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Jerry Jones got the chance to reflect on the brutal loss the Cowboys suffered at the hands of the Lions during his weekly appearance on a sports radio show on Tuesday, and he was not thrilled with the hosts he threatened to have replaced after the conversation turned testy.
On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys got absolutely dominated by the Lions in a 47-9 loss at home that marked one of the most embarrassing defeats the team has been dealt since Jerry Jones (who was celebrating his 82nd birthday when the debacle unfolded at AT&T Stadium) purchased the franchise.
The loss highlighted the issues that had already been a cause for concern before the season kicked off and had repeatedly reared their ugly head over the first five weeks of the season, and while there’s still time for a Cowboys squad that’s sitting at 3-3 to turn things around, it’s going to be an uphill battle based on what’s transpired so far.
Jones had to know he was going to be facing some tough questions when he joined Shan Shariff, RJ Choppy, and Bobby Belt for his weekly interview with Dallas-area sports radio station 105.3 The Fan, and while he’s previously had fairly pointed exchanges with those hosts, he may have outdone himself thanks to what went down.
The longtime Cowboys owner admitted there was plenty of room to improve but took exception to questions about the lack of notable roster moves the team made in the offseason midway through the interview, which led to some incredibly awkward energy.
Jones seemingly threatened to have the hosts fired over the line of questioning he took exception to, saying:
“This is not your job. Your job isn’t to let me go over all the reasons that I did something and I’m sorry that I did it. That’s not your job. I’ll get someone else to ask these questions. I’m not kidding.
You’re not going to figure out what the team is doing right or wrong. If you are, you need to come to this meeting I’m going to today with 32 teams. You’re geniuses.
You really think you’re gonna sit here with a microphone and tell me all of the things that I’ve done wrong without going over the rights?”
It’s easy to understand why Jones is frustrated with the performance of his team, but it’s a bit strange that this is the route he decided to take when you consider he’s made it clear the buck ultimately stops with himself despite plenty of fans who’ve called for the owner to cede GM duties to other parties.
Based on what I can tell, Jones also doesn’t have the power to fire the hosts when you consider he doesn’t own the radio station, but never underestimate the ability of a billionaire NFL owner to get his way.