Cold Comfort for Chelsea: Cowboys finally returning to prowess 15 years after Jerry fired Jimmy

The shock of Jose Maurinho's sudden departure from coaching Chelsea has made it all the way to Dallas, Texas. The story is familiar to folks here in DFW. New, brassy club owner makes a big entrance into town, hires unproven yet intriguing coach in his first NFL job. Coach Johnson turned out to be a revelation for the franchise, winning two Super Bowls in a row and revitalizing what had become a stagnant, old NFL relic.

After a close but bickering relationship as Owner/Coach, Jones fires Johnson after his second straight Super Bowl victory. Legend has it that Jerry Jones was good and drunk when he fired Johnson. And that Jones didn't like Johnson getting all of the credit for turning the Cowboys around.

What loyal Chelsea supporters have to look forward to is the leadership of an owner with plenty of money to spend, reckless for want of control (just shy of coaching the team himself!) and impatiently looking for the easy way to greatness. If Jerry Jones is any example, it will take years for Abramovich to mature into a proper owner for Chelsea: one that funds the signing of top-level talent chosen by a coach who's entirely in control of on-the-field decisions.

The bad news for Maurinho: Jimmy Johnson never made another coaching splash in his career at Miami. He's a great color guy on Fox's NFL coverage though.