HFrog1999
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I think his mindset was very much like Jerry Jones. They both hate losing and very much want to win. But they only want to win THEIR WAY and have no interest in seeking alternate methods when their way doesn't work. I think that in their own minds they absolutely hate losing but have such a massive blind spot to their own role in losing that they don't even consider that they are their own biggest deterrent in many ways.
They also both surround themselves with family and friends who provide an insulated environment of yes men who aren't likely to force them to think through alternative options.
And I don't want this to come across as me being critical of Gary. He was obviously a great coach. But he was also a human being. There's not a single coach who ever lived that didn't have some kind of weakness which sooner or later caught up to them. Gary went longer than most before the down trend started.
Jerry Jones only hates to lose money
As long as the suckers….I mean fans…keep buying tickets and watching games on TV, he could care less if they win or lose