Why don't our fans ever give credit to other players?

[forever22]

There are so many holes and mistakes, yet one person gets the blame? I just don't get it. I don't care who that person is

[TheCount]

Originally Posted by Venger

It is a human behavioral axiom to overvalue what we have and undervalue what others have.

I thought it was the opposite? Grass is always greener, and all that.

Originally Posted by Fastphilly

The truth is the Cowboys post Thanksgiving matchups were playing against pass oriented offences that play to the strength of the Cowboys D (secondary) which is why they were able to get some late season wins. As soon as they faced a good running team the the injuries at the linebacker position really showed.

Your not going to win many games giving up close to 300 yards on the ground. I don't care what QB you have back there. Yeah Romo blew it at the end but so did the run defence.

Can we get this troll outta here?

[KJJ]

Originally Posted by Boyzmamacita

It works both ways. Some Zoners give credit to every player except those with stars on their helmets.

That's not true that's just a typical FAN reaction to those of us who are non-biased objective fans. We have fans here who give credit where credit is due to our players and opposing players. Sure we're critical towards are own players when it's warranted and the past few seasons it has been but it's usually constructive criticism by most of us.

We're critical of other players and teams but FANS like you try and spin that all we do is hate on our own team. It's simply not true. There's a lot of very passionate, frustrated fans here and sometimes their frustration gets the better of them and their comments are misconstrued. Anyone who's contributed thousands of posts to this board loves the Cowboys or they wouldn't spend the time.

[Fastphilly]

Originally Posted by TheCount

I thought it was the opposite? Grass is always greener, and all that.



Can we get this troll outta here?

So I guess being on here for over four years is being a troll? I speak my mind on how the game went IMO. The game was aired in San Francisco as it was in Dallas. If you see me ripping on other members and making blind attacks on your team then by all means I'm a troll and would warrant banishment.

My posts is not trolling bub.

[TheCount]

Originally Posted by Fastphilly

So I guess being on here for over four years is being a troll? I speak my mind on how the game went IMO. The game was aired in San Francisco as it was in Dallas. If you see me ripping on other members and making blind attacks on your team then by all means I'm a troll and would warrant banishment.

My posts is not trolling bub.

Being a long lived troll only makes you a clever troll.

No one needs your expertise on what's wrong with the team, how on earth could you possibly know what the strength or weakness of someone elses team is enough to declare it "The Truth"?

Or are you a 49er fan and a Cowboy fan?

[Fastphilly]

Originally Posted by TheCount

Being a long lived troll only makes you a clever troll.

No one needs your expertise on what's wrong with the team, how on earth could you possibly know what the strength or weakness of someone elses team is enough to declare it "The Truth"?

Or are you a 49er fan and a Cowboy fan?

I am a 49ers football fan but as important an NFL football fan. Having the DirecTV Sunday Ticket I am able to see many of your games. Plus there is the internet. We aren't living in the 19th century where I'm getting my game info via telegraph.

[muck4doo]

It's called the magic of RG3

[Boyzmamacita]

Originally Posted by KJJ

That's not true that's just a typical FAN reaction to those of us who are non-biased objective fans. We have fans here who give credit where credit is due to our players and opposing players. Sure we're critical towards are own players when it's warranted and the past few seasons it has been but it's usually constructive criticism by most of us.

We're critical of other players and teams but FANS like you try and spin that all we do is hate on our own team. It's simply not true. There's a lot of very passionate, frustrated fans here and sometimes their frustration gets the better of them and their comments are misconstrued. Anyone who's contributed thousands of posts to this board loves the Cowboys or they wouldn't spend the time.

I didn't mention love of the team or lack thereof. I was talking about fans who can't give the Cowboys credit even when it's due, but bend over backwards for the opposition. Read with an open mind and you will figure out who I'm talking about. But your own bias probably comes into play when you read (just like everybody else). Why don't you Google it. You're good at that, FAN.

[KJJ]

Originally Posted by Boyzmamacita

I didn't mention love of the team or lack thereof. I was talking about fans who can't give the Cowboys credit even when it's due, but bend over backwards for the opposition. Read with an open mind and you will figure out who I'm talking about. But your own bias probably comes into play when you read (just like everybody else). Why don't you Google it. You're good at that, FAN.

Saying some Zoners give credit to every player except those with stars on their helmets gives the impression they don't like the team. Any fan who only gives the opposing players credit and "never" the Cowboys players isn't a Cowboys fans. We've had a few discussions in the past and I know from some of your comments you have a tendency to exaggerate and misinterpret what you read. You seem to think certain members of the media dislike the Cowboys because of some comments they've made or because they're not handing out praise toward the team when you feel it's warranted.

Some FANS here try to spin that just because some of us are critical and are very candid about the Cowboys that we're not fans and we hate the team. I have no bias my analysis is fair to both the opponent and the Cowboys which is why I'm so misunderstood by some. Some FANS misinterpret fairness as not being totally devoted to the Cowboys which is silly. It's very easy to figure out who the true fans are here but some of us express our dissatisfaction and disappointment differently than the majority which causes a lot of the dissension on the board.

[Lazyking]

Because we're biased fans? lol

Also, making excuses for every mistake is just not how I operate. I thought the skins deserved the win but Romo HAS to see that linebacker in the area.. all there is to it. If he couldn't see him, that's again on him. Why throw the ball then if you're just hoping it gets there?

It wasn't fourth down.

[TheCount]

Originally Posted by Fastphilly

I am a 49ers football fan but as important an NFL football fan. Having the DirecTV Sunday Ticket I am able to see many of your games. Plus there is the internet. We aren't living in the 19th century where I'm getting my game info via telegraph.

Ah. I wasn't aware Sunday Ticket and The Internets gave you all the resources you need to know "The Truth" about every NFL team's situation.

[DFWJC]

Originally Posted by Venger

It is a human behavioral axiom to overvalue what we have and undervalue what others have.

This is so true.

Nevertheless, good play or not, I put all here picks on Tony. Still think hrs a very good QB but those were on him this time.

[Boyzmamacita]

Originally Posted by KJJ

Saying some Zoners give credit to every player except those with stars on their helmets gives the impression they don't like the team. Any fan who only gives the opposing players credit and "never" the Cowboys players isn't a Cowboys fans. We've had a few discussions in the past and I know from some of your comments you have a tendency to exaggerate and misinterpret what you read. You seem to think certain members of the media dislike the Cowboys because of some comments they've made or because they're not handing out praise toward the team when you feel it's warranted.

[View Full Quote]Some FANS here try to spin that just because some of us are critical and are very candid about the Cowboys that we're not fans and we hate the team. I have no bias my analysis is fair to both the opponent and the Cowboys which is why I'm so misunderstood by some. Some FANS misinterpret fairness as not being totally devoted to the Cowboys which is silly. It's very easy to figure out who the true fans are here but some of us express our dissatisfaction and disappointment differently than the majority which causes a lot of the dissension on the board.

You make valid points all the time, but does it ever occur to you that you could be the one misinterpreting things? Of course not.

[Venger]

Originally Posted by TheCount

I thought it was the opposite? Grass is always greener, and all that.

I believe George Carlin said it best - why is all of your crap stuff and all of their stuff crap?

[KJJ]

Originally Posted by Boyzmamacita

You make valid points all the time, but does it ever occur to you that you could be the one misinterpreting things? Of course not.

It's easy to misinterpret a comment or a post we've all done that. Some fans have difficulty clearly conveying their feelings on something into a post and it can be taken wrong but when you see the same line of thinking from someone in a number of posts it becomes clear. You have to know a posters history to clearly understand how they think. We all love the Cowboys but not everyone expresses it the same way. Some fans boo and curse the team when they're playing poorly while others sit quietly with their heads down.

Some fans apologize and make excuses for the teams poor performances while others are very critical. Fan boards are made up of homers, pessimists, optimists, realists, whiners, idiots, knee jerkers, flip floppers and those who live in the moment. According to Cowboy FANS when Eli makes a great play it's luck but when Romo makes one it's a great play. It's like that on all fan boards FANS are biased.

It's only human nature to favor your own and discredit the opposition because as fans are brains are programed to be biased. We all pull for the Cowboys to win every week so even the most objective realists on the board are biased to some degree but we're able to be fair and give honest unbiased opinions. That's where we differ from most.