Talent>Character

[Zordon]

Originally Posted by tm1119

Can we please stop saying things like "player x is off the board because of character concerns"? And for the love of god please stop saying "RKG". We are talking about a franchise that was a dynasty at one point with several convicted criminals and a whole bunch of drug users on the team. And everyone of you cheered your off and loved those guys.

Now I agree, there has to be a line drawn somewhere. If a guy is a habitual drug user or has multiple arrests that's one thing. But I'm constantly seeing people say to not draft guys cause of minor slip ups by 20 year old kids. This is football, not the presidential election. I'll take the 11 most talented guys on both sides of the ball.

Ok rant over. Agree or disagree.

Edit: why the heck is there a goose laying an egg next to the title lol?

POST OF THE YEAR.

[jnday]

Originally Posted by Idgit

The media in DAL jumps all over things like players getting kicked out of a shopping mall. That's the difference.

We've actually got a team full of good character guys right now. Even the horrendously poor decisions we've had when it comes to drinking and driving this season a judgment errors, but they weren't any of them bad guys or bad teammates.

I usually don't buy into the media bias thing towards Dallas, but they do make a mountain out of a mole hill anytime possible when a Cowboys player is involved.

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by Zordon

POST OF THE YEAR.

NOT EVEN CLOSE

[Shinywalrus]

Bear in mind that some people are trying to be realistic with their expectations, and even if we aren't too concerned about the "RKG" idea, if we're being realistic in mocks or in conversations about what we expect Garrett and the Cowboys to do, then that might be a consideration.

Try to think more critically before you bash everyone.

[robert70x7]

Originally Posted by burmafrd

NOT EVEN CLOSE

This.

[Idgit]

Originally Posted by jnday

I usually don't buy into the media bias thing towards Dallas, but they do make a mountain out of a mole hill anytime possible when a Cowboys player is involved.

Yeah. I hate the DAL media, and I think the national media sensationalizes everything relating to the Cowboys, but I don't think there's actual bias, either. I just think they pimp what people will react to, and people react strongly to anything relating to the Dallas Cowboys. And bad-boys in Dallas have that 'here we go again' appeal that we still haven't shaken after 20 years.

My biggest beef with the local media in Dallas is that many of them just don't understand football well enough to cover it professionally, and they run with sensational story lines instead of doing the hard work to cover what's actually going on. There's been plenty to be critical off here in recent years.

[joseephuss]

I don't think it is a bias as much as they know what sells. Covering some player in Jacksonville doesn't draw the coverage. It does in Dallas, NY, Washington, and a few other markets. Not all 32 NFL markets are equal. Dallas is one of the markets that matters and will always garner attention.