If you want to jump ship........then jump ship
by TARHEEL PAUL on Oct 5, 2009 9:37 PM CDT
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I just had to get this off my chest. Yes, i like everyone on this site was pissed off at the way the game ended yesterday. But as i listened to the game on the radio on my way home from the airport, it was the final drive for the cowboys and my heart was about to beat out of my chest. Thats when i realized how much i LOVE being a fan of the Dallas Cowboys. There was a previous fan post of a guy quiting on his team after 29 years. Are you serious? What happens if Hurd shields off Champ Bailey the way he should have and caught that ball? You still jumping ship? I doubt it. What happens if Austin comes out of his break toward the sideline like HE WAS SUPOSSED to do and catches that pass instead of Romo taking the blame for another interception that wasn't his fault. Blame Romo all you want, but they didn't lose that game because of Romo. They lost that game as a team.
The O-line gave up 5 count them 5 sacks.
Too many penalties to put them in long down situations.
Receivers not coming out of there routes correctly.
Barber being banged up in the second half.
Williams being hurt on the last two drives. So what you say? How would you have liked to have him for a fade in the last few plays.
You could not use Bennett for one because #1, he has not shown this year that you can count on him, # 2, he had to stay in and block because denver sent the house and our line wasn't blocking squat.
And hey, give Denver's Defense a little credit here. They played a damn good game. A much better game than the "ELITE GIANTS" played against us.
How about the entire secondary on Brandon Marshall's touchdown. Anybody else notice that Jay Ratliff was the one hustling into the endzone trying to catch him from behind while the secondary just sat and watched.
My point is, all the good comes with some bad. And if after 29 years you should realize that. I hate to say it, but that is the classic definition of a bandwagon fan. To jump ship when things get a little rocky. I wonder, was your wife amazed at your Nostrodomus ways when you predicted that Romo would make an awesome play on fourth down to put us in a play to win the game?
Look, everyone is frustrated, and i spent all day pissed off about the game. And trust me when I tell you have more important things in my life going on right now than to worry about the a Cowboys game. But it bothered me that bad. Just as bad as it bothered everybody else that wants to jump ship or bench Romo. So if you want to jump ship then walk the plank. I love the Cowboys through the good and the bad. From 1-15 to the team of the 90's through the Campo years, through the disappointing Parcells years, to the disappointing present. But hope is what keeps me coming back. Next week is what keeps me coming back. Guys like Keith Brooking, Jay Ratliff, Marc Columbo, Jason Witten, Marion Barber, and yes Tony Romo, those are the guys that keep me coming back.
We're 2-2 for goodness sake. Just chill. But if not, make sure you wear a life jacket when you jump so we can scoop you out of the water if things turn around.
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great ponts
i think we all just handle the dissappointment of a loss differently… sure knee jerk is to say we suck and i am out of here… (not how i deal with it but some do..)
i personally handle it by not watching espn, sportscenter, mike and mike, and any other show that might show low-lights, so i don’t have to ‘re-live’ the game again…
i think the emotion that is release here just show how big a fan MOST of us are… i bet yo can count on half a hand the numbers that really ‘jump ship’
that’s why we are fans.. .we are maddened to wacky emotion when we lose…
love this game…
we just need a new coach… :) had to throw that in there.
by stephena on Oct 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good Post...
but I sense just from talking with my fellow Cowboy fans that a lot of fan frustration comes not necessarily from the play on the field, but more so, the combination of ridiculous ticket and parking prices (Jerry World), really bad coaching, and the fact that Tony Romo (and others) seem to be going through the motions now. I mean, let’s face it; JJ is taking everyone to the cleaners this year, so quite naturally, the fan expects a lot in return including a team with a winning attitude – at least a QB who gives a darn. One last thing, a lot of folks on this blog are still in denial – switch over to a Niners game and you will see a great and gutsy product on the field. Message to JJ: you can stick JerryWorld up your arse; all we want is a good product on the field that plays inspired football. Give us the old stadium with the Triplets – ha! It’s that simple.
"The Most Dangerous Man in the world is the one with nothing to lose"
by SaratogaRacing on Oct 5, 2009 9:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And who are you to suggest that Romo doesn't give a darn????
Because he wear’s his hat backwards? If you listen to his team mates they say he takes everything very personal.
by TARHEEL PAUL on Oct 5, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Therein Lies The Problem
I’d never say that Tony Romo doesn’t care about winning and losing. I think we all know that’s not true. I think that one of Tony’s problems is that he takes things too personally in-game and it carries over from one play to the next and, sometimes, from one drive to the next.
While I do think that Tony cares a great deal about winning football games, I don’t think that he has the personality to be the #1 QB here in Dallas or anywhere else. I do think that this is something that he can change, but he’s not going to change as long as this coaching staff is in place. In my opinion he desperately needs a Parcells or a Cowher or maybe even a Holmgren to push him. Wade isn’t going to do it. Garrett isn’t going to do it.
And here’s why I think it all goes back to Jerry running the show. Jerry isn’t going to allow a coach to come in here and take any of the glory away from him and that’s exactly what Parcells did and what Bill Cowher or Mike Holmgren would do. As long as Jerry is running the show with the priorities that he has at this time, Tony’s never going to take that next step toward being the QB he can be and this team will muddle around just out of playoff contention every year.
Change has to start at the top.
by Mister Naxal on Oct 6, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're clueless if you don't think Romo gives a darn
down right ridiculous comment.
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on Oct 6, 2009 4:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love romo
but he needs to show some better body language, he looks like goes through the motions. I know he doesn’t but still that kind of stuff can hurt a team. he needs to pick his head up and when they go 3 and out come back with more fire and more passion not with less.
Texas Stadium has a hole in the roof so God can watch his favorite team play football.
by iCowboy on Oct 6, 2009 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, Terry...
Either he doesn’t give a darn or he’s just plain dumb – which is it?
"The Most Dangerous Man in the world is the one with nothing to lose"
by SaratogaRacing on Oct 6, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You make me want to read Montecito Tex rants.
At least his stuff is midly amusing, yours is just “lets just take them to the woodshed and have someone from the 90’s dynasty whip them into shape” is your answer for everything.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Oct 6, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wrong on both counts
He’s an extremely intelligent qb who cares about winning more than anyone, and therein lies the problem, he cares so much he tries too hard sometimes. He just needs to relax and play.
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on Oct 8, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Over a decade of not winning a #### playoff game will bring frustration
its pretty simple …
by scandrick32 on Oct 5, 2009 10:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
frustration - yes
jumping ship – no
by BishopWest on Oct 5, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
exactly
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
by Cowboyfan729 on Oct 5, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Understandable
Harry: Huh! I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this.
Lloyd: I was thinking the same thing. That John Denver's full of shit, man.
by APerfectStar on Oct 5, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1. rec
make this go green!
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Oct 5, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amen
Times may get tough, but I’ll continue to watch every game(most likely multiple times), even if we go 2-14. Through thick and thin, as they say.
Epic Fail since 1985
by the red scare on Oct 6, 2009 3:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the problem.
We expect extreme seasons for the Cowboys. For over a decade the Cowboys have toiled in relative obscurity. Now they are on the front page again, and they still fail to see they have a target on their back. Who the heck here did not know Denver was going to bring their A-game? What makes me want to spit, is that, starting with the Head Coach this team has underperformed in every situation where they were tested in the least. Defense can’t hold with 2 minutes left or the offense can’t score with 2 minutes left. Defense has played good, but not great. The offense has been decent, but not great. All this lieads to mediority which is the bane for any Cowboys fan. We are not used to it and do not like it in the least.
Ok I’ll get off my soap box now.
"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell
by GunsUp on Oct 6, 2009 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lieads = leads, Mediority = mediocrity.
"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell
by GunsUp on Oct 6, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree completely
But we’ve seen it so much worse than we have it now. If we’re even able to talk about potentially making the play offs, we’re way better off than we were not too long ago.
This team has the talent to get it done. They can compete with any team in the league. That’s reason enough to hope. It’s also why under achieving is so frustrating.
Epic Fail since 1985
by the red scare on Oct 7, 2009 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome post Paul
It seems as though a lot of fans can’t handle adversity and down times.
True fans like you are what makes the Cowboys America’s Team. Kudos!
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on Oct 6, 2009 4:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think America would be ashamed...
to call the Cowboys “our team”.
Nobody calls the Cowboys America’s team anymore. It’s just a nickname a CBS announcer made up in ‘79. Most of America does not even know what "America’s Team" refers to.
Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.
by Route36 on Oct 6, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually it was from
the highlight flim company in 76’ year might be wrong but still
What the French?! Toast!
by thebigham on Oct 6, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was originally...
the name of the 1978 Cowboys season highlight film from NFL films which you are correct but it got popular when the announcer from CBS introduced the Cowboys as America’s team.
Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.
by Route36 on Oct 8, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we the only team with a blog?
I swear to God….
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Oct 6, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're the best blog, IMO
And several Iggles fans seem to be infatuated with all things Dallas. It speaks to the real issue, which is, they are secretly longing to be Cowboy fans.
Harry: Huh! I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this.
Lloyd: I was thinking the same thing. That John Denver's full of shit, man.
by APerfectStar on Oct 6, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nobody may call them that, but more people call them their favorite team than any other.
"We'll see." --Bill Parcells
by Uncle Angus on Oct 9, 2009 6:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well said Paul
I think many people on this site know this team well enough to know what they could do if they put it all together. The team shows us glimpes. This adds to the frustration when they lose a game they are totally capable of winning. The underlying belief that Wade is too soft a coach to get the consistancy needed to be winners may be true. No matter what, they are the Cowboys and we will support them.
by oldboysfan on Oct 6, 2009 7:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Define Jumping Ship
If you define jumping ship as ceasing to be a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, then no, I doubt there is anyone on this site that will do that. If we spend precious time every day reading this blog and wearing Cowboys gear so often that are wives want to throw all 34 garments out, then we are life-long fans no matter what happens.
However, if you define jumping ship as accepting the reality that the 2009 Dallas Cowboys are simply an average team that will likely finish 7-9 (give or take a game), one that has poor coaching and one with an average quarterback who is regressing at an alarming rate – well then, yes, some are ‘jumping ship’, including myself. It doesn’t mean we won’t watch the games, check the news and blogs daily, wear our Cowboys gear, etc. It just means we have accepted reality. Maybe reality will change for the better as the season progresses (I highly doubt it), in which case we will happily jump back on the bandwagon, unashamedly boarding with the ticket we have earned by being faithful fans over many years.
(helpful hint: have your wife or girlfriend wear her Dallas Cowboys bikini underwear – that comes up a winner every week!)
by Cowboy.Louie on Oct 6, 2009 7:43 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
I don't think that's jumping ship
Calling for coaches’ heads, calling for a new QB, or even calling for a new owner are things that fans could do and still be fans. As a fan, I want my team to win every time they play, and thus, if there is a problem, it should be addressed.
Jumping ship is what the rats who snuck in here during the 13-3 season are doing now. The statement “I’ve been a Cowboys fan for XX years, but now I’m not” is incongruous. Are you actually telling me that you sat through Gailey and Campo as head coaches, and NOW you are leaving the team?
Any fan that endured the hardship of the post-triplet era will be a fan for life. Face it, the frustration we feel is that WE KNOW the team can do better than they are doing now. And that’s why, if WE were running it, we’d (fire the head coach/install the veer/switch to a 4-3/draft 100 WRs/etc)
How Bout Them Cowboys!
by sprprsnmn on Oct 6, 2009 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with just about everything....
I have only one issue with your post: “Face it, the frustration we feel is that WE KNOW the team can do better than they are doing now.”
Given the talent level of the 53-man roster, the current coaching staff and an average player at far-and-away the most important position, I think the team is playing to its potential right now. That is why I think it is unlikely that a significant uptick in performance will happen this season. To me, this team smacks of 7-9. I’ll be cheering every game anyway.
by Cowboy.Louie on Oct 6, 2009 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I agree, I do not believe having a realist view is jumping ship.
The team has to prove a lot before fans will believe they are capable of winning games on their schedule; even now there is a small group of people that believe that dallas could lose to KC. I highly doubt that could happen but, in reality it could very well happen. Could anyone here imagine what would happen if dallas eeks by with a win or (gasp) loses to the chefs? I think a small amount of our fanbase would like to see it happen because they feel it would get WP out of here that much sooner. I will always be a fan of the team but I do feel my faith shaken up by the recent play of this team; it makes me doubt whether they can turn this season around. I will still watch the games in the hope that I am wrong.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
by cowboy78 on Oct 6, 2009 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We ought to be Realists...
I agree with your comments about jumping ships, but we ought to be realists here and identify the issues that we have.
For me it begins and ends with Romo. The last drive portrayed the enigma that is Tony Romo. The dump-off to Hurd was great, but the last 2 throws was pathetic.
How come you forgot to mention the fact that Tony missed a WIDE open Austin on 3rd and 4th down on the final drive?
I am a hard-core cowboys fan and a big Romo fan, but i know to call a Spade-a-Spade. He flat out blew it in the last game.
It’s all about seizing the opportunity when it presents itself, and something seems to be amiss with tony of late.
I remember the game against the bills couple of seasons ago, where he threw for 4 picks, but when we had the ball last he took us all the way down and won the game for us, We need that tony back.
I am never gonna say i am abandoning the cowboys bandwagon, but neither will i be blinded in my adoration for players that i fail to see their obvious shortcomings.
by thejanusman on Oct 6, 2009 8:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh, maybe because he saw Hurd wave his hand
signifying “I’m open” and Romo trusted him.
by DoomsdayD75 on Oct 8, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For me.... I'm going down with this ship.
Unlike many of my failed relationships, this is one that stays until death. For better or for worse. Been a fan for over 38 years and that’s not going to change.
As a matter of fact, I’m meeting up with a group of Bloggers for the Falcons game. And even though we might not win (like when we went to the Pat’s game 2 years ago and last years Redskins game), I’ll be hanging with not only America’s Team, but America’s Best Fans.
So to those bandwagon jumpers…. go jump. I won’t miss ya’.
by Road Warrior on Oct 6, 2009 9:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm simply Skeptical of the Ship we're on
The ship we’re on was redone after a few 5-11 years and in 2007 the new paint dried and it was gorgeous. I loved cruising around on it and letting people know, hey that’s my ship it used to be ugly, but we redid everything and look at her now. But here we are 2 years later, and with basically the same paint and features our beautiful ship has turned into a very mediocre ship. I still think it can be a great one though, and that’s why people call for Captain Wade to jump off, and garret to leave down, because the pieces are here, they are onboard, but they just for whatever reason can be put into place to make us better. So I’ll stay on the ship and I’ll always be on this ship, but I can always be skeptical of the ship I’m on while on it.
Texas Stadium has a hole in the roof so God can watch his favorite team play football.
by iCowboy on Oct 6, 2009 9:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What my original controversial post should've said...
1) My headline conveyed the impression that “I’m done” as a fan, as in “permanently done.” I hope I’m not done. I just can’t go on believing that the organization can win with the Wade-Jerry-Romo troika. We might be able to win with a Shanahan-Reformed Jerry-Reformed Romo troika. Maybe I’m just mad at myself for having high expectations of the team this year…for thinking that things could be different. I simply can’t continue to root fanatically for a franchise that I can’t trust.
2) Even though as an attorney I’m usually quite verbally precise, saying “I’m done” in my post inadequately conveys what I’m trying to convey. I really should’ve said “I no longer have any hope, and I’m going to stop paying attention to the Cowboys until there is reason to think they have their crap together.”
3) I think reasonable people can disagree on what I’m about to say, but I’ll put it out there: at some point of your favorite team’s organizational idiocy, the best thing to do for your team is to withhold your support and attention from it until they change. Now, different people will have that “point x” be different than others. If Jerry had run the ‘Boys into the toilet the way Al Davis had the Raiders, wouldn’t a lot of legit Raiders fans say “I love the Raiders, but I hate what Al Davis has made them into. I’m not supporting them, I’m not going to spend time hoping they get better, unless and until Al radically changes.”
4) I don’t think Jerry is Al Davis bad, and he’s not even Dan Snyder bad. He IS, however, one of only three owners who is running his franchise this way. Two out of three of those franchises are fabulously profitable, but none of them are even close to winning a Super Bowl. Jerry markets the team fabulously. But if he really believes that Roy is a #1 worth a first round pick, that Bennett and Austin will replace TO’s production, etc., he’s an awful GM. I don’t think Jerry is giving up the GM title. Maybe he gives Stephen more responsibilities. I’m fine with that. I just can’t continue to follow them fanatically when they’re doomed to failure, as they are this year.
by TimSchultz36 on Oct 6, 2009 10:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It begins and ends with Jerry
Jerry will be int he Hall of Fame as an owner. He has marketed his team and the league in innovative ways, and he deserves to be recognised for that. On the other hand, he is quite possibly the worst GM in the league (especially now that Millen is back on TV) and the points you made illustrate that. Does anybody believe that GM Jerry could get a job with another NFL team as a GM? Does anybody believe that if the GM was not named Jerry Jones that Owner Jerry Jones would have fired that guy long ago?
The analogy I draw is to Steinbrenner and the Yankees. After some championships shortly after buying the team, Steinbrenner began to take a very active role in personnel decisions. (Sound familiar?) The Yankees went into a prolonged tailspin. It was only when Steinbrenner was banned from the game, and forced to relinquish day to day control of the team in the 1990s, and Bob Watson, Gene Michael, Buck SHowalter, and later Joe Torre, began running the show, did the Yankees become a dominant team again, winning a string of World Series in the latter half of the 1990s. Then Steinbrenner came back, and began to exert himself in baseball decisions, and the Yankees began to decline again, despite having more money to spend than the rest of the league combined (I exaggerate slightly). Yes they still mae the playoffs regularly, but that was due to their unfair financial advantage, not due to front office smarts.
It is pretty clear that when it comes to talent evaluation, Jerry is clueless. Last year’s team was not good, and he “improved” it by getting rid of a talented WR (albeit one on the decline) and drafting for “value” (translation: scrubs). He paid a heavy price in a trade for a receiver who has had one decent season in his career, and who is universally described as an underachiever. His draft picks without either Jimmy Johnson or Bill PArcells at his side are a joke. Read “Boys Will Be Boys” and pay attention to Darren Woodson’s comments on the post-JJ first round picks. He’d go to pre-season mini-camps and see a guy running drills and think “looks like a undrafted free agent trying to make the team” and be shocked to discover that the guy was the Cowboys #1 draft pick.
I am not going to stop being a fan. As I said before, this team was my team long before Jerry Jones bought it. He may have legal title to the Dallas Cowboys, but it is our team as much as it is his. I will be a fan until I die, but I am also going to point out what Jerry’s lousy decision have done to my Dallas Cowboys. That does not make me a hater, nor does it mean I should go be an Eagles fan. It makes me realistic.
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
by Seanrude on Oct 6, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
agreed
I can longer argue that Romo is top 5 QB, because he isn’t. Romo is above Avg QB, but after 7 years this is Tony Romo we are going to get. 90% of Romo’s struggles are his fault, I am not expect perfection, but he shouldn’t have more turnovers then Touchdowns. I know the line played bad vs Denver, but could have lead us 20 pts and the W. The Giants game is a perfect example, banged up secondary, plenty of time to throw, and he turns it over 3 times. Top 5 QB’s don’t do that, matter fact Top 10 QB’s don’t do that I am not sure what is going with Romo, but it appears he isn’t prepared.
"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
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by Wmillion on Oct 6, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe maybe not....
I frankly think theres a stark contrast in romo’s play from 2006,2007, early part of 2008 to his play since the az injury. In the first 25 games or so of his career, Romo was a very accurate qb with a really quick release that excelled out of the pocket – and yes, he did have his moments of stupid mistakes. But that Romo would have us at 4-0 right now.
Since around that time, the guy has been pretty poor in the most basic qb function – accurately delivering the ball to his wrs. Forget turnovers – the guy has stalled the offense in about 6 of our last 10 games with his innacuracy, whether it be for a half or a game. This Romo would’ve struggled to lead our 2007 team to more than 8 wins, considernig how dependent we were on the passing offense and how average the D was.
Thats why i find it hard to say “this is going to be the Romo we are going to get”…cause I really think there have two different romos. IF this current guy is our qb…we’re boned. But if Romo can regain that accuracy and confidence, we have as good a shot as anyone at the superbowl.
by foyesboys on Oct 7, 2009 1:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Romo is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
by Seanrude on Oct 7, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1000
One thing: I wish Jerry were a little MORE like Steinbrenner, in the sense of creating a little tension around the building when people fail. I’d LOVE to see some impatience, some f-bombs, some “I’m tired of the excuses.”
by TimSchultz36 on Oct 6, 2009 11:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's always too soon to quit!
Summarizing the Dallas Cowboys in two words; inconsistently amazing.
by sublimezg on Oct 6, 2009 12:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
damn right!!
I ain’t bailin’, not now..not ever!!!
Through the good and the bad …COWBOYS FOREVER!!!!
by fiverings37 on Oct 6, 2009 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You need to take off your Dallas Cowboys Sunglasses.
Did you see who was on the field on the last play.
An undrafted QB who is a turnover machine and 3 WR’s form back yard University.
Your All Pro Tight End was blocking.
I’m not giving up on the star.
But they have won as many playoff games as I have in the last 14 years.
And I don’t own a damn team.
This is the Dallas Cowboys.
If Jerry doesn’t do an about face after this season we will be the Oakland Raiders.
Heck. At least they have been to a Super Bowl in the last decade.
by Sharksbreath on Oct 6, 2009 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever heard of the word...
paragraph?
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Oct 6, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cowboy sunglasses?
tarheel paul doesn’t even own a pair of sunglasses. If I know one thing about that pig is that he will say they suck if they suck. And far as you comparing jerry to Al Davis, you should hand in your fan card right now. If you are going to complain about something, make sure you have your facts straight.
we are in noway close to what the raaaaaaiiiiddaaarrrrs are, are ever will be. Se if you take a look at things, when Jerry has made a mistake he has owned up to it. And jerry will not make that same mistake twice. Yea, we havn’t made it to a super bowl this decade and the RAAAAIIIIDDDAARRSS have, but they lost, hell the eagles made it to a super bowl this decade but they lost. So you no what, we all have something in common. no titles this decade. So I guess you can compare the RAAAAAAIIIIDDDDARRRSS and the eagles too. be angry if ya want to, but just don’t be ignorant
by Capn B on Oct 8, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Jerry fires himself as GM, owning up the mistake of hiring himself in the first place, I will agree with you. Until then, Raiders here we come!
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
by Seanrude on Oct 8, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not about wearing Dallas Cowboys Sunglasses
or not being a realist. Most of us are all very aware of the problems this team has right now. But I’m not jumping ship over it. Thats the point. Do i know Romo is struggling right now? Yes. Do i pull my hair out on the play calling at times? Yes. Do i doubt Wade can lead us where we want to go? Yes. I’m just not going to bail on them. EVER.
Shark,
Have you asked yourself why the all pro tight end was blocking? Because Denver blitzed 8 and he had to stay in to block or Romo wouldn’t have even gotten the ball off.
And what is your suggestion on what to do at qb? I know he is not playing well at the moment. But that’s hard to do from your backside. Remember the 5 sacks i talked about. Yes he missed open targets. You want Kitna? Another undrafted qb? Or do you want McGee? The rookie who at least was drafted. In the 4th round but still.
My point is, I don’t think anyone here is wearing rose color glasses. I know we have problems. I know we are a 500 team right now and I know it could get worse if they dont stick together. But i’m not jumping ship. I’m not giving up on my team. I’m just not going to do it. Jerry Jones is the owner and gm and we all just have to accept that or jump ship. I choose to accept that. I love Jerry as an owner. Not so much as the GM but he hasn’t done all bad there either. And I will argue that with anybody all day long.
So to sum it all up, I’M A REALIST THAT KNOWS WE HAVE PROBLEMS, THAT KNOWS ROMO IS NOT PLAYING AS WELL AS HE COULD, THAT KNOWS THE COACH HAS HIS OWN ISSUES RIGHT ALONG WITH THE G.M. OWNER, BUT I CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THEM ANY DAMN WAY. I AM A DALLAS COWBOYS FAN TO THE BITTER END. If they go 2-14 the rest of the year, I might be the only person left on the ship, but by god I will be the Captain of that ship!
The team is what it is. And when you choose not to follow your team in the bad times (I’m talking to you TimShcultz) but are willing to come back when they are winning again, that my friend is the definition of a bandwagon. And if you are a bandwagon, i beg you and anyone else with the same thoughts to jump.
by TARHEEL PAUL on Oct 6, 2009 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't say I've jumped ship
I’m still a Cowboys fan, I’ll still watch their games.
I just won’t expect anything from them. Why should I? We have a lackluster coach and an offensive coordinator who makes baffling calls at opportune moments. I don’t care how talented our team is, as long as there’s bad coaching, it’s hard to win. It’s getting harder and harder for the Cowboys to win games, and I blame the coaches.
So until the coaching scene changes in some form, I don’t see the Cowboys doing anything inspiring.
But I’ll still watch them play.
2009 Dallas Cowboys: 10-6
2009 New York Jets: 11-5
by Grady90 on Oct 6, 2009 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's a better explanation of my thoughts right now
I’m still an avid fan, just my expectations have slightly lowered since the beginning of the season.
by Joon on Oct 7, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am
a BOYS fan since about 1964 and following this game—-I mean 10 points against Orton—-I thought about quitting, but as always 60 seconds later realized that that road was closed. I have seen this team play some good ball as one (DF/OF) made up for the poor preformance from the other. We seem to have some problem which I can not define why/who is responsible, yet it exists. We have players that are quite good, yet can not finish——I mean 10 points against Orton? I do wish Tony would quit sitting solo on that bench and mingle/talk with others during the game—-that solo stuff is great in golf—-and participate all of the game—-maybe like Farve:-) I would not to see such a good QB be twisted and fitted for a suit that does not fit. the old guy:-)
by rangerider on Oct 6, 2009 9:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so you think
If Romo was up walking around spreading cheer with the players that would make things better? Did you not see the panther game or even the Giant game when he was running and i mean running up and down the side line calling out to the D. I don’t think it matters if he sit’s on the bench or is sellling cotten candy, aint nobody gonna be happy with him unless he wins. Not saying you are, put people are always going to find a way to blame Romo
by Capn B on Oct 8, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
I do not dislike Tony. I think Tony is potentially one of the best QBs that we have had and in the NFL. I also do not mean he has to run up and down the sidelines rooting the team on. I think, and I could be wrong, that sitting on the bench alone with his thoughts may not keep him totally in the game. I would just like to see him interacting with other offensive players/coaches on the sideline. I may be one of the few that thinks he is not being taught to reach this potential. I realize he has been with Dallas for awhile, yet he is just in his third season starting and seems to be regressing. old guy
by rangerider on Oct 8, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep looking for ways to blame people other than Romo.
That was the theme of last year as well. Eventually you’re going to run out though.
I’ll never quit on this team, but they exasperate the hell out of me.
by Cowboys4Life on Oct 7, 2009 4:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Last year it would have been TO's fault, this year it's Garrett's.
If that had been TO on the last 2 plays against Denver, all the Romo homers would be saying that he HAD to throw the ball to TO because TO somehow forced him to throw the ball to him. Now that we see that he can make poor throws even without TO on the team, it’s being called Garrett’s fault. The truth is simple: Romo needs to play better in order for this team to win.
by Baked Potato Soup on Oct 10, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bennett
was on the sidelines. Garrett wasn’t goin to try a fade to him, the two times Romo has tried that he’s made horrible throws. The last throw of the game was Romo’s fault. Watch the video. Miles Austin was WIDE open on the left side. Now you can argue that Romo didn’t have time and that’s fair enough, except for the fact that he had just made that exact throw and it didn’t work, he was going to his 4th receiver, and it was against one of the best cb’s in the league. I think I would have looked the other way.
It's not cocky if it's a lie.
by FelixFanclub on Oct 7, 2009 5:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
As someone said..
It is truly a mark of our fandom that there is such a huge outpouring of anger and frustration when this team loses a game we had an opportunity to win.
It is very easily contestable that this team has the talent to play with any team in the league and COULD beat almost all of them IF they got to clicking on all cylinders.
But.. COULD and IF are the most commonly used words in the past 3 or 4 years with these teams.
But.. COULD and IF are the most commonly used words in the past 3 or 4 years with these teams.At some point..it’d be nice to be able to say just one time… that they DID win a big game BECAUSE they finally lived up to their potential talent.
Wade Phillips has never won a playoff game as a head coach..he has lost 4 home playoff games.
His longest tenure as head coach was 3 years. His second year with a team only once saw an improved record (by 1 game)
Wade Phillips for DC
by SDTrueblue on Oct 8, 2009 4:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Editting..
is your friend. but apparently not mine.
Wade Phillips has never won a playoff game as a head coach..he has lost 4 home playoff games.
His longest tenure as head coach was 3 years. His second year with a team only once saw an improved record (by 1 game)
Wade Phillips for DC
by SDTrueblue on Oct 8, 2009 4:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
your signature line contains some pertinent truth
i wish Wade was the DC. Not sure who I wish was the coach.
"We'll see." --Bill Parcells
by Uncle Angus on Oct 9, 2009 6:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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