Ranking Jerry Jones as a GM

DoomsdayDefense · Jul 21, 2011

I skimmed the earlier thread, as painful as it was, and I came up with an idea: How about the guys in Jerry's corner, rank the GM's they think are worse. Comparatively, those of you who think he's the worst in the business, make a list of those who you think are better.

To make it interesting, provide a little substance. Why's and such.

Here is a list of current GM's, according to everyones favorite source, Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_National_Football_League_staffs

Cr122 · Jul 21, 2011

Jerry's not the worst, but he's close. I think Al Davis and Brown are worse than Jerry is.

Jerry's a great business man, just not when it comes to football decisions. He's made some good decisions, but not many.

Midswat · Jul 21, 2011

Yeah! Another one of these threads!

Cr122 · Jul 21, 2011

Midswat said:
Yeah! Another one of these threads!

lol

Theebs · Jul 21, 2011

I have no idea how you would rank the GM's. How would you even measure them?

so many things go into winning and losing.

Having said that I think Ozzie Newsome is the best. That franchise has seen good coaches and players come and go and have never really solidified their qb position and they constantly have a good team. I think that starts with ozzie newsome.

ranking 2-32 I have no idea. But I would put ozzie newsome at number 1.

Midswat · Jul 21, 2011

Theebs said:
I have no idea how you would rank the GM's. How would you even measure them?

Talent acquisition..... Survey says.... #1 answer!

Theebs · Jul 21, 2011

Midswat said:
Talent acquisition..... Survey says.... #1 answer!

I think there is more to it than that. If it were just simply talent acquisition thousands of people would be great at it.

Everything has to fit together, the talent, the personalities, the coaches. the philosophy, the trainers, the doctors, the facilities and then in all has to come together perfectly just to have a chance to win games on sundays.

dbair1967 · Jul 21, 2011

Theebs said:
I have no idea how you would rank the GM's. How would you even measure them?
.

I asked that same question the other day, what is the criteria? None of the people really offered an explanation other than "Jerry is the worst"

dbair1967 · Jul 21, 2011

Midswat said:
Talent acquisition..... Survey says.... #1 answer!

This is a pretty talented roster by almost all accounts.

Midswat · Jul 21, 2011

dbair1967 said:
This is a pretty talented roster by almost all accounts.

Okay. So.... how would you rate the GM's I think was the original question.

marionbarberthe4th · Jul 21, 2011

I can't put my finger on why I like Stephen jones. On the surface youd think we'd all hate him. Born w/ a silver spoon, he's got a large cranium, and a shit-eating grin, and yet, we like him.

superpunk · Jul 21, 2011

usernamethe4th said:
I can't put my finger on why I like Stephen jones. On the surface youd think we'd all hate him. Born w/ a silver spoon, he's got a large cranium, and a shit-eating grin, and yet, we like him.

He represents the only real alternative to Jerry.

Midswat · Jul 21, 2011

He seems smart, level-headed, and lacking in ego.

marionbarberthe4th · Jul 21, 2011

So he's obama

Jon88 · Jul 21, 2011

Good owner, bad GM. He's not a football guy. I once met a guy who worked for the Cowboys and said Jones was hard to work for. Jones would have fired the GM around 1997 if it was someone else. Instead we just kept sputtering along. He just can't get it through his head that he's not a football guy. He never will be.

Sheik · Jul 21, 2011

I don't like Stephen. This franchise will have to overcome the Jones family in order to win. Not just until Jerry is dead, but probably longer than any of us will live.

The only thing I ever hear about Stephen is what a great salary cap guru he is.

He and his father have us currently $18mil+ over the cap and that product was good enough to win, what, 7 games last year? I can't even remember the teams record last year.

Jon88 · Jul 21, 2011

Sheik said:
I don't like Stephen. This franchise will have to overcome the Jones family in order to win. Not just until Jerry is dead, but probably longer than any of us will live.

The only thing I ever hear about Stephen is what a great salary cap guru he is.

He and his father have us currently $18mil+ over the cap and that product was good enough to win, what, 7 games last year? I can't even remember the teams record last year.

Part of that is Roy Williams contract, and I bet that trade was all Jerry.

Midswat · Jul 21, 2011

Sheik said:
He and his father have us currently $18mil+ over the cap and that product was good enough to win, what, 7 games last year? I can't even remember the teams record last year.

What a dumb fan you are.

superpunk · Jul 21, 2011

Sheik said:
I don't like Stephen. This franchise will have to overcome the Jones family in order to win. Not just until Jerry is dead, but probably longer than any of us will live.

The only thing I ever hear about Stephen is what a great salary cap guru he is.

What makes you think Stephen has anything to do with managing our cap? My guess is he has some nerds handling all that while he sips mai-tais in his jacuzzi.

Jon88 · Jul 21, 2011

Midswat said:
What a dumb fan you are.

I don't remember it either. What was it, 7-9? I don't remember much from last season. PTSD. I saw the Roy Williams fumble against the Saints a few days ago and had flashbacks and nightmares.

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