Published: September 19th, 2011 | Tags: Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys, Dan BaileyWho knew the Cowboys were such gentle souls?
That was the feeling of owner Jerry Jones, who worried about his team’s mental state after rookie kicker Dan Bailey missed a chip-shot field-goal attempt early in Sunday’s 27-24 overtime victory over the 49ers.
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This is the Dallas Cowboys, people. “America’s Team!” A living metaphor for our country’s swaggering and indomitable spirit. Fragile? We’re underlining fragile? Say it ain’t so, Jerry!
“This is all with a backdrop with what happened to us last year and with the slow starts,” Jones said. “I heard the commentators talking that this team really needs a win bad. The Dallas Cowboys need a win, and we need it early. We didn’t need to get back in some of that we experienced last year. Because it’s almost like slipping on a rut. We’ve seen the rut.”
Kidding aside, Jones has a point. The Cowboys started 0-2 last year and was 2-7 before you could say “Jerry World.” After a brutal Week 1 loss to the Jets, the Cowboys needed a confidence lift. They got just that, and head into Week 3's Monday night showdown with the 2-0 Redskins in a much healthier place.
– Dan Hanzus
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