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Robert Zeglinski

A dejected Jerry Jones was at a loss for words after the Cowboys’ playoff no-show against the Packers

Aside from tortured Dallas Cowboys fans, no one has likely felt the team’s perennial playoff disappointment more than owner Jerry Jones. It is Jones who has seemingly pulled out all the stops to turn Dallas back into a marquee team with a roster worthy of contending for the Super Bowl.

Yet again, all he has to show for it is a 48-32 playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers that was never all that close.

After Sunday’s defeat, Jones spoke to the gathered press contingent. Actually, scratch that. Because he was so rattled, Jones could only describe the Cowboys’ latest failure as “painful” and “beyond comprehension.” He couldn’t even discuss Mike McCarthy’s potentially shaky future as the head coach in Dallas. (He’s probably already made his decision about McCarthy, anyway.)

Phew.

If a team owner looks and sounds beyond depressed about one playoff loss, you can bet your bottom dollar a lot of upheaval is on the horizon. And Jones, much more than most NFL owners, should be expected to deliver on such a notion.

This was how Twitter reacted to Jones' somber comments about the Cowboys

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