I believe his name is Jerry Jones? Why do people get so upset with him about being on the sidelines? I don't know if he still does that, but he used to. If you were an owner, wouldn't you want to do the same? After all, the team is your investment...so why not go down and help the coaches coach them? That's a lot of money to spend, to just sit up in the owners box and watch from afar. He probably is trying to make sure he's getting his money's worth. What's so bad about the owners, helping out the coaches?
2006-10-31 03:32:10 · 10 answers · asked by LibraT 4 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
There's a difference between taking an active role and telling the coaches how to coach their game. I want a team owner that takes an active role. Team owners that take active roles win championships. Jerry Jones and George Steinbrenner are both good examples of that. However, you hired the coach to do a job and he can't do his job properly if you are there contradicting him and telling him how to do it. The coach knows more about how to coach a football team and that's what he's paid the big bucks to do.
How would you like it if you had a boss and you knew more than he did about how to do your job right and he stood over your shoulder constantly the entire day telling you how you should do every little portion of your job? Then on top of that you know that on many of the things he's telling you he's wrong because you know better? Don't you think you could do your job better if the boss that knows less than you do isn't standing right over your shoulder telling you what to do?
That's what coaches have to go through if the owner is trying to tell him how to coach.
When you have a great coach like Bill Parcells, you don't tell him how to do his job. Jerry Jones knows this and that's why he isn't telling him what to do. Plus Parcells started out as a military coach like Bobby Knight. In fact, the Bobby and Bill are very good friends. You cross Bill Parcells and you are likely to get chewed out Bobby Knight style.
2006-10-31 03:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You hire the coach because you are CONFIDENT IN HIS ABILITY, otherwise fire him and be the Coach yourself. The coach doesn't NEED help, espically in the Cowboys help. Parcells has gone in and cleaned up teams before. Now he has an owner that is GETTING IN HIS WAY. How do you expect him to FIX the mess YOU created if you keep interfering? An owner that takes an active intrest in his team isn't a problem. The Rooneys hang out in the locker room with the Steelers according to the players. They have also let the COACH run the team. That is why they HIRE a Coach and a GM(or in the Steelers case a Director of Football Operations which has subtle but big differences.) They hire the people to do the job. If you think you can do the job then safe the money and don't hire someone. You hire them because deep down YOU KNOW you can't do it. Jerry Jones just doesn't want to accept that he can't.
2006-10-31 03:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pretty much agree with all these guys. As a coach ur given a huge amount of blame if ur team is to fail. Its alot more difficult to have a successful team when an owner who obviously doesnt have ur football knowledge forces u to go in a certain direction with ur team and then expect u to be successful with that approach. That's prolly the reason why the raiders had so much trouble getting a coach.
2006-10-31 04:27:30 · answer #3 · answered by Luigi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the owner's are businessmen, not coaches. If they could coach, then they wouldn't need to hire one. If the owner wants to coach, fine, then do it all the way. Don't hire someone to coach & then micro manage every move they make. It causes distractions & mistakes.
When a business man buys a business, he does't neccissarily run the business, he has someone do it for him. Everyone ultimately answers to the owners, but it should be about results, not the day to day decisions.
2006-10-31 04:27:04 · answer #4 · answered by irish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree w/sgold.......why get in the way which is ALL he is doing.
Hire a coach or coach yourself. can't do either half way. being the owner means making the decision to hire the coach you think is right for the job.successful owners are there for support and other complimentary things.
would you go coach them if you knew almost nothing about the game....which J.J. does???
2006-10-31 03:52:57 · answer #5 · answered by bob a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jerry Jones , unlike most other owners is the clubs GM. He is the one that does all of the hiring firing and drafting of personnel.
A lot of fan are still upset about him firing Jimmy Johnson, but the truth is Norv Tuner and Dave Wadstadt carried him. They were hire after Jimmy Johnson won only 1 game his first year.
2006-10-31 17:31:37 · answer #6 · answered by raynard20010 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most owners are irritating jerks, who happen to be rich not football smart. The good owners hire coaches and GM's and stay out of the way.
2006-10-31 04:40:09 · answer #7 · answered by stan l 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it undermines the coaches i mean think about it for a second lets say you're a supervisor and you're the boss of your employees and you tell them to do something now your boss comes in and tells them to do something else how are your employees supposed to respect your decision making and demands when they know that your boss is involved in the picture and undermines you it's the same thing in sports if you really think about it
2006-10-31 05:40:19 · answer #8 · answered by johncena2069 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it undermines what the coaches are trying to do, look at the Raiders and Al Davis, it has proven to be a bad formula for a long time.........
2006-10-31 03:34:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with devilish
2006-10-31 04:42:27 · answer #10 · answered by mistatnn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋