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Old 01-09-2013   #181
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More like Jerry hired Jimmy because they were bar buddies and had history, and Jerry had just shelled out a ton of money for a floundering team. The problem with your theory on fan influence is that, despite all the grumping you hear about decisions, and lack of meaningful seasons over the past 16 years or so, Ticket and merchandise sales have placed/kept the Cowboys cemented as the highest valued franchise in the NFL.
That is not going to last without winning. The sales have stated declining.
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Old 01-09-2013   #182
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then tell me - you raise the bar and then what? what happens? does jones notice?

i lower the bar, then what, does jones notice?

no to both but some pretend that their rantings are something more than venting. it's not. but that's fine, rage on man.

doesn't make one iota of a difference except in your mind.
If the fans raises expectations and quit buying their Cowboy gear and tickets, Jones will notice in a hurry. The problem with that is that many fans are just happy to be fans and spend their money on their gear despite an average team year after year. The fan's standards for the Cowboys have really been lowered. At one time playoffs were a given and a Super Bowl was expected.
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Old 01-09-2013   #183
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The owner and his people do hear the pressure exerted on the fan sites and it's reflected in ticket sales and merchandise sales.

You'd better beleive the fansites like this one carry a measurable leverage as things go forward.

Now, is it going to effect decisions..yes.

Salary Cap..no.

Who gets selected in drafts..? Yes and no because some of it is luck as to who is there when we pick and what fiances allows.

But I have always believed..especially when Landry was let go and the Jimster came to Dallas from Miami..that the fan sites had a great deal to do with needed changes.

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Old 01-09-2013   #184
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That is not going to last without winning. The sales have stated declining.
That may have to do more with the economy as a whole and not the product on the field.
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Old 01-09-2013   #185
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the fanbase can't raise or lower the bar, only watch the team we love while others pretend their views on a forum board can actually make a difference.
This is not exactly true, I have heard that some members of the Dallas media do check out the fan sites on a regular basis.

If they see alot of threads discussing a certain topic, I would not think it would be unreasonable that the media would pick up on that topic and maybe discuss it in an article or on their radio show. Of course they would never admit they got the idea from a fan site.


So to say that a fan site like this one is totally meaningless is not true, it does have some degree of influence (even if it is a very small degree).
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