They were poorly managed, but he paid $150 million for them, that tells me that was the market value of the Cowboys. And looks like that was a good deal.

Back then many NFL teams had poor cash flow. This was before the era of lucrative TV deals, stadium naming rights contracts, salary cap and more, and many folded. Jerry drove all those changes and lifted cowboys financially and the whole NFL, now all teams make money. Pretty sure that is why Jerry is in the hall of fame, all the business and marketing contributions he made that financially lifted the whole NFL.

Yes, Cowboys LLC were all caught up in that Houston Savings and Loan disaster when Jerry purchased the franchise.

Really accurate statement

The whole saving and loan industry was going bankrupt, and Bum Bright was owned some himself. He was a terrible owner from what I remember. I personally was excited to see a new owner buy the Cowboys and an owner that wanted to win. It sure started out good.

But Bum did buy the Cowboys for $85m and sold to Jerry for $150m.

Since the 2019-2020 NFL season, the Chiefs have inflated by at least $2 billion. The franchise was worth $2.3 billion in 2019, according to Statista. After three Super Bowl appearances and two rings, the team's value rose to $4.3 billion by August of 2023

This information would tend to refute your argument that winning super bowls has little to do with the bottom line.

Rising tide floats all boats.
Even Carolina has increased by a billion the last four years.

Only when the tide goes back out do you discover who has been swimming naked.

If you don’t believe that teams normally increase in value because of winning championships…..well, sorry doc, but that’s just being obstinate IMO.

It’s a small factor.

Just look at the Saints and Buccaneers values. The Bucs have won two Superbowls since 2000…and have eleven playoff wins since 1996 vs the Cowboys five playoff wins in that time period…but they will never soar in value because NASCAR, the Gators, and Florida State will always dominate that market.

Cowboys are the antithesis of that

I agree, that’s why I said “normally”. There are exceptions to every rule.

It's the dumbest thing said about Jones actually....currently they make bank on brand...Superbowl champion Dallas cowboys are a whole other level if bank

They were losing a million dollars a month when JJ bought them

I try to be successful at everything I do, yall act like making money is a bad thing.