Skip Bayless has had enough of the Dallas Cowboys, and this time his frustration wasn’t aimed at a bad play or a rough loss. It was aimed squarely at Jerry Jones and the way he runs the franchise.
On First Take, Bayless joined Stephen A. Smith after Smith called the Cowboys “an accident waiting to happen.”
Bayless pushed that even further, saying the accident has been going on for 31 years. From there, he unloaded on a team he said lacks everything you want from a contender.
“Look, we’re a bad team with no heart, no guts, no soul, a team with no killer instinct, a team that doesn’t really care about winning because they know their kooky old coot of an owner, and I love Jerry Jones as much as you do,” Bayless said.
He doubled down moments later: “I like him as a guy. I hate him as the worst GM in pro football because at age 84, he’s still the owner and operator who said the other day, I like the way we’re trending.
That’s exactly what’s wrong with my Dallas Cowboys, because you’re sending the message that you’re patting them on the head and saying, it’s okay, we’re okay. We all live in the country club out in Frisco at the Star.
And it’s going to be okay whether we win, lose, or draw because I own the most valuable team in all of sports. And I’m already in the Hall of Fame, and once upon a time, way back when, I won not one or two, I won all three Super Bowls that my team’s played in.”
Bayless also described the Cowboys as the biggest soap opera in sports, and he put that directly on Jones. His point was simple: after three decades without real success, Jones keeps saying things that shine a spotlight on the team, and Bayless believes that matters more to him than winning.
The rant landed with the kind of force only a longtime Cowboys critic can deliver. Bayless may not be a favorite in Dallas circles, but plenty of Cowboys fans likely nodded along as he ripped into the organization.
He pointed to a roster full of talent and said the problem is coaching, which he blamed on Jones’ belief that paying for a good coach does not lead to wins. He also said fans are demanding accountability while Jones keeps praising the direction of the franchise.
For Bayless, Jones defending the coaching staff and talking up the team after their most embarrassing loss of the year says everything. And as long as Jones remains the most visible face of the organization, Bayless made clear he doesn’t see much hope for change.
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