How Jerry Jones screwed up the Cowboys dynasty with Jimmy Johnson | The Colin Cowherd Podcast

Former NFL Head Coach and Cowboys DC Dave Wannstedt and Colin discuss Jerry Jones admitting that he "f****d up" in handling his relationship with former Dallas HC Jimmy Johnson. Dave also recalls the moment that the relationship went sour, the inside story of the day that Jimmy said he was leaving, and where the relationship stands now. Download the full podcast here:
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00:00 - Start
02:50 - How Jerry pissed off Jimmy
04:30 - The moment Jimmy wanted out
07:10 - Long-term consequences of the feud
09:00 - Their relationship today
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[@lxf9914]

"We won BECAUSE OF Jimmy. We won IN SPITE of Barry" - Emmitt Smith

[@wyatthill6252]

Barry Switzer has a ring because Neil O'Donnell threw straight to Larry Brown....TWICE

[@charlesciminera5881]

Are you serious? Try being a giant fan I wish Jerry Jones owned our team this guy knows talent period I would trade idiot phony ass Wellington Mara for Jones any day

[@matthewgabbard6415]

@@charlesciminera5881 And yet the Giants will probably win another one before Dallas

[@charlesciminera5881]

@@matthewgabbard6415 I hope so but let's be honest Dallas is closer at this point

[@nothanks3590]

@@charlesciminera5881 NY has won 2 SB's not too long ago... Jerry hasnt come close to a SB since 1995. so not sure why you are complaining.

[@hollybeat6901]

Jerry is the reason this team has been what we have seen the last 27 years...

[@Read1Timothy2]

No, the reason Dallas Cowboys are where they're at. It's because Jimmy Johnson built a Dynasty and Jerry jones fired him And they haven't won anything since Jimmy's team was broke up. Switzer won with Jimmy's team.

[@TempeSoldier123]

Jerry Jones deserves EXACTLY what he’s getting now and what he’s gotten the last 25 years.

[@briandavidson1946]

@@IWannaUnaliveMyself he never gave Bill control. Bill wanted to cut certain players. He could not. That includes T.O.

[@s.clinkscales2430]

8in

[@dansiglersr.9144]

@@IWannaUnaliveMyself p

[@8ashman]

true

[@cwstewartjr1973]

@@briandavidson1946 why would you cut TO?

[@ellisonlowrimore7751]

I’ve said this for years!! 46 year Cowboys fan here!! He has NO BUSINESS being the GM!!!

[@muhammadshakoor8745]

@Ellison I feel you, for me 57 years a fan and "He has NO BUSINESS being the GM!!!"

[@glennw9927]

100% correct.

[@anthonyhicks8224]

I have always said, "Love the Owner, hate the GM."

[@Mike-jw5pm]

Same here man. 38 years and counting 🤬😩

[@virnan]

Go back to your boiled peanuts

[@raybowles8587]

There is a saying, "Pride comes before a fall." Cowboys fell when Jerry pushed out Jimmy Johnson. They have never been the same. You think Jerry would realize by now, he can't coach.

[@markmontenaro8218]

You just went biblical,,, nice

[@onlytruth777]

He doesn't care ! ... As long as he's drawing all the media attention & news revolving around 'HIM' , he'd rather lose this way , than win any other way ? ! ... EGOMANIACAL ! ...

[@kevinm.8682]

He's not trying to coach, he just wants to control everything. He's unwilling to bring in experts who can draft, experts who can coach, and experts who can discipline. This team is very poorly disciplined. They know that Jerry has the final say, so they don't fear getting cut by a coach. Jerry needs to hire a strong coach, get the F out of his way, and let the man bring him championships!

[@rudimwongozi2169]

Jerry Jones is a modern day Al Davis (of whom I think Jerry was an admirer). His method achieved great success in the beginning but at some point it all falls apart. Because whenever an owner has too much control over the day to day football operation it's bound to fall apart.

[@dougfredricks2017]

Black and Gold fan here but truly respected what Jimmy 🏈 Johnson brought to table as Coach in Dallas. Jerry could screw up a One 🚗 funeral. 🙄

[@jpman9795]

Every cowboys fan knows Jerrry Jones screwed the dynasty when he fired Jimmy Johnson...and after he just won a SB for him. Who the hell does that? Probably the worst blunder any owner has ever made for his team. Jones gets to live with that mistake every year when the cowboys disappoint us once again.

[@dorianwright7537]

Jerry th boss of the bulls did the same thing to Jackson,Jordan

[@jpman9795]

I know right????

[@l.u.rehuher3714]

@@dorianwright7537 you're Welcome to your Jerry's World

[@petersonofleo11]

I think 90s Cowboys win 1 more Super Bowl in the 90s if they don't fire Johnson. I bet Brett Favre is forever grateful with Jerry Jones ego because I doubt the Packers win a superbowl in the 90s with Jimmy leading the Cowboys since they were his biggest nightmare. Broncos vs Cowboys superbowl in 97 and 98 would be epic since it was Elway on a mission.

[@charlesciminera5881]

Then how come they won with Barry Switzer?,Did Jimmy jonhson engineer herschal walker trade or did Jerry? Did Jimmy draft all that talent or did Jerry? Every yearcowboys eithie win division or come close would you rather have idiot owners of the Giants?

[@michelleschultz472]

Switzer won with Jimmy's players. Don't ever kid yourself. Those were Jimmy's players.

[@speedracer2336]

Troy was the real coach!

[@yoshit9819]

Jimmy won at UM with Howard's players. And he should have had at least one more national championship but was out coached at the fiesta bowl. That's just the way it is

[@sirjer73]

@@yoshit9819 what are you talking about. He didn't get out coach Penn State barely had 100 yards of total offense. Miami outgained them by a 3 to 1 ratio. Testervade threw 5 picks and Miami still had a shot to win the game. They won the following year and beat OU in the title game. That OU team from 86- 88 was 33 and 0 against college football and 0 - 3 against Jimmy Johnsons Canes. The following year after they lost a lot of high-end talent to the NFL. They got hosed at Notre Dame coached by that clown Lou Holtz . Either Cleveland Gary scored on a touchdown or was down on the one yard line. Of course the call went to the Irish and the Canes lost 31 -30, going for a 2 point conversion. The Canes finished number 2 in the polls. After Jimmy left to take the Cowboys job Dennis Erickson took over and won National Titles with Jimmy's players in 89 and 91. FACTS AND YOU ARE WELCOMED!!!!

[@coltonstringer507]

So we're in agreement that Mike Tomlin sucks

[@Ynkno]

yeah. still a great coach though

[@thelakeman5207]

It's all about Jerry, not the Cowboys. That's the problem.

[@johnmanning4097]

Exactly who ever heard of the owner having all the Press more than head coach that's ridiculous

[@omegaman6770]

It’s all about Jerry’s EGO !! Which is as large as the state of Texas !

[@oldmansilas559]

Colin has said it many times. It doesn’t matter how good you are. You cannot overcome bad management. Jerry is a bad owner from the football side.

[@unbiascowboy1537]

Ehhh I mean not many owners can say they had as much success with their teams as much as Jerry has. I think the message here is pride comes before a fall. It’s so easy to become prideful and arrogant when everything is going great that you forget everything and everyone that got you there because you start thinking you were the only reason for the success. The fall of man makes you rethink everything. I think we all go through that falling state, it’s just it took Jerry damn near 30 years to actually get it lol.

[@mitchelll3879]

You can overcome bad management: won't last long, and most management is this way, you get it done in spite of them

[@oldmansilas559]

@@mitchelll3879 You’re making my point. It won’t last long, as you said, and in the case of the Cowboys. It’s been 26 years

[@glennw9927]

We agree but for different reasons. The issue since the 90’s is Jerry the GM. Horrible as GM which is the real problem.

[@oldmansilas559]

@@glennw9927 Yep, and this is the reason why I don’t look for the Cowboys to do anything but struggle through the season. Then go one, and done in the playoffs.

[@MrFf00]

They had the most talented team in football history and Jerry fucked it up

[@Oooyessbro]

Stop it lol they were good but stop it lol

[@greenmother1960]

they were deep with talent 92-96

[@anthonyhicks8224]

You forgot , "Peroid".

[@ZhangtheGreat]

I won't say Jerry didn't, but he shouldn't get all the blame. That Cowboys dynasty was at his peak right at the start of the modern free agency period, and free agency can gut a team pretty quickly.

[@efrain21460]

The most talented team who said that

[@ac4185]

One thing that gives me joy every year is when the Cowboys around week 4 or 5 start taking about how they got the best team and are going to win the Super Bowl. Then see Jerry’s face after the playoff loss. 😭😭😭😭. He deserves it.

[@terrypaulson5945]

Yeah I get sick of hearing by week 4 or five "here comes America's Team" and listening to all those high paid broadcasters spouting it is now their time. And you and I know after watching football for 50 years you start to see the weaknesses and "they don't fix it" and it then shows up in the end. I bet heavy on GB because SF showed me that Dallas had no run defense, Bills too, and they did not fix and I bet on Aaron Jones to run rapid Also Dallas front and LB's are to small for running teams. Everybody banged the table how good their pass rush was BUT watching every SB winner or run up for 50 years had/has balanced teams in all phases. Results showed yesterday

[@oldhef9927]

You hit that one pretty good buddy 😅 as a 40 plus year fan myself that's a good assessment 😅

[@ac4185]

@@oldhef9927 My dad is a huge Cowboys fan. He is beaten down 😊

[@raiderjohnthemadbomber8666]

I've never been a Cowboys fan, but I disliked Jerry when he fired Coach Landry in such a disrespectful fashion. Yes they needed fresh blood, but he didn't have to spill it to get there.

[@johnyb9884]

Agree. Tex Schramm included

[@hitek9too255]

Landry had to go. The game passed to him.

[@Catman-ke2dx]

the owner only sold to jerry if he would fire landry. He might have also wanted it done that way. It was part of the deal made with jerry.

[@raiderjohnthemadbomber8666]

@@Catman-ke2dx Like I said before, I agree that the game had passed Landry by. My issue is the way that it was done, it was disrespectful to one of the gods of football. I witnessed this in RT.

[@dwightlove3704]

I will never forget the tirade by Michael Irvin after he heard Jimmy was leaving the Cowboys!!!!!

[@anthonyhicks8224]

Either I forgot about this or I never heard of this. Do you have any info on this??

[@Samuelfish2k]

@@anthonyhicks8224 and no reply…

[@milwaukeejt7483]

@@anthonyhicks8224 Yes, Irvin was very upset. At one point he publicly stated, "You fire Jimmy, you fire me." If I remember correctly, Troy Aikman calmed him down.

[@anthonyhicks8224]

@@milwaukeejt7483 Thanks.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@anthonyhicks8224 There was some footage of this I will try to find it.Irvin was asked about the Cowboys and he said that they could have won 5X Super Bowl titles and imagine if they had RANDY MOSS!!!!

[@TheJCFan]

The worst part is that Jones has been hearing fans for decades asking him to step down as GM and let someone else handle the job and STILL refuses. Thats a huge ego. He cares nothing about that team. If he did, he would do what is best for IT instead of himself.

[@dougsmith3821]

Jerry don't care about shit but money. He's a great money guy and he could still be that guy if he'd just get a GM and a fuckin disciplinary coach and stay outta the media

[@GQ-jv9uw]

True he wants the glory

[@3912James]

Then it's time for the fans to divorce themselves from the Cowboys....but 85%-95% of the fanbase would rather subject themselves to the dysfunction that Jerry created and support this franchise no matter what than deal what's in front of them.

[@uncleroams279]

Seen this ten thousand times on jobs. Instead of owners, supervisors, and managers staying in their lane and teaching and coaching, they punish, bully, fire, and write up people to their own detriment. Hire the best to do the job, then get out of the way. Micromanaging kills organizations.

[@pepopepo553]

I did not know it but im here for this comment

[@Thedirtyginger]

It’s even more absurd when micromanagers at firms don’t have a widely known reputation for being bad managers and luck out by hiring one of the best and brightest only to have that person quit and take a similar gig at a competitor all because said owner/micromanager was too ‘busy’ and unavailable. This of course is after the new hire becomes frustrated when no one will show them the processes and ways to efficiently do things as is the norm for that particular firm. Said managers also are usually Ill tempered and often resort to yelling obscenities, especially so if they are women.

[@therealivydawg]

The owner of my company does this as well.

[@peterchase5198]

Ego kills productivity

[@joebussen5034]

@@Thedirtyginger HA HA HA, had me until "Women". I'm shocked the Woke Police haven't come for you.

[@artistaprimus7080]

Its sad to hear how pathetic and insecure a grown man, Jerry Jones can be. Jerry's ego has to fill the room or the stadium. Bribing the media to attend hus press conference. Jimmy should have told Jerry to stuff his gesture. The silly bastard threw away a great team and coaches for the attention he craves so dearly.

[@francisdashwood1760]

What you described is the reason why Jerry is a billionaire in the first place!

[@omegaman6770]

Artista your last line was SPOT ON ! “ The silly bastard threw away a great team and coaches for the attention he craves so dearly ! “. 👍

[@INYB]

His insecurity has manifested into millions of dollars of anti aging remedies

[@mauriceanderson5780]

@@francisdashwood1760 RIGHT NOW HE'D PROBABLY TRADE THOSE BILLIONS FOR A S.B.Ha ha ha.

[@mauriceanderson5780]

@@omegaman6770 yes it was.SILLY RABBIT.WELL YOU KNOW THE REST.

[@redbed1604]

No one but Jerry Jones would fire the Head Coach after back to back Super Bowls.

[@cwc8979]

Facts!!

[@Catman-ke2dx]

he didnt fire Jimmy lol Jimmy Quit and wouldnt come back. He just irritated Jimmy to the point Jimmy no longer wanted to coach for jerry.

[@tonsouth]

As a 49er fan, i was incredibly grateful that Jimmy was pushed out by Jerry. The Cowboys had in my opinion one of the best pass rushers in (ex 49er) Charles Haley (5 time Superbowl winner) and man, that O-line opened massive holes for Emmitt. This team could not be stopped. IMO, Steve Young could not win a Superbowl until Switzer took over. Jimmy was a coach who always upped the standard and pushed his players to greatness. But taking a team to multiple Superbowls takes its toll and when you have a meddling owner the pressure can get to you. Bill Walsh also retired a few years early because of the pressure of winning.

[@jackduncan5442]

If Jimmy Johnson was not FIRED, I believe Dallas would of 3 peated. But yall had a great team in 1994, they 49ers wouldn't have gone down without a fight.

[@briancusack4386]

@@jackduncan5442 Once again Jack, I agree with you.

[@greenmother1960]

@@jackduncan5442 those cowboy-niner games were epic!

[@ericdavis1809]

Excellent post, Owen. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Young and the Niners would finally get their Super Bowl once Jimmy left. Indeed, it came to pass.

[@jlaudiofan1984]

@@ericdavis1809 you know the hero when the 49ers took on the cowboys happened to be named Eric Davis

[@vegashdrider]

Jerry is the new Al Davis, trying to win a modern game with an outdated philosophy. Dak is not Troy Aikaman, Zeke is not Emmit Smith, Cooper is not Michael Irvin, and his meddling with the coaching has become destructive. You either keep in step with the times or the times pass you by

[@mauriceanderson5780]

I like Jerry.He make BOBO THE FOOL,LOOK COOL.GO GET NOMO.HA HA HA.

[@mauriciokrebs2913]

Al has been actually a coach and knew the game. He made mistakes, but no comparison

[@omegaman6770]

Exactly right Doc ! And as for Jerry being able to get 500 Head Coaches to win a Super Bowl coaching the Cowboys it hasn’t happened yet ! Can’t count Switzer as it was Jimmy’s team ! So Jerry has had egg on his face for over 25 years now ! The yokes on him ! But us Cowboy fans are bearing the brunt of it !! Thanks a lot Jerry !! 🤬

[@dwightlove3704]

Former Niners Owner Eddie DeBartolo said this yrs ago Jerry wanted to be like Al Davis.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@omegaman6770 The Cowboys could have been what the Patriots are now.Aikman&Johnson could have been what Brady&Belichick are right now.I once asked this as a fantasy question who would win the Super Bowl between the Cowboys of the '90s and the Patriots of '00s and beyond and they Cowboys have a YOUNG RANDY MOSS in their stable?????

[@OxCart78]

Jerry is finally realizing this? Wish he would sell the team and get out.

[@lk5388]

The jones will never sell the team. Its a cash cow if they go 0-16. Their only hope is jerry finally gets out of the way and hire a proper gm and coach that takes care of everything and have it written in their contract the jones just chills in the owner's box.

[@treymiller4373]

@@lk5388 The only problem is Stephen Jones is just like Jerry. There’s not another NFL owner who loves and craves the limelight and attention like Jarrah Jones!

[@briancusack4386]

@@lk5388 Someone like Sean Payton.

[@redbaron779]

No one who has the money; want the team. This is not the Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, or the Buffalo Bills. This is the Dallas Cowboys the price tag would start at $6 .5 billion and them they must have enough cash reserves to operate the team for 2 years without revenue. So another $2 billion. Then all potential owners have to approved by the NFL owners.

[@rkwittem]

@@redbaron779 indeed it's not. Those teams are actually well run

[@jimwynn6421]

I was a cowboy fan from 1969 until around three years ago. The reason that I am no longer a Cowboy fan has everything to do with Jerry. I have to say that my love for the team started waning when Jerry axed Jimmy. I never got over it and neither did the team.

[@Jen195152]

You took the words right out of my mouth!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@048et012]

Those 90's teams should have 4 straight Super Bowls.

[@shawnmoore1726]

You right and 6 all together!!!

[@superfly19751]

100%

[@hitek9too255]

5 at least.

[@bigpapa1470]

This is one of the biggest organizational chokes is sport history. They could have easily had 4 Super Bowls in a row, maybe 5.....

[@johnsradios484]

Sometimes you only get one chance to get it right, the cowboys had it right and Jerry Jones decided to stir the pot.

[@willielittle9301]

Allowing Jimmy to leave was a big mistake by Jerry. At least Jerry is finally admitting that error. Jimmy believed in the ONE VOICE rule but it could not have worked long term with a strong A-Type personality and charismatic and flamboyant owner like Jerry Jones. That ONE VOICE rule should have been SHARED.

[@3912James]

We got hoodwinked yet again.

[@greenmother1960]

jimmy didn't leave. jones chased him away!

[@BillF1967]

There’s a clip of Mark Schlereth on a talk show from years ago talking about the Cowboys will never win another Super Bowl as long as Jerry Jones continues to make himself the focus of the team and undermines the head coach. Still true to this day.

[@NovaRedBaron]

The problem with the Dallas Coyboys can be summed up in five words: Jerry Jones' big fragile ego. He wants the Cowboys to be all about him instead of the team. When the team or the coaches get more attention than he does he interferes in order to bring the spotlight back on himself. His ego leads him to believe he knows better than everyone else. Cowboys fans deserve better.

[@trailerparkcryptoking5213]

I can sum it up in ONE word! NARCISSIST ‼️

[@johnsharpe6411]

The 91-95 Cowboys won because they had the best offensive line in the league and one of the best defensive lines in the league. The lesson of this was never learned and never even acknowledged. The short resurgence when Parcells arrived was because he reemphasized the lines. But when he left the lines were ignored again. The Cowboys got lucky in 2016 and they ended up with the best offensive line in the league and Elliott had his best year but the O-line was allowed to fade again, so the Cowboys faded again.

[@anthonyhicks8224]

Agree 1million percent with you. Plus, he never got a good replacement or great backup for Tyron Smith after the Altanta Falcon game.

[@Duval-Dame]

Yes that offensive line was solid.

[@ericdavis1809]

Excellent points, but I would NEVER (to quote Chris Jericho) discount the impact of 'The Big Three' (Aikman, Emmitt and Irvin) on the Cowboys Super Bowl years. Without a doubt, guys like Erik Williams, Leon Lett and Mark Stepnoski were major-league contributors in the Cowboys resurgence, but it was the Aikman, Smith and Irvin engine that made it all go.

[@kevinpayton2664]

Don't forget 2014 and Demarco Murray. He set the single season Cowboy record for rushing yards and why? Him and the o-line.

[@bryanvoigt9977]

Kinda like the Eagles now. Best O and D lines in the league. There’s a reason they say the game is won in the trenches.

[@tfp0052]

I was, past tense, a Cowboys fan since 1966. They played the great Green Bay Packers in the title game. I was in the 5th grade and that year was my introduction to pro football. I watched the Cowboys religiously every year until a few years after Jimmy Johnson left the Cowboys. They simply became abhorrent! They were painful to watch! Jerry Jones and his boys have tried year after year to duplicate Jimmy Johnson's brilliance and failed miserably! Their teams are but a pimple on the butts of Landry's and Johnson's incredible teams! I really wish Jerry Jones would admit defeat and sell the Cowboys! The Cowboys may be able to rise again, but not under the Jonses! For sure, I will NEVER return to the Cowboys until the Jonses are gone!

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

I'm pretty much in the same boat. I hung on as a fan up to about the Bill Parcels years but that was it for me. I stopped watching ALL NFL games and concentrated on college football and basketball instead. I have no regrets about that, although I am surprised at just how much has happened in the league in my absence.

[@aitonadoni1021]

Did you become a fan of another team? I am where you are at, and I kind of like the Bengals. Is it possible to switch teams, after 45 years for me? I feels like it is bigger than a religion change. What are your thoughts?

[@lookinforthe70s]

I feel this same way. Word for word. Except I was a fan since '77.

[@HiNRGboy]

I've been a fan since '90-'91 season so I've been through the amazing early to mid 90's teams but I completely understand why you've all given up, it's been a train wreck for the most part, with a few interesting years here and there up till now. Those few years where they were doing so well post-'95 is what has kept me going as a fan.. It's not like every single year has been bad at all. If every single year were abysmal then I'd have left a long time ago, but no, there's been plenty of good years, they just have come short in the playoffs but it's not like they're the only team that does that and there are far worse teams..look at the Washington Commanders for instance!! How would you like to be a fan of that awful team. I'm still a fan and proud of our past accomplishments.. I don't believe for one second that they'll never rise to the top again either. I respect your decisions to stay away, but I can't do it, love them Cowboys too much even with this long ass drought!!

[@HiNRGboy]

@@aitonadoni1021 bro you can be a fan of whoever you want, I totally get it believe me haha. I've tried to before myself but just couldn't do it, too much passion for the Cowboys. I love this team regardless of the past 20+ years of mediocrity. One day they'll be back in the Championship game! I know we all miss the Landry and Jimmy Johnson years, they were truelly something special for sure.

[@charlieg4732]

The day Jerry got jealous and said bye Jimmy 🖐🏻 Cowboys been a disaster ever since

[@jaredwatt9846]

As a eagles fan, i love jerry thinking he smarter than everyone else

[@kmjr2400]

As a Cowboys fan, I'm glad I'm not an Eagles fan, but you have a point

[@jaredwatt9846]

@@kmjr2400 at least we not Cleveland fans huh

[@kmjr2400]

@@jaredwatt9846 LOL Good one, and I totally agree! 👍

[@CB-vt3mx]

Funny how Jimmy never needed Jerry, but Jerry needed Jimmy, yet Jerry is convinced he is the secret ingredient. That is a textbook description of narcissism.

[@jimmysapien9961]

That is Crazy - very interesting

[@yousircantknow8987]

This is why Jimmy was sooo good in Miami. And everyone lived happily ever after.

[@dsc5754]

The curse of Jimmy Johnson remains with this current team 😅💯

[@willymcmasters52]

Jerry wanted to be the next Al Davis but even AL let John Madden coach now Jerry more resembles Al on the back of Al career

[@johnnyewing8608]

WILLY JERRY COULD NOT HOLD ALS NUTS

[@willymcmasters52]

@@johnnyewing8608 oh I know I’ve been a life long raiders fan I was just making the point that Jerry wanted to have his hands in everything like Al . He should of just let Jimmy run the the team instead of trying to over rule Jimmy

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Exactly!!! Same exact kind of ego as Davis but without a tenth of his knowledge about the game and the league.

[@pick2568]

Again with his team building analogy, here's one For years Oakland took on the misfits and the older experienced players and won a couple of super.bowls. Jimmy built the Cowboys on trades for players who fit a need or that he tried to recruit as well as his Miami players. He also found players that were exceptional but unappreciated by their coaches.

[@jeromeflowers5297]

Thank you for posting this video! I would definitely give this video an A grade. As a lifelong Steeler fan I remember the Cowboys in the early 90s, also the Herschel Walker trade that started everything. I have never never been a Cowboys fan, but I will say this, Dallas was about to dominate the 90s, yes they were. Jimmy Johnson was a football guy that knew how to evaluate talent and I believe he got a little frustrated with Jones' meddling and Dallas has yet to recover from this breakup.

[@ericdavis1809]

Great analysis: Nailed it!

[@abelcastro4477]

They where the team of the 90s. 3 out of 4 super bowls. Championships. But yes they could have had more no doubt

[@kevinpayton2664]

Yep, never recovered.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

I find it interesting that they talked about how insular the front office is for the team today and how they don't listen to outside voices. Ironically that is what killed the Landry Era Cowboys as well. At one point they were innovative in a way that nobody else had been and they were doing things that nobody else had done and Landry taught and invented defensive and offensive schemes and sets that nobody else had ever done. And then they stopped innovating and they refused to bring in outside help in the scouting department and on the coaching staff and the first thing that it tanked was the draft classes that were coming in and then it started causing problems in the offensive and defensive sets. The difference between then and now is that Landry and Schramm and Brandt recognized that they had a big problems and were starting to take steps to try and fix things. You see that when they hired Paul Hackett to come in and run the offense in 86. Before Danny broke his wrist in week 9 that year Dallas had the number one rated offense in the league. Of course Pelleur put an end to that. The last draft of the Landry Era produced a HOF player in Irvin a multiyear Pro Bowler in Ken Norton Jr and a solid multiyear defensive lineman in Chad Henning. Other players were already on hand as well like Kevin Gogan and Nate Newton who would help anchor that offensive line in the 90s. I'm not saying they were going to take the team back to the Super Bowl but I am saying they were trying to change. Now though.... Jerry just keeps doing the same shit over and over again and expecting a better result. That's the definition of insanity. It's also the mark of a leader without his own creativity or ability to innovate.

[@dwightlove3704]

If Jimmy was still in Dallas during the '98 draft Randy Moss would've been catching laser beams from Aikman.

[@ericdavis1809]

Jimmy Johnson was the Vince Lombardi of his era, IMO. Jones was an excellent businessman with great foresight on the business side, but it was Jimmy who should get the Lion's share of the credit for rebuilding the Cowboys, IMO.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Hell Coach Landry contributed more to the rebuilding of the team than Jerry Jones did.....

[@grandpavanderhof]

The Lombardi of his era!?!?!? Lombardi in 10 seasons won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls. The only equality between the two is the Super Bowl totals, after that it's ALL Lombardi. Lombardi NEVER had a losing season. He only lost ONE playoff game in his coaching career. Remove the 6 playoff wins in the two Super Bowls the Cowboys won and Johnson is 3-4 in the playoffs.

[@RichardLStagg]

Colin you hit the nail on the head with Jerry. I have been blogging on every media outlet how Jerry has found a winning combination financially with fielding a mediocre team for 27 years. Without paying a game changer type player (non drafted); again Amari withstanding. Jerry whether he knows it or not cannot duplicate the blueprint that Jimmy and Norv established. Now that his team value is 8B I don’t think he cares if they win another SB. He is a business man first and a football owner/fan/ football guy second. He figured he can field a mediocre team year after year and still be the richest sports franchise owner in the world. This all coming from a fan of the Cowboys for 50 years. I know the boys.

[@dallascowboys1683]

If Jerry would and would’ve just stick to the businesses side of the Cowboys, we’d have 7-8 Super Bowls if not more. It’s frustrating!

[@melanietatco1838]

And the Niners, which are my favorite team, have won 1 SB, had 3 SB appearances, and 6 NFC Championship game appearances since then

[@ebg5062]

A lot of people ask, what would have happened had Jerry swallowed his pride and let Jimmy be Jimmy? The answer is to point to the Patriots. Belichick grinds Kraft's gears to no end, but Kraft swallowed his ego, mostly avoided butting heads with Bill, and the rest is history.

[@dwightshealey8288]

Barry Switzer was a little bit over his head? The dude tried to carry a gun on a airplane!!

[@jamest681]

500 owners could have won with that team.

[@paddle_shift]

Dave story also applied to Jason Garrett. Julius or Felix Jones had a bad game and Garrett said that his performance was unacceptable and may not start the following week. That was on Monday. On Tuesdays Jerrys press conference Jerry was asked about Jones performance, Jerry said he would start. Didn't care what Jason said the day before. Jasons nuts were removed and had 0 change of succeeding as a head coach.

[@richardbuse228]

I am surprised that Bill Parcels lasted as long as he did at Dallas. I couldn't believe he took the job in the first place. Jerry Jones is the real flesh and blood incarnation of Mr. Burns from the Simpsons.

[@michaelsupernor4682]

Actually that's Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild.

[@djquinn11]

@@michaelsupernor4682 : Excellent Supernor, excellent...

[@keithmurray3827]

Fuck Parcells - he didnt really do shit in Dallas

[@rickeykindred2342]

Bill Parcel was just riding the coat tail of jimmy Johnson's team

[@TheLocalLt]

@@rickeykindred2342 no he wasn’t it was a decade later and they hadn’t made the playoffs in several years. Parcells first year he made the playoffs with Quincy Carter at QB…

[@kevinstaggs5048]

I met Dave Wannstedt at Jason Taylor's HOF party. He's a really nice guy that enjoys talking football. Jimmy Johnson and Dan Marino were arrogant jerks. Larry Csonka was the most friendly and gracious man there.

[@robertolongoria7037]

I’m so glad to say I turned my back on the cowboys in 1996 🙂

[@calvintillman9250]

So did I. We knew what the outcome would be.

[@greenmother1960]

so did i, and said they wouldn't win another super bowl for a long, long time....

[@shortyg1018]

Yeah last year was my breaking point, if Jerry doesn't care then why tf should I? Look at the Dallas Mavericks to see an owner that actually gives a fuck and is actually passionate about the game, I wouldn't want anyone but Mark Cuban as the Mavericks owner because he's done a fantastic job 20 plus years but Jerry? It's time for him to GO...until then, I've delegated Cowboys games to "background noise" while I do more important shit around the apartment.

[@anthonyhicks8224]

I'm almost there guys, but not yet.

[@dannythorne7143]

Me too.

[@gelmashni1]

Jerry Jones should take a page out of the Robert Kraft's playbook: if you have the resident genius in the NFL coaching your team, let him do his job and don't interfere. The Cowboys could have had so much more success than the early 90s if Jones' ego didn't get in the way.

[@marctricomi2775]

Jerry's been paying for that folly for over a quarter century now.

[@stuksy4321]

and his team's fans

[@mauriceanderson5780]

And i love it.

[@tfp0052]

We've all been paying for it! Jerry just keeps being Jerry!

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

No Cowboys fans have been paying for it. And to think so many fans were ready to burn Coach Landry in effigy after just 3 years of losing football and 5 years since we had been in an NFC Championship. How many fans now would be thrilled the team had been to three NFC Championship in a row within the last decade compared with the shit we got instead? How many fans would be thrilled the team had won a Super Bowl within the last 12 years compared to being almost 30 years since the last one?

[@allencampbell8322]

Jerry Jones is an embarrassment to the NFL

[@stevelewis9993]

And Dallas fans

[@kensalazar5066]

Not really, yes from a football team/ playing n GM stand point. But he's revered by all upper NFL Management for his efforts to make the league better..

[@allencampbell8322]

@@kensalazar5066 To make the league more money

[@Bey11ktb]

Cowboys would have won 5 and maybe 6. Jimmy would have never passed up randy moss

[@jackduncan5442]

I say 4 or 5. Jimmy never would of been in Dallas regardless to take Moss. Also he passed on Moss in Miami.

[@sirjer73]

@@jackduncan5442 Jimmy left the U after the88/89 season to take the Cowboy job. Dennis Erickson would've been the coach at that time period. Moss signed with FSU but got kicked off the team.

[@briancusack4386]

@@jackduncan5442 Well said, Jack. I agree with you.

[@joelgalvan8358]

Not good enough,this moss, kid

[@briancusack4386]

@@joelgalvan8358 Lol!

[@justinrogers8080]

5 Super Bowls at the minimum. 92-95, and 98. Maybe a repeat in 99. Dallas almost went to, and would have won, the Super Bowl in 94, and Jimmy would have drafted Randy Moss. The one thing that Jimmy staying would not have stopped would be down years in 1996 and 1997. Regardless if Jimmy had left or not, the one thing that he wouldn't have prevented is injuries. More specifically the big injuries that hurt Dallas for the 96 and 97 season were TE Jay Novacek's back injury, causing him to miss all of 96 and retire after that, and Emmitt's various injuries during those 2 years. The "370 Rule" was eventually going to catch up to Emmitt, regardless if Jimmy stayed or not. But nonetheless Jimmy would have drafted Moss, and that would have gotten Dallas back to being an elite offense at the end of the 90s. The ironic thing is that if you go look at the 98 Cowboys offense's stats and compare that to the 97 Vikings, they are very similar. From PPG to individual offensive stats they are very close to each other. Moss would have done the same thing for Dallas as what he did for the Vikings. Regarding the other side of the ball, the defense was actually good for the rest of the decade, giving up only 15 ppg in 96, and 17 ppg in 98 and 99. They didn't need much more help, though Jimmy getting Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor to Dallas would had made them that much better.

[@saj8]

I argued with a Cowboys fan about that when the Cowboys were having issues with getting into the endzone for a while. Novacek was the key to that offense.

[@briancusack4386]

Justin Rogers: I like the way you broke things down, but what makes you think Jimmy would have drafted Randy Moss? As Coach & GM of the Miami Dolphins, Jimmy passed on Moss.

[@justinrogers8080]

@@briancusack4386 that is a very good point. He did pass on him by trading the 19th pick away while Moss was still on the Board. I think doing that was the move that Johnson did with thinking of the best interest of the Dolphins. They had already drafted a WR in the 1st Round a year prior in 97, so probably didn't feel the need to draft another WR in the 1st Round two years in a row. I think if Johnson was still in Dallas then he would have made the move that would have been in the best interest of the Cowboys, and I believe that would have been him drafting Moss.

[@briancusack4386]

@@justinrogers8080 That's fair. You could be right. As you noted, in '97 I think he drafted Yatil Green for the Dolphins. Unfortunately, I believe injuries derailed his career.

[@ricflair7603]

Whatever you don’t know

[@robertacker2764]

That's an understatement.... this franchise will never win again.

[@keith4826]

49er fan here…. I hope Jerry lives to be a 100 years old and keeps doing what he is doing. Sorry for the older Dallas fans. Do not give a 💩 about the others.

[@williemclean3224]

This is what happens when the owner thinks he’s a coach. The Vikings are calling it collaborating. I call it owners wanting to run the team. Jerry ruined a dynasty.

[@brotherskeeper2253]

Pride will destroy a kingdom. I've never seen an owner who would sabotage themselves more than Jerry Jones. You have to be crazy to be a Cowgirls fan as long as this dude is owner

[@samsonelliott5962]

That same pride destroyed the Seahawks.

[@greenmother1960]

@@samsonelliott5962 exactly, you got Beastmode and on the 1 yd line and you throw tyhe ball so lynch won't get the glory for scoring the winning touchdown after he refused to talk to the press. i wonder was that carrols idea or gotohell's (goodell)

[@shortyg1018]

@@greenmother1960 Hell I'm a Cowboys fan and even THAT pisses me off, I can only imagine how Seahawks fans felt.

[@TL2354]

Cowgirls? You’re the opposite of clever and original

[@jlh4jc]

Jerry: I screwed up! I should have never pushed out Jimmy. I also need to reevaluate the operation so we can get back to the Super Bowl Reporter: So is hiring a GM in order? Jerry: I'm Jerry Jones, the owner, president, and GM of the Dallas KayBoys!

[@robertpetricko4846]

Congratulations Coach Johnson on Your Over Due Induction into Canton. Also Thank You for all You did for Football and the Dallas Cowboys. It was one Hell of a Ride

[@jwbjpb1338]

Jerry Jones is like the guy who follows a civil engineer around and after the engineer retires Jerry thinks he is a Civil Engineer. He followed Jimmy Johnson around and then Jerry thinks he can do that too. 25+ years later we are still waiting for a REAL football team in Dallas again.

[@jdtractorman7445]

Jerry is the same guy that sold more tickets than what was available for seats in the stadium for the super bowl game, remember that everyone. It's just so disappointing to think what could have happened if Jimmy was just left alone to coach without outside interference.

[@TL2354]

Don’t tell people what to remember

[@hesavedawretchlikeme6902]

I was a kid in the 1960s. Always a Dallas Cowboys fan. I used to go to Cowboys games when their home field was the Cotton Bowl Stadium on grounds of the Texas State Fairgrounds. In the days before the internet: I knew the name and position of every player on the roster. I was present for the first home game at the new Texas Stadium in Irving. Basically when Jerry Jones released Texas Schramm as GM, and fired Coach Tom Landry in the manner he did...I stopped being a cowboy fan. For a few years, I became a die hard New Orleans Saints fan. Now in this woke, Kapernick kneeling era. I am one of these men that doesn't watch or listen to pro football anymore. Sad, the league is just a picture of a spoiled bunch of grown men that have no loyalty, and no honor. Much a picture of who we as a society look up to.

[@greenmother1960]

what you are loyal to and what you honor says volumes about how closed and how scared of your own shadow you are. par for the course for those who wait to be told what and how to think WAKE UP!

[@patrickmcclelland4551]

I was with you till the Kapernick thing. The nfl handled it wrong.they should've let the players kneel. Jerry is one of those who won't let them. Kapernick is a man of honor, you're wrong about that.

[@bruceward97]

Great interview

[@hermanwoods1584]

100 % in agreement and concur with Michelle's statement that Barry Switzer won the Cowboy's last Superbowl appearance from Coach Jimmy Johnsons roster.

[@michaelhuffman6429]

Never liked Jones, firing Coach Landry, when he fired Johnson, the Cowboys have never been the same. I believe had Jones not done his meddling, the Cowboys could of easy won 3 more Super Bowls.

[@TL2354]

Could have

[@frankieclayton9303]

Jimmy Johnson keeps proving Jerry Jones wrong after all these years

[@JeepersCreepers2013]

This is a little too one sided. What they don't mention here is Jimmy was talking to Jacksonville earlier in the season, and I'm pretty sure that press conference they mention here was after Jerry found out. Jimmy's from Texas but he wanted to be back in Florida near the ocean. Jerry asked Jimmy to stay for another 5 to 10 years but Jimmy said he'd stay another year and then think about it. Jerry told Jimmy that he "wanted him here", in other words he didn't want Jimmy thinking about leaving all the time. Look at Jimmy's resume... he NEVER stayed anywhere longer than 5 years. Jimmy was not going to hang around in Dallas more than one more year. Also all that stuff about Jerry wanting his team home grown... that's just silly. Jerry got Charles Haley here, he signed Deion Sanders. Jimmy pulled off that Herschel Walker trade and fleeced the Vikings. The core of that 90s team was home grown. They drafted Aikman and Emmitt... Irvin was already here, and Aikman would have been because Landry was going to draft him first overall, but Jimmy did things like draft Steve Walsh, who was his qb in Miami, in the supplemental draft. Jimmy will say now that he never had any plans with Walsh other than to have a piece to trade for draft picks. That's baloney... Jimmy was seriously trying to decide if Walsh was better than Troy because he knew his was Miami. As it turned out Walsh wasn't anywhere close to Aikman talent-wise, but if they were close Jimmy would have traded Aikman. Steve Walsh was qb for Jimmy's first NFL win because Troy was injured. So don't think for a second that Jimmy was some loyal coach who would have coached Dallas for 15 years or something... that's not in his nature. I do know this... if Jimmy was here in 1995, there's no way the Cowboys lose to San Francisco. I had never seen that team come out so flat, and it was the players who got back into that game and went on to win the next year. Barry had nothing to do with it.

[@brandonbt87]

If Jerry would get out of the way and just be the OWNER, get a good GM, better scouts, and a coach that ACTUALLY RUNS THE TEAM, our Cowboys would be untouchable.

[@jerrymcgeorge4117]

When sports teams fail one of the first things the ownership does is fire the general manager. Since Jerry won’t step aside, no matter what happens further down the organization the culture and decision making won’t change.

[@HiFi5280]

Won back to back and then up and left because he couldn't tolerate someone trying to take all the credit and spotlight. Jimmy wanted his players to have the shine and Jerry being such a narcissist couldn't help himself

[@kyleeverett7059]

I didn't know we needed a video made about THIS

[@peterbruno657]

The problem with JJ being the GM is there is no accountability. The cowboys didn't achieve their goal this year and instead of the owner looking at everything, JJ's position was the GM did a great job and put together a super team that a competent coach could win a SB with. No questioning on whether or not the Dak contract was smart. No questioning on why bad coaches keep getting hired. No question of any GM move bc he isn't going to fire himself.

[@1954ggb]

Jerry STILL believes he can do it w/o Jimmy. If he didn’t he’d have hired others to run the team a long time ago 🏈

[@ericdavis1809]

I guess the fitting phrase here would be: It's ultimately Jerry's team and he can do what he wants with it! Few of us agreed with firing Johnson at the time, but relations had become so testy that, in Jerry's eyes, something had to be done.

[@frankieclayton9303]

It's been so tuff since Jimmy Johnson left

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

If Jerry would have shut his mouth and just signed the checks Dallas would have won seven or eight Super Bowls during the Troy/Emmitt/Michael era. As a Redskins fan I have to say THANK YOU JERRY JONES. I hope you live to be 150 years old.

[@BaahBen]

Never heard this before. This is terrific.

[@mitchelll3879]

I think they would have 5 rings for that era

[@glennw9927]

I don’t know about 5, but I will go to my grave believing they absolutely would have won 4.

[@JoeyKO757]

The very thing that killed the Cowboys is the very thing that killed the redskins bad owners but Dan by far is the worst owner the nfl has ever had.

[@martinprice9441]

Ever heard of William Clay Ford?

[@JoeyKO757]

@@martinprice9441 no

[@JoeyKO757]

@@martinprice9441 he was worse than snider!!!!?

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

@@JoeyKO757 Detroit Lions owner.... What do you think?

[@JoeyKO757]

@@ashleighelizabeth5916 ok add one to that list, but I think with the new coach and quarterback I believe Detroit may have a winner.

[@diontaedaughtry974]

Very insightful 👍👍

[@frankieclayton9303]

It's been going down every since then

[@marvinvaughters1099]

Without even watching this clip. I'll tell you how Jerry screwed up. His ego and the fact that he ran off Jimmy Johnson.

[@phskin]

Jerry did screw up and run Jimmy off. However, Jimmy seemed to demonstrate a Coaching Job ADHD even after he left Dallas. I think it was a matter time before Jimmy got the wander lust and bolted.

[@ZhangtheGreat]

The worst thing that could've happened to the Cowboys in the long run was winning that third Super Bowl under Jerry Jones. Now, obviously, no Cowboys fan will trade that Super Bowl in for anything, but what that Super Bowl did was convince Jerry that he was right, that they didn't need Jimmy Johnson and that any coach he brought in could win. Once Jerry's ego was validated, the Cowboys were doomed to be stuck in mediocrity.

[@rolandperez4284]

title of this video is exactly right!

[@anthonykology1728]

keep up the good work Jerry

[@jamiecrawford8133]

As a Cowboy hater I'm okay with it

[@smokeylake3150]

Jerry permanently destroyed the Cowboys. It will never recover

[@superfly19751]

I have to say Dave is the best source for this topic

[@dwjoseph59]

Had to click on this one as soon as i saw that video title!!

[@leemzgoogle917]

Dave is exactly right. Jones is still trying to build a team like they were built 30 years ago. IT CAN'T BE DONE like that in today's NFL. That 90's team core was built before the onset of Free Agency. Jones is so out of touch it's not even funny.

[@lk5388]

Well, a huge part of it all is that teams value picks more than current roster players. Hershel walker was a good player on an average team, but he is not worth 4 years worth of picks. Lets just day you have the most valuable player in football. Whether you choose Burrows, Rodger, Malhommes, or whomever, not one of them i worth every pick you got for the next 3 years.

[@wilsonlair4165]

Hard disagree. The rams have like no picks for the next 3 years and they are in the Super Bowl.

[@Metalmitch72]

Will never forgive Jerry Jones for ruining the Cowboys. Don't get me wrong ecstatic i got to see them win three Superbowls but 26 Superbowls later and nothing. They are a joke now,need to make big changes if not its one and done or 8-8 for the next 30 years.

[@paddle_shift]

That story about Jimmy being undercut by Jerry after Jimmy said turnovers can affect your playing time, also happened a few years later when Jason Garrett was asked about fumbles from a running back that the RB night not start the next week, Jerry at his conference call said that the RB would absolutely start the next week. Garrett never gave an honest answer after that, he only would talk about the 3 phases of the game.

[@RDDee-sr8my]

Dave gives great insight much appreciated as a long time Cowboy thank you for all the you you allowed me to enjoy because of the outstanding job you did during your time as a Cowboy coach your legend sir

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

I saw it coming way back when. Jerry sucks building a bigger stadium. Selling more crap and everything else still doesn't bring championships.

[@ytbenavraham9553]

Jimmy was and is a great coach. Dallas could have been a powerhouse for a long time. Jimmy knew how to gel those players into one. Jerry should have stayed on the sidelines.

[@anthonyhicks8224]

Could have been the New England Patriots before the New England Patriots.

[@davidluna5511]

Jerry Jones needs to make it right put Jimmy Johnson in the Ring of Honor and lift that curse 😮

[@marekkocon7407]

What "DYNASTY"?! hahaha :D

[@aidenrokez8629]

Imagine if Jimmy was still with the cowboys we could have gotten 7 titles.

[@calebfleming123]

Was aikman actually good tho? I bet 1 or 2 more but idk how good aikman actually was

[@aidenrokez8629]

@@calebfleming123 aikman had 3 rings so even 1 or 2 more he would of had 4 or 5.

[@IWannaUnaliveMyself]

@@calebfleming123 He was a game manager with skills to be a gunslinger. The team didn't rely on him to carry the offense. In the early 90s he could hold up for a few games carrying the team but once the weapons were injured, traded or released he suffered.

[@calebfleming123]

@@IWannaUnaliveMyself I figured that was the case. I heard in an interview that he said Romo was a better QB than he was.

[@IWannaUnaliveMyself]

@@calebfleming123 Romo was more talented for sure. Even Danny White was more talented. But Aikman made less mistakes. I guess that counts for something

[@johnnoone4323]

As a longtime Cowboys fan / follower, Jimmy Johnson leaving the Cowboys after the 1994 Super Bowl was classic - self-destruction. The Cowboys have never been the same since. The only thing I question is: Jimmy Johnson does not stay in positions for very long. I question whether he can be trusted over the long term as being dependable.

[@shep1582]

As a longtime Cowboy fan, I would have taken my chances

[@Worldgonemad91]

As a 49ers fan , even I liked Jimmy Johnson . He was a great football coach !

[@CarbinKid]

I like this channel....