I guess the committee was waiting a long time to give him this one. Article is a good one, showing the hypocrisy of JJ. I would have given this to Seattle. Back to back NFC Championships game is not easy.
http://mweb.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24963900/cowboys-gm-jerry-jones-named-nfl-executive-of-the-year-by-pfwa
If not for that stupid Calvin Johnson rule, the Cowboys might have scored on the Dez Bryant-catch-that-wasn't, escaped Green Bay with a win, and been the team to face the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game.
It didn't happen. Chris Christie's lucky red sweater lost its mojo and the Cowboys, like 28 other teams, will watch Sunday's action from their collective couches. But what the organization accomplished this season -- the 12-4 record, including an 8-0 mark on the road -- wasn't lost on the Pro Football Writers of America.
Dallas owner/president/GM Jerry Jones, whose moves helped Cowboys to first NFC East title since 2009, is 2014 NFL Executive of the Year.
— Pro Football Writers (@PFWAwriters) January 15, 2015
That's right, the PFWA named Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones its 2014 NFL Executive of the Year.
While someone in the front office is deserving of this award, we're not sure it's Jerry Jones. Back in May, a day after the Cowboys selected offensive lineman Zack Martin 16th overall (he made the 2014 All-Pro team, by the way), Jones said that Johnny Manziel wasn't even a thought. By late July, Jones admitted that he had to be talked out of taking Johnny Football on draft night.
“I want you to know that almost as I was handing in the card, it was that close to putting that Manziel card in. It was that close,” Jones said in late July. “I looked over to my son, Stephen, our chief executive officer, and I said ‘I took the right pick.' ... He was the top player by three players on our board at the time that we were sitting there looking at him.”
And in an ESPN profile, Jones sounded like a man who really wanted Manziel.
"If we had picked Manziel, he'd guarantee our relevance for 10 years," he said in May. "When we were on the clock, I said if we pick the other guy -- any other guy -- it would be a ticket to parity, more 8-8 seasons.
"The only way to break out is to gamble -- take a chance with that first pick, if you wanna dramatically improve your team. That's why I wanted Manziel but I was the only guy who wanted him. I listened to everybody ... And I'm ... not ... happy ... ."
To recap: Yes, some Cowboys executive is worthy of this award, but we're guessing it's whomever talked Jones out of taking Manziel, and/or was responsible for the other personnel moves that led to the team's best record since 2007.
http://mweb.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24963900/cowboys-gm-jerry-jones-named-nfl-executive-of-the-year-by-pfwa
If not for that stupid Calvin Johnson rule, the Cowboys might have scored on the Dez Bryant-catch-that-wasn't, escaped Green Bay with a win, and been the team to face the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game.
It didn't happen. Chris Christie's lucky red sweater lost its mojo and the Cowboys, like 28 other teams, will watch Sunday's action from their collective couches. But what the organization accomplished this season -- the 12-4 record, including an 8-0 mark on the road -- wasn't lost on the Pro Football Writers of America.
Dallas owner/president/GM Jerry Jones, whose moves helped Cowboys to first NFC East title since 2009, is 2014 NFL Executive of the Year.
— Pro Football Writers (@PFWAwriters) January 15, 2015
That's right, the PFWA named Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones its 2014 NFL Executive of the Year.
While someone in the front office is deserving of this award, we're not sure it's Jerry Jones. Back in May, a day after the Cowboys selected offensive lineman Zack Martin 16th overall (he made the 2014 All-Pro team, by the way), Jones said that Johnny Manziel wasn't even a thought. By late July, Jones admitted that he had to be talked out of taking Johnny Football on draft night.
“I want you to know that almost as I was handing in the card, it was that close to putting that Manziel card in. It was that close,” Jones said in late July. “I looked over to my son, Stephen, our chief executive officer, and I said ‘I took the right pick.' ... He was the top player by three players on our board at the time that we were sitting there looking at him.”
And in an ESPN profile, Jones sounded like a man who really wanted Manziel.
"If we had picked Manziel, he'd guarantee our relevance for 10 years," he said in May. "When we were on the clock, I said if we pick the other guy -- any other guy -- it would be a ticket to parity, more 8-8 seasons.
"The only way to break out is to gamble -- take a chance with that first pick, if you wanna dramatically improve your team. That's why I wanted Manziel but I was the only guy who wanted him. I listened to everybody ... And I'm ... not ... happy ... ."
To recap: Yes, some Cowboys executive is worthy of this award, but we're guessing it's whomever talked Jones out of taking Manziel, and/or was responsible for the other personnel moves that led to the team's best record since 2007.