Why Jerry Jones Has Done More Good Than Harm for the Dallas Cowboys as of Late

If anything, Jerry Jones is a dreamer. He went after wide receiver Roy Williams to bring some extra offensive fire power to his team. Double J drafted the explosiveness that is Desmond "Dez" Bryant and when rumors went around that Jerry was thinking of trading up in the draft to choose running back Darren McFadden over Felix Jones, he went with the latter.

Think he wasn't dreaming of a Super Bowl when he made those deals?

Jones has done everything in his power, be it good or bad, to improve his team of Cowboys.

Dallas won its first playoff game since 1996 a couple of seasons ago behind the arm of Tony Romo, a free agent signed by brother Jones.

So while Cowboys fans may pull their Dallas hats over their faces and squint at some of Jerry’s decisions, Jerry has actually done more good for the squad than harm.

Need further proof? Fine, take a look at these five players either recently drafted or signed by Jerry in the past 5 seasons.

• Jay Ratliff, DT – Ratliff was a seventh-round draft pick who turned into a starting defensive lineman for the ‘Boys. In fact, Ratliff anchors that line and is one of the best 3-4 defensive lineman in the entire league. Whether it was ultimately Jones decisions to take a shot at Ratliff or not, it was under his watch that the former Auburn star came to Valley Ranch.

• Tony Romo, QB – Romo was signed after he went undrafted in the 2003 NFL draft. Former Cowboys quarterbacks coach Sean Payton insisted that the team take a look at the former Eastern Illinois star and sign him. Of course, the rest is history, and Romo turned out to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

• Jason Witten, TE – The Cowboys last trophy came in 1995 when the triplets were still roaming the streets of the Dallas-Forth Worth area, but since that point, Dallas has acquired a nice stable of talent. Witten is one of the best tight ends in the entire league, and he routinely catches 80-plus balls a season. Witten was drafted in 2003 under the “regime” of Jerry Jones.

• Miles Austin, WR – The $57 million man is what they call him. Austin has a breakout season in 2009, and Jones signed him to a contract extension in 2010 because of Austin’s production. With Romo injured last season and the Cowboys offensive line playing like a JV squad, Austin still caught over 65 balls and went for over 1,000 yards.

• DeMarcus Ware, LB – Since Ware’s arrival in Dallas, he’s led the league in sacks twice, in 2008 and in 2010. He has 87 career sacks and has morphed into the best 3-4 linebacker in the NFL. Ware is a product of the Parcell years, but guess who owned the team when Ware was brought in? Yeah, brother Jerry Jones.

So not only has Jerry improved the talent pool in Cowboy town immensely, he’s had a hand in drafting potential future Hall of Fame players. If Ware and Witten continue their production for the next few years, they are first-ballot type of inductees.

I know that talent doesn’t equal wins, or a Super Bowl for that matter, but name one team who has won a Super Bowl without it?

Jerry’s decision making can be suspect at times, but one has to agree that Jones does everything in his power to make his team a contender.

To go along with his “eye” for talent Jones has turned the Cowboys into the most profitable franchise in the National Football League.

Think about that for a second.

The Cowboys won their first playoff game since 1996 in 2009, and Dallas hasn’t sniffed a Super Bowl since the mid-90s, yet the ‘Boys continue to make money. I mean truckloads of cash son.

Oh—and have you seen Jerry world? That stadium alone catapults Jerry to the top of owner heap in the league.

Dallas may not have much postseason success lately, but Jones has done all that he knows to get them there. What more can fans ask for?

-JH