Cowboy Haters in crisis

by Dave Halprin on Nov 27, 2006 1:40 PM CST in News Comment 41 comments

I love it; Cowboy Haters across the nation are starting to have meltdowns over Tony Romo reviving the team's fortunes. This guy is having one, although it is very tongue-in-cheek - or maybe not.

Damn you, Tony Romo! Damn you straight to hell! Do you have any idea what kind of damage you've done? Do you?

Everything was going according to plan, you know. The implosion of the NFL's version of the New York Yankees was imminent and Drew Bledsoe was seeing to it personally. Veins were popping on the three most despicable faces of America's (Most Hated) Team with every interception, incompletion and immobilization. And the simultaneous eruption of egos in Texas Stadium was going to leave a mushroom cloud over Dallas to be seen for miles.

From `implosion' to `impressive'.

America's (Most Hated) team is rolling again, looking more and more like the only true challengers to the Bears' supremacy in the NFC.

Damn you, Tony Romo. Damn you to hell.

Matt Mosley on Romo's next contract.

With each passing week, Tony Romo's asking price is going up. You might recall him signing a two-year extension worth $3.9 million in August that included a $2 million signing bonus.

I'm told the Cowboys will wait until after the season before tearing up that contract and starting over.

It's going to be expensive, but it should be worth the cash. Get Romo locked-up to a long-term deal.

BTB regular Chris Hanes posted the news in this diary, the Cowboys/Saints game is moving to Sunday night.

The Cowboys-Saints game at Texas Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 10, has been moved from noon to 7:15 p.m. on NBC as part of the NFL flexible scheduling, the league announced Monday.

Tony Romo is now on the Pro Bowl ballot, so go vote for him until your heart is content.

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I just hope the Cowboy haters

don't get any ammunition by us having a melt-down on Sunday. Actually, I don't think we will, I have a lot of confidence in Romo and in the way our D is playing now. But the Giants are a very desperate team. Lose this game and they are in a full tailspin straight into the ground with their season possibly over. But if they win it, they are back in first in the NFC East.

The Giants are playing for everything this Sunday. It should be a heck of a game!!

by Philosopher on Nov 27, 2006 1:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Was thinking the same thing...

I was actually almost hoping the G-Men won yesterday, just so they'd have a false hope about their chances next week.

Now it's changed to desperation - good thing we had those extra 3 days off, the O-line may need 'em!

by Pete on Nov 27, 2006 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

BTW

Already voted about 20 times for Romo - c'mon, let's get him in there guys!

by Pete on Nov 27, 2006 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This is why Fans

shouldn't vote for who goes to the probowl.

by Deke on Nov 27, 2006 2:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

thats why fans votes

only count as 1/3 of the total votes. In reality, the players and coaches votes decide who goes to the pro bowl.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 27, 2006 2:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Excuse me?

Exactly WHO from the NFC is that much more worthy of going to Honolulu?

Brees certainly deserves to start, but beyond him it's up for debate.

And you call yourself a Cowboys fan?

by Pete on Nov 27, 2006 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Pete, don't allow Deke to offend you

he's BTB's pesimist who always looks on the negative side of things, but he is a Cowboy fan, I can assure you of that.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 27, 2006 2:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Nah...

Not offended, more like amazed that a fan would take that attitude.

Being a 'pessimist' would imply he didn't think Romo had a shot of getting voted in. His comment seemed to indicate that anyone who did vote for Romo was somehow being a moron by doing it.

by Pete on Nov 27, 2006 2:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Here, I'll make it clear for you Pete.

Anybody that votes 20 times for one player, is a fraud. Stuffing a ballot box by one person isn't the way to go to get a player recognition.

I sure did vote for Romo, but I'd voted once, not stuffing the ballot box with twenty votes as you did.

by Deke on Nov 27, 2006 3:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Deke

everybody does it, do you really think the majority of fans across the country don't vote multiple times for their favorite players? C'mon, I know you have a better sense of reality than that.

Therefore, if the other fans are doing it, we should too. It's really all relative in the end anyway.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 27, 2006 3:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not really

as the Dallas Cowboys are the 2nd most popular team in the NFL, it surely follows that they'd probably have more fans (and subsequently more people obsessive enough to vote 20 times) than other franchises.

I don't blame any particular Dallas fan for voting once or 1,000 times for Tony Romo. The guy can play and he's your guy.

But I commend and completely agree with Deke. That people are stuffing ballot boxes is an excellent reason to eliminate all fan votes from the Pro Bowl. Even if the process is only partially tainted as a popularity contest, it's still tainted.

Cheers to you, Deke.

Hogs Haven

by Skin Patrol on Nov 27, 2006 3:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

BTW Skin Patrol

the Cowboys are THE most popular team and its not even close. We're called "America's Team" for a reason you know.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 27, 2006 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm

According to the latest Harris poll that tracks this question, the Steelers were the most popular team in America. While it's possible that this has changed in that time, and Dallas is the most popular team in America, a more convincing explanation than "But we're America's team!" is due. Sloganeering is not convincing argumentation.

Further, that the Cowboys are more popular than other teams (a point you grant) is why the voting isn't relative and that fan's input as a measure of a player's worth isn't an effective means of nominating an accurate Pro Bowl team. If the Cowboys are the most popular team in America (or the 2nd most) then they would have an unfair advantage in Pro Bowl voting as fans tend to have bias for "their guys" over others. And once that unfair bias is recognized -- as it must be -- the merit of any particular Dallas Cowboy probowler gets called into question by exactly 33%.

I've never heard anyone seriously defend fan input for the Pro Bowl. I've always thought of it as a scrap or bone the NFL throws us and we happily use it to support our team. I commend Deke on objectively slamming this method despite the fact that he has a stake in one of the participating players. I'll join him in that discussion, right after I vote for Mark Brunell 90,000 times. BRB.

Hogs Haven

by Skin Patrol on Nov 27, 2006 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

TV ratings and merchandise

Um, the Steelers just won the Super Bowl, that poll means nothing. Cowboys games get massive ratings, and when the Cowboys are doing well, they sell far more merchandise than other teams when they are doing well.

by Rob Zuber on Nov 27, 2006 5:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

FYI Skin Patrol

every team that wins the SB is always the most popular among fair weather fans. The Cowboys fan base is much larger than the Steelers, that Harris poll is severely skewed, big time.

We'll see how popular they are after this season.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 27, 2006 6:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No Terry

The Green Bay Packers were more popular than the Cowboys last year, and the year before. The last time the Dallas Cowboys were the most popular team in the league was 1999 according to the same poll.

Point still remains though that, as a popular team, the Cowboys are better off in Pro Bowl voting than the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Hogs Haven

by Skin Patrol on Nov 28, 2006 9:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Skin Patrol

this blog proves the Cowboys have more fans than any other franchise. This blog receives way more many hits than other other NFL blog. Just face it, we have more fans than any other team.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 28, 2006 9:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well you've got me there

this blog certainly receives more hits than the Green Bay Packers blog which, as of now, has 0 hits. I concede.

In all seriousness, I think the success of this blog has a little to do with the popularity of the Dallas Cowboys, and a lot to do with Grizz being an excellent commentator of the game of Football as well as a hard working blogger who consistently delivers quality content to his readers. He deserves enormous credit for what he's accomplished here, and saying that it's merely the result of a large fan base isn't fair to him or to the investment he's made in this site.

Hogs Haven

by Skin Patrol on Nov 28, 2006 11:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

thats not true

I'm not insulting Grizz at all. He does a great job, but if the Cowboys weren't the most popular team in the league, I'm sure the hits would be a lot less just because there would be less fans. Understand?

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 28, 2006 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You win!

Hogs Haven

by Skin Patrol on Nov 28, 2006 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Grizz sucks.

haha. JK.

by Parl on Nov 28, 2006 3:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Just to be completely clear:

What I meant by that joke is that I agree with Skin Patrol on this one. I certainly think the content is the reason this site is popular. I'm a Cowboys fan and I go to exactly one Cowboys site. This one. In fact, I continue to go to this site in spite of many of the childish posters who I just simply ignore, because of Grizz's commentary.

I do think that saying this site's popularity is a result of the popularity of the team is a bit of an insult to Grizz, although I know you don't intend it that way, Terry. I also lurk on most other blogs of teams I'm interested in or my friends are interested and most of them are nowhere near this blog in terms of Grizz's content, analysis or even maturity.

by Parl on Nov 28, 2006 3:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

the old, well everyone else is doing it

WOW, and that makes it right.

If I'm not mistaken, Did you not say before that you're a lawyer!!!!!

If that's not a definition of a homer,if everyone else does it, I dont know what is..

The probowl is a big waste of time, its a joke!!! It should be scrapped.

by Deke on Nov 27, 2006 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

hey

there is no rule against it, so how is it wrong? I'm not going to only vote once for Romo, while those yayhoo's from the Bears Blog vote mutiple times for Grossman. Thats why the fans vote only count for 1/3 of the total anyway.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 27, 2006 3:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Lighten up, Francis...

If we're able to vote as many times as we like, then why the hell not?

Your attitude suggests that the NFL Pro Bowl is somehow akin to putting a Senator in office.

Just save your little speeches about integrity in the Pro Bowl voting process for someone who thinks leather helmets should be brought back and the forward pass should be abolished...

by Pete on Nov 27, 2006 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the heads up Grizz

I'll be submitting my ballot for Romo several times a day and I urge all Cowboys fans to do the same.

I'm happy to see that we've become really hated again which means we're back. I love it.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 27, 2006 2:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Anyone remember Freddie Mitchell?

The mouthy-as-hell ex-Eagle wide receiver? Apparantly he's macking on high school girls. Wasn't sure where to put this, but thought other Cowboys fans who don't read Deadspin regularly might want to know this. It's pretty funny.

Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Nov 27, 2006 3:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Another funny article.

Irvin just can't keep his mouth shut:

"ESPN broadcaster Michael Irvin apologized on Monday for comments last week which said that Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo's athletic ability must be the result of an African-American heritage."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2677581

by Parl on Nov 27, 2006 3:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Michael Irvins new name

Michael "Jimmy the greek" Irvin.

If Rush Limgaugh said what he said, there would of been a major uproar, but since Irvin has a history of saying stupid things, his comments are dismissed for the most part.

by Deke on Nov 27, 2006 3:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

there is a major fallacy

in your argument in that rush limbaugh says stupid things on a regular basis.

thats not the reason why limbaugh got fired and irvin did not. actually, limbaugh probably got fired over oxy (story broke a few days later nationally) so a better statement - thats not the reason jimmy the greek got fired and irvin did not. and its the same reason that irvin can say a certain word and limbaugh (and michael richards) cannot.

by ab03 on Nov 27, 2006 3:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Jimmy the Greek

said that during Slavery that big black men were matched with big black woman to produce bigger offspring which would allow them to work longer, lift more for their master, its a statement that was a fact, but you cant say it on T.V. as Jimmy the greek said at that time.

Irvin implied that Romo was an offspring of african Americans because he has ability, implying White athletes do not, he said it on the radio,and not T.V. where he would of gotten alot more puplicity. It shouldn't matter the color of his skin, Irvin said it, Jimmy the greeks statement was atleast, true, Irvin's statement was wrong and just stupid.

Irvin and Limbaugh both make dumb statements all the time, you're held to a higher standard on T.V than radio though, if Irvin made the Romo statement on T.V., dont you think he would of been fired, I do. Irvin was already suspended one week by ESPN for his drugs in the car incident when pulled over for an unpaid speeding ticket.

by Deke on Nov 27, 2006 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Irvin is just jealous

because Romo probably schools him playing hoops on a regular basis. I think Dominique Wilkins said the same thing about Larry Bird in the '80's but nothing was said of that comment back then.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 27, 2006 3:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

It was a compliment

In a weird way, Irvin was giving Romo some props. He moves around back there better than a lot of QB's, black and white. So the joke as I heard it on the Dan Patrick show was just that, a joke. Irvin loves Romo and T.O. and always finds a way to pick the Cowboys.

It was funnier live than the 10 second segment he's getting all the heat for.

by Doomsday on Nov 27, 2006 5:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Let's put the brakes on this part of the thread...

it's starting to go into an area I deliberately avoid on this blog.
I avoided posting this story for this very reason.

Thanks.

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by Dave Halprin on Nov 27, 2006 7:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Vandy Cut

Vanderjagt CUT according to the ESPN ticker. Grammatica signed!!!

by Philosopher on Nov 27, 2006 4:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

NFL ticker

not ESPN ticker. Anyone see that one coming!!!???

by Philosopher on Nov 27, 2006 4:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

WOW!!!!!

by Deke on Nov 27, 2006 4:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Tony Romo sets the record straight

"So I don't have to answer any more questions about this, I'm not dating Jessica Simpson, nor have I gone on a date with her," Romo said while laughing. "I appreciate everyone's interest in my social life, but I think I may try to play it close to the vest from here on out."

by Deke on Nov 27, 2006 4:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

From NFL.com

...the Cowboys waived former Colts kicker Vanderjagt and signed former Colts kicker Martin Gramatica, who spent three games with Indianapolis earlier this season.

The move turned out to be a costly experiment for the Cowboys. They gave Vanderjagt a $2.5 million signing bonus this offseason, but he struggled on field goals, kickoffs and was a constant source of consternation for Cowboys coach Bill Parcells. The Cowboys began making calls on other kickers at least two weeks ago, inquiring into the availability of such players as former Dallas kicker Billy Cundiff. But the team opted to go with Gramatica, who has connected on 138 of 180 field goals during his NFL career.

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9832312

by Philosopher on Nov 27, 2006 4:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs