switched over to rooting for Dallas as a grand fuck you to openly racist owner George Preston Marshall. residents who are themselves Cowboys fans: a trend that dates back decades, potentially to an era when the black residents of D.C. Also, there is a significant portion of D.C. First of all, the Cowboys lead the historical series with Washington by a margin of 76-47-2. There’s a full history of irony to be had here. They need Dallas, far more than Dallas needs them. The Commanders can be horrible, and almost always are, but if they at least split the Dallas series, that constitutes a good season for them. Locally, the Commanders treat their twice-annual Cowboys games with all the seriousness and salesmanship of Michigan–Ohio State. While the team has spent that time drilling through every layer of moral bedrock, the one thing it’s always had is its rivalry with Dallas. for roughly two decades now: about as long as Snyder has owned the Commanders. If Snyder has no avenue to snatch up a bit of Jerry’s shine, then he’s left exposed as the uncommonly vicious turd he’s always been, and nothing more. Jerry is the prom king, and Snyder is the fuckhead nerd desperate to look popular by sitting next to him in the cafeteria. Second of all, you can sense the innate value that Snyder places on making sure he’s parked right next to Jones at league meetings. But Goodell has said no.įirst of all, LOL. Snyder recently asked permission to attend league meetings again, resuming his old post next to Jones at the table. We go once more to Van Natta, Seth Wickersham, and Tisha Thompson: In the process, Jones has served as Snyder’s life preserver over the past two decades of losing, groping, and committing random acts of cruel assholery. Despite being the foremost exemplar of a famous person living down to their reputation, Dan Snyder was in with Jerry Jones. And there’s no telling how much of both the Cowboys’ and Legends’ day-to-day operations are exclusively handled by his underlings, most notably son Stephen.īut as long as Jerry lives, and he WILL live forever, his existence alone gives him, and any of his proxies, dominion over both the NFL and Roger Goodell. His veneers are just about the only thing younger than his mistresses. He routinely gets in front of the camera to pop off strictly because he knows it makes for good entertainment. He brokered the deal that put both the Chargers and the Rams in Los Angeles, and then secured the biggest naming rights deal in history for the Inglewood stadium that those two teams currently share. Through his Legends hospitality company, he runs stadium operations for not just his own team, but five others. HOWEVAH, Jerry is the shadow commish of the NFL. I have always believed-with good reason-that the NFL will never rid itself of Snyder, and that I need to see the body cold before I’m convinced that Snyder has been ousted for good. “That’s not true,” one veteran owner says. “The NFL is a mafia,” he recently told an associate. This direct owner quote is both the funniest and the most telling candidate of the bunch: was the co-author of this report, and has such deep connections with Jerry Jones and his people that it wouldn’t shock me if Jerry himself provided background or quotes to DVN for today’s big news dump. “Snyder’s already lost Jerry,” the source added.ĭon Van Natta Jr. You can’t trust him,” a senior executive close to the owner said. Snyder has also “badmouthed” Jones, telling an owner recently, “he’s only out to get in your pocket. Jerry Jones recently told confidants that he “might not be able” to protect Snyder any longer. But in between all the fabulous dirt on Snyder masterminding the Carson Wentz trade and sources floating the idea of Tanya Snyder taking full ownership of the team from her husband (which would somehow make the Commanders even worse), the macro view of this story is that Snyder has lost the support of the only person on Earth he couldn’t afford to alienate. I love a good pullquote harvest, and Lord knows that today’s ESPN longread on Dan Snyder represents one such content bonanza. And buy Drew’s book, The Night The Lights Went Out, through here. Got something you wanna contribute? Email the Roo. Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday at Defector during the NFL season.
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