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Jerry Jones: Cowboys don’t have a country club atmosphere
Former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson got into a tiff with owner Jerry Jones last year about Johnson’s claim that the Cowboys are run like “a country club where everybody’s buddies.” Jones still says that assessment is false. Jones spoke to Cowboys season ticket holders on a conference call today, and he said the players are…
Jerry Jones: Give me credit as the team-builder when the Cowboys win the Super Bowl
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has most certainly been the architect of the Dallas Cowboys over the last few years. He's wanted to be just that since he bought the franchise in 1989, but that pesky Jimmy Johnson kept getting in the...Show More Summary
Trestman said Johnson’s tweet helped them make contact
Wherever Jimmy Johnson got the information for last week’s tweet that Marc Trestman was getting the Bears job, it didn’t come from Trestman. That’s because Trestman said he hadn’t spoken with his old mentor from his University of Miami days in 10 years, and that Johnson’s Twitter account helped bring them together again. “So, it…
Bears go outside the box with Trestman
In the end, Jimmy Johnson was right. The former Cowboys and Dolphins coach said Friday that Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman would become the next head coach of the Bears and, five days later, that’s precisely what Trestman is. And so the Bears are making the type of outside-the-box move that Johnson’s former boss in…
Marc Trestman says he hasn’t gotten Bears job
We heard nothing from the Bears about Jimmy Johnson’s tweet regarding Marc Trestman getting the Bears job, plenty of doubt from those that cover the team for a living and, now, a denial from Trestman himself. Johnson tweeted that two of his former assistants — newly hired Browns coach Rob Chudzinski and Trestman — were…
Reports from Chicago cast doubt on Trestman having Bears job locked up
Early Friday morning, Jimmy Johnson sent out a tweet suggesting current Montreal Alouettes coach and former Johnson assistant Marc Trestman would be the next coach of the Chicago Bears. As Florio pointed out earlier, the Bears have declined comment about Johnson’s tweet. Beat writers covering the team aren’t being so shy about casting doubt on…
Johnson tweets Trestman to Bears, but interviews still planned
Jimmy Johnson tweeted Friday that Marc Trestman is getting the Bears gig, but CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora reports that the Bears still plan on interviewing people.
Bears mum on Trestman rumors
FOX’s Jimmy Johnson created a stir on Friday, without suggesting that any quarterback’s wife teach him how to throw. Johnson suggested on Twitter that the Bears will hire Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman to replace Lovie Smith. Per the Chicago Tribune, the Bears declined comment. Which makes sense, given that G.M. Phil Emery has three…
Jimmy Johnson says Trestman getting Bears job
Maybe Jay Glazer has some competition breaking news on the FOX pregame set. Former coach Jimmy Johnson sent out a tweet early this morning, with one bit of known news, and one surprise. “Looks like 2 of my guys getting NFL jobs..Chud Cleveland and my QB coach at U Trestman to Chicago” To translate from…
Christian Ponder gets married
Two Sundays ago, before the Vikings beat the Bears to climb back over.500, FOX’s Jimmy Johnson called Christian Ponder the worst quarterback in the league. “Maybe his wife can team him to throw,” Johnson said. At the time, Johnson was technically incorrect; Ponder had not married ESPN sideline reporter Samantha Steele. If Johnson had…
Dallas Cowboys Playoff Push Gives Birth to Triplets
The early 90's were exceptional years for the Dallas Cowboys. Three Lombardi Trophies are evidence of the dynasty made by Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson. (Sorry Switzer, you won a Super Bowl with Johnson's team.) Say what you want about...Show More Summary
Jimmy Johnson Calls out Dallas Head Coach Jason Garrett
This week former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson offered a creative synopsis of the franchise he coached to two Super Bowl wins. Let’s just say that he wasn ’t his typically polite and charming self. Currently a part of the FOX...Show More Summary
Jimmy Johnson calls out Jerry Jones on GM claims during Super Bowl runs
Five days ago, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was asked by NBC's Bob Costas if Jones the owner would fire Jones the GM. Jones later clarified his remarks, pointing out that while, yes, hypothetically, general managin' Jones would've gotten canned, it won't ever happen in real life.
Jimmy Johnson’s contract gave him “emperor” status in Dallas
Former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson was wrong regarding the titles that owner Jerry Jones had during Johnson’s time with the franchise. But Johnson was right regarding his own authority. Rainier Sabin of the Dallas Morning News has tracked down a 1989 article from Bernie Miklasz, then of the Morning News, regarding Johnson’s job duties. Instantly,…
SEC Football Rumors: Is Jimmy Johnson An Idiot To Suggest Arkansas Razorbacks Bring Back Bobby Petrino?
Jimmy Johnson was a lot of things. He was an outstanding head coach of the Miami Hurricanes in college as he led them to multiple National Championships. He was a fantastic head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL in leading them to multiple Super Bowl championships. He failed to deliver with the Miami [...]
Jimmy Johnson 'A Football Life': Film Gives Insight into Man Behind the Legend
Jimmy Johnson succeeded through determination, intelligence and the stubbornness to stick to a plan he believed would work. This point is pounded home during the NFL Network's revealing A Football Life: Jimmy Johnson. The documentary...Show More Summary
On the Lack of Fear in the Dallas Cowboys' Front Office
Dallas Cowboys owner/president/general manager/king of football operations, Jerry Jones, insists that he'll never cede control of personnel to someone not named Jerry Jones. And with that in mind, Jimmy Johnson has a theory. Here's what Johnson told The Dan Patrick Show today, via ProFootballTalk.com: "Really, the No. Show More Summary
Johnson’s “crock” claim turns out to be sort of a crock
Former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson ripped into his boss with the ‘Boys on Wednesday’s edition of The Dan Patrick Show, explaining that it was Jimmy Johnson not Jerry Jones who had the control of the team in the early 1990s. But Johnson apparently went a little too far in making his point. “That is completely…
Jimmy Johnson calls Jerry Jones’ G.M. claims a “crock”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he always has been and always will be the general manager in Dallas. The former Cowboys coach who won two Super Bowls in Dallas says Jones is full of it. Jimmy Johnson, Jones’s former college teammate who was hired by Jones to coach the Cowboys shortly after Jones bought the…
Bradshaw’s jab at Jimmy Johnson creates a stir
I’m always reluctant to mention Terry Bradshaw in this space, because whenever his name appears here we get at least 50 comments along the lines of, “Wait, he’s still alive?” But it’s important to note what Terry did — and didn’t — say on Sunday during one of the highlights segments on FOX. While describing…