Jerry Jones threatens to have Dallas radio hosts fired over question about offseason moves

Jerry Jones threatens to have Dallas radio hosts fired over question about offseason moves

I’m sure there have been plenty of individuals who have had better birthdays than Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

On Sunday, the day of Jones’ 82nd birthday, the Detroit Lions completely eviscerated Dallas inside of AT&T Stadium 47-9, their second loss by at least 25 points at home this season alone, and the third time they have allowed at least 47 points over their last four at home. It was an embarrassment.

Jones spoke Tuesday on Shan & RJ on Audacy’s 105.3 The Fan, a Dallas radio station, on Tuesday, and blew a gasket over three radio hosts– Shan Shariff, R.J. Choppy and Bobby Belt–over a question about the team’s offseason moves–or lack thereof.

“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 somebody else to ask these questions. I’m not kidding,” Jones said. “You’re not going to figure out what the team is doing right or wrong. If you are, or any five or 10 like you, you need to come to this [NFL] meeting I’m going to today with 32 teams here, 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? Listen, we both know we’re talking to a lot of great fans, a lot of great listeners. And I am very sorry for what happened out there Sunday. I’m sick about what happened Sunday.”

This doesn’t come long after Jones admitted that the Cowboys didn’t pay Derrick Henry because they couldn’t afford him.

Jerry Jones reveals Cowboys ‘couldn’t afford’ Derrick Henry in free agency

Jones is wrong: It is their job to ask him the tough questions about him–the owner, the general manager, etc.–not doing his job. Those radio hosts are doing their job. Fans would respect self-accountability–or even “standing on business”–instead of lambasting three radio hosts because they aren’t afraid to ask the tough questions to one of the most powerful owners in sports.

Jones also dismissed any notion about firing McCarthy midseason, saying he won’t make another midseason change there again.

Generally speaking, it’s our jobs as journalists to hold the people above us accountable. We’re the intermediaries. Without that, those in power would be incredibly dangerous and reckless. Those who have a direct line of communication have a responsibility, a journalistic efficacy, that fans may not have.

After all, fans are the primary source of revenue–without any fans, there’s no business. They want answers. They want accountability. From the top down. Point. Blank. Period.

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