal and encouraged) it’s amazing he is still coherent and intelligent.

[@eac1235]

A certain qb from the AFC East would have been through in 10 years had he played in the 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s.

[@jamessweet5341]

True enough. I suspect it most comes from being a big QB. He was always a tough guy. The Romo type is much more brittle.

[@mcgurkryans]

1st… I think Jerry has pivoted hard since Jimmys firing. He’s been extra cautious and patient for every single head coach that has passed through there. Too bad Jerry didn’t show even 10% of that temperance with jimmy.

[@josephkelley8641]

Classy for you to come here - acknowledge Jerry's change. Great men learn.

[@jay48538]

Jerry has been patient with coaches he can control.

[@Ramzblood]

Yeah. You only get one shot at Greatness though. Once you've had it and give it away, the Universe moves on. He's got to do find another way. Like hire a GM. The universe is like that. If you want that Greatness back that you gave away, you have come from a place of humility. Show what you learned. Wearing your decent like a badge of courage. Like George Forman, for instance

[@lookinforthe70s]

@@Ramzblood Yeah. People have to understand, there's a bigger purpose here than them.

[@ricktaylor749]

At that time I thought they would win 7 or 8 Superbowls

[@eac1235]

Might have had Jerry not fuc%$# it all up.

[@MrJeffrey316]

I was pretty upset at this breakup when it happened. I thought that both of these guys don't realize how tough it is to win, and this opportunity most likely will never come again. Too bad.....a shame.

[@MichaelRizzo-f2k]

Love Aikman classy man

[@apparaoapparao]

Thank you Jimmy for those three Super Bowls.

[@michaelreilly6447]

jimmy 2 switzer 1

[@xanzibar5374]

@@michaelreilly6447 Switzer had Johnson’s team

[@IDoBeSmarter]

If Switzer was using Johnson's team and it was that easy, why didn't Jimmy do it in 94?

[@apparaoapparao]

@ Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Ricky Watters, Merton Hanks, Deion Sanders, Ken Norton, etc

[@IDoBeSmarter]

@@apparaoapparao Why didn't they stop Switzer in 95?

[@mitchcollins2947]

I am an Eagles fan. I hope Jerry lives to be 100😅

[@dallas2vabeach]

God no😂

[@johnlermaqct]

200 😂

[@gw2955]

Don't worry. His son Stephen will carry on the Jones tradition of meddling in the coaches and acting like he's a football guy.

[@pulsarlights2825]

The Eagles have fans?

[@johnlermaqct]

@pulsarlights2825 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bigdaddycraze]

A lot of people don't know this: Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson were college roommates and teammates at U Arkansas. Imagine winning two SB's with your old college roommate and then firing him because your ego was too huge

[@bobl6139]

Not true it was Barry Switzer who replaced Johnson

[@bigdaddycraze]

@@bobl6139 Jones is the owner and fired Johnson. Jones hired Switzer to be the next coach

[@Bothrops54]

Jerry jones tried to make a point that he was the important one not Jimmy.. a pissing match that the owner well allways win but hes paid ever since...yeah...your the boss..Jerry. you weite the checks...thats more important for everyone to know than having a winning team.

[@philwilson7816]

100% AGREE

[@djsnyder001]

I was REALLLLY pissed when, in those days, the Cowboys cut Alvin Harper. I never understood the reasoning.

[@jerryholt1962]

Money

[@ronb7931]

That was the best team I’ve ever seen assembled, people forget that the defense was ranked even higher than the offense, it was #1 one of those seasons, I believe it was the 93 season.

[@dwknick33]

It was '92 but from 92-95 they were elite. The defensive line they had especially from 92-93 was tremendous. Such a deep rotation. Tolbert, Casillas, Russel Maryland and Haley were the starters. The second unit was no joke. It consisted of Jim Jeffcoat, Jimmie Jones, Chad Hennings and Leon Lett. People remember Lett for 2 big gaffs, but he was a hell of a player. LB's were fast and physical and the dbs were solid as well. So solid in fact that Darren Woodson didn't really crack the starting lineup much until '94. What an awesome team they were.

[@_DB.COOPER]

Those were great years! GO COWBOYS!

[@robwalker5426]

Jerry wouldn’t have never thought about trading Hershel for all those draft picks if it wasn’t for Jimmy. So yea everyone from the espn analysis journalists and even fans were going to give Jimmy the credit for assembling this team. You never hear The Hunt family, The Rooney family or any other owner acting like Jerry has been. Geez Jerry you own the team you hired Jimmy you had to approve of the trade and agree with the players that he drafted,traded or signed so yeah you was getting the credit but not like a coach or a player does. Jerry firing Jimmy prevented this team from possibly becoming like the patriots before the patriots 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JewandGreek]

The Cowboys won it in '93, '94, and '96 and barely missed a trip to the Super Bowl in '95, the first year after Jimmy Johnson left. I think it's fair to say they probably would have won four straight, and possibly five.

[@Blt-rr2lm]

I hope Mr. Toad keeps running the show in Dallas. He’s the master of crapping on his own carpet.

[@wingmannj]

was telling a close buddy who was a die hard eagles fan right after the big hershel walker trade, when the cowboys who were at the bottom of the nfc, not just nfc east but the whole nfc, that they'll be SB contenders for years to come because of that trade. he had high hopes for the eagles. i was a huge cowboys fan and tom landry loyalist but after jj bought the team and sent landry packing i hated them and was thrilled they went 1-15 that first year.

[@gothard5]

Anybody else find the title confusing? I actually thought this was about Jimmie Johnson and Jerry Jones not getting along with Joe Buck there for a few seconds. I figured it out after re-reading the title a few times.

[@BrockLanders]

As an Eagles fan, I hope Jerry Jones lives forever!!

[@RC-pk9it]

They would have been tired of winning SB's if only Jerry could see, now look at them😂

[@JClaus1221]

Jimmy made all the moves, made all the picks, coached all the players. The two championships are his, his coaches and the players. Jerry Jones was and is a rich guy who picked the right coach. One player kept them from winning it all in 1994. Deion Sanders. They corrected the issue the next year. A cardboard cutout could have won a Superbowl with the 1995 team.

[@justinmatangi6406]

The players were loyal and close...Prime defended Troy in public during an interview with Skip Bayless on his book that claimed Troy was gay. The rot starts from the top😢

[@darrenlocke5627]

As a cowboy fans, this team will never get back to that era because of Jerry jones. Think of the talent they have had over the years but he controls so much it’s detrimental to the team.

[@davester1970]

When I was a kid in the 70’s and 80’s, people forgot that Clint Mercheson owned the Dallas Cowboys. He let Tex Schramm run the team, Tom Landry coach the team and Gil Brandt run scouting. All he had to do was sit back and enjoy the winning. Sadly Jerry Jones is the polar opposite. His ego won’t allow him to hire competent people to run the team or hire a real head coach who isn’t a boot licking yes man.

[@MrNaturalSez]

"Jerry had a rule too... he owned the team." --Larry Lacewell

[@toddbradshaw9957]

Under the curse of Jimmy Johnson.

[@Bryanverde302]

That title is confusing

[@fbksakskier]

Used to be a big Cowboys fan. Now there’s not another team in the whole league that I enjoy watching lose more than the Cowboys. The single best thing to watch on TV is fourth quarter shots of Jerry Jones when they’re down by 4 touchdowns. The Cowboys will never have success in the playoffs until Jerry passes away. And that’s a good thing!

[@clightning9703]

The only thing that irks me about Troy is when he praises cheat-bags, Belichick & Brady. The Cowboys were an HONEST team that didn't need to cheat. Patriots depended on it. There's no comparison!

[@timbat4899]

Was a season ticket holder and was in the process of renewing for another year when I heard on the radio that Jimmy had moved on. Later in the week they mentioned Jones had actually fired him. Never bought another ticket and now hope they lose every game and have gotten my wishes many times. Who fires a coach that just won two Super Bowls? Only someone who is insane or has an ego problem.

[@rondoughhowell6442]

Well hiring a guy's ex-College Football Coach that he hated after Jimmy was let go must have Grinded Aikman gears for sure

[@jamessweet5341]

I find it totally unsurprising that no one has mentioned Switzer here.

[@soonergiant65]

It’s a shame how most younger football fans have no idea how great Aikman was.

[@B44SB66]

I thought he was going to reveal the real pivotal point in the collapse of the relationship between Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones . After the second Super Bowl victory, Johnson, and a number of other people were sitting around a table partying and Jerry Jones came up and tried bud in and the people at the table, pretty well ignored Jerry, and made him feel slighted, and so he went to the bar and started drinking, and a reporter was in there, and this was the point where he told the reporter that he was thinking of changing coaches and it escalated from thereafter it got out into the media and when they both got back in Dallas, Jimmy was furious and had a meeting with Jerry and they cemented the resignation

[@pretzelogic2689]

And Jimmy Johnson had the class to never express any animosity over the situation. He wanted to go boating off the coast of Florida. Right. Instead of going for 3 in a row. Right. That is sportsmanship.

[@truthseekerv1318]

I think that was the excuse because Mr. Ego Jerry Jones basically forced him out and wanted to be GM...while Jimmy Johnson wouldn't accept that. Jimmy wanted control over getting players..and the fishing was just the excuse.

[@jeffmejia3556]

Interesting comment about Belichick. Once Belichick lost Brady and went beyond ‘just coaching’ the team went south and hasn’t been the same.

[@mclovin9678]

What a shame! That team had so much talent, they could've been a force to reckoned with for a decade.

[@jasonpdsi]

I clicked on this because I thought the title suggested Jimmy and Jerry couldn't get along with Joe Buck LOLOL

[@NodakBro]

I’ve been a Cowboys fan since the 2nd grade, that year I followed them on their 1991 Super Bowl run and I was hooked. After the last Super Bowl it has been a non-stop rollercoaster of incompetence, underperformance, delusions and disappointment. Nothing will change until Jerry dies.

[@thejohnboatfaithfishingand8078]

As much of clown show as it is now, when Jerry does pass away, the real circus begins when Stephen, Jerry Jr, and daughter Carolyn begin fighting for control.

[@johnlermaqct]

Niner fan here , thank you Jerry for holding your team down.

[@_HMCB_]

I wasn’t there so I don’t know, but looking back objectively at the cowboys since then, how can anyone, including Troy, think that Jimmy was the or a problem?! My goodness.

[@say11911]

When Jerry bought the team in 89 they were 3-13 the year before and had only made the playoffs twice in the 80's. Gone was the dominance of the 70's where they made it to the Super Bowl 5 times. They were under significant debt and unlikely to get better quickly. Jones made major changes and the Cowboys were back in the Super Bowl winning in 93, 94, 96. They don't do that without Jerry.

[@utherpendragon4227]

“Let’s watch….” (Roll clip, world class offensive line mows everyone out of Emmitt’s way) yup, that’s what I remember about Dallas winning ways.

[@Skipp28TN]

It’s like this in every walk of life when you get a gold standard team. It’s tough to keep together because of pay scale personal eval and ego. Football bands sales fortune 10 firm

[@MrKastaway66]

Ha! The headline made me think JOE BUCK was the one they couldn’t get along with! 😂

[@RoofDoctorsJoanne]

Monster Ego's....that's what made them great & made them part ways

[@tomdallas3690]

Grammatically incorrect title.

[@toddgaak422]

Right? It reads like they couldn't get along with Buck. 😅

[@rondoughhowell6442]

Success sometimes creates egos

[@apparaoapparao]

Reportedly; Jimmy hardly ever left the offices when he was leading and coaching the Cowboys…sacrificing his marriage for the team.

[@tomsreviews238]

Jimmy keeps his boat down in the Keys. I wonder how much time he spent fishing when he was coaching the Dolphins?

[@TheRacerG]

Should tweak that title a bit. Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones couldn't get along with Joe Buck?

[@fredericoterrell5160]

WOW An I formation Pro Set What a Novel Idea 💡 Everyone gets involved Coaches Have to Coach 😊

[@ButchFaust]

WEIRD ! In the early 90's the Cowboys owned the NFL and were on their way to 6/7 Super Bowls ! The BRUISING steam rolling OL sticks out to me ! This feud is like Al Davis / Marcus Allen monkey wrench to end 80's Raiders Dynasty ! Ego Jealousy !

[@tacobill70]

I find it very difficult to believe that Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones didn't get along with Joe Buck. Joe Buck just seemed like the nicest guy

[@morrisparrish76]

Ditka Thought he could win without Buddy Ryan!……….he never did!

[@manuelvpr]

well, actually, Jerry was right, they fired Jimmy and two years later they won again, a third championship in just four years, the Cowboys were that good. but after that, it went all downhill from there. They could never repeat that quality of a team. They were all amazing players, in both, offence and defense.

[@vernonhurley1300]

The cowboys spotted the 49rs 21 quick points in the championship game and but for the pass interference that was NOT called on Dion Sanders when he held Irvins arm down they would have went to three in a row.

[@samuelzamora7197]

Lifelong cowboys fan...thru thick and think, but, definitely not myopic, I can't stand Jerry Jones...he is THE problem. Crap rolls downhill and we cowboy fans have rolling in it since Jerry fired Jimmy. Troy is spot on and wholly underrated.

[@yotoober1]

Ya let it slip by Jerruh... You an Jimmuh could of done some great things together... a couple more Bowls won... You guys had the best OL in the history of the NFL... Emmitt gets 5 yds a carry before he even gets touched that's how big Larry Allen & Co. would open holes for Emmitt...Oh well... 😏

[@yotoober1]

Larry Allen still the strongest OL ever to play and he played 30 years ago He could bench 705 lbs. It's on KZbin look it up

[@patstevens7159]

Title has nothing to do with the video.

[@lookinforthe70s]

As a non expert football owner. You defer to the expert football coach and let him do his thing. The whole fault for that situation going left, was Jerry Jones. Troy Aikman said the absolute truth. But it is well known. And has been for 3 decades.

[@dwainholloway5730]

Troy is the man !

[@RAJohns]

What could have been is as lame a question as there is, because what could have been can be applied to what if the team hadn’t been sold to Jerry Jones in the first place?

[@turdferguson2839]

Jimmy built the team, and Jerry wanted all the credit. Jerry wanted more attention and more control, and the cowboys have been average ever since. Aikman was lucky to be on that team, he was an average qb and never would've won anything without those other guys.

[@leisuresuitlarry8311]

They way Jerry Jones unceremoniously fired Tom Landry pissed off alot of people. Not saying he shouldn't have just that he could have done it with a lot more class. Firing Jimmy is unforgiveable and I haven't watched a Cowboys game since.

[@blackthought6133]

Jerry and his EGO !!! He couldnt stand to see Jimmy get the shine ✨ it was killing him to see Jimmy get the pats on the back

[@captainroastabotch5300]

The possibility of Kansas City being the 1st team to 3 peat pisses me off to no end. They will be regaurded as The best team to ever play because of 3 Superbowl wins in a row & I will never except that. Because it should have been The Cowboys& Im a 49ers fan.

[@RB12377]

Real reason he left was he saw Troy showering with a strange man

[@rbuswell]

And the main reason was Jerry Jones' stupidity (and the Vikings). Add to that; the Cowboys were so good for so long was the Herschel Walker trade which many say Jimmy Johnson made happen. They built a team that everyone wanted to play for with the players they received via draft picks by giving up Walker. The rest was gravy. Herschel was a really good player. But no front office can give up an entire Pro Bowl team for him and still win. And the Vikings didn't!

[@NickCager]

@1:19 ... I remember watching this live and thinking... why the Hell is the owner taking over the spotlight!? Jones destroyed this dynasty.

[@davidstick9207]

It is simple...nothing more needs to be highlighted. Jerry Jones REFUSED to honor Jimmy in their "circle". The NFL recognized how great of a Coach he was enough to put him in the HoF. Only then...did Jerry pretend to give credit. It killed him. And now...all in baby...to show who runs the team.

[@theycallmehoipilloi1867]

Considering they came back and won a third SB after missing the year before, one would have to seriously think that not only could they have won 3 in a row, it could have been 4. Nobody will ever know of course because injuries sure do happen in football, as just one reason why they might not have, but it could be argued that they sure could have.

[@markjones4358]

Damn!!! I MISS those days. I am increasingly hating Jerry Jones for ruining my teams history!!

[@cliffordnewell2445]

Together, Jones and Johnson ruled the Super Bowl. Apart, they never won again.

[@_DB.COOPER]

But Jones did win again, he won with Barry Switzer at the helm.

[@r3d5ive87]

So confident but so incorrect.

[@oldgoat142]

@@_DB.COOPER Barry won with a team built by Jimmy. The pieces were already in place. Jimmy and Jerry had to rebuild from practically nothing because the team had declined so much. That's no disrespect to Barry, or even Tom Landry who was still coach when the Cowboys were sliding into third tier. It's just fact.

[@_DB.COOPER]

@@oldgoat142 you should really study the Cowboys more. Barry won a Super Bowl, Jimmy wasn’t there. Barry inherited some players just like EVERY new coach in NFL History does. I suppose you’re going to tell me he coached them the same and ran the same plays as Jimmy also. Jimmy inherited Hall of Famer Dan Marino, how did that turn out?

[@oldgoat142]

@@_DB.COOPER Marino's best years were behind him. He went to the super bowl twice with Shula, who had been coaching since the mid-60s, but they couldn't finish the job. That kind of thing happens. Not even close to being the same situation. Good try though. Just like every coach, sooner or later the game passes you by, or you simply get burned out. You want cowboy history? Okay. Barry managed to piss off A LOT of players, especially key players like Aikman, Smith, and others. Go back and watch some of their old interviews. Jerry and Barry banged heads just like Jerry did with Jimmy. Colossal egos do that. The difference is they couldn't put aside those egos enough to keep the dynasty going. Ditka and Ryan in Chicago should've had a helluva run. They didn't because they couldn't co-exist. Let's talk a little more history. How long did Barry last? That's what I thought.

[@frankshannon3235]

And now the Cowboys live with The Curse of the Jimmy. Much like Boston lived all those years under The Curse of the Bambino. If there is a parallel then Dallas can expect it's next Super Bowl win around 2082. My grandchildren will probably live to see it. There is one thing. The Cowboys are the only team in the history of the NFL to win a Super Bowl (1996) without the benefit of a head coach. Jones was the author of amazing success for a few years and then the author of dismal mediocrity for a generation. Whatever he is or isn't he is an American original. Despite the fact that his football team hasn't won a second round playoff game in almost 28 years his Dallas Cowboys is the most valuable sports franchise on Earth and by a lot.

[@quinn-tessential3232]

Misplaced modifiers are such fun. Who knew that Joe Buck had a feud with Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones. 😆 I think what you were trying to say is, "Troy Aikman shares with Joe Buck the REAL reason Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones couldn't get along."

[@toddlane4086]

It's Jerry Jones fault. He is single handly the worst thing the cowboys have. His overwhelming desire to be more than a rich dude and interject himself into daily and game decisions has been the best weapon against the cowboys. The Achilles heel, he has had great coaches and staff and fucks it up trying to be the leader and final say.

[@coreysmith1972]

Jerry couldn't handle the fact that Jimmy got all the credit for their success, in his mind he was living in Jimmy's shadow and that will eat up a narcissist like Jerry. And now look at Jerry, 30 years later and he's still getting in the way of the team's success.

[@josephkelley8641]

Joe Buck's the same way - he'll sacrifice self for the good of the broadcast, on air partner, always respect Joe so much.

[@josephkelley8641]

As far as Troy goes, it really speaks-to the trickiness of a championship. How everything has to fall the right way: Injuries at a minimum (esp season ending), everyone sacrificing (Troy coulda broken every QB records that exists if it was just about Troy). Team before everything. Same with Tom Coughlin's 2008 and 2012 spectacular NYG championships - everyone working together. That's why I get this long stretch by the NYG (some teams have never won it all). I said back then if we never win another Super Bowl - I'll live in happiness remembering THESE two most recent NYG rings. And the next one will be here soon enough, and probably one right after that.

[@retiredjetjock657]

Any other GM performing on the level of Jerry Jones as would have been fired decades ago. Jones is the problem. He's the naked emperor no one in the Dallas organization has the balls to point out.

[@rembrandt972ify]

Troy: I was so great...

[@rudyhernandez3616]

TRUE COWBOY!!!! Aikman was GREAT I don't believe all the talk about him having a O-line made him good. The ball still has to placed where it has to be place.

[@armybeef68]

I didn't know Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones couldn't get along with Joe Buck.

[@sweetroscoeful]

Like Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson, I too, can't get along with Joe Buck.

[@AtSafeDistance]

Did you happen to catch the Family Feud episode where Joe was on with his family? it is so classic JB that you probably won't believe this when I tell it and I won't blame you. He's on there with family, mostly if not all females, I think it was all females and him. Now as we all know he has all the time in front of the camera to do whatever. His female family, obviously do not; so it comes down to they need an answer where the whole family talks it over and then their leader, Joe, gives the answer. They come up with a winning answer and all Joe has to do is hand it over. Bang! They win! The girls look smart, get their moment in the sun. NOPE! Joe vetoes the winning answer and supplies his own, cause you know, Joe knows better than anybody else. Now he could have just given over their answer, right or wrong, let them have their moment. NOPE! Lol, Joe gives his own answer which is wrong! But wait my friend: this is Joe we're talking about. Its not over. He doubles down and does the same thing again and again, is wrong! And their answer is right. *the last part I think is right, but maybe I just remember it that way, I am sure others will confirm or deny but I think he did it twice. :)

[@AtSafeDistance]

On second thought: perhaps I should have asked if you were either spouse to: or one of the girls ( I'm old, can't see your picture) that was done that way by JB? it would explain why you can't get along with him. :)

[@markrani3302]

It's cuz Jimmy wanted to use hairspray and Jerry insisted on gel

[@MoparMissileDivision]

I'm not a Dallas fan but it is obvious that Jerry Jones was stupid for not doing anything it took to keep Jimmy Johnson as Cowboys head coach! You can have the best players in the league at every position and unless you have a good head coach who knows how to bring his players together as a team you are not going to win!

[@MrsBlaileen1]

The hubris and arrogance of Jerry Jones has been costing the Cowboys for 3 decades now. Jimmy was the last coach to stand up to Jerry and exert some real power. Parcells wasn’t on the same level. Instead, a country club atmosphere pervades that whole team, thanks to Jerry. It’s a circus.

[@mikekenney1947]

Fact is no one can coexist with Jerry Jones. If you want to be a successful leader you must let your team members claim ownership of that success.

[@mikemccormick8115]

Troy is no one to talk bad of anyone.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

Jerry Jones ruined what could have been one of the greatest dynasties. I think they win 3 more Suoer Bowls in the 90s if Jimmy Johnson wasnt fired.

[@kevinbrennan-ji1so]

Jerry Jones gets most of the blame, but I think BOTH men's egos were to blame for the divorce. I'm no fan of Jerry nor am I a hater of Jimmy, but though Jerry made the final call, I'd make a healthy wager that Jimmy did his share of pushing the rift.

[@AtSafeDistance]

I would bet it went more like that Jimmy simply refused to back up any. I doubt he pushed. MHO.