Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones drew the ire of former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson, who stated that he had no idea where Jones was going with his recent comments regarding the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams.
For context, Jones had stated that both the Eagles and Rams were in win-now mode and didn't care about their future successes as long as it meant they could win right now.
“Anybody who thinks I won’t take a chance, has misread the tea leaves. But I do think longer term,” Jones said. “And I’m real hesitant to bet it all for a year. There’s a lot of things that can happen for that year. In essence, we’re seeing a couple of teams that have had some real success putting it all out there and paying for it later, in Philadelphia and Los Angeles.”
Johnson reacted strongly to Jones' comments, going so far as to say that he even took a phone call from Eagles team owner Jeffrey Lurie.
"Johnson said the comments were so laughably off-the-mark that he received a call from Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, asking what Jones was talking about. "'I said, 'I have no idea,'[...] Philadelphia has a couple of first-round picks in the [upcoming] NFL Draft. They've got extra picks down the road. They've got some very talented players. They've got some talented young players. "[...] "'I think the Philadelphia Eagles are gonna be good for a long time.'"
What do you make of the exchange?
