There is a growing perception among critics and fans that Jerry Jones and the Cowboys are content with the results they've had over the last few years. The Cowboys are coming off a 10-win season, an NFC East title and a wild-card playoff win.

But they haven't reached the NFC Championship Game since the 1995 season, the last time they won the Super Bowl.

Sticking with Jason Garrett and the majority of his 2018 coaching staff has fueled that belief for those who want to see significant change.

The idea is that since the Cowboys' brand is bigger than ever, TV ratings continue to be outstanding and merchandise sales are among the best in sports, the results on the field are just fine with Jones.

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Thursday that it's "laughable" to think his father cares more about money than winning another Super Bowl.

"It's a joke," Stephen Jones added on 105.3 The Fan's Ben and Skin show [KRLD-FM]. "Nothing burns hotter in his belly than wanting to win a championship. I think he's on record saying, he would give up [being inducted into] the Hall of Fame in a second to have another Lombardi Trophy. No one is burning the candle at both ends more than Jerry. He's far from being content in terms of where we are as a football team.

"You have some tough decisions to make every year in terms of what is best for the team. I can tell you, no one is content around there. He challenges everybody. I just laugh when I hear something like that."

Stephen Jones later added that since nobody at The Star is satisfied with falling short again in the divisional round of the playoffs, the Cowboys are keeping their "backs against the wall" theme that was adopted after they started 3-5.

"We have to improve on this season and take the next step," he said. "We can't go backwards here like we've done in the past when we have a playoff year and then don't make the playoffs.

"We have to not only get back [to the playoffs], but we got to take the next step. That's going to be our battle cry as we work through improving this football team and making things better."