Jerry Jones Quotes (92 Quotes)

Admittedly, he was surrounded by a (great) cast. Well, now he's got a lesser cast and he went out and did the same things. I've noticed a real shift in opinion on him as we've moved through the year. And that shift is probably worth quite a lot of money.

We understand that this signing will open the door for scrutiny. I know and Terrell knows that much is expected of our players on and off the field. I have always believed in taking advantage of opportunity. Terrell is well known for what he can do. This

Synergies, that's a word we use around here a lot, ... One of the first things we did was take the 20 people in the Cowboys' ticket office and have them started calling Cowboy season ticket holders to see if they're interested in Desperados season tickets.

We just don't have the time to develop new temporary housing communities. We need to get them out of these shelters. . . . We don't want to just warehouse our people.

The expectations are we'll come up with something that will work relative to our economics. But everyone knows this cuts real deep. We're going to have to make this work in the league. We're going to have to run some tighter ships in managing our costs.

We want to play football. We have an obligation to everyone, particularly our fans. My gut is we're going to come up with something, but it's still up in the air. It's going to be long and drawn out and tough.

I hope that we can continue what we've got started here. I think that we both recognize we've got something good. ... We got more work to do.

This decision is a tough one for me personally. Larry has been the best in pro football for a long time.

The proposal was really a mean mother from the union.

It will change the way we make our rosters, but everybody is well aware of that. That's preferable over the alternative, and that's getting a bad deal.

I haven't thought about it. I haven't talked about it.

I think if we ultimately see something that is do-able between labor and the league, then you can have it without any additional revenue-sharing.

But when I look at what our alternatives are and when I look at what he can bring to the table for our team this year, it's worth the risk.

We were going to need better corner play and better nickel corner play. That's why we brought in Henry, and that's why we're bringing in Glenn.

We feel good about our running backs as we have them right now, and we will continue to see how they progress.

He is a very young man with a young family that has a great foundation to go from here and really do some great things. We hope that many of those things can be done in and a part and around the Dallas Cowboys organization.

But if you look at teams that want to share more revenues, they're teams that don't have a lot on the table. They've long since not had any serious investment in their team.

Personally, it was hard to see Emmitt in red.

If I can't turn around and see home, I've gone too far. My wife (Connie) has been on lots of vacations -- Alaska, Hawaii but she's gone on her own. I don't like to leave Pulaski County very much.

My gut is that we can come up with something here that is good for the league, and that we can go on with. But it's going to be up in the air, and is up in the air, at this time. I expect a pretty drawn-out meeting.

I had high hopes we could come together under these circumstances and push through a deal. It had everything to do with the time frame. But more important than anything, we were probably able to speak with a lot more candor these last two days than we have over the last few years.

But at the same time, he knows the game totally. Being two steps faster than everybody else isn't going to do it for a quarterback in the NFL. It's the mind that has to click on.

It was a terrible play. When we reviewed it after practice, we became even more concerned because it was really very much a possibility that he could have had the most severe injury. The good news, there's a chance we get him back for the opening of the season.

Sheryl Crow is one of the most popular entertainment artists today and we are excited about the opportunity to have her with us on Thanksgiving Day to kick off one of the most important fund-raising drives in America the Red Kettle campaign.

Dick is uniquely qualified for this position. He is extremely bright and has a thorough knowledge of the daily operation of a team and the league office. He and Steve will make a dynamic leadership tandem in Baltimore that will ultimately benefit the NFL.

If we get out of the draft without an offensive lineman, I'll be very disappointed. Frankly, I like putting an offensive lineman in the mix every year because of how expensive it is to get them in free agency.

We couldn't walk out of this building and not have a deal. I expected to come out of this without having my Christmas list intact and I met my expectation.

If any of my runners had a last-second question, I wanted them to be able to find me fast. Nowadays, I wear it so my athletes can make sure I get on the right bus when it's time to go home.

You can look ahead and see the challenges, ... but I don't know anyone who didn't want to feel good for the next two weeks.

I am concerned. I want them to understand the logic. It's very important that the fans don't think I just don't care (what they think).

They're looking for any kind of volunteers you'd find in a typical hospital setting.

This is one of the most exciting times I've ever been involved with for the Dallas Cowboys.

I don't think there is anybody in the Colorado ski industry that could be tapped for this job. They need real-estate expertise, they need Wall Street expertise, and they really need someone with experience in the hospitality and travel industry.

We gave up experience to have the opportunity to not only have good information now but build for the future. We have a good blend of veteran guys with guys that have not been doing it as long.

It's extremely important that they make some kind of good showing at the combine.

I looked at it as an opportunity to present the evidence to a jury of twelve people and prove my innocence.

They put me in charge for a year while they looked for someone else. Thirty-five years later, they were still looking.

This buys us some time.

She came to school with a black eye. She had a patch over her eye. She could barely walk and she was in pain.

Michael's narrow finish last year has him knocking on the door again, and deservedly so. As the inspirational leader of the first NFL team to win three Super Bowls in four years, he is due.

It's more than his word, it's about logic. This is an opportunity for him to basically put it all together and come in here and have a very positive experience. ... Whoever got him after those two experiences was going to get a more knowledgeable and educated player.

Our team has always enjoyed a great fan following in Austin, and we know that CBS 42 will be able to satisfy the tremendous thirst for Cowboys information and programming in the state capital.

For some reason or other not able to shoot it in Toronto and Saturday wraps filming so easier to bring the two actors here than to take everyone to Canada.

The Cowboys have joined the NFL in this action. We will not be able to comment on specifics of the litigation other than to say we are standing side by side on the matter.

You're not only gaining fans by coming to California and gaining supporters, it also sends a message that the Dallas Cowboys are America's team.

In general, I am a risk-taker. We've gone down that road. I probably have a propensity to try and make things work. ... A top receiver could flourish with Drew Bledsoe . That's always appealing.

This is not a ski-area opportunity. It's a real- estate development opportunity.

We've got a pretty tight time frame here. The CBA extension would be framed into a situation that will reasonably address the beginning of the league year.

Paul has made it clear that he's not for long. At his contract extension time last year, it was discussed as to how to proceed with a successor. I would say it's on an informal basis. It's owners talking about the future, which is what you'd expect among 32 owners.

That's not in our best interest.