Jerry's Decision -- Absolutely Brilliant -- And "First Take" Pundits Don't Get It -- With One Exception -- January 18, 2024

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Later, 10:29 p.m. CT:  Molly on "First Take" had this exactly right. 

The others talked ad nauseum about the decision by Jerry Jones. Molly summarized it in less than 30 seconds: it was a business decision. Nothing more, nothing less. Some owners measure their success by the number of rings / pennants; others measure their success  by number of zeros after the "$" sign. Quick: name the owner of the team that won the last Super Bowl. Quick: name the owner with the most Super Bowl rings. Quick: name the owner of the most valuable NFL franchise.

The Cowboys are in a "financial pickle." Dak Prescott's contract comes to an end in 2024. But all of a sudden, that extension might cost Jerry Jones a whole lot less.

Mike McCarthy's final year in current contract is this year.

Oilmen can make a business decision in a New York minute. Others? Not so much.

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Wow, wow, wow. 

Jerry Jones sticks with Mike McCarthy.

Talking heads at First Take don't get it -- one exception. Molly. She got it right.

Maybe I'll write more on this later, but it all makes sense. And Molly got it just right.

I can't say I was surprised, but now that Jerry Jones has made the decision, his decision can be easily explained. It makes so much sense. 

But note: there was no announcement that any contracts would be extended. This implies: one and done; 2025: win or go home.

So that I remember my thoughts if I were to address this issue again later, some prompts:

• Dallas Cowboys: the most valuable team in the NFL;
• dollars: bottom line;
• Jerry Jones made his money in oil; history of risk aversion; contrarian.
• keep the conversation going
• Dak getting older; injury-prone? 
• Aaron Rogers 
• younger teams; time to re-build?
• age of the starting QBs for the 32 NFL teams: throw out the outliers (32+) and the average age appears to be about 24 years old. Dak? 30 years old. Not getting any younger.