He really irritates my soul Jerry Jones bizarrely comparing himself to Patrick Mahomes doe
Jerry Jones is 81 years old and under tremendous pressure to deal with front-office stuff like extending key player contracts and keeping the Dallas Cowboys organization running smoothly. It seems the pressure got to him at Oxnard when he compared himself to Patrick Mahomes.
Not paying Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons early has become a headache for the Cowboys owner. And if they don’t agree to a new deal before March 12, 2025, then they will enter free agency, leaving Jones even more on his plate.
On Thursday, Jones highlighted the ongoing contract talks to stalled negotiations with Prescott at Oxnard and compared himself to Patrick Mahomes. In his view, curating a new contract is like playing an optional quarterback who can step and make the right decisions.
#Cowboys owner Jerry Jones compared himself to Patrick Mahomes when explaining why it's smart to take your time before extending a player.
Jerry said he's like an option quarterback reading the market.
This is a doozy. pic.twitter.com/EM8A1s3aEu
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 25, 2024What you're seeing, what we deal with is we're buying time. We're option-quarterbacking, and we're going out toward the sideline, [and] we haven't handed it off or pitched it. We're trying to make our mind[s] up [with] what to do. Does that sound like [Patrick] Mahomes to you? A little bit? Ok. It do, it really do.Jerry Jones ranted
Understandably social media was bound to react to this. Check out some of the reactions down below:
This ngga really irritates my soul https://t.co/KhlZOsUNSY
— GLOBE-IS-BACK (@yallhellalame) July 25, 2024I mean he’s won 3 Super Bowls. He’s pretty much the Mahomes of NFL owners
— Ernie The Cowboys Fan (@es3_09) July 25, 2024More like Mac Jones
— Justin Maloney (@JMaloneyLiberty) July 25, 2024😭😭 bro gotta give it up man
— Cleveland Browns Muse (@CleBrownsMuse) July 25, 2024This @dallascowboys press conference becomes more of a nonsensical mess every year. It did not instill confidence. https://t.co/JYJJlTJ1as
— Matt Thomas (@MattThomasNews) July 25, 2024senile old man compares himself to the greatest QB of all time #ok https://t.co/rFmeIlz8GB
— Nick (@nickthechad) July 25, 2024He is delusional. You pitch the ball and sign your players before the market is set. Now you’re gonna keep the ball, pay a much higher price for them or lose them and get your ass blasted with the tackle. You’re an idiot man. https://t.co/nX2Hpatb2f
— Ricardo ShillyShally (@TXFunGuy6) July 26, 2024strong al davis lane kiffin overhead projector energy here https://t.co/k2HAp3OLRo
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) July 25, 2024Jerry Jones with an explanation worthy of making the stage at the RNC. https://t.co/0wtLeiHu77
— Roman Arbisi (@ArbisiRoman) July 25, 2024The more the Cowboys talk about the situation, the worse they look – and I didn't think that was even possible. https://t.co/j60owV5zXx
— Rob “Stats” Guerrera (@StatsOnFire) July 25, 2024Jerry probably would have been a better Republican VP pick, if we're being honest. https://t.co/4elNDXe7i8
— Kelly Kirby (@thewonkypenguin) July 25, 2024Dallas, please keep this senile, drooling old bastard running the show forever. As long as he breathes air, your franchise will never win a fucking thing. https://t.co/nEsXLNKCoj
— El Capitan (@TheCaptain87) July 26, 2024Earlier this week, Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones revealed they were pushing to keep all the players if they could with the team. Yet, with limited cap space to work with, someone might be left out.
Jerry Jones’ time stalling tactics for negotiations with his players can bite back
Prescott, Lamb, and Parsons—all three players are on course for record-breaking deals. Prescott will have a cap hit of $55 million by the time the 2024 season ends and most likely earn close to or more than $60 million, making him the highest-paid quarterback ever.
On the other hand, Lamb has aspirations of matching Justin Jefferson’s $35 million annual salary. To make the Cowboys listen to his wish, the all-pro wideout did not show up for OTAs and is holding out on training camp.
Jones usually prefers the wait-and-watch game after taking lessons from Ezekiel Elliott’s deal. Following a couple of amazing seasons (2018 and 2019), Elliot wanted an extension, and similar to Lamb, he chose to hold out, which in the end paid dividends as he signed a 6-year $90 million extension. However, his output plummeted and he was eventually traded to the Patriots in 2023 until he rejoined the Cowboys in the offseason.
To put weight behind his approach, Jones mentioned left guard Zack Martin, who faced similar circumstances last season.
Was it [Zack] Martin that wasn't here last year? Has that ever happened? Of course, it does. It happens all over the league. So, I don't flare when it's happening to us.Jerry Jones argued
Jones suddenly sprung into action, and before Lamb tried his luck elsewhere, he began negotiations with his agent. In the meantime, several clips showed that the Ohio State graduate trained with a specialist coach in Houston.
Prescott, on the other hand, for the first time dropped a hint about leaving the Cowboys. If they don’t reach a middle ground soon, then it may well happen next year.
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