Oh he certainly had their respect. That's not what we are discussing. These guys no doubt LOVED partying with Jimbo. But as the team leader--he set the tone. The tone he set was "let's go out and rock this town, get in some bar fights, before we play the SB"......
Even the Cowboys, notorious party fiends back in the day, knew how to act on the road during SB week. The difference in results could no be more clear.