Jerry Jones sized up the state of the Cowboys on Tuesday, speaking publicly for the first time since the loss Saturday night to the Los Angeles Rams ended Dallas' season short of the NFC Championship Game for the 23rd straight year.
No, the team owner didn't offer decisive verdicts on a contract extension for head coach Jason Garrett or the return of offensive coordinator Scott Linehan. He didn't keep his responses "concise," as he'd promised the guys on "The Fan" KRLD-FM (105.3), either.
But as the well-initiated would expect when viewing the club's standing from Jones' mind's eye, he offered assessments both head-scratching and telling, and never "trite," to use one of his catchphrases.