>Yes, he's a blowhard, which isn't so surprising for a rich Texan who used to play football. I think a lot of owners would be pretty upset with the effort the team has shown this season. It's a disgrace.
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>I think the term "effort" has been overblown. I don't think it's a lack of effort - it's a lack of discipline/execution on the field and possibly management off the field.
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>And remember one thing - Jerry Jones is the GM (and a bad one at that. which most football experts felt even before this season). Jones should fire himself as the GM, hire a true football man as GM, and keep his bony white ass in the owner box.

This doesn't prove anything, of course, but it is a view I have heard and read from a number of NFL analysts this season.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/sports/football/09cowboys.html?_r=1&hpw

It has been apparent for several weeks that the Cowboys have stopped playing hard.