Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addresses latest OBJ rumors
Jerry Jones is elated. Following Sunday’s domination of the Minnesota Vikings, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys (7-3) lauded his team and spoke optimistically of its chances in the postseason, saying the Cowboys are “unequivocally” a Super Bowl contender. During a regular appearance Tuesday on The Fan in the Dallas area, he doubled down, with the memory of the previous week’s disappointing loss to to the Green Bay Packers fading away.
“Man, is this a different feeling than we had last week when we popped on here after Green Bay,” Jones said. “The entire game, our execution, when you look at stats, we scored on our first seven possessions, both sides of the ball, I agree with (former Cowboys receiver) Michael Irvin the other day, there’s not a perfect game, but that’s maybe the best I’ve seen as a complete game, since I’ve been with the Cowboys.”
The Cowboys are one of several contenders monitoring the health and status of free agent receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who will be entertaining interest and offers from teams in the coming weeks as he continues his recovery from a torn ACL suffered in the Super Bowl.
The Dallas-Beckham rumors have heated up considerably over the past couple of weeks and Jones has not shied away from his public recruitment of the 30-year-old receiver.
“I don’t want to get into the negotiation where, frankly, we’re not,” Jones said when asked if money or health was the biggest hurdle to clear. “So all of those situations make it possible for us to have a deal here.”
The Cowboys – despite having CeeDee Lamb, a young star at the position, and other weapons like Noah Brown and Michael Gallup – rank 22nd in the NFL with 209.4 passing yards per game.
“Well, again, everything’s relative,” Jones responded. “We went after (receiver Amari) Cooper. We broke that (bank) you talked about right there with Cooper. We were glad to do it and glad to get him, and to a large degree it worked. You’ve just got to pick your poison, so to speak. Everything, it’s either-or.
“When you look at a player, and the more you expend for a player, you can go up to where that’s two players or that’s three. It’s financial, but it’s really not. At the end of the day, it’s the capability, the athletic ability, the availability up against paying a lot to one player or paying lesser for two players. It’s one way to measure it, so it’s all relative. The main thing is what everybody would agree with: if you can improve this team right now and it’s within reason, you should do it. We’ve got a chance.”