Dallas Cowboys: The Epitome of Mediocrity—Thanks, Jerry!

I just don't get it. 

I don't. 

All signs are pointing toward Dallas Cowboys owner and (so-called) GM, Jerry Jones, hiring Jason Garrett. He hinted strongly before the team's last game of the season against the Eagles that he was leaning heavily toward removing the "Interim" tag from his Interim Head Coach. 

When asked about selecting the next staff of assistant coaches, Jerry let this slip: "When you say decision-power, that is certainly something that Jason needs to have input in," then went on to say that there "may not be" more than two interviews for head coach. 

He indicated a decision would be made within a week, adding, "It would surprise me if it's not quicker than that." Jerry also refuted a report from NFL.com that he had already made his decision, but was quick to include, "I don't know that the report may not ultimately be correct, but they're probably ahead of where I am because I haven't interviewed yet."

This boggles my mind. I mean, someone please explain to me the logic of hiring a coach who is 5-3 all-time and was a big part of the team's struggles for the past four years, when there is a Super Bowl winning Hall of Fame coach available. 

Really, I'd love to hear it. 

Jerry talks about needing to start fast next season, that we "don't have time to have a bad time with the Dallas Cowboys." And we all know there's nothing he'd love more than to sell tickets and fill his new palace to the brim. 

Okay, if that's the case then tell me, who would be the bigger draw: Jason Garrett or Bill Cowher? He says they need to win, and win now. Who gives you a better chance to do that? A coach who has eight games of head coaching experience at any level and only six years of coaching experience in general? Or a proven winner who took his team to the playoffs eleven times in fifteen seasons, went to two Super Bowls, only had three losing seasons and built a perennial powerhouse that continues to be among the NFL's elite?  

Maybe we've all been fooled; maybe being mediocre is just what Jerry Jones wants—that way, he's always bigger than the team. Bigger than the star. 

He ran Jimmy Johnson off after Jimmy built a dynasty. Why? Because the Cowboys were bigger than Jerry. His ego can't handle that. 

He's consistently given us mediocre coaches: Barry Switzer (he lucked into a Super Bowl with Johnson's dynasty), Chan Gailey, Dave Campo and Wade Phillips; he's consistently drafted poorly: Shante Carver, Kavika Pittman, Dwayne Goodrich, Bobby Carpenter and the whole 2009 draft class. 

I was told by another "fan" earlier that I should be thankful for the three Super Bowls in the 90's because a lot of teams would love to have just one; that if I were a "true" fan, I would support my team and be thankful no matter what happens.

I guess "true" fans are just supposed to accept mediocrity. 

Well then, thank you Wade Phillips for running this team into the ground and costing us a couple of Lombardi trophies; thanks for throwing discipline, accountability and hard work out the door. We really appreciate it. If not for you, the Cowboys may have returned to glory once again and I don't know if we as "true" fans could have handled that. 

We're much more comfortable in our mediocrity, so thank you again.

And thank you Jason Garrett for your predictable offense that is easy for defenses to figure out for the past four years. Thank you for all of your boneheaded play calls that kept us right where we always wanted to be. 

And since you've been interim-coach, thanks for making decisions that may have cost us games such as passing up a 50 yard field goal against the Saints when the kicker had previously made it from 53 or not going for two against the Cardinals because it was "too early," even though it would have made no difference at all had we not made it.

And thanks for talking about accountability but failing to act on it when your starting corner consistently gets beat or your "star" running back throws his helmet off after a touchdown. 

Thanks for all you've done to keep the team mediocre. We really appreciate your efforts. No wonder Jerry loves you.

And you, Jerry. You have my eternal gratitude. The team's record is 122-118 since Super Bowl XXX. 

The epitome of mediocrity, and it's all thanks to you. 

You're a master manipulator, pretending to care about wins and losses. You dangle carrots in front of our noses each and every season, then laugh when yanking that carrot away. 

Because of you, this once proud franchise has turned into a laughingstock of the NFL. 

Thank you so much. I can't tell you what a pleasure it is to watch the legacy of my Dallas Cowboys continue to disintegrate year after year. 

Signed,

"True" fans