We’ve become really good at counting the years in Cowboys Nation. We bear the painful knowledge that it’s been 29 years since Dallas’ last Super Bowl, or even an appearance in the NFC Championship Game. But a new number is starting to take its own emotional toll; 22 years since the last time Jerry Jones made a bold, uncharacteristic move with who he hired as the Cowboys’ head coach.
2003 was the year and Bill Parcells was the hire. After watching his 90s dynasty crumble and then three-straight seasons of 5-11 records under Dave Campo, Jones was finally desperate enough to get off the friends-and-family plan with his head coaches.