A lot has been made of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones coming down from his luxury suite to the sideline during Monday night's win against the Washington Redskins.
The proper answer is, he's the owner and he can do almost whatever he wants, including coming down to the sideline in the billion-dollar stadium he owns. But, the question still was asked why he came down to the sideline after quarterback Tony Romo went out with a back injury, and he had the perfect Jerry Jones answer.
“No. 1, I wanted to go down there and do what I could, look our guys in the eye, look at them, inspire them to overcome Romo not being out there and overcome what I thought was a critical time,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan, via the Dallas Morning News.
Admit it, you love when Jones says things like this.
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So Jones was down on the sideline to inspire the troops to overcome the quarterback's injury. Jones rightfully pointed out to 105.3 The Fan that other owners watch from the sideline, so it shouldn't be a big deal that he did. The other owners just don't get the publicity Jones does (they don't seek out the publicity like Jones either, but that's another topic).
There has been a lot of speculation on if Jones made the call to put Romo in after doctors said it was OK, and he said that's not what his sideline visit was about. He said he did want to pass along word that Romo's injury wasn't of the season-ending variety, and that Garrett should "get his thinking cap on" because Romo could come back. Romo did come back, was ineffective against Washington's blitz, and the Cowboys lost in overtime.
Jones being on the sideline is all much ado about nothing, but nothing is ever inconsequential when it comes to the Cowboys' owner. That's why he's a brilliant businessman and ultimately great for the NFL, mostly because you love to hate him and even go crazy about him showing up on Dallas' sideline.
“It’s just not an issue," Jones said. "I’ve always felt that seeing the attitude, seeing what’s going on, getting the pulse, looking at who’s in to it, looking at how they’re into it, looking at how they’re reacting on the sideline, all of that is just part of understanding the team, getting to be a better decision-maker.”
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