It’s safe to say that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is still not over his team’s 23-17 playoff loss to the 49ers.
Jones expressed his disappointment immediately after Sunday’s game and shared mixed feelings about the end of the season. He was proud of the team’s overall performance but resented that the season ended prematurely again.
He opened up a little more in his interview with Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan on Friday.
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“Let me be very clear, one of the pet teasing things I have is that I don’t like that, ‘Well, we’ve got to work on that in the off-season, we’ve got to work on that.’ I’m not getting into that,” Jones said of The Athletic. “I want those things to be recognized and addressed after we play Tampa (in week 1) after game one or after game six. I don’t want to wait until we’re sitting here out of season to address these things that we do or don’t do. It’s all here in the mix and a part of what I do. That’s how I do it, as you know, the final decision in these coaches is the one I have to make.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was about as angry as he can get at one of his morning radio appearances today @1053thefan: “I can’t get over what we did in the playoffs.”
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) January 21, 2022
Regarding coach Mike McCarthy’s future with the organization, Jones said he had “a lot to think about in terms of those coaches”. That statement comes days after Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said he was “very confident” McCarthy would remain as head coach. Well, it seems that could be an issue. This was only McCarthy’s second year at the helm of the Cowboys.
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The Cowboys won the NFC East that year and made the playoffs for the first time since 2018, which was the last time they also won a playoff game. Jones said he believes in Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper, to name a few, but hasn’t seen the team execute on their postseason plans in recent years.
“I’m very, very frustrated and upset. We’ve used up some very talented players in recent years,” Jones said.
Jones was even asked about AT&T Stadium’s quirks that were highlighted during Sunday’s game, including a punt that hit the giant scoreboard above midfield and the sun that shone through the windows, which left players and fans alike made it difficult to see her.
“I wish all I had to worry about was a ball hitting (the big) screen (or sun coming through the windows),” Jones said. “That’s about 10,000 on my list to worry about.”
Will Jerry Jones put up sunglasses at Cowboys Stadium?
“I wish the hell all I had to worry about was a ball hitting the screen or a little bit of sun getting in there,” he said @1053thefan. “No. That’s like 10,000 on my list of things to worry about. And no, we’re not going to do anything.” pic.twitter.com/Mhb55DWgWh
— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) January 21, 2022
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