Jerry Jones says he should have had “more tolerance” with Jimmy Johnson
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones went on record Wednesday, saying he should have had more tolerance for former head coach Jimmy Johnson.
Jones hired Johnson as the head coach in 1989 when he bought the team, and they had one of the best runs possible together. Johnson led the team to Super Bowl wins in 1992 and 1993 when the Johnson/Jones relationship ended.
“I lost my tolerance for a lot of things,” Jones said during an interview on KTCK-AM 1310 on Wednesday.
“I probably should have had a little more tolerance with Jimmy Johnson. Seriously.”
Jones hired Barry Switzer to replace Johnson, and the Cowboys went to the NFC Championship Game in 1994 and won another Super Bowl in 1995. They won the NFC East in 1996 before Switzer resigned after a 6-10 season in 1997 (in which the Cowboys lost their final five games).
The Cowboys have won just two playoff games since the 1996 season, and Jones has employed five different head coaches.
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This story was originally published August 11, 2016 at 5:45 PM with the headline "Jerry Jones says he should have had “more tolerance” with Jimmy Johnson."