Barry Switzer leaves the Dallas Cowboys (1997)

ESPN news segment about Coach Barry Switzer leaving the Cowboys in 1997.

[@Chopan8809]

1:00-1:05 he rips that super bowl trophy out of Barry's hands

[@rog9601]

yes I noticed how odd it looks, no matter what the intentions.

[@Chopan8809]

@@rog9601 Yeah it was like "shut up and give me the trophy" and he rips it away from him.

[@MrDirtyd405]

He fakes him Jerry acts like he’s gonna shake his hand then snatches it 🤣 protect the ball Barry!

[@zacharyfrank4723]

Jerry Jones hubris was at an all time high after that Super Bowl, as a Cowboys fan, I can tell you he deserved all the humbling he got over the following years

[@CountryboyBOB]

Barry did what he needed to do kept his mouth shut for the most part and let the team win he actually was the perfect coach for the situation.

[@ZhangtheGreat]

I know what you mean by "kept his mouth shut," but of course, if we take that more literally, Barry didn't keep his mouth shut. To this day, he has some of the best soundbites in NFL history, from "we gonna do it baby" to "drink RC Cola and double date" 😆

[@TheAlfrulz]

5:00 - Imo, the #1 reason why the Dallas dynasty collapsed- the advent of free agency and the salary cap. Also, all the drama they listed here in 1997 was probably the reason why they passed on Randy Moss in the 1998 draft. Jerry Jones was making an effort to clean up the tarnished image of the Cowboys and the controversial Moss was too risky, especially if he paired up with Michael Irvin. Their first round pick, Greg Ellis, had a good character grade coming out of North Carolina and had a nice career in Dallas.

[@rog9601]

That is correct, Moss was a risk, and also along comes the hiring of Coach Gailey, an opposite of Barry.

[@ronniebishop2496]

And even Troy Aikman was trying to coach the cowboys. Who fell apart after Switzer left and haven’t been back since.

[@Mark-xl1ze]

The last Cowboys head coach to go past the 2nd round of the postseason.

[@ZhangtheGreat]

You know what? Credit where it's due: nobody could've handled such a "no-win" situation the way Barry did. He knew coming in that, if he lost, he'd be blamed, but if he won, Jimmy Johnson would've gotten the credit, and he just didn't give a damn, especially after he got a Super Bowl win out of it.

[@brianswanson9881]

Too bad it was Jimmy Johnson's picks and trades that got Switzer his only Super Bowl Ring.

[@cjcolzie826]

@@brianswanson9881which is literally what the guy above you said 😂😂😂

[@redmustangredmustang]

But in the end, the Cowboys needed that discipline which Barry did not provide like Jimmy did. The one smart thing Barry did was not mess with a good thing and sit behind the scenes and let the Cowboys do their thing.

[@edwardmalone5257]

Switzer resigned January 9, 1998.

[@kenberry8504]

Ever since Jimmy Johnson, Jerry Jones keeps selecting coaches that he can control, rather than bringing in a competent coach and then get the hell out of the way.

[@rog9601]

That is correct Ken. Great Managers hire those who are skilled and get out of their way, let them do what they do best. Jerry did that in his early years of ownership and look what success they had. But ever since........ :(

[@michaelleroy9281]

Since 1997 Jones has run out of college friends to hire as his coach

[@TheAlfrulz]

What about Bill Parcells in 2003?

[@robogreek3157]

Except parcells

[@Geese88]

I’ve always said jerry jones is the best and worst thing to ever happened to the cowboys

[@jamesy4003]

Barry just drive Jimmys bus / Jerry is still looking 25 years later

[@rog9601]

oh the agony and torture, I know.

[@ronniebishop2496]

And that wasn’t easy, nobody else has done anything.

[@rafaelsale6364]

@@rog9601 As long as Jerry Jones still owns the team, nobody will.

[@williamstocker584]

The last cowboys coach to win a super bowl everything went downhill for a few years after Barry left especially 2000-2002

[@rog9601]

The time during 2000-2005 was all experimental, looking for a QB too.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Those 3 seasons were all 5-11 years

[@phillyfan-182]

Chan Gailey got fired after losing in the playoffs in 99

[@jordansanders4854]

Switzer should have resigned after the Super Bowl win in '95. Definitely should have after the Divisional loss to Carolina in '96 when it was obvious the Super Bowl run was over. He could have at least avoided being around when the bottom fell out in '97 and probably would have been remembered more fondly.

[@brianswanson9881]

Jimmy Johnson quit. He didn't get fired. Winning Coaches DO NOT get fired. Jimmy was tired of Jones's meddling and taking credit of Johnson's work (cuts and trades). It was Johnson's team that won the XXX Superbowl Troy Aikman agrees.

[@russketcher5400]

If Jones would just get out of the way....

[@jessiehenry5405]

They Won Super Bowl 30 Because Of Neil 'O Donnell And This January 9th 1998

[@lufknuht5960]

I think that Switzer was a great coach, & that he was treated shabby in Dallas. "Caretaker coach" IMHO is baloney

[@dogpd3]

Should’ve never dumped switzer. the coaches after him were awful until Parcells came in

[@jeffs3752]

Jerry's "established system" hasn't won anything. Jerry's the problem.

[@thomasprince7487]

fresh and new path to not win in 28 years

[@zacharyfrank4723]

Everything about that team was In disorder