Jerry Jones At Cowboys Stadium: Alchemy And Anarchy As 'Bedford Falls' Becomes 'Pottersville'
by Mike Fisher on Sep 22, 2009 4:30 PM CDT
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PrintIt was the dawn of a new decade and the dawn of a new way of marketing the NFL. As I walked alongside offensive linemen Kevin Gogan and Nate Newton onto the St. Edward's University field for the first day of Cowboys training camp in Austin, I saw their jaws drop ... and their eyes pop.
"It looks like a goddamned carnival out here!'' Gogan said.
"It's like we're at the state fair, or a circus!'' Newton added.
Where traditional NFL training camps barely included hot-and-cold running water, owner Jerry Jones' training camp had sponsors. Advertising banners lined the fences in a way reminiscent of minor-league baseball parks. Standing 15 feet high, there was an inflatable red truck in the corner of the end zone. There were T-shirt booths and cotton-candy vendors and parking spots for pay. There were sky-high rows of bleachers and fancy golf carts for the dignitaries and there was music being played.
Somehow, though, that Cowboys team of the early ‘90's found a way to separate the sport from the show.
This Cowboys team of 2009 did not find its way on Sunday night. And what happened at the new Cowboys Stadium - the combination circus/carnival/strip club - is excusable.
Once.
But it should not ... CAN NOT ... happen again.
I have always been on Jerry Jones' side in most arguments. His work ethic and passion and zeal are unmatched. As he approaches his 67th birthday (Oct. 13), he is more capable of plowing through 72 straight hours of "being on'' than anybody I've ever known at any age. (Witness last weekend, when on Friday he partied in Arkansas, on Saturday he partied at Cowboys Stadium with a black-tie gala featuring everyone from Diana Ross to Ross Perot), and on Sunday, when he partied ... right up until the final whistle.)
His efforts - including 20 years of "the carnival'' help the Cowboys brand. Ultimately, you get money from Nike, you buy Deion Sanders. You buy Deion Sanders, you get another shot at a Super Bowl. It's a simple formula, really ...
But only if there is some football equivalent of what ol' X's-and-O's guy Thomas Jefferson termed "the separation of church and state.''
Those Cowboys teams that graduated from St. Edward's University to three Super Bowl titles survived thanks to a separation of circus and football. Salesman Jerry went from town to town as the carnival barker; Dictator Jimmy Johnson made sure the carnival trains ran on time. (That's a Mussolini joke; you can look it up.)
Yes, there was tomfoolery. There was even criminal tomfoolery. But for four years plus, there was generally a barrier that cordoned off the actual football game from whatever went on behind the curtain.
That was not the case at Cowboys Stadium on Sunday. There was no barrier, there was no curtain, there was no separation.
Go to the very top of the stadium and what do you see? Hey, what are those girls doing up on those high-rise platforms, writhing about near centered poles plastered with the beer-sponsor logo? Is that The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders B-Team? Are those go-go dancers? Are they ... Cowboys strippers?
Seriously, I objectify women as much as the next slob (and in fairness, women objectifying men is fine by me, too) ... but when did Cowboys Stadium turn into the Bada Bing?
"I'd like a Miller Lite, a 600-dollar hot dog and a lap dance, please.''
I'm no prude. But this looked like a scene from "It's A Wonderful Life,'' when lovely Bedford Falls morphs into dark Pottersville.
Now go to the bottom of the stadium. It's the end of Dallas' disappointing 33-31 loss. The Cowboys are shuffling off the field ... but they don't go up a traditional "tunnel.'' Instead, they march through another saloon-type area where some of the 105,000 fans in attendance mingle.
At the risk of sounding morbid. ... I have serious concerns that one of these days, after a loss, some throwback-wearing nut who lost his bet will meander into the throng and start Jack Rubying somebody ...
Am I overreacting? Maybe a little. ... though at the postgame press conference, where the media traditionally tosses questions at the game's principals, there were more fans. Mingling through the throng ... and asking questions, apparently including one aimed at coach Wade Phillips regarding whether this loss could be blamed on Jessica Simpson.
No barrier. No curtain. No separation.
How much do the pomp and the circumstance -not to mention the pom-poms and the circus -- influence wins and losses? I do not know. How much is it worth risking if it does influence the outcome of games? I do not know, but I would suggest to Mr. Jones that he do some tweaking, find a balance, and let the regular season be what this year's training camp was: all football - and quite successful.
Until then, I can only say that the vibe I get from Sunday night is alchemy and anarchy and, to paraphrase Kevin Gogan almost 20 years later, it looked like a goddamned carnival out there.
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the way we closed Texas Stadium.
by Road Warrior on Sep 22, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I freakin love it. er except for the $600 hot dog
“I’d like a Miller Lite, a 600-dollar hot dog and a lap dance, please.’’
Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, "where the heck is the ceiling?"
that had me laughing
and also wondering.. that sound like a mighty fine day if you ask me. Football, beer, hot dogs, and lap dances?? Dude, does it get any better? The only real thing I could do to improve upon it is to swap out the Miller with a Bud.
Summarizing the Dallas Cowboys in two words; inconsistently amazing.
Swap out the bud for a Sierra Nevada (or other real beer) and the lap dance for something that rhymes with snowjob
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
at sporting events I drink light beer
something about a thicker beer that drains me while in the sun. When I get home it’s all IPA’s
Summarizing the Dallas Cowboys in two words; inconsistently amazing.
Way to make us all look like bigots
You do the Cowboys fans proud…oh wait, we DON’T like to be considered bigots…damn.
While it may be a joke, it’s in incredibly poor taste…
Epic Fail since 1985
by the red scare on Sep 22, 2009 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I won't get into a political discussion with you
and no argument whatsoever could convince you of any illogic so I won’t try, but hey, since you want to want to be such a sensitive individual, why don’t you also throw in something about the despicable way women are portrayed in this article
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Sep 22, 2009 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Talk football, not politics
Bringing politics into a SPORTS-related website is in poor taste and now you have offended me. Get over it
It's not political at all guys.
The guy used an insulting term to a group of people. It’s entirely possible that BTB has gay readers that would be offended by a comment like that, which makes the comment bad for the blog. It’s just like using a racial slur.
And what about the women here?
Oh, I forgot, that doesn’t count. Nothing in the article offends me, let’s just try to be equal opportunity offenders, shall we? Like I tell my kids, I hate you all equally.
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Sep 22, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't my intent to spark a "political" debate
He had to be called out. The actual post had no slur insulting women, so it wasn’t necessary to say anything. dcfansinceiwasababy managed to use a horrible word in reference to an entire group of people. It’s despicable and uncalled for, and it makes the rest of us look ignorant if we all just ignore it.
Epic Fail since 1985
by the red scare on Sep 22, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Let it go Mister
I am really getting mad now, hey take note of my e-mail address in my profile and let’s talk, k? You completely misunderstand
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Sep 22, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't mean to offend or upset you
I probably came off a tad bit harsh, and I apologize. I shouldn’t fault you entirely for using a word that’s commonplace, even a word that is potentially offensive to some. I just happen to be more sensitive than many on the issue, having family members and friends who happen to be gay.
And I also apologize for referring to you as “him”. I shouldn’t assume.
No biggie. I’m sure you’re not a big nor are you ignorant, and using such harsh language was most likely wrong of me. I would have e-mailed my response, but it’s probably best I apologize here to you and any others on this board I may have offended.
Epic Fail since 1985
by the red scare on Sep 22, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions
"bigot" not "big"...damn keyboard
Epic Fail since 1985
by the red scare on Sep 22, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I accept
And also ask your forgiveness and anyone on this blog I have offended with “queer”.
Hey please accept me as one of the guys. I get a big kick out of all the sexual innuendo here. It’s pretty funny. I just threw that out there cause I heard it or read it in reference to the Folsom Festival out in SF because Miller Beer sponsored it. Gay or not, it was well, not fit for family consumption and people got real upset over Miller doing that and then that little phrase got born. Anyway, it has nothing to do with our Beloved Beleagured Boys and I’d thought before typing, so we’re good, k?
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Sep 22, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
INSERT: I WISH I'd thought before...
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Sep 22, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
know how much I care about
anything you think of outside of football or what family values are? approximately zero. No, less than that.
Keep your ugly thoughts to yourself. OK? You don’t know us. Try to keep it civil and polite.
I find you offensive. Where’s your apology for making me dislike reading this blog?
It looks as if the guys have already worked everything out.
No need to blow it up again.
And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply ...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys
by Aaron Novinger on Sep 22, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
:>~
$%$%CDFG !!!!!!!!!HHN&YBFV%E
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Sep 22, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I actually agree.
I’m not saying that it makes you a bad person for saying it… I KNOW I’ve said it, quite a bit.
But it is a word that is associated with hate towards a particular party of people.
Not a big deal.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 22, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Was the
“incredibly poor taste” talking about Miller Lite? if so I do agree with that.
The only PC
I want to read about here is #84.
ha!
And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply ...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys
by Aaron Novinger on Sep 22, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Fish, you nailed it
When I heard about fans in the post game interviews, I was disgusted. The whole idea of an interactive experience for fans is great and all, but a line certainly needs to be drawn. We can’t just let drunken idiots interviewing our coach, QB, etc., especially after an emotional loss like that. If Jerry doesn’t do something NOW, this could be a great detriment to our season.
Epic Fail since 1985
Either that could be a detriment
or Romo could???
Just sayin!
on behalf of tha dirty south: soul food, carolina blue, southern hospitality, and tha queen city
Meh. Romo needs more failure to work his way up to Delhomme's standard.
You should be worried. The Giants stirred a hornets nest. Bad news for Carolina.
Epic Fail since 1985
by the red scare on Sep 23, 2009 1:58 AM CDT up reply actions
No mention of the near riots outside the stadium
when people couldn’t get in with their party passes? Heard it was quite the scene.
Details are a bit sketchy....
but from what I understand, some people couldn’t get into the stadium with these party passes. Cop’s were called; many altercations outside the stadium. If someone in the Dallas area can comment, I heard it was all over the news.
Jerry reported today it was a mixup in the entrance they were supposed to go in?
by Road Warrior on Sep 22, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
after getting kicked off of JustinTV as the game was starting
I can appreciate their position.
I almost threw my beloved MacBook out the window I was so mad.
Ich bin ein Berliner--JFK
If JustinTV is acting up
try snitchtvsports.tk, worked fine for me for both the Tampa and Giants games.
by One.Cool.Customer on Sep 23, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
how did we get 105k in attendance, but ppl were kept out of the stadium,
JJ is a genious, sold tix for which ppl could not get in
The party pass folks.....
All couldn’t get in the stadium….But on the east and west plazas….there were two huge video boards set up….and everyone could watch on those….the windows were open…however initially the fire marshalls would not allow any more Party passers in….unless some came out….after a while they were free to come in….However A LOT PREFERED to stay outside,sit down,drink beer and watch the game on the video boards.
You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach
First game at a new stadium
Alot of hype goes along with it so the media scrutiny makes it much worse then it was.
I had tickets but was actually standing inside the party pass area when they opened the gate. Saw one guy get tripped and fall and worried about him getting trampled but the people behind stopped and let him get up.
Mistakes were made and that includes making thousands of people stand in a mob, not a line, to get in. Was a free for all after that but I would imagine most of them just needed to go to the bathroom
we made S.Smith and Manningham looking like pro bowl WR's
Giants score 24 off TO,we ran for over 200 yards, Giants did didly do running, we are still in the game with a lead late in the forth and yet in power rankings Giants are #2 and we are #15
http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings?year=2009&week=3
BSPN it such a joke now a days
hahah
that is so true and its bad cause what will happen when we go up against steve smith this weekend
You mean the one that actually IS a probowler
The key is… You pressure Jake consistently and you shut down Smith. Give Jake time and Steve tortures you.
on behalf of tha dirty south: soul food, carolina blue, southern hospitality, and tha queen city
Pressure what?
Defense hasn’t recorded a sack in two games. Who’s gonna pressure Delhomme?
"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell
They will make up for it and get like 12 sacks.
9 from Spencer, then everyone will be happy he tied Ellis already.
And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply ...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys
by Aaron Novinger on Sep 22, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
we could have dominated the Gnats
BSPN would have dropped the Giants 1 spot and raised us 1 spot. There is little to no logic over there.
Summarizing the Dallas Cowboys in two words; inconsistently amazing.
G-ants weren't ranked No. 1?
Oh that’s right, they probably still have the Pat’s there. My bad.
Speaking of BSPN, it’s going to be painful having to listen to them Monday night. Thank god Jerry has the sense to only give them one game a year.
by Road Warrior on Sep 22, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
i hope we
kill carolina cause i hate steve smith and jake delhome is to old and wil throw 10 td’S to us
Don't get your hopes up!
Jake Delhome will be miraculously fixed this week.
by Musiccitynorm on Sep 22, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Remember,
we had a chance at DelHomme… and many Cowboy fans were bitchin’ when he took the Panthers to the Superbowl. Of course, you can’t find those fans today. Funny how that works.
by Road Warrior on Sep 22, 2009 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah but Romo is looking a lot like Jake when he throws 3 INTs
At least Jake has a good amount of playoff wins.
on behalf of tha dirty south: soul food, carolina blue, southern hospitality, and tha queen city
I liked him then and still do.
He is a good guy and should get his act together unless his arm is dead. He isnt afraid of the 4th quarter.
KICK ASS every day!!!
No way Jake Delhomme makes it much longer
But Steve Smith is amazing. He’s the classiest Prima-Donna receiver in the league… if that makes sense.
on behalf of tha dirty south: soul food, carolina blue, southern hospitality, and tha queen city
As I was channel surfing I heard this poll question on BSPN
Berman clearing his stuffy voice: Will the Cowboys ever win a Super Bowl with Tony Romo?
World Wide Loser, get over yourselves. Haven’t you figured it out yet? Pull your heads out of your ego, and look up. Cowboys fans aren’t watching you anymore. Certainly your ratings geniuses with their palm styluses have figured that out.
Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, "where the heck is the ceiling?"
how about that stupid QB/analyst (whatever his name is)
top 10 Superbowl QBs and he ranked Favre and Young over Aikman and he has won one more ring than them both combined, what a low life
Tim Hasselbeck
The always-inferior Hasselbeck, and possibly the only QB to have a 0.0 QB rating against, you guessed it, the Cowboys in 2003.
He’s a joke.
we deserve whatever they give us
after a sorry loss like that.
Who cares anyways?
by Realist Larry on Sep 22, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
No...
Help us all… this may be purely because I watch their games with an extra degree of focus, but, really the cowboys seem to play the worst zone defense in the NFL. If I had a nickle for every time I saw a cowboys db 5 – 10 yds from a guy just sitting in a hole in the zone I’d be one right little…
Why
must everyone get all snarky and sarcastic over simple comments? Its that serious? We’re all wearin the same logo here, everybody else hates us enough without us goin at each other…kthxbye…
by goldnboi7 on Sep 22, 2009 8:23 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Really good statement.
I think it’s just due to alot of frustration right now.
However it is kind of ironic that someone with an avatar of someone giving the bird is making this statement.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 22, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a friendly bird...
just showin off my ’Boys ring lol
by goldnboi7 on Sep 22, 2009 8:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I see your true colors BTB followers!
I can see how people get offended by certain things, but man, try to not take life (especially on the internet) so serious! Being so easily offended has got to produce some serious stress. Don’t the Cowboys produce enough all by themselves? Chillax my brothers and sisters! It’s all good!
Summarizing the Dallas Cowboys in two words; inconsistently amazing.
+infinity to the sublime
And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply ...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys
by Aaron Novinger on Sep 22, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
I agree. Although I think that it was in poor taste(not really offending me but it could offend someone.) I wasn’t really mad about it.
I still don’t particularly get why things that have been stated over and over again(this is Cowboys related) are being written and rewritten over and over. It’s like everyone wants to pour gas on the fire.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 22, 2009 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
yea well
I take offense to you cutting off Staubach’s head in your signature picture, so there.
Summarizing the Dallas Cowboys in two words; inconsistently amazing.
You Know
You’re right. I was looking at that yesterday. I’ve started a search for a new one. I have a Wheaties box with a reprint of the LeRoy Neiman painting of Roger. Maybe I’ll take a picture of that.
by staubachfan on Sep 23, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Its the walk of shame...........its the opening of the roof..........its the.........blame it on the alc...alc.......alc........alcohol
Sounds like EXCUSES…………which is probably exactly what this team needs. It seems to work well for WEIS an Notre Dame………..uh……….we lost…….uh it was the officials fault. Maybe some of our players had the flu and we didn’t think the Giants were really playing for the win……….so we thought we could give up 4 turnovers……..and still win……..yeah thats it.
Dallas Lost because the other QB made plays when they mattered and drove his team down to position to win the game on a kick and leave no opportunity for Dallas to win. KICK AND WIN………….it wern’t the roof………it werent the walk of FAME before the game or the walk of SHAME afterwards………….and hopefully there was no Alc……….Alc………alc……alcohol to blame it on.
Dallas made more turnovers………..defense didn’t get sacks or force turnovers. Secondary played like pedestrians and although I think Garret called a pretty good game and players like Barber…….and Jones sans his KRs……….were very impressive as was the O LINE………….in the end Romo decided to pull a Romo…………and give us one of those head scratching performances…………
Jerryworld………..Jerrtron………..hot babes when you are a non playoff winning QB……….it is all part of the Jerry Jones experience. BTW the JERRYTRON pretty much means we can only ever have pretty boy QBs. So not only does the franchise qb have to have the physical abilities and mental toughness…………if he had a bad case of acne as a kid he wont look good on the HD JERRYTRON………well then we cannot draft him.
Romo played like an undrafted rookie free agent. He needs to decide if he wants to be a Jake Delhomme or a Kurt Warner. Oh wait……….Delhomme won playoffs and went to a Super Bowl……….then he got a big contract and then he started sucking wind…………
Tony………..got the job………got the babe……..got the money………..but we are yet to know the rest of the story. I think the kid can play……..but he could have been a bus driver in that game and Dallas Wins by 14………instead the gunslinger takes over and lose by 2.
Jerry Jones interviewed a guy probably because of the Rooney Rule……….guy named Mike Singletary. I sure hope he doesn’t win a Super Bowl with the 9ers before Jerry’s boys do. Singletary ain’t coddling primadonna’s and he ain’t nobodys buddy or friend………I don’t think he is shooting hoops with them or playing the back nine. I don’t think Vernon Davis or anybody else is tossing jerseys back at him either. He is raising expectations and making immature boys into men. He will win games in the process. He is just getting started…………and he is heading in the right direction. I think he has his team ready to go into battle and fight for each other and for him. The way DITKA and Buddy Ryan taught him too…………Rex Ryan is another guy that was out there for the taking………….Rex is talking smack like his old man and backing it up by knocking off the PATS……..something the Jets hadn’t done in eight home games and with a rookie qb and not allowing MOSS BRADY a TD. Wonder if their was a line on that in VEGAS…………bet it paid 100 to 1.
Jerry……….schedule the secret meeting with Shanahan, Cowher, Dungy and Gruden……..only make sure the mediots are there to get the scoop………heck call up Glazer and give em the anonymous source yourself…………
I dont know
why folk can’t accept certain things about our Cowboys. Phillips is the coach and will be through the season, JJ is the owner and will be until he dies (which, like Bob Barker, he won’t), and T9 is our QB and will be through the next few years. The ‘Boys go as he does. Yes, he does eff up in maddening and frustrating ways sometimes, but if you’re really honest with yourself you can’t name me 10 better QBs today.
Romo is good for 2-4 bad games a year…and so is every other QB. Just be glad he has the 12 good ones. Do you know what half the teams in the NFL would give up for the talent/upside of T9? In his 3rd year? After a bad game in week 2 he’s worthy of a franchise upheaval? Are y’all serious? Have y’all forgotten Quincy Stoerner Wright Testa-Bledsoe? QBs don’t grow on trees…and y’all should at least appreciate this one while he’s here…who knows how many Leafs and Hutchinsons we’ll have to sift through after him?
Side Note:
I really don’t think JJ is evaluating QB prospects faces as it applies to the bigscreen…can you picture that in the war room draft day? ‘Yeah, he has Leftwich’s speed, Pennington’s arm and Tavaris Jackson’s decision makin…but he’s soooooo dreamy…he’ll look good in HD, draft him!’ I doubt the heck outta that one… idgaf if Sam Cassell is back there barkin audibles, if he gives us the best chance to win, he’ll start. If its that deep, give dude a neoprene mask to wear under his helmet…really weak argujoke imo…
by goldnboi7 on Sep 22, 2009 9:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Don't recall Jerry's comments do you?
On Troy Aikman after having drafted him……..
“He looks good on the field and good in the shower…………” or something to that effect.
If you don’t think the man with the new (five or ten years old now) face is concerned about the image of the starting QB of his franchise……….you better think again. This is the Dallas Cowboys after all more PLASTIC Surgeons per capita than Beverly Hills. Miss Texas wins more Miss America’s than any other state…………Dallas is all about image…………and Jerry the ringmaster absolutely wants that…………he wanst the million dollar arm for sure…….but he wants the million dollar smile too……………and when he can have both……….well all the better.
Jerry did put the game in perspective tonite though………….he hyped it up……..he opened the Jerryworld (no billion dollar takers on sponsors name yet) and he brought in the largest Media Market team in the world and an NFC East rival…………he put the focus on the game………..it woulda been big anyway………..but he made it bigger. But it is just one game………one round in a sixteen round fight…………still hurts…………still bad………..just hope that we can get it fixed and move forward. I mean in draft day the conversation ain’t going to happen in the war room……….because it would have already happened……..he would have already picked his guy………….I aint talking about 3rd round picks or ufa’s but if Jerry has a numero uno pick that he is signing to be a QB of the dallas cowboys……….he will be looking for Sanchez, or Leinhart or Palmer or Aikman and passing on Eli or Ben…………he wants the Franchise…………what are they calling Sancez in NY the Sanchize………………….Jerry wants that very same thing………..
Singletary had zero coaching experience and little knowledge of the 3-4.
That was just to big a leap of faith..
KICK ASS every day!!!
Back to Basics
Things like throwing the ball out of bounds or running for a few yards instead of throwing balls up for grabs.
Tackling! Shedding blocks, safety help. I was there and they still have those corners 5-7 yards off the line……not working. We gotta adjust and make this thing right. They ajusted beautifully in Tampa, but not against NY.
I know we’ll get this thing right, I just hope it happens sooner than later. We can still make this stadium a big home field advantage.The first game would have been nice, but screw it, let’s win the next damn 7!!!!!
From the Bay to Big D flying in for the game 9/20/09....save me some bbq, I'm packing cervezas!!!!
Adjusted beautifully against Tampa, cuz Tampa sucks!
I’m convinced DeAngelo Williams is the best back in the league. If without blocking he can change directions and create a 30 yard run. He and Jonathan Stewart break tackles like crazy, and once they’re in the secondary they make DBs look really bad. If you think tackling and shedding blocks was bad last week, this week could get a lot uglier!
on behalf of tha dirty south: soul food, carolina blue, southern hospitality, and tha queen city
I thought tackling and shedding blocks was actually very good last week, no?
We held the league’s best rushing attack well under 100 yards.
Larry Allen benched 700 pounds. That is Leonard Davis times two.
They are better than yall. They can play a little D.
Their RBs are as good and they are/were healthier.
KICK ASS every day!!!
BSPN bias
You guys should have heard the herd today. I made a comment to terry that he would cry, cause damnit steam was coming out of my ears listening to him.
Now I realize this isn’t the best time to make a case for how good/bad romo is currently. However, this dude was trying to say:
1. People are wondering when Romo will take the next step? His answer: he won’t, he doesn’t have a next step. He wasn’t given a d1 scholarship cause he’s not that good, he was not drafted cause he’s not that good, and he just doesn’t have that next step.
Now, ok that can be argued both ways till tex and terry are red in the face. It was the rest that bothered me.
2. He says romo is not in the top 15 qbs.
He listed
1. Brayd
2. Peyton
3. Brees
Next ones are not in ordder but clearly ahead of Romo according to him.
4. Warner
5.Favre
6. Roethlesberger
7. Ryan
8. Flacco
9. Hasselback
10. Bulger
11. Palmer
12. Edwards
13. Eli
14. Mcnabb
15. Rodgers
16. Cutler
Keep in mind 4 through 16 are not in the order he said but he named all those qbs and said romo still hasn’t come to mind yet.
3. He said romo hasn’t won the big game because only elite qbs beat other elite qbs, and he is not elite. The only stat he referenced was that he was 7-10 in december.
And its funny the only emails and calls he let’s in are ones that agree with him or ppl too lazy to call him out with real stats. He also argued that cutler was much better than rodgers, and cutler has soooooo many more wins, lol ok let’s take the same sampeling size moron since you want to put mr. 17-20(cutler) on a pedestool(sp?).
I realize we could blow huge holes in all his ignorant comments, but even after romos horrid performance, I think he couldn’t be further from right.
by TONYINCC on Sep 22, 2009 8:58 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Who cares?
yeah it’s stupid, but screw it
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 22, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I quit watching ESPN a year or so ago
and my life is better for it. The so called analysts are a joke. Sometimes I wonder if they even watch the games they are talking about. I’ll occasionally watch a baseball game but thats about all I’ll watch on purpose. It’s kinda bitter sweet the Cowboys play on Monday night this week. I guess at least I get to watch the game.
Where were they selling those?????
I’d like a Miller Lite, a 600-dollar hot dog and a lap dance, please.’’
Mine were only $6.50…..LOL….
I think more was made of the Snack expense…LOL….it was very comparable to yankee stadium prices….not that it’s good…but not out of line…Didn’t see any $80 pizzas either…but would have loved a lapdance from the “miller Lite Dancers”
You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach
yeah i could see it now
Man you look like you need a break sweetheart. Here come sit on my lap, and we’ll talk about the first thing that comes up.
;-)
by TONYINCC on Sep 22, 2009 9:17 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
The dancers........
Maybe that’s who Tony was looking at when he threw the ball.
No longer drinks Jagermeister because of the Dallas Cowboys.
I gotta give it to Jerry, though
That was one HELL of a party before and during the game!!! Not so much after :(
No longer drinks Jagermeister because of the Dallas Cowboys.
And you Texans.......
BBQ like SUPERSTARS!!!!!!!!
No longer drinks Jagermeister because of the Dallas Cowboys.
Very impressed from SF Bay Area
Will be back next year.
No longer drinks Jagermeister because of the Dallas Cowboys.
I agree.....Had a blast
Was a hell of a party….well…cept for the final score…LOL
You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach
Thank you
Mike I have to agree with you about the pole dancers.
I happen to LIKE pole dancers at a strip joint. But they doesn’t really belong at a family venue like a football game.
Jerry Jones would sell his soul if it added $1 to his bottom line.
Family venue.
At $125.00 a piece for the cheap seats it is anything but a family venue. I’m not paying that kind of cash for my kid even if there weren’t strippers, and the Cowboys were defending champs. I’ll stick with my big screen best seat in the house thank you.
"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell
Pottersville
Mike looking through these comments it dawns on me.
A lot of fans here would LIKE Pottersville.
Don't go spoutin off about family values
It’s not allowed
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Sep 22, 2009 10:57 PM CDT reply actions
One note about the clubs
that the players run through. They are only open to people with tickets to the field-level luxury suites.
Obviously just because a person has access to those suites doesn’t mean they aren’t just as much of an idiot as a fan elsewhere in the stadium, especially when combined with alcohol, but it does lower the risk some. I assume that if someone were to throw a beer at the players, they would be traced to their luxury suite and the suite owner would be dealt with.
The other point is that the tables separating the club-goers from the players are wider than they appear on television. The players have more security than it you would think at first glance. Hopefully it will be enough.
We don't really think the stadium is the reason we lost, do we?
We think that the dancing girls up on the platforms in the upper deck were the reason we turned it over 4 times, or the reason Demarcus Ware couldn’t get to Eli Manning?
Larry Allen benched 700 pounds. That is Leonard Davis times two.
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