News: SDFW: Dallas Cowboys: Why do fans always side with ownership?

[Big_D]

Who the hell is Dink Kearney? He's way off on this article.

 

[Diehardblues]

So, just to reiterate, you know possibly thousands of Cowboys fans, and they all agree losing a million dollars a week isn’t a big deal.

Cool.

Not in the bigger picture. Most felt it was a temporary setback and didn’t have any effect on the value of the franchise . And it wasn’t even publicized until Jethro mentioned it after purchasing the team .

And it was estimated at about a million a month not a week.

 

[Shane612]

In a general sense, it’s because ownership takes the risk. But it has nothing to do with greed. It’s a recognition that resources in the salary cap era are scarce.

And in that sense, I don’t think they’re really siding with ownership; I’ve yet to meet the fan who defends Jaylon and Zeke’s contracts.

To be honest, I bet those same fans are also the ones who wanted Jerry to sign them, and pay them the money. Now, they pretend like they never liked them.

 

[Shane612]

Like them or not, it's the owners who invest millions/billions into their respective franchise, and like all businesses, the owner take all the risk. If the business goes under, their wealth goes under too.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Not in the bigger picture. Most felt it was a temporary setback and didn’t have any effect on the value of the franchise . And it wasn’t even publicized until Jethro mentioned it after purchasing the team .

And it was estimated at about a million a month not a week.

It’s really cool how you and your thousands of Cowboys fans friends have come to this conclusion.

 

[Diehardblues]

Like them or not, it's the owners who invest millions/billions into their respective franchise, and like all businesses, the owner take all the risk. If the business goes under, their wealth goes under too.

Most of these owners are not reliant on the revenue of their franchises. It’s merely a long term investment in which no owner I’m aware of in NFL history has ever had a decrease in the value of their franchise.

Our current owner is the only one I’m aware of who initially had invested everything they had to purchase their franchise and solely dependent on its revenue.

Which fueled his revolutionary revenue streams that could be held responsible for teams not dependent on the success on the field to making money . And mostly the cause for the downturn in the actual game we know today. His contributions has made billions for NFL teams and the league while ruining the game most fans all call out today.

 

[Diehardblues]

Yep, he has received validation from the fans by being the most profitable team in the league and most valuable franchise.

All of our complaining about the 25 years is a little ridiculous since no one is making us stay fans of the team. We choose this team. And he comes along with it.

Right. And why Cowboy fans are probably either the most addicting fans in the league or the dumbest.

 

[Diehardblues]

It’s really cool how you and your thousands of Cowboys fans friends have come to this conclusion.

Well, we represent a more elitist attitude towards sports. We realize that these owners on the most part don’t rely on the revenue from their franchises. That it’s more of a personal passion and reflection of their egos .

On the most part except for a few mega stars making tens of millions a year we earn more than most of these players and would never place ourselves or bodies health in arms way as they do.

 

[Diehardblues]

Ya trust me I’m very much numb and have accepted the situation for what it is.

The saddest part of it all though is that Jerry is so good at the non-football side of business that I don’t think he even needs the diehard fans anymore even if they were to stop supporting. Jerry World will always be packed because of the spectacle of it, and cowboys merch will always sell to casual fans that see the star. As evidence of the past 2 decades, the W’s really only matter to what amounts to a very small % of the population- And Jerry aint 1 of us.

Absolutely . If Jethro was dependent solely on the local diehards and even local casual fans the Cowboys wouldn’t be leading the league in revenue with the downturn of success on the field.

Dallas is a winners town. We don’t financially support a mediocre and or bottom tier franchise. Even our local TV viewership is down . Most home NFL cities have over a 40%viewership for home teams while Cowboys often below 30% .

We can thank all of the transplants migrating to Dallas area and Texas bringing their fandom with them helping fill the stadium rooting on their team and all of the “ Americas Team” wagon fans across the country for their continued support of Jethro’s debacle on the field.

All of Jethro’s contributions he’s made to generate billions of revenue for the league has relinquished the need for financial rewards derived from success on the field.

 

[jnday]

This attitude with “ common working people” appears to be a common thread with fans that take issue with players making millions. I suppose they take issue with any elite in society.

No, I don’t have problem with the elites in our society. I don’t consider the players as elites though. A lot of them are broke within a year or two of being out of the league. They don’t know how to keep their money which is a characteristic of all elites. Most players don’t understand the value of money and they spend it faster than they can make it.

 

[jnday]

Its a BS premise. Only us older cowboy fans who remember 20 straight years of winning records and 5 super bowl rings have such expectations. Younger fans just want their pet cat to stay on the team.

This is a great point. The younger fans have a totally different mentality than the older fans that was witness to the class, professionalism , high expectations ,excellence and winning that the Landry years produced. The experience of being a fan through those years is one reason why there is so many disagreements about the team between older and younger fans. After seeing the Landry teams, it is hard to stomach the excuses and lower expectations that many of the younger fans have for the current versions of Cowboy teams. These younger fans don’t know how it feels for the Cowboys to be legit Super Bowl contenders every year for two decades.

 

[Diehardblues]

No, I don’t have problem with the elites in our society. I don’t consider the players as elites though. A lot of them are broke within a year or two of being out of the league. They don’t know how to keep their money which is a characteristic of all elites. Most players don’t understand the value of money and they spend it faster than they can make it.

You’re relating elitist to intelligence which isn’t necessarily true.

Athletic entertainers as I like to call them aren’t the only elitist in our society. We have other fields of entertainers in our society who aren’t always of the most educated segment of our society including Rappers and Rockers for example who often are even less intelligent and less educated than athletes.

But your thoughts certainly reflects and or represents a sizable segment of fans attitudes who don’t personally respect a good portion of the current athlete entertainer. And it appears mostly because of their origin from the impoverished neighborhoods and backgrounds they come from.

We must remember that’s it’s their athletic ability that has risen themselves up from most likely not as favorable results in their life without the god given talents thats been nurtured.

This same segment of fans appear to also be the ones who don’t respect these players when they speak out on their stances on social issues either. Possibly it’s these type of fans who are more of the problem as they are resentful they didn’t work as hard to rise up out of their environment and backgrounds into their current situations making the most of their talents and abilities.

Because they see some of these athletic entertainers as less intelligent as themselves with only their talent giving them their opportunity for this level of financial success. So when they dont appear appreciative or demanding more from the hand that feeds them who is benefiting from his fruits of labor, then this type of fan lashes out at them.

 

[Typhus]

I generally side with ownership in sports because they care more about the franchise. Players care about themselves. They come and go and just want as much as they can get while they're here. Whether that's with your team or another.

There's a bit more of a connection with an owner as you're in this for the long haul with them. I don't feel that with players. I have a genuine dislike for the players of today. It's very rare for me to be a fan of one.

This is probably the most real post Ive ever seen you post Risen, and I like you... and you have already hit the 100k likes...lol
Is the real Risen coming forth to share what he really thinks... I await eagerly and with loyal friendship,, dont be shy anymore,, you have friends here.

 

[Diehardblues]

This is a great point. The younger fans have a totally different mentality than the older fans that was witness to the class, professionalism , high expectations ,excellence and winning that the Landry years produced. The experience of being a fan through those years is one reason why there is so many disagreements about the team between older and younger fans. After seeing the Landry teams, it is hard to stomach the excuses and lower expectations that many of the younger fans have for the current versions of Cowboy teams. These younger fans don’t know how it feels for the Cowboys to be legit Super Bowl contenders every year for two decades.

Yep and we must also acknowledge that we have a young generation of fans now who weren’t even around for the Jimmy era and the 90’s success.

The Cowboys are now coming up on 2 generations removed from championship caliber success.

 

[Typhus]

It’s a common sentiment in professional sports from mostly an uneducated social biased segment of our fan base.

And they and others see players as spoiled and greedy as these fans would play for much less if they had the opportunity. They see these Neanderthal owners as attempting to run the ranch with these greedy players preventing from more success.

These fans fail to realize it’s more than just a sports league. It’s an entertainment league. These same fans don’t have an issue with a Rapper or Actor making tens or hundreds of millions for a film of tour.

Because most likely they see sports as an event they could do while other entertainment skills they aren’t able to perform . But they must realize the players are the product . Without them it’s be second rate films and dive bar shows much like the Replacement players.

Remember the Billionaires wouldn’t pay Millions if the money wasn’t there to spend. There was a time when it wasn’t . And not that long ago when I’d never have played professional sports for what they were paying .

My uncle refused to play for Lombardi and the Packers cause it wasn’t enough to move his family to Green Bay. The fans have created this billion dollar business. Paying the help comes with it. And the owners have agreed .

If you want it to return to its roots. Turn the TV off.

Rome and the mob demand Gladiators,, they are payed well to risk much less in todays game.. the real gladiators had no protection other than a sword and shield.

 

[Diehardblues]

This is probably the most real post Ive ever seen you post Risen, and I like you... and you have already hit the 100k likes...lol
Is the real Risen coming forth to share what he really thinks... I await eagerly and with loyal friendship,, dont be shy anymore,, you have friends here.

On the contrary . While he’s an entertaining contributor his post isn’t to be taken serious. All fans connect to the players. Maybe not all the players but none the less the players.

Most fans across the league probably couldn’t even name but a handful of owners in the league at best.

 

[Diehardblues]

Rome and the mob demand Gladiators,, they are payed well to risk much less in todays game.. the real gladiators had no protection other than a sword and shield.

And if you continue to demand then you’ll be the cause of its demise as current society will not tolerate such.

 

[Typhus]

On the contrary . While he’s an entertaining contributor his post isn’t to be taken serious. All fans connect to the players. Maybe not all the players but none the less the players.

Most fans across the league probably couldn’t even name but a handful of owners in the league at best.

You should speak for yourself and leave the rest of us out of your preconceived assumptions.

 

[Diehardblues]

You should speak for yourself and leave the rest of us out of your preconceived assumptions.

Of course. The power of the anonymous fan behind a keyboard on the Internet who we’d otherwise never hear from. How threatening to our thoughts. Ha

 

[dogunwo]

Like them or not, it's the owners who invest millions/billions into their respective franchise, and like all businesses, the owner take all the risk. If the business goes under, their wealth goes under too.

Virtually no risk today as an NFL owner no matter how poorly you run the team unless games aren't being played. A lot of you keep equating the league to your common small business and it just isn't true. Also, how many of the owners are self made?