You said: …… ” You don’t need to school me on how dysfunctional the cowboys are, but that’s more a result of the players not respecting the coaches and a lack of a ‘team’ atmosphere ” Who do you think purchased all the not so respectfull, Not so Free Agents. Does the name “Pacman Jones” ring a bell? And I’m not trying to school you, just bringing up some points.

I understood what you said. I also think you’re overweighing the spotlight aspect. Yes, Woody is a visible owner. He roams the sidelines and has input on this team, but I think he genuinely cares about this team. Look up the video of the tunnel celebration after the Pats win, and you’ll see Woody in there congratulating every player and celebrating just as much as the team. The guy grew up a Jets fan and just wants this team to succeed.

You don’t need to school me on how dysfunctional the cowboys are, but that’s more a result of the players not respecting the coaches and a lack of a ‘team’ atmosphere. Woody keeps his input to a minimum, although he does have his occasional man-crush (like Favre). He isn’t a meddling owner who has commitment issues (Al Davis), isn’t a spotlight-seeker who unwisely throws his money around like he is the NY Yankees (Snyder), and he’s not a wannabe superstar who thinks he is a GM (Jones). He may have similar traits to each of those men, but he is clearly different. I think the comparisons to 3 of the most notably awful owners in the league can end now.

Maybe you misread my info. I am comparing the teams approach to Media/PR and building teams through “buying” players during the last ten years. I believe the last time the Cowboys even smelled the SB was in ’96. I will give Jones credit for firing firing Landry, that WAS a very gutsy move but again, that was back in (i think) ’93.

If you don’t think the Cowboys have been a dyfunctional team since 2000 with all the (negative) press during the last decade I don’t know what to tell you.

I’d take Jerry Jones as an owner, since he has won how many superbowls? You cannot be serious in trying to use the Raiders, one of the most dysfunctional franchises in all of sports, as a comparison. The Jets have a very business-like approach and handle things thoroughly. Yes, they make mistakes, but nothing even remotely close to the way the Raiders constantly shoot themselves in the foot. And Dan Snyder overpays for talent that doesn’t deserve it. The Jets have overpaid (some cases, just slightly) to get players that they targeted as must-have’s. Woody doesn’t handle the football decisions, he has input obviously, but he lets Tannenbaum (and in the case of this offseason, Rex) do their thing and go out to get the guys they feel the team needs. I don’t care if he keeps writing checks, because with a salary cap, the ‘buying a team’ argument is somewhat pointless. Lock up big time free agents all you want, you still have to be under a certain dollar figure, which the Jets are because of wise (read: the anti-raiders) business decisions.

Sarcasm off