Well, we still have a 23% chance lol

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(11-15-2024, 10:01 PM)SladeX Wrote: So what’s the deal? Is it hubris? “We know what we’re doing, don’t need so many scouts”). Jerry Jones has control, plus resources from the energy industry he can use to bolster his team’s finances. Why does he fail? Hubris, again? He won a championship with Arkansas in 1964. Maybe he thinks he’s qualified to micromanage? Do the Browns have a similar mindset (“we’re a football family “).

In the 33 years of Mike Brown's reign the Bengals have 10 winning seasons and are 5-8 in the postseason with 1 AFCC.
In the same 33 years of Jerry Jones' reign the Cowboys have 20 winning seasons and are 16-15 in the postseason with 3 SB Rings (though 0 since the salary cap really kicked in).

Certainly different levels of "failure" between the two. The Cowboys are considered failures while coming off three straight 12+ win seasons, the Mike Brown Bengals have only won 12+ twice in those 33 years.

I think the problem with the Cowboys is they just have had 2 franchise QBs in a row who are later round pick guys (Dak 4th, Romo UDFA) who are too good to move on from (and far too good to get you a #1 pick to have a Burrow fall into their lap) but juuuust not quite good enough.