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    Cowboys' Jerry Jones: First year with Mike McCarthy similar to inaugural season with Jimmy Johnson

    The Hall of Fame owner feels he's in familiar territory, at least to a degree

    There's literally never been a season like the one the NFL is up against in 2020, after opting to proceed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but owner Jerry Jones feels like there's a least some bit of deja vu occurring with the Dallas Cowboys. It's no secret what newly-installed head coaches like Mike McCarthy are up against -- forced to scrap an April 6 start to offseason conditioning, and then rookie and veteran minicamp, and then the entire preseason. The only non-virtual offseason preparation McCarthy and those like him were afforded was a truncated training camp, and the rust (plus disconnects between coaches and players) was evident right out of the gate for the Cowboys.

    They lost three of their first four games and that's when the freight train began to truly fly off the rails, going on to lose two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott to a season-ending injury, forcing him onto an injured reserve list that includes a slew of key players -- some returning while others (Tyron Smith, La'El Collins, Blake Jarwin, Trevon Diggs?, etc.) will not. All told, it's easily been one of the most disappointing seasons in Cowboys history, especially given the expectations in the first year following the divorce from Jason Garrett, but Jones isn't as wide-eyed as most about it -- feeling he's been here before, more or less.

    Jones harkens back to 1989, a time he feels is similar in comparison to the vast number of challenges facing McCarthy in 2020.

    "Yeah, I sure can [remember a time when a coach was as handicapped as McCarthy] -- Jimmy Johnson," he told 105.3FM the Fan on Tuesday as the team waits to finally face the Baltimore Ravens. "I sure can. Jimmy had a lot of handicaps when we first came in here. By the way, we won the one football game, too. And he was accused by one other coach for sure of making it look like [we were] a high school program."

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    Re: Cowboys' Jerry Jones: First year with Mike McCarthy similar to inaugural season with Jimmy Johnson

    Naw, Jerrah.

    McCarthy's team was supposedly the Super Bowl Champs.

    Jimmy's 1989 team was a team full of nobodies except Herschel Walker who they traded away and got all those draft picks. Everyone knew the 89 team was going to suck. This 2020 team has underachieved. Yes, they lost Dak but they weren't very good w/Dak.



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    Re: Cowboys' Jerry Jones: First year with Mike McCarthy similar to inaugural season with Jimmy Johnson

    The biggest difference was that the JJ team had a path to get better. If nothing else they had that raft of picks from the Walker trade.

    The MM teams have little path to roster improvement. They are almost totally capped out. Committed big $$$ all over the place and have no extra draft picks. So how do they improve at any areas of need?

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    Re: Cowboys' Jerry Jones: First year with Mike McCarthy similar to inaugural season with Jimmy Johnson

    Except the 2019 Cowboys were 8-8 and made the playoffs the previous year. They were on the doorsteps of a playoff berth after winning the division the previous year. The Cowboys were trying to take it to the next level
    The 1988 Cowboys were 3-13 and starting over. Their only pro bowler was traded during the 1989 season. There is no legit comparison

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