Jerry Jones responds to critics' calls for Cowboys to tank
Jerry Jones isn't ready to throw in the towel on the Cowboys' 2024 season.
Following the team's 34-26 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday to snap their five-game losing streak, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones told Shan & RJ on Tuesday morning that "this thing isn't over", especially with the expectation that Dallas will be getting key players back from injury over the final six weeks of the season, including wide receiver Brandin Cooks and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence.
Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons made headlines postgame when he told the media that he has no intentions of tanking.
"I'm not done yet," Parsons said. "I don't plan on tanking. If the higher-ups are looking for a draft pick, I hope that’s ruined, because we got a lot of football left to play. As long as I’m a part of this team, we’re always going to fight.”
When asked about those comments on Tuesday, Jones said he "absolutely" loved them and explained why he doesn't believe the team should tank for a better draft pick.
"That has not come across anybody's mind in this organization. ... I get it, I get all of it, but it's critical to us to get out here and compete. Those guys will be there for us, the ones we want when we get there in the draft," Jones said.
"I just think the game is too important. The win is too important. ... A win is a very satisfying thing under any circumstance. It helps you build," Jones continued. ... "There's a lot of ambiguity with those draft picks. ... I've had draft picks that were extraordinarily high that didn't work. I've had them low that knocked it out of the park. And so you've got to weigh what happens when you get the picks and the odds of you knocking one out of the park there as well, as opposed to winning a game."
