Jerry Jones hints at three Cowboys coaches who could go in the Ring of Honor
If you've ever been to AT&T Stadium and carefully looked at the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor – where the franchise supposedly honors the greatest players and coaches in team history – you'll notice a significant absence. Even years after the start of their feud, Jones still refuses to put Jimmy Johnson's name up there. […]
If you've ever been to AT&T Stadium and carefully looked at the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor – where the franchise supposedly honors the greatest players and coaches in team history – you'll notice a significant absence.
Even years after the start of their feud, Jones still refuses to put Jimmy Johnson's name up there. That's unlikely to change in 2023 after the Cowboys owner revealed earlier this year that he wasn't planning on adding anybody else.
Back in 2021, he claimed on live TV that Johnson would end up in the Ring of Honor. Two years later, the statement feels significantly void of meaning. During an interview with San Antonio's Sports Star on 94.1, Jerry Jones reinforced that feeling.
In the interview, Jones was asked about his recent comments about potentially adding "a couple of coaches, in addition to Jimmy" to the Ring of Honor.
Per RJ Ochoa, Jones pointed to the fact that there are two other coaches in franchise history that have won the Super Bowl. That would be Barry Switzer and Bill Parcells (not with the Cowboys).
In a way, Jerry Jones' answer makes the absence of Johnson even less justifiable. If that's indeed so important in his criteria, how can they even enter the conversation while the coach who won two Super Bowls and gave the franchise its best days still not be up there? Don't forget Switzer won another Super Bowl with what was essentially Jimmy's team.
Earlier this year, I wrote about how pathetic it is that Johnson is still being committed on a yearly basis:
At this point, the yearly omission of Johnson's name in the Ring of Honor is utterly pathetic. What Johnson meant for the franchise couldn't be more obvious. His scheme and recruiting prowess fueled a team that won two Super Bowls with him leading the way and left the foundation for Barry Switzer to step in and take what was essentially Johnson's team to a third championship in the 90s.
How is Parcells even a thought while Johnson waits? It's unsurprising to hear the Cowboys owner say such an outrageous thing but unfortunately, it doesn't make it any less frustrating. Jerry Jones needs to stop circling it around it and get the man who coached the 90s dynasty proper credit.
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