On Monday, Netflix obtained the rights to a 10-episode docuseries about the Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his teams of the 1990s.
According to reports, the deal isn't finalized, but Netflix paid nearly $50 million in a bidding war with ESPN and others.
That may be why the worldwide leader in sports (ESPN) laid off a handful of their employees in the last week or so.
Probably not, but they had to know it would be costly if they were interested.
Yes, we all know the Cowboys haven't had that much success since the 90s, so it will allow Jones to relive his glory days.
This is just scratching the surface, but reports have said it will have “The Last Dance” feel.
That followed Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s in their dominant run.
First Thoughts
It will consist of 10 episodes.
My first thought is that it will feature all the stars from those 90s Cowboys teams.
Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, and others.
The question is, will Jerry let Jimmy Johnson be in it and talk about the teams he was the head coach for?
I ask that because, at some point, it will likely be asked if Jones will ever put Johnson in the Cowboys' Ring of Honor.
This is Interesting..
It will probably get a lot of buzz, which is what Jerry wants during the summer.
No media room for him to run to after a Cowboys game, and with training camp in a few weeks, it only lasts six months.
He can only get a limited time in front of a camera.
Jones can't be the face everyone sees daily, but with this, people know what he is working on.
Jones bought the Cowboys for $140 million in 1989.
As we all know, it is now the most valuable sports team in the world.
The Cowboys are now worth over 8 billion dollars.
We all know Jerry, it's not really surprising that he wants the spotlight again.
Final Thoughts
I am only 26-years old and I would like to say I am very battle tested.
I've got to witness four playoff wins in my life thus far.
Two by Tony Romo and two by Dak Prescott.
We always hear hear Irvin and others talk about their teams of the 90s, and recently Aikman was talking about what made them different.
This will probably have a lot of unnecessary juicy content just for Jerry Jones.
Cowboys football is so close I can almost taste it.
I can't wait for September to get here, but I sure as heck can wait to listen to Jerry talk to the media after every game.
I am not exactly sure when this is set to be released, but I'm sure once the date is set we will all hear about it.
Just want Jones needed, something else to make his world even bigger.
Let's just hope this waits long enough to add the Cowboys finally winning another title.
Wouldn't that be a fitting end for the NFL script writers!
