Shannon Sharpe has had enough of Jerry Jones.
An ESPN analyst on the former three-time Super Bowl tight end accused Jones of abusing his power as Cowboys owner after Jones appeared to threaten the jobs of two Dallas radio hosts. The host then asked about the criticisms that Jones did not make. Enough offseason movement.
Jones had a complete meltdown during the weekly show.Shan & RJ” on Audacy’s 105.3 The FanThe event took place on his 82nd birthday, the day after the Cowboys' 47-9 home victory over the Lions.
“He made men feel insecure about their jobs,” Sharp said, referring to radio hosts Shan Sharif, RJ Choppy and Bobby Belt. “I hate, hate, hate people who prey on the weak. And Jerry Jones has the advantage, he has the power in this situation, so he will actually say that in public. That tells you a lot about men. From this, a man in power abuses his power by saying, “I'm going to get someone to come over here and ask me a friendly question.” I understand what you're saying. That's definitely that guy's job…what do you think his job was?
“Look, Jerry wants all the credit when things go well, but not the blame. He told us many times, 'I'm not to blame.' Every deal that has ever happened has either been signed by me or notified to me. ”Now you are devastated. You're cornered, like Sherman was in Atlanta during the Civil War, and now they ask about it and they don't want any part of it. ”
Sharpe stressed that he was not taking Jones' comments lightly.
“As long as Jerry Jones is the owner, I'd be the happiest person in the world if the Cowboys didn't win a playoff game or the next game,” he said.
“For that guy to terrorize me about his job…and for Jerry to say something like this in public…I’m out.”
When the radio host brought up “all the offseason stuff” surrounding the Cowboys, Jones became furious.
Dallas hasn't been aggressive when it comes to roster additions, with Jones pledging to “go all in” during the offseason, holding off on extending quarterback Dak Prescott and star wideout CeeDee Lamb until the last moment. I waited.
“Listen, tell me what I'm going to do about it. Let's sit down and look at the decisions we've made over the last few years. OK? We'll take a look at it,” Jones said. said Tuesday, adding that he was attending an NFL owners conference in Atlanta at the time. “Well, if you think I'm interested in calling you on the radio and sitting here throwing out all the dishwater, you must be smoking something over there this morning. You're not. .
“And I really don't…and I don't even want listeners listening to me. This isn't your job. Your job is not why I did something. Don't let me explain and regret doing it. It's not your job.
“That's none of your business or I'll let other people ask the questions, guys. No, no. I'm not kidding.
“You'll never know if what your team is doing is right or wrong,” Jones continued. “If you, or five or 10 people like you, please come to this meeting that I'm attending today, the 32 teams that are here. You guys are geniuses. Okay, everyone, here we are. Do you really think I’m going to sit down with a microphone and tell you everything that’s wrong without violating my rights?”
Jones reiterated that he has no plans to fire head coach Mike McCarthy, saying “that's no excuse in the NFL,” but noted that the Cowboys are short on talent.
He also mentioned Prescott and Lamb's record deals and praised Dallas' talent.
Jones added that he has no intention of throwing in the towel after Sunday's humiliation at Arlington's AT&T Stadium.
The Cowboys (3-3) have a one-week bye week before facing the 49ers (3-3) in San Francisco on October 27th.
