Jerry Jones: Always To The Extreme

I've always had a love-hate relationship with Jerry Jones. The reason why is because moderation is not a word that appears in Jones' dictionary. Whenever he has an idea, it's always to the extreme or not at all. Back when Jerry first bought the team in 1989, he made the gutsiest move of all and fired Tom Landry. He slotted in Jimmy Johnson as head coach, resulting in an uproar from the fans. As we all know, the questionable move paid off as the Cowboys went on to win two Super Bowls under Johnson's rein. Jerry took a new approach in 2006, which was to not worry about player history and just look at the talent. Jerry then went on to sign Terrell Owens and Tank Johnson. In 2007, this didn't seem to be a problem as the Cowboys went 13-3. At the start of the 2008 season, Jerry then went on to trade for Adam "Pacman" Jones, who was suspended at the time of the trade. Pacman never made an impact and just caused trouble during his tenure in Dallas. After a sub-par 2008 season in which the ... (link)