In Order for Dallas Cowboys to Be Successful, Jerry Jones Must Fire Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones the Owner is a charismatic and successful leader.

Jerry Jones the General Manager is an egocentric failure that has not had a positive track record since the mid-1990s.

The beauty of being the Owner and working for yourself is that nobody can fire you. Except yourself.

Dear Jerry, go fire yourself, hire a General Manager and turn your franchise around. The team you field on Sundays is pathetic, overpaid and full of hype. The stadium you host games in is a far cry from the performance and abilities of your team.

Rather than dreaming Super Bowl, why not dream of becoming a Wild Card. For that matter, rather than dreaming Wild Card, why not dream of simply having a record above .500. Well, at this point, instead of dreaming for an over .500 record, why not just settle for a great draft pick?

This is pathetic.

On paper, this team is as talented as any team in the NFL. Offensively, you have the best tight end in football, a rising corps of wide receivers and a potentially great duo of running backs. Not to mention a pretty decent quarterback—not the best, but certainly not the worst.

Defensively, the Cowboys have one of the best sets of linebackers in the league, one of the best nose tackles and defensive lines but a relatively weak and overrated secondary. Their special teams are also finally relevant.

All in all, the team is talented on paper, and occasionally on the field, during the regular season. They do just enough to stop Jerry Jones from imploding the team. They win just enough to keep Cowboys fans interested while fans prepare themselves for heartbreak on Sundays around 3 p.m. or 6 p.m. or even 10 p.m.

This Cowboys team has a lot of hope and potential if Al Davis—pardon me—Jerry Jones backs away from the franchise from a player-personnel standpoint.

Across the NFL, teams have shown how to run a successful organization. The Patriots have Robert Kraft, who is the face of New England, but he certainly trusts his front office to make player decisions. The Eagles have one of the strongest set of managers in the league to run their franchise, and their successes are well-documented with many successful playoff runs.

Even the lowly Browns hired Mike Holmgren for $50 million last year to further prove the importance of a leader in the franchise who has a winning pedigree and track record of identifying and developing talent.

Jerry Jones is widely considered one of the best owners, businessmen and leaders in the NFL.

He played a major role in creating the dynastical team of the 1990s. But times have changed. The Dallas Cowboys are no longer America’s Team. They are barely Texas’ team.

Enough is enough.

In order for things to change, Jerry, get over your ego and fire yourself.