The Dallas Cowboys have been in the hands of Jerry Jones since 1989. After buying the team and infamously firing Tom Landry, the only coach in Cowboys history, he suffered through a brutal 1989 season but came back to lead the team to three Super Bowls in the 1990s.
Those days are long gone, but now, as the Cowboys have some life to get back to relevance this season, Jones decided what his 'succession plan' will be once he's no longer part of the organization. Fans have had an idea of what that may look like, but he told The Athletic (subscription required) that he doesn't have anything in place.
"I don’t have a succession plan, I don’t. One day, I just won’t be here to toss my two cents in."
Jerry Jones basically reveals he won't ever give up running the Cowboys
It sounds like Jones won't be giving up the Cowboys until he dies. That may not be surprising to fans, but to hear him hint at it is something else. Saying he won't be here to 'toss his two cents in' means he won't be here.
Jones, at 83, hasn't won a Super Bowl or seen an NFC Championship since 1996. 30 years of coming up short because of the way he has decided to run the team. He's always made it clear that he wants to win his way and only his way.
Yup, that's his way or the highway. The 'highway' that Jones would be OK with (if anything) is his son Stephen running things. There's been talk about Mark Cuban joining the Cowboys' ownership one day, but those odds are on the low side.
He's already given up some of his power to let Brian Schottenheimer and Christian Parker do their own thing, and with that, Jones has helped do wonders to correct one of the worst defenses in franchise history.
Despite all the playoff woes over the last 30 years, Jones has made the Cowboys the most valuable team in the world at $15.5 billion. The Cowboys have been one of the most polarizing teams in the world, up there with FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, the New York Yankees, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Also, the franchise will be different whenever he leaves, but that won't happen for a long time. Jones loves the headaches and the hype. He is the face of Cowboys football, and he wants to keep it that way, likely until he's no longer here.
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