Audio: Steve Dennis on locker room party

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Cowboys: One eye on the media, one on Chargers

By , December 9, 2009 5:56 pm


Last night all of this Cowboys vs the media stuff was fun for a few minutes even if I didn't think it was a great thing that one of the players was worried about how the media perceives the head coach or the players.

But now we come to today.

Seems Ken Hamlin can't tackle anybody and won't be playing this Sunday, but he sure can jump up to scare some media members out of the locker
room when the media session is over...

Steve Dennis on getting yelled at in the locker room today

I don't care about Steve Dennis. I don't care that he's an abrasive reporter who is looking to bait Wade Phillips into arguing with him at the pressers. I don't care if the players like him or hate him.

But to wait until the end of the session after sitting in the same room with the guy for 35 minutes and then acting like a tough guy when the loud speaker makes an announcement that the session is now over by yelling at the man like he's some 12 year old is kind of weak if you ask me.

What's the matter Ken, you didn't have the balls to go after him as soon as he entered the room?

And I know Ken Hamlin was the ring leader here. Jay Ratliff and Marion Barber were in on this deal as well.

Why can't this team just let the media say whatever they want without taking it to heart and feeling as if they need to create a distraction for the team by doing things like this?

How does this help the team win on Sunday?

Hamlin isn't even playing this week. So he's not going to be helping out all that much. Why doesn't he just leave the situation alone and let it die? Is it that big of a deal if some reporter called you a loser? Which he didn't by the way, but I am not even going to argue that point right now.

Ken Hamlin, Marion Barber and Jay Ratliff have such thin skin that they are all up in arms about Steve 'Radio Boy' Dennis starting up a little fire at a presser?

I'm a grown man. I could care less if someone calls me a loser. I could care less what people think of me. Why would I? I know who I am. Don't these players know who they are? Do they need everyone to always be sending sunshine their way? Have they fallen so hard for the 'sun has to always be shining' mantra that Wade has been selling for three years that they are this easily irritated by a member of the media?

These are the men who are going to be facing the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. What if the Chargers call them losers? They are going to stand there on the field and start arguing back and forth with the Chargers?

I just don't get it. We already had this scenario play out last season where the team decided the media was one of their enemies. How well did that end?

Is this a team who is known as a strong willed tough minded group who can handle any and all adversity thrown their way as they head into a Super Bowl run?

No. They are as a matte of fact just the opposite. They fell apart as a team last season when all of the media BS began.

And it's not exactly the same scenario. But it does have one thing in common. The enemy.

The media is once again the enemy for the Dallas Cowboys.

So now the Cowboys have two enemies to focus on this week. The Chargers and the media.

I was hesistant to say the Cowboys could defeat the Chargers when they only had that battle to fight. Now we throw in a second enemy and I am even less confident that I am going to be a happy man come Sunday night.

[LatinMind]

forgot to mention the idiot homer fans

[gmoney112]

Hahaha.

You media guys, I swear. Not one of you can ever stand up to one of these players when they're in your face, but as soon as they turn around you smear them all over your little media outlet.

I would love to see you go up to Marion, Jay, or Ken and say they aren't tough. I think we all know you won't, but it'd be funny to see.

Nothing to see here, carry on.

[Hostile]

Hate to tell Steve Dennis, but you basically did call them losers and they are not going to like it.

[Deefens]

Originally Posted by gmoney112

Hahaha.

You media guys, I swear. Not one of you can ever stand up to one of these players when they're in your face, but as soon as they turn around you smear them all over your little media outlet.

I would love to see you go up to Marion, Jay, or Ken and say they aren't tough. I think we all know you won't, but it'd be funny to see.

Nothing to see here, carry on.

Exactly what I was thinking. What a joke.

[NextGenBoys]

Originally Posted by

Cowboys: One eye on the media, one on Chargers

By , December 9, 2009 5:56 pm


Last night all of this Cowboys vs the media stuff was fun for a few minutes even if I didn't think it was a great thing that one of the players was worried about how the media perceives the head coach or the players.

But now we come to today.

Seems Ken Hamlin can't tackle anybody and won't be playing this Sunday, but he sure can jump up to scare some media members out of the locker
room when the media session is over...

[View Full Quote]Steve Dennis on getting yelled at in the locker room today

I don't care about Steve Dennis. I don't care that he's an abrasive reporter who is looking to bait Wade Phillips into arguing with him at the pressers. I don't care if the players like him or hate him.

But to wait until the end of the session after sitting in the same room with the guy for 35 minutes and then acting like a tough guy when the loud speaker makes an announcement that the session is now over by yelling at the man like he's some 12 year old is kind of weak if you ask me.

What's the matter Ken, you didn't have the balls to go after him as soon as he entered the room?

And I know Ken Hamlin was the ring leader here. Jay Ratliff and Marion Barber were in on this deal as well.

Why can't this team just let the media say whatever they want without taking it to heart and feeling as if they need to create a distraction for the team by doing things like this?

How does this help the team win on Sunday?

Hamlin isn't even playing this week. So he's not going to be helping out all that much. Why doesn't he just leave the situation alone and let it die? Is it that big of a deal if some reporter called you a loser? Which he didn't by the way, but I am not even going to argue that point right now.

Ken Hamlin, Marion Barber and Jay Ratliff have such thin skin that they are all up in arms about Steve 'Radio Boy' Dennis starting up a little fire at a presser?

I'm a grown man. I could care less if someone calls me a loser. I could care less what people think of me. Why would I? I know who I am. Don't these players know who they are? Do they need everyone to always be sending sunshine their way? Have they fallen so hard for the 'sun has to always be shining' mantra that Wade has been selling for three years that they are this easily irritated by a member of the media?

These are the men who are going to be facing the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. What if the Chargers call them losers? They are going to stand there on the field and start arguing back and forth with the Chargers?

I just don't get it. We already had this scenario play out last season where the team decided the media was one of their enemies. How well did that end?

Is this a team who is known as a strong willed tough minded group who can handle any and all adversity thrown their way as they head into a Super Bowl run?

No. They are as a matte of fact just the opposite. They fell apart as a team last season when all of the media BS began.

And it's not exactly the same scenario. But it does have one thing in common. The enemy.

The media is once again the enemy for the Dallas Cowboys.

So now the Cowboys have two enemies to focus on this week. The Chargers and the media.

I was hesistant to say the Cowboys could defeat the Chargers when they only had that battle to fight. Now we throw in a second enemy and I am even less confident that I am going to be a happy man come Sunday night.

I'll keep it short and simple. Teams take on the personality of their coach. Their coach went after the media at first, and their players are following.

You cant expect to have a cupcake as a coach and expect to have hardened players. It's no surprise we have the softest thin-skinned roster in the league. But with different leadership, I think a few tigers can change their stripes.

[Kilyin]

Too bad one of them didn't smack him in the back of the head.

[utrunner07]

Originally Posted by gmoney112

Hahaha.

You media guys, I swear. Not one of you can ever stand up to one of these players when they're in your face, but as soon as they turn around you smear them all over your little media outlet.

Yeah, like you would tough guy.

[Chief]

Originally Posted by NextGenBoys

I'll keep it short and simple. Teams take on the personality of their coach. Their coach went after the media at first, and their players are following.

You cant expect to have a cupcake as a coach and expect to have hardened players. It's no surprise we have the softest thin-skinned roster in the league. But with different leadership, I think a few tigers can change their stripes.

I think there's a lot of truth to that.

[Maikeru-sama]

Originally Posted by Chief

I think there's a lot of truth to that.

+1

QFT

[utrunner07]

Originally Posted by NextGenBoys

I'll keep it short and simple. Teams take on the personality of their coach. Their coach went after the media at first, and their players are following.

You cant expect to have a cupcake as a coach and expect to have hardened players. It's no surprise we have the softest thin-skinned roster in the league. But with different leadership, I think a few tigers can change their stripes.

Seems your attitude towards this team has changed 180 since mid season? Maybe Im reading too much into this post though?

[BraveHeartFan]

Originally Posted by

Cowboys: One eye on the media, one on Chargers

By , December 9, 2009 5:56 pm


Last night all of this Cowboys vs the media stuff was fun for a few minutes even if I didn't think it was a great thing that one of the players was worried about how the media perceives the head coach or the players.

But now we come to today.

Seems Ken Hamlin can't tackle anybody and won't be playing this Sunday, but he sure can jump up to scare some media members out of the locker
room when the media session is over...

[View Full Quote]Steve Dennis on getting yelled at in the locker room today

I don't care about Steve Dennis. I don't care that he's an abrasive reporter who is looking to bait Wade Phillips into arguing with him at the pressers. I don't care if the players like him or hate him.

But to wait until the end of the session after sitting in the same room with the guy for 35 minutes and then acting like a tough guy when the loud speaker makes an announcement that the session is now over by yelling at the man like he's some 12 year old is kind of weak if you ask me.

What's the matter Ken, you didn't have the balls to go after him as soon as he entered the room?

And I know Ken Hamlin was the ring leader here. Jay Ratliff and Marion Barber were in on this deal as well.

Why can't this team just let the media say whatever they want without taking it to heart and feeling as if they need to create a distraction for the team by doing things like this?

How does this help the team win on Sunday?

Hamlin isn't even playing this week. So he's not going to be helping out all that much. Why doesn't he just leave the situation alone and let it die? Is it that big of a deal if some reporter called you a loser? Which he didn't by the way, but I am not even going to argue that point right now.

Ken Hamlin, Marion Barber and Jay Ratliff have such thin skin that they are all up in arms about Steve 'Radio Boy' Dennis starting up a little fire at a presser?

I'm a grown man. I could care less if someone calls me a loser. I could care less what people think of me. Why would I? I know who I am. Don't these players know who they are? Do they need everyone to always be sending sunshine their way? Have they fallen so hard for the 'sun has to always be shining' mantra that Wade has been selling for three years that they are this easily irritated by a member of the media?

These are the men who are going to be facing the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. What if the Chargers call them losers? They are going to stand there on the field and start arguing back and forth with the Chargers?

I just don't get it. We already had this scenario play out last season where the team decided the media was one of their enemies. How well did that end?

Is this a team who is known as a strong willed tough minded group who can handle any and all adversity thrown their way as they head into a Super Bowl run?

No. They are as a matte of fact just the opposite. They fell apart as a team last season when all of the media BS began.

And it's not exactly the same scenario. But it does have one thing in common. The enemy.

The media is once again the enemy for the Dallas Cowboys.

So now the Cowboys have two enemies to focus on this week. The Chargers and the media.

I was hesistant to say the Cowboys could defeat the Chargers when they only had that battle to fight. Now we throw in a second enemy and I am even less confident that I am going to be a happy man come Sunday night.

Originally Posted by

Audio: The ENTIRE Brooking vs Dennis segment!

By , December 9, 2009 3:25 am


Big thanks to the guys over at The Keith Brooking Show for this entire 13+ minute audio segment from their show tonight...

Steve Dennis vs Keith Brooking

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Wow. That's great stuff. This entire segment was killer.

I get both sides. Both Dennis and Brooking are right.

Dennis is doing his job as a reporter and Brooking is doing his job as a player standing up for his head coach.

I just hope this story doesn't become a distraction for the team.

I do hope it motivates the team into a win on Sunday.

Interesting. So when Brooking got into it with a media member you could understand it and he was doing his job but when others do it they're children with thin skin and you think it's a terrible thing.

[Chocolate Lab]

How did Wade go after the media? Everyone (including me) was criticizing him on Monday for letting himself be a punching bag and not fighting back when Dennis was giving him hell.

And the distinction DC isn't getting is that they are defending their coach, not themselves. I'm sure Hamlin and Barber have heard themselves called bums before and never said a word.

[DTIME]

Good teams ignore the media and remain focused especially when it counts. Our current team chooses to look for reasons(the media) to lose games. This team will either come out with a chip on its shoulder or fold under the December pressure. I'll go with the latter until this team proves otherwise. Prove me wrong Boys.

[Yakuza Rich]

Jay Ratliff has thicker skin than you will ever know.

The issue here is that we have a local media and BSPN that constantly attacks the Cowboys regardless if they are winning or losing.

We can understand ESPN for doing so since it's a ratings and Web site click boost for them to bash the Cowboys. What we can't forgive is their extremely high level of inaccuracy and hiding behind 'well, our source told us this and that.' Whether anybody likes it or not, a key part of the job being a professional reporter is to report with accuracy, regardless if the story is coming from a source. When you fail to do that, you fail at your job as a professional reporter.

The local Dallas media is almost as bad, but they would rather focus their time on baiting players and coaches to get that soundbyte or take something completely out of context.

I've taken courses in journalism and media production in college and considered a career in journalism but realized that with the internet that probably spelled doom for the newspaper industry (and I was right for once). I talk to friends that are journalists of the AP, a major NYC paper, a South Carolina paper and a major paper in the midwest. Talk to at least one of them once a week.

Baiting players and coaches and desperately grasping for any soundbyte isn't what journalism is about regardless if ESPN or any media outlet thinks elsewise.

Yes, many times the players just have to shrug it off and pay no mind, but in Dallas it is non-stop and having lived in Long Island for a few years, the NYC media pales in comparison to the criticism they give the G-Men compared to what the Dallas media goes out of its way to bash the Cowboys. I can tell you right now if the G-Men were 8-4 and lost to Dallas at Dallas, you wouldn't hear 1/2 the gripes in NYC that you hear in Dallas. And that's even if the G-Men never won the Super Bowl in '07.

I actually never had a problem with Dennis until this incident. It just reeked of so much desperation and it's obvious he was going to keep badgering Wade no matter what he said.





YAKUZA