16 Million Page Views Later, One Simple Question

I love this blog,cant remember where i saw a link..
might have been the cowboys site..
im learning more about the game because of you guys on here.
many thanks : )

following the boys blog to blue and silver report to here. I love the site and will not go anywhere else for cowboys news and insight. Thanks for all the hard work Occ, raf, dave, brandon, aaron, and the rest of the crew!

I was scn over there since 2006

back in 2007, and I come here more than anywhere else.

- I used to get most of my Cowboys info from the Dallas Morning News and 1310AM in Dallas.
- 1310’s Bob Sturm started blogging about the statistics of personel groups and their successes and failures in games. I was very intrigued and followed his blog.
- Someone in the comments mentioned “Wow, Bob, this is the best blogging work I’ve seen since Blogging The Boys”
- I investigated this Blogging the Boys thing
- I fell in love

And it happened at the right time, last August I moved out to Ohio where I don’t have my normal group of Cowboys friends to talk to anymore. So I can post my thoughts here on this blog without annoying my Browns and Begnals friends all week long with my thoughts on the right guard position and how awesome our undrafted 5th reciever at running a smoke route.

And you can mark me down as benefitting from the Yahoo connection.

I work a job from 2 pm to 10 pm that requires me to be there, but frequently does not have much of anything happening after 5 or 6, so I am often looking for something to pass the time, and as a Cowboys fan, I am always up for team news. I was reading about Dallas on Yahoo Sports during the ‘09 offseason, and one day I saw a BTB link. I clicked on it, saw an article about the use of two tight ends (I think Raf wrote it, but I’m not sure), opened that up . . .

And damn! This was not reporting and commentary, this was a graduate course in how football is played on the professional level. I read that, then I started clicking around. In that first visit, I realized that BTB was not dominated by hyperbolic ranters and blind homers, but largely populated by people that could analyze, think, and usually discuss things without getting too abusive of one another, and who were frequently just hilarious. Just head and shoulders above any site I had seen, sports or otherwise. And when I started reading OCC’s stuff – well, I love to learn, and this place has me hooked. Lurked for about a year and then joined up so I can play.

But I was also a reader of the Double R (Raul & Raf) site TBB, and BSR… It was only natural to continue following them here and its been great… Every Cowboy fan i meet I turn on to this site. Content here is far better then anything I could get from any major news outlet. I get info that I want to hear about with out the fluff… Its Awesome keep it up!

Trying to find out news or draft status or what have you.

Been adicted since.

Was looking for my Longhorns and Cowboys fix, found BON first and then came here. Absolutely amazing blogging, much better than anything Bleacher Report had to offer. Never going back

looking for cowboys news and came across The Boys Blog..and have followed Raf since…

Every Monday morning when I came to work (and here in Europe that’s about 3:00 am EDT), the first thing I would do is open up Peter King’s MMQB – and I still that today. He usually posts late Sunday night, so that always gave me a good overview of what had happened in all the Sunday games.

For a brief time I attempted to have semblances of meaningful conversations on the fannation.com message boards at SI.com, but that proved rather tedious. Around April 2009 I followed a link at SI to BTB, started lurking and tried to figure out who this Raf dude was who was blowing me away with his incredible work. A couple of weeks later, and after getting a feel for the place and site etiquette, I jumped into the fray with a couple of comments.

One of the first replies to my comments was by Luke. who replied: “Excellent comment. Great info thanks. You should have made a Fanpost out of this.” YES! My first reply, and a good one right away. Wooohoooo.

Aaron was also very complimentary on some of my comments (OMG! One of the front page writers noticed me! That sure made my day). A couple of weeks later I tried my hand at my first fanpost, got more positive feedback and continued.

Bad Knees (when he still had a spell checker at his disposal), conjunction, 5Blings, Terry and many others all had early and friendly comments that made me feel right at home here.

I guess the lesson for me here is, be nice to the newbies. On day they will have to take care of us when we are all old and frail.

He used to have a list of “approved sites” on his blog back in the day. He also referenced Raf and Raul’s The Boys Blog on air and in writing. Followed them all the way to here. Not sure when TBB started, but I was on board pretty early in, I think.

I came with a few others from Raf and Rauls site and three name changes and a couple of years later am still rocking.

I’m quite positive I’ve wasted a good week of my life (if not more) on this site. Love it though.

I joined there about 2 years ago finally deciding to start discussing and posting with other Cowboys fans. I live in NY and everyone is Giants fans. My dad grew up a Cowboys fan and since I was born I have been a Cowboys fan. About 2 years ago I became tired of discussing football with friends and having to defend the Cowboys everytime, it sucks I am always on the defense I feel like a prosecutor. So I purchase a new labtop and began my internet Cowboys talk etc. Then I kept hearing about BTB thru fellow fans I met on DC.com. I read the articles but never posted, just joined I think around the draft when we got Dez.

glad I joined this is the best site hands down
I enjoy DCfanatic but thats one man’s view of the team, BTB is a community like DC.com but isnt bias, they tell it how it is
thanks for all your work guys its much appreciated

but was here pre-SB-Nation (joined 06 season), and love how we’ve merged and grown but still maintained a good sense of community and great content over the seasons.

welcome to all the new Boys fans just finding this site recently, it is a top-notch source of information with analysis and commentary as good or better than any media outlet, and the best place on the web for Cowboys talk, feel free to jump in!

He mentioned this in his Dallas Mavericks blog, and I check it out.

I’m a Niners fan, but I’ve always enjoyed everyone’s work here so I decided to finally join BTB.

1. on the link they have in the post about blogs
   the Jags got like #4
   the Jags? really? wow

And their bias, I made a few comments on their site and became nauseated at the comments section pretty quick. Not sure where the link was that got me here but I haven’t had to look back since.
I don’t comment too much because it’s redundant to what half the other posters are saying. I try to inject humor whenever possible because that’s how I deal with things for the most part.

How awesome it was and there was no other place like it on the web. I decided to check it out, Hogs Haven was great skin patrol did a wonderful job. I was stoked to find out there was a cowboy site just like it! In fact it was even better. I love it here because its all about Dallas. No TMZ style storylines or meaningless reports trying to spin the hate. No articles about other teams nothing.

Dallas Cowboys.. all the time since 2005, well for me since 2007

It’s been several years now. I was a member of both BTB & the boys blog. I think I googled Dallas Cowboys news & got to this site. I was happy to see Raf move over here since I was bouncing back and forth between the two sites. Now I get all my news in one place.

Was looking for another place to get my Cowboys news fix as that blog steadily declined. Found BTB through Yahoo’s Cowboys page a few months ago, and have been impressed by the excellent and thorough content. Thanks all, for your fine work here! This site is now my “go to” site for Cowboys news.

I was already signed up for the Texas Longhorns blog, but my Cowboys come first. So when I saw this blog it was a easy decision to join.

Thank you guys so much for providing amazing coverage of the Dallas Cowboys. This is my first and pretty much only stop for Cowboys news and analysis.

I discovered a little (but mighty!) website called “Blogging The Boys” when I searched teh epic Google for pics of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. I clicked the link and searched around for a while and my first thought was, “Hay! where da wimminz?!?!11” but soon I came to realize that I discovered something great… acceptable Cowboy news! It’s not until late 2009 that I actually became a member. The quality of the reporting is outstanding and the community is very friendly. I recommend this website to all my friends and family, even the one’s who despise the Cowboys.
ESPN = FAIL
BTB = WIN!

(The first post with cheerleader pics made my life complete… at age 17 ha!)

Years ago, that is. Somebody posted a link here in the forums and I checked it out and quickly realized that BTB gave me all the content (and more) of the pay site for free.

from cowboysforum.com about 3 years ago and pretty much haven’t been back to that craphole since. I don’t post much, but I read daily for the most part. The analysis and the information here is second to none. Even the comments from the readers are typically a high level of quality with minimal over the top homerism.

I returned from a deployment and the first thing I did was go to BSR because we didn’t have access in those days from work computers. I did the standard “first” thing several times and nobody else posted. (i think raf was still putting his stories on there) Anyway, I knew something was wrong, so I went through the stories to find out what happened. That’s when I came across the link. I was the only one that didn’t get the memo.

Love the site. I can’t say I dislike any of the members here—even you-know-who.

I am the youngest of 5 kids and was born in Fort Worth in 1965. My entire family puts the “fanatic” in Cowboys fan. We are now spread to all corners of the country so we burn up the cell towers after every game and breaking news.
I was talking to one of my brothers about the Dez pick and he told me about this hilarious and extremely gratifying blog that copyed the reaction comments from the other NFC East blogs and AFC North blogs about our snagging Dez..
I think it was Raf’s post, but any way it was here at BTB and I was immediately hooked.

Just here for the Sean Lee love.

i just knew a few pages so i wrote on google, dallas cowboys and on the second or third page there was blogging the boys, i came here to leaving neven

Several years ago I stumbled across theboys.com and discovered that Rafael Vela is the BEST!

I came over with Raf and Raul. Glad I did. And glad to see that the douche bag that Raf and Raul had problems with fell flat on his face.

I came over with raf & raul…I have been following this blog since about 2003 or 04… A BTB Veteran with tread left on his tires

Hardly ever post here because the threads are too long even to read, but it’s my first stop for Cowboys news.

I heard of BTB from Shango of the “The Dallas Cowboys Show” afew years back. I’m glad that I did because this is probably the best site for Cowboy news and stats.

then followed Raf and Raul to BSR then to hear. Would never bother with one of those MSM blogs

this IS the best, I only read the Star Telegram and DMN for some stuff, but for real content, this is the only place to go. This blog sets the standard to which ALL blogs should strive to be.

Sure glad I did, too. The reporting here is superior and the overall knowledge among commenters is top shelf.

From a Giants fan. I guess you really are Americas team. Not my America, but I digress….

I joined btb because, well, you’ve gotta keep up with the enemy, and know what there thinking, right?

Maybe about 14 months ago, I was on NFL Yahoo! and saw a link for Bleeding Green Nation and even though I hate the Eagles I thought the whole layout and the fan interaction was really interesting so I kept going back. A few days later I realized it was part of the larger SB Nation and voila! I discovered Blogging the Boys!

Was getting tired of the old news on dallascowboys.com so I googled “cowboys news” and found it. My first post was entitled “Romo for President” and I got quick responses from Terry and Dunkman.

BTB is still the best!

This site is the best ever…and I have looked for Cowboy news since 1960.

Great Writers here! And it’s the Content…. “pineywoods” put if very well in his post above.

Some time ago I kept seeing links for this place in other places and other sites. I came here and took a look and now you are Bookmarked. One of the first places I go.

I appreciate the information that you don’t normally get from the newpaper or other blogs/forums. I especially love the statistical posts. One of the most recent one that blew me away was the one on sacks. Watching the game against the Chargers last night I kept saying to friends we just need a sack and it will be fine. I got that from you guys.

I can’t tell you how many posts of yours I have emailed or how many people I have sent here. You are a must read and I thank you for the great service you provide this Cowboys fan. Keep up the good work..

Thanks Again..

I don`t remember my age, when someone asks me I have to do the math. If someone asks me the day I can take a stab at it and usually come within 2 weeks of the correct date. So there are a lot of things I forget but I do remember to check this website everyday but how I found it? no idea!!!

after the catastrophic 2008 ending and fell in love with the community as I enjoyed reading and going back and forth with posters such as the main writers at the time (Raf, Aaron, Jim Vance, and Carl Shelton) as well as pot-stirrers like 5Blings (what better post is there to discuss on) and the always lurking Bye Dawk, all of whom I thought brought an added dimension of football insight and openness (to positive discussion that is) that I never found on any mainstream site. This is my favorite site by far on the web and while I never have been a great creator of content, there is no better place on the web to discuss and analyze other’s viewpoints on what my favorite team in the world is doing.

The addiction was immediate. I have been a groupie of Rafs since.

I was just looking for some more Cowboys news to get my “daily fix”. Clicked the link For BTB and never looked back. when i first started reading the Articles i was Blown away by the Knowledge of the poster and the non juvenile discussions about them. Been hooked ever since. the Guys here are awesome and help out even an amateur poster like me. Keep up the Good work Yall

But I noticed BTB was on yahoo also. Been a daily reader for the last 7 months or so. I believe Matt Mosley also mentioned you guys on his blog.

I used to spend forever wading through all the crap out there with sports writing just trying to figure out what was going on with the team. once I found here I haven’t looked back. this article kind of inspired me to look back, read one JJT article and listen to Jason Cole’s BS and now I think I really need a quality article fix.

Sometime in late 2008 I saw a post with a lot of white space. Being curious I highlighted it and found the BTB link. Followed it, loved what I read, lurked for a year or so, then joined in Dec 2009. I wish I could remember who posted it so I could personally thank them.

I don’t post much, but I really enjoy the discussions, the humor, and the fact that a couple of posters can have disagreement, maybe even some ‘severe’ tone in their posts, but it’s always worked out between them. Maybe a nudge from someone now and then, but a peaceful, non-flame war settlement.

This is the best site for Cowboys news – BAR NONE!!! I love it and I’m not leaving! :D

I was drowning. The DMN was the first blog I was a member of, and it got so negative from the writers and fans that I felt like I was stuck in a cycle of constantly defending the Cowboys against “supposed” Cowboys fans. One day I mentioned that on the blog, and one of the few Cowboys supporters over there suggested I try BTB. I couldn’t imagine going anywhere else, but all it took was one logon to BTB and I’ve never looked back. And I never log onto DMN anymore, not for a long, long time. Hey, why drive a Yugo when there’s a BMW in the driveway?

over from the landry hat…by some Grace of God they referenced this site a few years back…and it’s been my home page and only source for Cowboys ever since!

Via Googling “Cowboys blog” and seeing what came up. Missed on a couple, then found this SBNation site and was blown away. I’m honestly almost as big a fan of just the game of football as the Cowboys themselves (almost…), so I’ve been to most of the rest of the NFL blogs at one time or another.

So I can honestly say that while MAYBE one or two does something better than BTB, absolutely none of them do everything as well as Raf and his crew.

But about 3 years ago, I got sooooooo tired of defending Demarcus Ware from all the “We should have drafted Merriman” posters, who I called the Merrymen, and someone mentioned Grizz in one of the posts.

Never looked back.

theboysblog and blueandsilverreport, and now we’re all just one big happy (sometimes dysfunctional, but that’s what keeps it interesting) family!

I think it was late in the 2004 season, and I followed him over to the blog he had just started at the time, which either was already, or became BTB (I can’t even remember the format of that one). Wasn’t long before I was logging in almost everyday. Then we got selected to represent the Cowboys on SBNation in 2005, that’s why things really started picking up steam. It’s been fun watching it grow from just a small group of fanatics into what it has turned into today. (Yes, I feel smart for spotting a good thing when I see it.)

13-3 season, I felt compelled to follow the Cowboys more during the off-season. I wanted to be more informed when I dealt with the numerous Bears/Packer/Giants/Patriots fans at work. ESPN NFC East writer Matt Mosley used to have a list of Blogs on the page, BTB was there. :) Love this site.

I think I found the site via google right before the SBN days. It was maybe Terry and someone who didn’t like Terry back then and the Interweb only accepted coins. Pretty sure it was like 2005. I had found R&R’s blog as well, but they were such a tight-knit group I felt like I was barging in on the Cunninghams at dinner, so I just lurked there, unseen and really feeling a little dirty about the whole lurking thing.

What interested me besides serious, smart content was the atmosphere of respect that Grizz engendered here. I’ve had a couple of yellow cards along the way, but in the long run that’s what keeps the dialogue about football and not the dubious nature of our parentage. Except for the “DalaiLuke Exception”. But we’re just trying to save him. The merger of Raf, and the continued acquisition of talent through free agency and the draft has made this blog solidly world class. To paraphrase Raf, The Most Interesting Man in the World, I don’t always blog, but when I do, I prefer BTB.

Then went with the gang to the Blue and Silver Report and now to Blogging the Boys.

Rafael is no doubt one of, if not the best, Cowboys writer on the net. He has great insights and informative articles. He also delivers them in leisurely reading packages. That is the sign of someone who has mastered their craft.

This current blog takes the cake though. Lead writers are great, fanposts are often great and debate is almost always interesting and funny.

Not living in America and being a fan of the NFL and Dallas makes finding information and people to talk to about the game is virtually impossible. So I really enjoy the articles and banter.

was my original moniker at BTB. I was searching on google for Cowboys websites and found BTB. I believe it was in early 2005 or 2006. I changed my screen name to HutHut after the switch-over to SB Nation. The name is in reference to my alliegence to the Cowboys. I’ve been a Cowboys fan since I was 3 years old and thought football was a game called HutHut.

while doing a google search. Grizz’s opening introduction of the blog really caught my eye, where he stated America’s Team is simply the best sports franchise on the planet. I’ve been hooked ever since.

And I’ll bet a lot of Raf’s crowd and newer members will be surprised to know I was Grizz’s first guest writer on the front page during his first trip to camp to Oxnard the following summer. At that time BTB was really starting to grow and he needed help, and I was gald to lend a hand.

Since then BTB has really taken off with the addition of Raf and others which makes it the premier football blog on the net IMO.

I had been told of the SB Nation launch as a “bunch of baseball blogs” but when I went to check it out myself, I saw there was a Cowboys page! It quickly became my #1 site to check daily for content, even back when there wasn’t content posted every day.

I lurked for about a year before I posted for the first time I think.

and move to SB Nation. I haven’t commented much lately because I’ve been busier than usual, but I still read the site every day.

It is hands down the best Cowboys coverage anywhere. All the front page writers are superb, and the comments, regardless of whether you agree or disagree, are always though-provoking.

BTB increases exponentially my enjoyment of the game and following the Cowboys. Thanks to all of you for that.

I honestly don’t recall how. I lurked for a bit, and my first comment was on a thread about All Time Favorite Cowboys. Among others, I named Darren Woodson, and a few other commenters said ‘I can’t believe I forgot Woodson!’ I knew I found a home.

BTB is the only Cowboys related site I have bookmarked.

But I don’t remember how I came across this site. Just glad that I did. At the time I had a few Cowboys sites that I would constantly check for any news. Once I found BTB, I only needed. Been here just about every day ever since.
Thanks for the coverage guys!
And thanks for the great community as well!

I did do a google search on Cowboys blogs and forums but didn’t find it then (or glossed over it). KC had just a couple of links to other football analysis and mentioned Raf and his site.

Had bad experiences with constant abuse on other sports blogs – TBB / BSR / SBN the analysis is at a completely different level to the garbage (particularly the comments) on most sports blogs – and the interaction, while sometimes fiesty, is generally positive and productive. And if its not, others jump on it fast.

I would spend more time on this site than probably any other on the Net.

It’s been forever since I’ve seen texstar. She was cool.

Just have us talk about us. We’ll never shut up.

Waiter, or Dunk in disguise, (probably undercover on a mission) I’ll have another.

Although I’ve only been a member for a couple of weeks. You guys are great. I don’t post much ’cuz somebody else usually says something pretty damn close to what my opinion is. I guess I have more fun arguing on Yahoo. BTW found BTB when I entered Cowboys in the team tracker.

I started over with Raf and Raul right as Parcells was shaking things up. Unparalleled content and insight from the writers and those that comment. I lurk much more than I post because this place is like a graduate course in the cowboys , except for Terry of course ;P

so figured I would check out the blog for my favorite NFL team

called the Boys Blog. Then they changed that one to the Blue and Silver Report….and i was along for the ride, then came BTB. Somehow I didnt know about this blog when i first started reading cowboys blogs but im darn glad i found it. Being from NY I dont get any coverage of the boys unless i seek it out online, and this site is my blue and silver life-blood. Keep up the good work!

Any news on Sensabaugh’s MRI?

Loved TBB/BSR but this is even better & when you live Australia trust me the only other thing we have BSPN. Thanks for BTB!!!

At DMN and the mothership. I used Google and found a few blogs. I stuck with Blue and Silver Report, and sometimes used BTB. BSR was definitely for analysis, while BTB gave me links to all the stories I missed. I was real impressed with BTB’s community and commenting software but until Raf came aboard I was not a regular follower

From Matt Mosley’s page…. linked over here and thought I’d check it out and add some medical expertise

I was big into DMN with Matt Mosley and I noticed on the side bar other sites for Dallas News and I clicked on all of them and BTB was the one that stuck. I can’t remember if this was before SB Nation, but I believe so. In 2007 I made a little website that I use from time to time to get to all of my Cowboys sites, but most of the links don’t work anymore. I should really consider starting it back up. I made maybe 2 or 3 entries into my “Blog” and most of them were based off of coverage from BTB.

Great to see you guys post something.

Thanks Raf for all you’have done.

Boys Blog // BSR // HERE

started on MHR and AP i like how this stie is sit up very professal layout shrap writeing as a fan of the NFL this is a classy blog yes i am on NYG and philly blogs a lot but being from arkansas u have to respect the cowboys for u guys far off i remmond moveing to arkansas if u get enrough money to because u get lots on cowboys info all the preseason football mags have cowboys covers i get to watch dallas on channel 4 little rock every preseason game and most weeks on fox channel 13 memphis

If Terry says that is 2005 that is likely right (and not worth the argument if not). Grizz had not yet come in from the cold and become Dave but his writing was better than the DMN folks and he had lots more of it. I do remember the beginnings with SBN and the changeover in 2007 to the central ID system. Dave was a mighty organizer then and most of the NFC was recruited to SBN by Dave. The content had always been the best and the sidebars have been helpful as well.

I don’t get to post here often now. My health has been pulling me down for a decade but I do appreciate reading still. It is still the best team-specific football blog on the planet.

Of course, that could have been in my own mind because for some reason my profile has me as a member since just ’08. Perhaps that was the SBN merger?

Anyways, like some above, I read about Cowboys news exclusively on DC.com. I didn’t comment there, but I filled up Mick’s Mailbag every other week or so.

Somehow, I found Shango’s blog and he had a link to BTB on there. Signed up for a membership and popped this as my homepage looking really nowhere else for Dallas Cowboys news anymore.

I coulda swore that at last year’s camp, Grizz said we just hit 7 million visits. To think that 9 million more have hit in the last year is pretty amazing.

Been reading for a while but joined only recently. Followed links over from CBS Sports site… some good discussion over there but BTB is way more informed and entertaining.

As a lifelong Boys fan its been a pleasure to read, hope I can add something too.

& then started back here about a year ago. i didn’t sign up until just recently when i saw something i had to comment on.
 i have to say things over at DMN got crazy about a year ago w/ people creating fake comments w/ your name lol. it was so many trolls that it wasn’t worth reading. plus not all the writers were Cowboys fans & i hate to read stuff w/ a Mike Florio twist, that dude hates the Cowboys…

I’ve been reading for a long time and have wanted to comment just didn’t make the time to sign up. Got some free time and some Football withdrawals so made the time and here I am.