The Thanksgiving followed by Thursday game schedule

[RonnieT24]

Am I the only one who thinks this sucks? This team plays a late game on the road followed by a home game less than 4 days later.. then another game on the road 7 days hence. 3 games in a 12 day span, two on the road. I'm sorry but that is absolute garbage. Is there another team being asked to do this year in and year out? I think it absolutely has hamstrung our team in years past. If a player gets hurt on the game before the pre-Thanksgiving Sunday he's pretty much guaranteed to miss three games. I know Jerry loves being on national TV but this crap is beating the hell out of his team. Someway some how we have to get out of that damn hamster wheel. It was especially unfair the year they played the Sunday night game at the Giants then the Eagles on Thanksgiving.. They got back from NYC at like 4 am.. then had practice at like 10 or 11 that day. Wanna venture a guess how guys bodies felt during that practice?

 

[Captain-Crash]

I love it, hopefully, it will get us closer to the number one pick.

 

[JoeKing]

Are you a new Cowboys fan? They've been doing this for years.

 

[thunderpimp91]

3 games in a 12 day span is just part of playing on Thursdays.

If you do a Sunday - Thursday - Thursday or Sunday - Sunday - Thursday its all 3 games in 12 days. Unless you are coordinating bye weeks with who plays on Thursdays it really makes no difference. I think the league needs to be very careful about scheduling Sunday night and especially Monday games for teams that will play Thursdays, but a few hours between the mid day and late game isn't the end of the world.

 

[baltcowboy]

Are you a new Cowboys fan? They've been doing this for years.

Yeah remember the OBJ catch game on Sunday night football then we had to play the Eagles on Thanksgiving. We get off easy this year because we got a bye before Minnesota.

 

[Blackthorn]

Am I the only one who thinks this sucks? This team plays a late game on the road followed by a home game less than 4 days later.. then another game on the road 7 days hence. 3 games in a 12 day span, two on the road.

They are NFL players, finely tuned athletes, that will love collecting 3 paychecks in 12 days. Chartered jets, daily massages, catered meals, Chiropractor adjustments, cold bath, hot tubs, pain shots,IVs, HGH and the list goes on and on. They are treated like kings. Ronnie, if I am not mistaken, weren't you a world class sprinter? Imagine if you received the NFL level of care, and that level of pay. No, I don't think it sucks for them. However, it will suck for me if they subject me to subpar play. Dallas has to beat the Vikings then they have a huge advantage of play on Thanksgiving at home.

I just want the team to play with intensity and hustle. If not my blood alcohol level will be the same as a Jack Daniels' barrel.

Happy Thanksgiving Y’all

Go Dallas!!!

 

[garyo1954]

Like it or not, when the NFL offered teams the Thanksgiving slot, Dallas and Detroit were the only two who agreed to host a game on Thanksgiving. That's the reason those two always play on Thanksgiving.

 

[Pantone282C]

Yeah, it's a grind, but it has its benefits.

 

[aria]

More excuses, surprise surprise. Cowboys volunteered for that and plenty of other teams get mkre unfavorable scheduling then we do.

 

[gimmesix]

Am I the only one who thinks this sucks? This team plays a late game on the road followed by a home game less than 4 days later.. then another game on the road 7 days hence. 3 games in a 12 day span, two on the road. I'm sorry but that is absolute garbage. Is there another team being asked to do this year in and year out? I think it absolutely has hamstrung our team in years past. If a player gets hurt on the game before the pre-Thanksgiving Sunday he's pretty much guaranteed to miss three games. I know Jerry loves being on national TV but this crap is beating the hell out of his team. Someway some how we have to get out of that damn hamster wheel. It was especially unfair the year they played the Sunday night game at the Giants then the Eagles on Thanksgiving.. They got back from NYC at like 4 am.. then had practice at like 10 or 11 that day. Wanna venture a guess how guys bodies felt during that practice?

This is a product of years of complaining by the other owners about Dallas getting the Thanksgiving slot. They felt it gave the Cowboys (and Lions, but mostly the Cowboys) a competitive edge because other teams weren't used to the grind. Plus, if I remember correctly, Dallas actually used to get a home game before the Thanksgiving game. Giving us the Thursday night game after Thanksgiving was just another way to appease the jealous owners.

 

[Brax]

Am I the only one who thinks this sucks? This team plays a late game on the road followed by a home game less than 4 days later.. then another game on the road 7 days hence. 3 games in a 12 day span, two on the road. I'm sorry but that is absolute garbage. Is there another team being asked to do this year in and year out? I think it absolutely has hamstrung our team in years past. If a player gets hurt on the game before the pre-Thanksgiving Sunday he's pretty much guaranteed to miss three games. I know Jerry loves being on national TV but this crap is beating the hell out of his team. Someway some how we have to get out of that damn hamster wheel. It was especially unfair the year they played the Sunday night game at the Giants then the Eagles on Thanksgiving.. They got back from NYC at like 4 am.. then had practice at like 10 or 11 that day. Wanna venture a guess how guys bodies felt during that practice?

whah whah whah, give it a break this is the price when you get the Tday game every year, that's a tradition now, they then get 7 and then 10 days off, man up and stop complaining, good teams and good players and coaches over come....

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Am I the only one who thinks this sucks? This team plays a late game on the road followed by a home game less than 4 days later.. then another game on the road 7 days hence. 3 games in a 12 day span, two on the road. I'm sorry but that is absolute garbage. Is there another team being asked to do this year in and year out? I think it absolutely has hamstrung our team in years past. If a player gets hurt on the game before the pre-Thanksgiving Sunday he's pretty much guaranteed to miss three games. I know Jerry loves being on national TV but this crap is beating the hell out of his team. Someway some how we have to get out of that damn hamster wheel. It was especially unfair the year they played the Sunday night game at the Giants then the Eagles on Thanksgiving.. They got back from NYC at like 4 am.. then had practice at like 10 or 11 that day. Wanna venture a guess how guys bodies felt during that practice?

WAAAAAAAAAAAH!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!

THEY'RE DRIVING THESE MILLIONAIRES INTO THE GROUND AFTER A 14-DAY LAYOFF!!!
WAAAAAAAAHHHHH! WAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!

 

[Bobhaze]

Am I the only one who thinks this sucks? This team plays a late game on the road followed by a home game less than 4 days later.. then another game on the road 7 days hence. 3 games in a 12 day span, two on the road. I'm sorry but that is absolute garbage. Is there another team being asked to do this year in and year out? I think it absolutely has hamstrung our team in years past. If a player gets hurt on the game before the pre-Thanksgiving Sunday he's pretty much guaranteed to miss three games. I know Jerry loves being on national TV but this crap is beating the hell out of his team. Someway some how we have to get out of that damn hamster wheel. It was especially unfair the year they played the Sunday night game at the Giants then the Eagles on Thanksgiving.. They got back from NYC at like 4 am.. then had practice at like 10 or 11 that day. Wanna venture a guess how guys bodies felt during that practice?

This is ongoing proof of the NFL owners’ lack of concern about player safety. Playing 3 NFL games in 12 days is brutal. The whole Thurs night football thing is ridiculous. Having Thanksgiving Day games is one thing. A weekly matchup on Thurs is not putting your players- your product- in a safe environment.

 

[Bobhaze]

whah whah whah, give it a break this is the price when you get the Tday game every year, that's a tradition now, they then get 7 and then 10 days off, man up and stop complaining, good teams and good players and coaches over come....

WAAAAAAAAAAAH!
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!

THEY'RE DRIVING THESE MILLIONAIRES INTO THE GROUND AFTER A 14-DAY LAYOFF!!!
WAAAAAAAAHHHHH! WAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!

Money can’t protect you from CTE.

 

[Brax]

Money can’t protect you from CTE.

They had a off week, cte is not a time factor it is a hit factor. They know the risks, they take the $$$$ same as we would, $$$$ buys a lot of happiness.

 

[Techsass]

It's even worse than we thought, according to my TV schedule. It shows us playing Wednesday at 7:00. I wonder who's playing on Thanksgiving.

 

[Kevinicus]

Pretty much every team that plays a Thursday game (most now) has this "issue."

 

[cern]

Tradition. The pity party can start after our season ends.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Money can’t protect you from CTE.

In the words of the famed under boss Carmen Policci, "This is the profession WE CHOSE!"

 

[nightrain]

Think Jerry would have the same level of sympathy for his Players so as to tell the NFL thanks, but no Thanksgiving?