Maybe the Millennials are truly ruining football

[GMO415]

Every generation is different. The Millennials are uniquely different than my Generation X. They are a generation that doesn't respect authority, age, or status as their predecessors did. They expect those in charge to earn their respect rather than recognize titles.

This posses problems in careers that are built upon those traditional hierarchies as you may find in the military, police, and organized sports.

A millennial believes they are entitled to certain privileges and opportunities upon being hired. Hence the super star athletes who have been catered to their entire lives (21-27 years) believe they to are entitled hito thee highest salaries and statue.

EzE is a prime example of said entitlement. He agreed to his contact, yet his millennial ego is so fragile, he's demanding a contract compatible to the highest of stature....the team's QB.

The Millennials have done their best to damage the image of the NFL from the outside, and now they have began their campaign from within. They don't care about the team, but they are only "Out For Self."

The days of reconstruction of a player's contract for the betterment of the team is dead. Think about it, no millennial has done that as of late.....

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Zeke needs to take a time machine trip thru the bread lines in the great depression. But the only bread he recognizes are the color green.

 

[zrinkill]

Jerry Jones is not a millennial ....... And nobody has ruined this team like he has.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Jerry Jones is not a millennial ....... And nobody has ruined this team like he has.

lol. This is the deepest team since prob the early 90's SB teams.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

lest we forget, it is mostly millennials that have been doing the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. serving their nation proudly. due to my good fortune in life, I have been getting more and more involved with wounded warrior projects taking some hunting and fishing. I consider it an honor to be able to do so. they're not all bad or entitled. they've made some extreme sacrifices.

Its been 20 years now? Hmm.

 

[zrinkill]

lol. This is the deepest team since prob the early 90's SB teams.

Did he just become GM ? It's been 25 years since we have been to the big game.

 

[exciter]

Your fault for going to the apple store

Lol! Zeke is doing what his agent is telling him to do. He has clearly outplayed his contract. The agent looked at the screw job the Steelers tried with Bell and determined to head that direction off before it occurred. As many posters on here, who have advocated paying him cheap 5 years, franchising for 2 seasons and send him packing, it seams the agent is doing a fine job protecting his client. He has a short window to set his family up for a couple of generations and would be a fool not to take steps to ensure that happened. He has absolutely no obligation to meet your needs of instant gratification!

 

[JoeKing]

Jerry Jones is not a millennial ....... And nobody has ruined this team like he has.

$5B dollar sports team... yeah, he's really ruined the team. The Cowboys are contenders for another SB title so your idea of "ruined" is a bit warped wouldn't you say?

 

[JoeKing]

Did he just become GM ? It's been 25 years since we have been to the big game.

Do you feel entitled as a Cowboys fan to be a contender every season?

 

[Dale]

Emmitt must have been a time traveler in ‘92.

 

[windward]

Every generation is different. The Millennials are uniquely different than my Generation X. They are a generation that doesn't respect authority, age, or status as their predecessors did. They expect those in charge to earn their respect rather than recognize titles.

This posses problems in careers that are built upon those traditional hierarchies as you may find in the military, police, and organized sports.

A millennial believes they are entitled to certain privileges and opportunities upon being hired. Hence the super star athletes who have been catered to their entire lives (21-27 years) believe they to are entitled hito thee highest salaries and statue.

EzE is a prime example of said entitlement. He agreed to his contact, yet his millennial ego is so fragile, he's demanding a contract compatible to the highest of stature....the team's QB.

The Millennials have done their best to damage the image of the NFL from the outside, and now they have began their campaign from within. They don't care about the team, but they are only "Out For Self."

The days of reconstruction of a player's contract for the betterment of the team is dead. Think about it, no millennial has done that as of late.....

Terrible take.

 

[windward]

Emmitt must have been a time traveler in ‘92.

Or Randy White in 1984.

 

[408Cowboy]

The days of reconstruction of a player's contract for the betterment of the team is dead. Think about it, no millennial has done that as of late.....

The cap is under control and in the best shape it's been in a long time since that's not happening as often as it used to. But since we're here Tyron Smith restructured to help the team. Millennial. Did Witten? I don't remember but he's a millennial too if he did. So is just about everybody drafted since except for the last few classes for the most part. You know who restructured whenever he was asked? Romo. Didn't his dead money just come off the cap this year? Well anyway guess what? Not a millennial.

Edit: wouldn't restructuring and getting a lump sum of cash fit the criteria of millennials feeling entitled? Here don't wait take it now. If they were that entitled you think they would be lining up asking for it.

 

[RodeoJake]

Lazy, entitled, selfish, disrespectful, weak-willed, blah, blah, blah. I remember boomers saying the same thing about gen x and the silent generation said similar things about boomers. I imagine Romans and Mesopotamians saying the same things about their kid's generations.

And plenty of players have restructured their deals. Tavon Austin just did and he's a millennial on this team.

Yup. I remember my dad telling me helmets and the forward pass ruined the game. I remember my generation (boomers) saying free agency and rules protecting players ruined the sport. I can't help but laugh at the generational divide between the Xers and millennials. If I live long enough, I'll find the gap between millennials and the next generation humorous. It's the cycle of life.

 

[Silver N Blue]

Every generation is different. The Millennials are uniquely different than my Generation X. They are a generation that doesn't respect authority, age, or status as their predecessors did. They expect those in charge to earn their respect rather than recognize titles.

This posses problems in careers that are built upon those traditional hierarchies as you may find in the military, police, and organized sports.

A millennial believes they are entitled to certain privileges and opportunities upon being hired. Hence the super star athletes who have been catered to their entire lives (21-27 years) believe they to are entitled hito thee highest salaries and statue.

EzE is a prime example of said entitlement. He agreed to his contact, yet his millennial ego is so fragile, he's demanding a contract compatible to the highest of stature....the team's QB.

The Millennials have done their best to damage the image of the NFL from the outside, and now they have began their campaign from within. They don't care about the team, but they are only "Out For Self."

The days of reconstruction of a player's contract for the betterment of the team is dead. Think about it, no millennial has done that as of late.....

I felt the exact same way watching hard knocks last night as I watched the way Abrams talked to his coach. It's sad and there is no respect at all from what I was watching.

 

[Silver N Blue]

lol. This is the deepest team since prob the early 90's SB teams.

Hardly..that team was starter deep three levels down. Legitimate starter deep.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Every generation is different. The Millennials are uniquely different than my Generation X. They are a generation that doesn't respect authority, age, or status as their predecessors did. They expect those in charge to earn their respect rather than recognize titles.

This posses problems in careers that are built upon those traditional hierarchies as you may find in the military, police, and organized sports.

A millennial believes they are entitled to certain privileges and opportunities upon being hired. Hence the super star athletes who have been catered to their entire lives (21-27 years) believe they to are entitled hito thee highest salaries and statue.

EzE is a prime example of said entitlement. He agreed to his contact, yet his millennial ego is so fragile, he's demanding a contract compatible to the highest of stature....the team's QB.

The Millennials have done their best to damage the image of the NFL from the outside, and now they have began their campaign from within. They don't care about the team, but they are only "Out For Self."

The days of reconstruction of a player's contract for the betterment of the team is dead. Think about it, no millennial has done that as of late.....

Zeke has been a headcase from Day 1. I wouldn't put him in the same boat as Dak and Amari who are at camp trying to get better. I think the NFL is to blame b/c they agreed to free agency and the cap minimums which forces every team to spend 95% of their allotted cap dollars. That created a huge market for players and gave them the freedom to pursue an NFL career on their own terms. Such rules breed the "me" before team attitude. And on the team side, it forces teams to treat players like disposable widgets. Look how the cowboys treated Romo at the end. That was dictated by the salary cap. It put the Cowboys in a position where they had to treat their franchise passing leader poorly and unfairly. Players look at that and think "if they can do that to Romo, they sure as heck don't care about me". Thats why you get the "me before team". The CBA forces NFL teams to treat players this way. So, don't let the NFL off the hook so easilly. They had a great thing going. People love dynasties and want to be loyal to the players on their home team. The NFL has made that all but impossible.

 

[Jake]

Every generation is different. The Millennials are uniquely different than my Generation X. They are a generation that doesn't respect authority, age, or status as their predecessors did. They expect those in charge to earn their respect rather than recognize titles.

This posses problems in careers that are built upon those traditional hierarchies as you may find in the military, police, and organized sports.

A millennial believes they are entitled to certain privileges and opportunities upon being hired. Hence the super star athletes who have been catered to their entire lives (21-27 years) believe they to are entitled hito thee highest salaries and statue.

EzE is a prime example of said entitlement. He agreed to his contact, yet his millennial ego is so fragile, he's demanding a contract compatible to the highest of stature....the team's QB.

The Millennials have done their best to damage the image of the NFL from the outside, and now they have began their campaign from within. They don't care about the team, but they are only "Out For Self."

The days of reconstruction of a player's contract for the betterment of the team is dead. Think about it, no millennial has done that as of late.....

If you think Zeke is "entitled" then you must really hate Stephen Jones, who was simply born into his billionaire status.

 

[Section446]

Don't blame Zeke at all, there's some justification for what he's doing. Having said that, I think it's a low-blow move to combat the team that's done nothing but support you. I honestly hope they don't pay him, let him rot and get fat.

 

[TwoDeep3]

Every generation is different. The Millennials are uniquely different than my Generation X. They are a generation that doesn't respect authority, age, or status as their predecessors did. They expect those in charge to earn their respect rather than recognize titles.

This posses problems in careers that are built upon those traditional hierarchies as you may find in the military, police, and organized sports.

A millennial believes they are entitled to certain privileges and opportunities upon being hired. Hence the super star athletes who have been catered to their entire lives (21-27 years) believe they to are entitled hito thee highest salaries and statue.

EzE is a prime example of said entitlement. He agreed to his contact, yet his millennial ego is so fragile, he's demanding a contract compatible to the highest of stature....the team's QB.

The Millennials have done their best to damage the image of the NFL from the outside, and now they have began their campaign from within. They don't care about the team, but they are only "Out For Self."

The days of reconstruction of a player's contract for the betterment of the team is dead. Think about it, no millennial has done that as of late.....

I think you have an interesting point, But the focus should be on the fans and not the players. Your point is more in line with the lack of respect the players get.