by Ryan Bush
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| Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones |
There was a massive metaphorical earthquake in the wake of
Peter King’s elaborate comments this morning about the “closing window” that
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sees in Dallas. Not only is a “win-or-bust” mentality wrong
for a franchise that has won only one playoff game in fifteen years, it’s also
unfounded, says ESPN Radio talk-show host Colin Cowherd. The Cowboys are a young team, pointed out
Cowherd on his show, The Herd, and a
good young team at that. Brandon Carr is
only 26 years old. Morris Claiborne is
22. Dez Bryant 23. Sean Lee and Dan Connor are 26. Tyron Smith 21. Dan Bailey 24. Miles Austin is 28. The old ones happen to be the trio of
Demarcus Ware, Jason Witten and Tony Romo.
And Romo’s the oldest of the bunch, at age 32. The core group of players that the Cowboys
are relying on are barely out of the cradle, let alone having one foot in the
grave.
“[2012] is not a window-closing thing,” said Cowherd. “It’s can Jerry Jones get out of the way.”
Cowherd, like many NFL insiders, believes that Jones’
hands-on approach to managing the team is preventing the team from reaching
their enormous potential. “I think
Jerry’s outdated. I think the way Jerry
runs things is outdated,” Cowherd summarized.
With that statement, Cowherd may have touched on the central
nerve that has placed such emphasis on winning big this season. More than a closing window on the Cowboys,
it’s just barely possible that the 68-year old Jones sees the window closing on
his own time as the Cowboys general manager.
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