Do you enjoy hype?

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We all know the NFL is a business first, and a sport second. I enjoy football very much, especially the Cowboys. But I have become increasingly weary of all the hype and hoopla that surrounds my favorite team, especially this time of year.

Here’s a typical definition of HYPE: to promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its importance.

So hype in regard to the Cowboys can be to intensively publicize (often exaggerating) how good the product is going to be in advance of it happening. That sounds like the last quarter century to me. And by the way, I have no problem with any fan who does buy the hype.

Do I enjoy “Cowboys hype”? Honestly, sometimes I do. Sometimes the fan in me wants to believe every good possibility about a certain player or the team as a whole. Other times, especially the last decade, I get sick of all the hype from the leadership of this franchise that hasn’t come close to living up to the “secret sauce” comments about how good we are going to be. Honestly, the Jones boys will have to earn my trust with results on the field not their typical verbal hype.

Am I excited about the upcoming season? Yes. Do I have some hope? Yes. Do I believe all the stuff being said about how good we are going to be? I will believe it when it happens. Not before.
 

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We all know the NFL is a business first, and a sport second. I enjoy football very much, especially the Cowboys. But I have become increasingly weary of all the hype and hoopla that surrounds my favorite team, especially this time of year.

Here’s a typical definition of HYPE: to promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its importance.

So hype in regard to the Cowboys can be to intensively publicize (often exaggerating) how good the product is going to be in advance of it happening. That sounds like the last quarter century to me. And by the way, I have no problem with any fan who does buy the hype.

Do I enjoy “Cowboys hype”? Honestly, sometimes I do. Sometimes the fan in me wants to believe every good possibility about a certain player or the team as a whole. Other times, especially the last decade, I get sick of all the hype from the leadership of this franchise that hasn’t come close to living up to the “secret sauce” comments about how good we are going to be. Honestly, the Jones boys will have to earn my trust with results on the field not their typical verbal hype.

Am I excited about the upcoming season? Yes. Do I have some hope? Yes. Do I believe all the stuff being said about how good we are going to be? I will believe it when it happens. Not before.
It's that time of year when hopes are high. I don't think anyone is believing what you call hype. It's all ways a wait and see for all teams in the new year. Injuries can and do happen and can derail a season if they happen to key players like they did to Dallas last year. But hope is good.

One question, what exactly has been exaggerated about player(s) this offseason?
 

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As I have gotten older over the years, the manufactured hype affects me less and less. I remember when we were rolling out Carter and Hambrick, read all the good stuff being said about the team in the offseason and thinking "Hey, we really got a chance this year." I was much younger then and dumber. Now, I always take a wait and see approach. Show me on the field, against other teams, how good of a team we have. If we start rolling over teams and dominating, then you don't need to falsely build hype, it will build itself.
 

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It's that time of year when hopes are high. I don't think anyone is believing what you call hype. It's all ways a wait and see for all teams in the new year. Injuries can and do happen and can derail a season if they happen to key players like they did to Dallas last year. But hope is good.

One question, what exactly has been exaggerated about player(s) this offseason?
Good question Rock. I’m not sure we know until we see these players play in real game action. We all want to believe we had a great draft but we won’t know for a while.
 

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If the hype that is being offered has a basis in fact, I like it. If. Otherwise, if praise becomes obvious that it's BS, I hate it. At some point, the real truth always becomes obvious. Those who accept hype for its own sake, with no indication of fact, are only fooling themselves. At some point, false hype turns into bitter disappointment. It's best to look for proof in pressure situations, rather than to welcome praise, for its own sake, in routine drills without pads and in shorts.
 
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We all know the NFL is a business first, and a sport second. I enjoy football very much, especially the Cowboys. But I have become increasingly weary of all the hype and hoopla that surrounds my favorite team, especially this time of year.

Here’s a typical definition of HYPE: to promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its importance.

So hype in regard to the Cowboys can be to intensively publicize (often exaggerating) how good the product is going to be in advance of it happening. That sounds like the last quarter century to me. And by the way, I have no problem with any fan who does buy the hype.

Do I enjoy “Cowboys hype”? Honestly, sometimes I do. Sometimes the fan in me wants to believe every good possibility about a certain player or the team as a whole. Other times, especially the last decade, I get sick of all the hype from the leadership of this franchise that hasn’t come close to living up to the “secret sauce” comments about how good we are going to be. Honestly, the Jones boys will have to earn my trust with results on the field not their typical verbal hype.

Am I excited about the upcoming season? Yes. Do I have some hope? Yes. Do I believe all the stuff being said about how good we are going to be? I will believe it when it happens. Not before.
I try to be a positive person. Nothing good comes from continuous negativity. Everything is sales. From selling my wife on a shiny new car to convincing employees the sky is not falling on tough days. Fake it till you make it.

I am old enough now to not get too high or low based on a good day or challenging day. Same as when I view info on my Cowboys.

I have my own thoughts, based on proven history, experience etc., but the need to post or express them every time they pop into my head is not necessarily the best option.

I do laugh with some of the more snarky sarcastic posters. I tend to have a bit of that tendency also and appreciate the humor.
 
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One of the great things about the NFL is that all of the bluster, smack talk and hype from all sources has to face the brutal reality of what happens on the field. What I enjoyed was the proven excellence of the Cowboys when they were going to conference championships and Super Bowls on a regular basis. As Don Meredith used to say: "If you can do it, it ain't bragging." For over twenty-five years now Cowboys fans have been feed giants streams of bull crap divorced from reality. Even during the Campo years Jerry would talk about how the Cowboys were going to the Super Bowl then. The results on the field were consistently 5-11. I didn't enjoy the hype then, nor do I enjoy it now, any more than I enjoyed inflated, false sales screeds that try to sell me useless, worthless junk for too much money. But, hey, Go Cowboys!
 

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I'm encouraged by the hype of these players out there working and getting ready for the season and yes I like seeing reports of a guy like Wright making plays or Zeke looking sharp and quick. I like hearing Dak is moving very well and is being accurate with his throws. Having said that I also know none this will mean anything once we hit the reg season and the games start counting.
 
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We all know the NFL is a business first, and a sport second. I enjoy football very much, especially the Cowboys. But I have become increasingly weary of all the hype and hoopla that surrounds my favorite team, especially this time of year.

Here’s a typical definition of HYPE: to promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its importance.

So hype in regard to the Cowboys can be to intensively publicize (often exaggerating) how good the product is going to be in advance of it happening. That sounds like the last quarter century to me. And by the way, I have no problem with any fan who does buy the hype.

Do I enjoy “Cowboys hype”? Honestly, sometimes I do. Sometimes the fan in me wants to believe every good possibility about a certain player or the team as a whole. Other times, especially the last decade, I get sick of all the hype from the leadership of this franchise that hasn’t come close to living up to the “secret sauce” comments about how good we are going to be. Honestly, the Jones boys will have to earn my trust with results on the field not their typical verbal hype.

Am I excited about the upcoming season? Yes. Do I have some hope? Yes. Do I believe all the stuff being said about how good we are going to be? I will believe it when it happens. Not before.
I pretty much ignore it.

I've learned over the years that the noise coming from the org is just noise, and mostly means absolutely nothing.
 

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If the hype that is being offered has a basis in fact, I like it. If. Otherwise, if praise becomes obvious that it's BS, I hate it. At some point, the real truth always becomes obvious. Those who accept hype for its own sake, with no indication of fact, are only fooling themselves. At some point, false hype turns into bitter disappointment. It's best to look for proof in pressure situations, rather than to welcome praise, for its own sake, in routine drills without pads and in shorts.
Early hype is almost all BS.
 

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We all know the NFL is a business first, and a sport second. I enjoy football very much, especially the Cowboys. But I have become increasingly weary of all the hype and hoopla that surrounds my favorite team, especially this time of year.

Here’s a typical definition of HYPE: to promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its importance.

So hype in regard to the Cowboys can be to intensively publicize (often exaggerating) how good the product is going to be in advance of it happening. That sounds like the last quarter century to me. And by the way, I have no problem with any fan who does buy the hype.

Do I enjoy “Cowboys hype”? Honestly, sometimes I do. Sometimes the fan in me wants to believe every good possibility about a certain player or the team as a whole. Other times, especially the last decade, I get sick of all the hype from the leadership of this franchise that hasn’t come close to living up to the “secret sauce” comments about how good we are going to be. Honestly, the Jones boys will have to earn my trust with results on the field not their typical verbal hype.

Am I excited about the upcoming season? Yes. Do I have some hope? Yes. Do I believe all the stuff being said about how good we are going to be? I will believe it when it happens. Not before.
I think an issue with fans is often how they define "hype".

For example, are media reports of a player looking good in OTA's or training camp "hype", or just reporting how that player looked at a specific point in time? Obviously the media can embellish some to get attention, but aside from that, I think even if fans take it as just a positive sign at the time, often if those same fans look back on it a year or two later and the player didn't work out they will recall those reports as "hype". Obviously the passage of time didn't change how the player looked at the time. The only thing that changed was the fan perspective, and that is probably the fan's fault for assuming a player looking good at a point should have meant he was destined to be a strong player.

Another thing I think can be a problem with fans is that if a media source says a player looked good in some practices, and that player doesn't work out in the long run, they treat it as the team having hyped up that player. Obviously there are times the team does hype a player, but many times its just the media reporting on what they see, and what will help sell their product. The team does not control every word a writer prints or a commentator utters.

All that said, for me, I enjoy hearing about a player's potential, and about the traits that appear to give him a chance to contribute, but I don't care to hear grand predictions about how great he will be. All of us should understand that even the elite pro prospects don't always work out well, and temper our enthusiasm accordingly.
 

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@Bobhaze The ‘hype’ I am seeing is almost exclusively coming from the media, players like Lamb, and some posters here like @Rockport .The only ‘hype’ recently from the office is how good Dak is and why he deserves $40M/year.

I can’t blame the front office for hyping anything when they do. What some call hype, others call building excitement, and others call boldfaced lies. We all hype things in life. Parents hype family picnics and vacations and holidays and stuff. Hey kids, the beach is going to be ‘crowded and hot and you’ll get sunburnt and there are jellyfish, sharks and scorpions’ probably will have the kids playing video games in the hotel.

The hype can be fun, the hype can be nauseating. The hype is necessary at times. So is questioning the hype at times. We are at the pre-vacation hype is good time. Hype-away.

I remember Dak hyping during the 2019 season. Kept telling everyone to stay tuned and great things are coming during the season even when we all knew he was blowing smoke. That was nauseating hype. That was the time to call players out, including himself, and right the ship.
 
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