Never like the nickname America's Team

[Vanilla2]

I’ve always found it odd but I ignore the term and the yearly debates to who should replace us as America’s team.

 

[Doomsday101]

I’ve always found it odd but I ignore the term and the yearly debates to who should replace us as America’s team.

when the media says America team who are the referring to?

 

[Vanilla2]

when the media says America team who are the referring to?

it’s always been the cowboys my whole life. It’s something I have always found to be odd even weirder when the braves would call themselves that. And the media debates on who really is Americas team to be the weirdest.

 

[Jay777]

All that nickname did was paint a target on the Cowboys backs and give opponents extra motivation to beat them.

That's why I don't like the term. Other teams always have extra motivation to beat the Cowboys.

But as far as marketing, Tex Schramm ran with it. It was a brilliant move.

 

[Hagman]

Not putting the star on the side of the helmet for rookies is a relatively recent innovation, as I recall. It was started by Parcells....yea, Giants coach Parcells. America!
And the lone star on the side of the helmet was meant to represent....hum, take a guess. Name a state called the "Lone Star State."

 

[9darter]

The team has been swirling the toilet bowl the past 25+ years, just like the country. So the moniker fits.

This!

 

[Rockport]

Americas Team... Never liked it. Yes or No

I’ve stated before I never liked it as well. Just puts a target on their backs. Pisses off the opponent’s.

 

[Established1971]

Americas Team... Never liked it. Yes or No

always hated it

 

[AbeBeta]

Americas Team... Never liked it. Yes or No

Why do you hate America?

 

[1972COWBOY]

I’ve stated before I never liked it as well. Just puts a target on their backs. Pisses off the opponent’s.

Yep, every team wants to play a bit harder against the Cowboys.

 

[Jake]

when the media says America team who are the referring to?

A team who was special in the 20th century, now reduced to an internet meme by their egomaniac owner.

 

[Diehardblues]

Landry was right. The label has placed a target on our backs.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

When I was young I found it extraordinarily pretentious as my earliest memories of Dallas were 5-11, 5-11, 5-11....

But today I rather like it as it’s sort of ironic. But I think you do still have the biggest fan base so it’s not completely out of bounds

 

[TequilaCowboy]

Not to mention in today's world the name gets to the players heads and they become too flamboyant and it distracts them staying focused on their game play. Then they also get involved in all sorts of off field activities that is non-conductive to being a pro sportsperson or good roll model.

Hmmmm, sounds very familiar, i can't put my finger on it. The "extra-curricular" activities don't bother me as much as the staying focus on the field. This team does get distracted and it goes to their head, the SB Cowboys in the 90's, once they stepped on the field, it was game time. Never mind all that they did off the field, which was worse than this team does. Just a different breed of players. But you are right, with social media, today's players seem to care what fans think of them. And even respond to negative comments.

 

[Jay777]

Hmmmm, sounds very familiar, i can't put my finger on it. The "extra-curricular" activities don't bother me as much as the staying focus on the field. This team does get distracted and it goes to their head, the SB Cowboys in the 90's, once they stepped on the field, it was game time. Never mind all that they did off the field, which was worse than this team does. Just a different breed of players. But you are right, with social media, today's players seem to care what fans think of them. And even respond to negative comments.

I wish Jerry and company would get rid of players who run afoul of the law or are a detriment to the team. It worked well for Tom Landry and Don Shula. Distractions are bad for the team. Problems in the locker room spill over onto the field.

Dan Reeves reflected on his introduction to Tom Landry's team. He wrote his priorities on a chalk board:

God
Family
Football

Reeves initially thought that they wouldn't win too many games. How wrong he was. Maybe you use a few good players but a lot of other good players straighten up and fly right when they see that there are real consequences for their actions.

 

[The Quest for Six]

Is this really a question????

 

[GMO415]

It's moniker that's hardly ever used. I don't use it.

 

[Ranched]

Loved it, this is no longer America's Team. We are a third world country in the NFL.

It will always be America's Team. Google it. See who/what shows up. BOOM!​

 

[1972COWBOY]

I’ve always found it odd but I ignore the term and the yearly debates to who should replace us as America’s team.

The current SB winner.

 

[Vanilla2]

The current SB winner.

I don’t remember who that is.