Who has the Snarl?

On a Tex fanpost. I never thought I’d see the day.

Noone on the Cowboys has the snarl. Noone talented enough anyway.

Kobe is a phenominal player but everyones snarl carries more bite when they have a better team around them. maybe you should wait until after they win. You really dont need to put this in the closet with Henson. That gaff takes up alot of space.

First off, I would like to say that I don’t think yelling and snarling somehow equals leadership (otherwise Tony would be a great leader based off of that playoff game agianst the Giants). Leadership is forged when the leader has the mutual respect of his/her teammates and uses it to set a positive example with his/her work ethic and desire for all others to measure themselves against (Irvin was the best at this). And in my opinion, this team does not lack that type of guy. In fact, I think Dallas has a few guys who could be great leaders including Ware, Ratliff, and Witten. My under the radar guy though is Bradie James. He is a MLB (perfect position for a leader of a defense), has a very good work ethic (and a nice chip on his shoulder), and plays with a swagger that I think could define this defense by the end of the year. He also isn’t scared to speak his mind and definitely commands respect from his teammates.

Ultimately, I think this will be a leadership by comittee type of team, but I assure you it is there even though it may not all be as obvious as Michael’s leadership was.

“I’ve had a lot worse things happen to me than a loss in a sporting event, that’s for sure. If this is the worst thing that ever happens to me, then I’ll have lived a pretty good life”…. is a helluva lot different than “I just want it so bad…I just want it really bad.”

The Cowboys have talent… what they need is an attitude.

Just Kidding. I would like for it to be Romo, but it isn’t and won’t be. I think Bradie James has the necessary attitude, but lacks the star-power and cred to make it stick. If anyone has a chance of backing up the snarl it would have to be DWare or Witten. It would be great if we had a HC who could give the snarl. “The asthma field is over there!” Sweet!

That would be sweet!

And it’s coherent! And what’s more? I agree with him!

He plays the part of “cool guy” very well, but I think he was just deferring to a stronger personality in TO.

This year I think he will let more of the real Tony come out. He’s uber-competitive at everything he does, he just needs to give himself permission to be real. If he doesn’t step up and be the captain on the field, we will fail once again when it matters.

Show your emotions, Tony. The ’Boys will follow you.

It’s so un-natural it’s funny. He really thinks people are buyin that.
What a joke.

and unnecessary. These guys are professionals, and shouldn’t need some guy to get in their faces and what have you. They should be motivated enough as it is.

And Kobe didn’t just happen to “will” his team to a win last night. Orlando straight up choked…

I’d rather see who has the “Let’s get down to business it’s crunch time” face when it matters.

Carrot might be one to bring the snarl to gameday this year. Despite his less-than-stellar gameplanning last year, he had the right look about him. Maybe he’s the one that should be asking for accountability when the team needs a kick in the pants.

I actually think it would benefit Wade Phillips also because he is so laid back. More yin to his yang, so to speak.

Garrett has the intellect, the passion, and the snarl… can Wade be demoted to Defensive Coordinator now?

He wasn’t the leader of the defense. He brought some passion out to the field, but its not like people saw him and were like lets follow this guy… because he was a nutcase. People liked his production but he wasn’t a guy that was particularly liked throughout the locker room.

I think also that it is easier to be a leader if you have people more willing to follow. There are a ton of people on here that say, “Well Romo can’t do it.” but how do you lead someone that everytime you step into the huddle, you feel like you don’t have any control over.

It’s easy to sit here behind a computer and say “well why don’t they just do this and that” but from a first hand experience I know that it is almost impossible to become a leader of anyone that isn’t truely commited to the mission at task.

The 90’s Cowboys were so unique that they had leadership at the most crucial levels and different types of leadership. You had a headcoach that demanded perfection, a QB that early on showed that he was tough, and WR(which is really strange) that lead by his desire to win.

We, as Cowboys fans, are spoiled. In all honesty the only other team that I think might have that kind of chemistry are the New England teams of the 2000’s.

Plus accountability is a huge issue. In the 90’s if you weren’t a superstar, you knew that your job was always on the line. Playing for a job and to retain your paycheck makes people hungrier as well, it makes it where you can’t just go through the motions.

Oh and leadership in football isn’t really comparitive to basketball IMO.

the Cowboys are weaker than a person insisting on using their name in 3rd person, right?

…and shut your damn mouth !!!! I agree..he’s not the rock……maybe the “crock” ? Ha!

There is indeed a huge Leadership void at the Head Coach and Quarterback spots. Hopefully we will get some much-needed Leadership from one of the atypical positions.

I for one am excited to see Kitna quarterbacking this squad. I think our chances for a deep playoff run are much higher with Kitna at the controls than the immature, indifferent gunslinger Romo.

I don’t agree that being a leader has to mean grabbing people by the scruff – who is going to grab Leonard Davis by the scruff and intimidate him into performing better?

I think Romo can be the leader. I also think his off field ‘crimes’ are misdemeanors and not felonies. His statement after the Philly debacle angered some people, but I took it differently. Everybody handles stress, grief, disappointment , tragedy in their own way. I took Romo’s comments as him trying to pull himself up off the carpet after a beat down, put things in perspective and be ready for the inevitable rematch. Others felt he was showing indifference. Who’s right? I think I am. Personally, I think Romo is ready to take the role this season. It’s his team now, Jerry said so.

From what I saw of Tashard Choice, he’s a natural leader and could emerge if given an opportunity. Maybe D. Ware or Brooking, maybe even Ken Hamlin or Brady James on D.

You don’t just put on the leader hat or you don’t say, “Now I’m the leader”, and have people follow. Some people are born leaders, some grow into it and they have to be given an opportunity. You can’t force people to follow unless you’re Kim Jong IL.

I’m betting on Romo’s emergence this year.

but I’m officially adding it to my vocabulary after reading this post.

Leonard Davis should be the baddest dude in the NFL… at least the undisputed leader of the Cowboys offensive line. But no, like Marion and Demarcus, he goes about his business quietly, letting seasons go bye without a fight. Imagine if Davis flashed or played with a win-at-all-cost mean streak?

But the media protrayed it be that he was complaining about not getting the ball. I remember last season someone fumbled in the back field, Gurode was standing right in front of it with his hands on his hips for maybe 3/4 of second. The other team scooped up an easy ball. TO was seen yelling at Gurode in the sideline, but the media later showed that clip as proof of how he’s “divisive force.”

in my opinion, that “snarl” thing is a crock of $#!+.

Just ask this famous coach what he thinks about it (you’ll have to wait til U get to #2).

Since the ball is already rolling here…

That “snarl” face that Kobe displayed the other night is a face that he invented for these playoffs— he’s never made that particular expression before in his career. And I can pretty much guarantee you that he stood in front of the mirror for hours perfecting it. To me, Kobe has always the ultimate fake, polished, manufactured player who thinks only about how he will be perceived. Furthermore, he has been shown many times, both in media quotes and in behind the scenes videos, to sell out and criticize his teammates, to call out his coach (who happens to have 9 championship rings), and to generally conduct himself in a way that I don’t think befits a team leader. And this leaving out all of the legal troubles.

More than ARod even, Kobe’s personality has always rubbed me the wrong way, and I would not want his footbal equivalent on the Cowboys.

I am of the opinion that intangibles are a bit overrated, and that injuries hurt us more last year than anything else, including a divided locker room. But if the motto this year is “Team First,” then Kobe Bryant is hardly your ideal mascot.