I remember opening night this season. The media had placed the Cowboys somewhere between the '67 Packers and '27 Yankees. The organization, the talent, it was all systems go. The only question that needed to be answered was who were they going to beat in the Super Bowl. It was pukefest of love.
My most cherished image of this year's Cowboy season will be Jason Whitten melting down on the sideline in Chicago. I can't read minds but he had to be thinking - I came back for this?
It has been tough following the G-men this year. But there is one thing we can all count on. The Cowboy hype machine won't miss a beat. Next year it will be reassembled shiny and new. Then it will crash into a mountain at 600 miles per hour. And there is nothing wrong with a little schadenfraude.
we're eliminated...how pathetic is that
I like Jason Garrett, but he's made a mistake having some young guys in key coaching roles I think. And that's only on him.
He's getting fired.......even if they make the playoffs and win a game.
Interestingly, next week's game doesn't mean much to some extent, they need to beat Philly whether they are one up, even, or one back. They need to sweep Philly because Philly owns the tiebreakers of common opponents.
It’s depressing not only that we suck, but we are the worst team in what’s turning out to be one of the worst divisions in recent NFL memory
Dal: 6-7
LA (L)
@ PHI (L)
WAS (L)
Final record: 6-10
Phi: 5-7
NYG (L)
@ WAS (L)
DAL (W)
@ NYG (L)
Final record: 6-10
Was: 3-9
@ GB (W)
PHI (W)
NYG (L)
@ DAL (W)
Final record: 6-10
NYG: 2-10
@ PHI (W)
MIA (W)
@ WAS (W)
PHI (W)
Final record: 6-10
Would be ugly if it fell this way and we missed out on the playoffs in a four-way tie for first.
Pretty weak. But someone is getting a home playoff game.
Would be ugly if it fell this way and we missed out on the playoffs in a four-way tie for first.
Dallas beat us twice, so they will always come out ahead of us when the tiebreakers get to head to head. The giants could finish 2nd in the division based on tie breakers, but never first.
Just to make clear that being swept by a team doesn't mean you lose any tiebreak involving them.
To be precise, the Giants cannot win a 2-way tie with DAL
because of the DAL sweep.
They can't win the 3-way tie with DAL and PHI because DAL would be 3-1 in this head-to-head group and the giants would be 2-2.
Same applies to 3-way tie with DAL and WAS.
In the 4-way tie we'd go to the division record and NYG and DAL would be 4-2 and PHI and WAS would be 2-4. This reverts
to the head-to-head which is taken by DAL.
In the early 90s when Jimmy was coaching the Cowboys,
the team embodied a confidence that was reflective of Jimmy. They expected to win. To dominate. They were a good football team, though irritating to watch from the perspective of a non-fan because they had the attitude, "it ain't bragging if you can back it up".
It's obvious that this Cowboy 'attitude' never left in their down years and when other coaches not as brash as Jimmy have been in Dallas, and that includes the Tuna. Jerrah wanted to be 'the man', and he and his 'attitude' has permeated this bunch like a weak but omnipresent, annoying stench ever since Jimmy left.
Players go to the Cowboys as if their going to a country club or the red carpet, to be celebrated. They assume they're winners without putting in the effort. We've seen this time and time again. While talented for years, they have always lacked mental toughness. While capable, they've always assumed more than they've earned.
This team is a not, in essence, a 'team'. It hasn't been since Jimmy left. Jimmy is the last real coach to hold them accountable. That's Jerry's fault. Even the Tuna knew he wasn't the man, but who could fault him for taking the money?
Arrogance humbled. Again, and again, and again.
What a waste of talent because of misplaced hubris.
No matter how many times they lose you rave about their talent level as if you are Cowboys fans, and as if it was proven.
No matter how many times they lose you rave about their talent level as if you are Cowboys fans, and as if it was proven.
I disagree with you sharply here. What player at what position right now would you keep on the Giants vs their counterpart on the Cowboys? Maybe SB over EE? Even that's a tough choice. The Cowboys have talent. Loads of it. They are not a team. They are a group of individuals playing a team game. They read their press. They don't work as hard as other teams and it shows. It has for two decades.
With every start Dak is costing himself money, at the beginning of the year it was $30M per year, now I 'm doubtful he will get half that and maybe even lose his job.
So,...you're saying there's a chance!
No matter how many times they lose you rave about their talent level as if you are Cowboys fans, and as if it was proven.
Agree. Their 2007 was a much better team. Romo/Dak, better D and OL in 2007, Ownes/Cooper, Young Witten/Old Witen
It’s ESPN too. You can’t get away from it. I have no idea which team even curb stomped the Pukes last night because they haven’t mentioned another team even played. It’s all about the Cowboys. 24/7. They’ve dug up every single former Cowboy on the planet again this morning to get their useless thoughts. It’s unbelievable
While I agree with much of this, it goes back further and beyond this. The reason Dallas gets a ton of press starts back further. They have a ton of fans all over the place. Part of the reason why was very savvy marketing. They whole "America's Team" thing is part of it. The "world famous" cheerleaders are part of it.
Moreover, when my wife was a kid in the 70s, her dad was in the military. They were posted in Europe for a long time. She said the Cowboys were often the only team they could watch there. That's a lot of kids all over the country that got that exposure. Likewise, in the 70s Dallas was quite good in the Staubach days, and they and Pittsburgh dominated the league for a while (with Pittsburgh being ultimately better).
So that's a solid base of fans that goes back to the 60s and 70s, and the "glitz, glamour" and "Americana" of the Cowboys. And of course, Texas.
Now add all the 90s stuff and success. Now add on Jerruh being a very smart marketer and strong advocate.
Just look how our 2 franchises - both storied, foundational franchises - handled the stadium rebuild. Jerry built "Jerry's World," huge, retractable dome, biggest screens anywhere right over the field, players come out through fans, the friggin' art we are forced to hear about every damned time they do a game there. It alone is a tourist attraction for fans in the area. They host bowl games, state championships, and other events there.
Then you have Met Life. Shared. Sterile. No frills. The friggin' seats are grey. The stadium is grey. The colored lights don't show up in the day. Jerry must visit the stadium and just shake his head like "what a wasted opportunity, right near the media capital of the world." The Cowboys stadium makes a fan think "huh, I could watch at home but it's pretty cool to go to the stadium." Our stadium makes even die hard fans here say "yeah, I'm giving up my PSLs and seats of 60 years to watch at home."
The media's love for the Cowboys come from Tex Schram and savvy marketing, success over time, and Jerruah's continued savvy about staying relevant.
We're lucky he's better at marketing than football.
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They have to pay Zak and Cooper after this season. While the deals will be cap friendly in year one, we can count on Jerruh overpaying (he always does). The Boyz should be at the top of the pay scale for QB, WR and RB for the next five years. All while Zak looks less and less like a guy who can get it done and Cooper looks like an injury waiting to happen. I suspect both will underachieve the next few years.
With every start Dak is costing himself money, at the beginning of the year it was $30M per year, now I 'm doubtful he will get half that and maybe even lose his job.
I don't think Dak is all that but he's absolutely getting $25m+ per year. Cam Newton makes $20m per and the next highest is Dalton with $16m - he's absolutely getting more than both of them.
He's 100% getting paid and not losing his job. That said he's costing himself a bit, but not nearly as much as you think.
No matter how many times they lose you rave about their talent level as if you are Cowboys fans, and as if it was proven.
It’s been this way for the past 25 years. The media and BBI alike allways fawning over the Cowboys talent. Every. Single. Year. For a quarter of a century. And somehow zero Super Bowls...
I think Dallas is more talented now than the Romo playoff teams.