Are the Cowboys the worst managed team in the NFL?

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I would say so. They've had hardly any playoff success since the '90s when the had the triplets... Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin...and of course Jimmie Johnson as coach.

The enduring constant since then has been Jerry Jones, the owner who doubles as the general manager. And that's the problem. He hasn't had a good coach since Johnson, who he forced out (Switzer for a minute). He stays with bad coaches too long and makes bad player moves

The latest being that he won't put Dak Prescott on the IR list after he broke his hand in Sunday's game. Supposedly because he thinks Prescott can come back before four games, which is time one has to stay out if on the IR.

That's crazy, a poor decision. Russell Wilson had a similar injury and came back after five weeks and found out he rushed back and wasn't fully healed.

Oh well, another bad GM move, another failed season for the Cowboys. It just keeps going because they have a poor GM.

[TxGuitar]

1. The Texans would like a word...

I think we certainly take that title. Unless you mean professional football, then you could be right

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3. I have to agree about the Texans. Sorry to Texan fans. And Giant and Jets fans too.

Guess I should've asked are the Cowboys the worst managed of the teams who are supposed to be good. That's every year with the Cowboys but they always end up being also rans.

[underpants]

6. Um

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14. Well, those are facts I can't deny. But the Browns are good now finally.

They weren't supposed to be good all those years. The Cowboys are always supposed to be good.

[calguy]

2. The Cowboys weren't looking all that good BEFORE Dak got injured.

Dak and Zeke were fantastic in their first two years, but now the league has figured them out and they haven't been able to adjust.

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4. True. Injuries, holdouts, coming back out of shape, bad coaches...

you name it, the Cowboys have had it all.

[underpants]

19. They had a great O line but wasted it

I still say they underutilize Zeke.

[LakeArenal]

5. Mr Lake says Denver vied for title last night.

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7. Yeah, that was bad last night. They said after the failed kick that...

of 45 attempts of field goals over 60 yards, only 2 were successful.

TWO. And the coach took the ball out of the hand of his prized new QB. Not good.

[Angleae]

8. The have competetion in the Jets/Browns/Texans/Jaguars/Giants/Commanders/Bears/Lions

[rubbersole]

9. Jerry Jones' ego is bigger than his wallet.

Ever since he fired Jimmy Johnson for getting more (well deserved) positive press for the Cowboy's successes, all he's done is make money and disappoint loyal fans. Fuck the little asshole.

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15. I so agree.

[underpants]

18. The stadium - he said the first $750,00,000 was necessary. The other $500,000,000 was "flair"

Or something to that effect.

[Raven123]

10. Only because they hired McCarthy after GreenBay fired him

Otherwise the Packers are in the running. Way too much wasted talent.

Actually, the Browns are at the head of this class.

[redstatebluegirl]

11. Yes, they will never be successful as long as Jerry is

their owner.

[calguy]

12. Jerry created bad karma when he fired Jimmy Johnson

They were at the top of their game with a super team that Jimmy built from scratch. They had a good three or four more super bowls still in them before Jerry stepped in and got rid of Jimmy.

Was it an ego trip? Was Jimmy getting more credit than Jerry? I wouldn't care to guess.

But one thing for certain is that when Jimmy Johnson was let go, the organization went downhill from there.

Barry Switzer squeezed another title out of Jimmy's team, but that was all she wrote.

Jerry's bad karma has been a jinx to the team ever since.

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16. Yep, exactly. He was jealous of Jimmy Johnson.

[Mike_in_LA]

13. AZ Cardinals

Hands down

Fan since 88. A disaster I can't walk away from.

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17. They're in contention.

[Maine Abu El Banat]

20. Prescott is a talented QB

Be a shame to see his career threatened. For his sake not Jones and the Cowboys.

[melm00se]

21. Worst teams in the 21st century

https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/worst-teams-in-the-last-20-years-in-nfl

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Evidently we are? Cowboys just beat Giants. So much for our

Good 2-0 start

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26. At least the Giants are 2-1. My Raiders are 0-3 and I want that...

new coach fired yesterday. Waller, supposedly a tight end on the Chief's Kelce level, had 3 drops, a couple in the endzone. We lose again.

I'm thinking maybe it's the Raiders with the worst management since apparently Marc Davis didn't inherit the good coach hiring gene like his father had before he lost it.

I think the Giants will be all right though. Barkley is back and healthy.

[Tolerant1]

27. Jones paid $140 million of the Cowboys in 1989...

Estimates of their current value vary, but I see estimates of $4 billion up to $8-ish billion.

No doubt, on a season-to-season-winning-games basis, they are shittily managed. But, damn, JJ made an outstanding investment!

If life were just, a man who cheated on his wife would pay a dramatic price someway. It's not apparent JJ never has.

A problem in the NFL is a losing or mediocre team can dramatically increase in value over time. I wish it were more of a meritocracy.