Jones Calls Cowboys the Liberace of the NFL?

Pretty much any fan of the NFL (with the possibly exception of some homers in the Dallas area) realize that Jerry Jones isn’t the greatest when it comes to keeping his mouth shut.  His fine from criticizing Ed Hochuli earlier this season re-affirmed that.

But today, we noticed on ProFootballTalk.com that Jones has found a new target (or re-discovered an old target): The Houston Texans.  But at first glance, we didn’t take Jones’ verbal jab in the way he probably intended.

“The Cowboys have never been about checkered tablecloths and boots and hats,” Jones said. “They’ve been about glitz and glitter.  Leave the other stuff to the Houston Texans.”

Our first thought (as shown in the headline) was: “Jerry Jones thinks his Cowboys are the Liberace of the NFL?  While the Texans are the John Wayne?”

Texans owner Bob McNair appears to have had a similar thought, as he was not at all insulted by Jones’ comment:

“I’m not offended by what Jerry said,” McNair said with a laugh. “I’m glad he knows we’re the Texans. I’m proud to be a Texan and a Houstonian.”

“I don’t think it’s always about glitz and glitter. Houston’s a hardworking city, and the Texans are a hardworking team. I don’t see anything wrong with checkered tablecloths, hats and boots.”