This isn’t bad luck

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Garrett has simply provided me something to root for in an otherwise hopeless situation with Jerry.

This is Jerry’s team not Garretts. We have disappointed throughout the Puppet era for an entire generation. And I expect it to continue until Jerry gets out of the way.

I think when comparing our roster of Puppets this era history is going to be more favorable on Garrett than others.
 

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Jerry would rather be comfortable than competitive. Two super bowl-winning coaches decided dealing with Jerry just wasn't worth it. People just don't leave jobs that they love and have success at. Bill turned a 5-11team around and got them to the playoffs, Jimmy won back-to-back Super Bowls, yet they both walked out on Jerry. That tells you all you need to know.
Your bolded statement at the beginning is the absolute truth.
 

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They did allow a catch to not be a catch, but then later a catch. They did call too absolute BS tripping penalties that stopped drives, and never happened. How often is tripping called? Much less twice in one game, and BOTH entirely bogus.

I'm not always on board for crying about penalties. In fact, I typically complain about whiners with it. Even with the ones in this game, I felt we lost by poor coaching 100%.

However, we would have possibly won that game despite crap coaching, if not for crap, questionable officiating.
You’re right to say the officiating was awful. Those tripping calls were ridiculous. But the point of this thread addresses the bigger problem of the way this owner chooses to run this organization. Jerry is more responsible for where this team is than any officiating bad calls.
 

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Since we won our last Super Bowl twenty three years ago, 12 different NFL teams have won the last 23 SBs, 10 of the 16 NFC teams have won the last 23 NFC championships, and 13 of the 16 NFC teams have won at least divisional playoff games. None of them is named Dallas.

Only the skins and the lions join us in not playing in an NFC championship game since then.

That kind of playoff drought in this era of NFL parity is not bad luck. It’s not the NFL “cheating us”. It’s just bad football management, a bad culture, and maybe even some bad karma. That’s what this pig headed owner has done to this once great franchise. Anyone else remember when we were what the patriots are now?

It’s not bad luck that has tarnished the star. It’s bad leadership at the top.
That game was bad luck. But yes overall what has happened to the Cowboys is poor leadership. But why would the leader change anything when he continues to make more money than anyone on the planet that owns a sports team. Unfortunately for fans money being made is more important than winning football games. Fans have a Hard time understanding that the NFL is a business. It's not a sport anymore it's an entertainment business.
 

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That game was bad luck. But yes overall what has happened to the Cowboys is poor leadership. But why would the leader change anything when he continues to make more money than anyone on the planet that owns a sports team. Unfortunately for fans money being made is more important than winning football games. Fans have a Hard time understanding that the NFL is a business. It's not a sport anymore it's an entertainment business.
You’re right about Jerry caring more about $ than winning. I would take it a step further. He loves the “sizzle” more than the steak. He equates TV ratings and butts in seats to “winning” because he wins at the cash register. It’s disgusting to those of us who believe winning a championship is the primary purpose of any team.
 

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You’re right about Jerry caring more about $ than winning. I would take it a step further. He loves the “sizzle” more than the steak. He equates TV ratings and butts in seats to “winning” because he wins at the cash register. It’s disgusting to those of us who believe winning a championship is the primary purpose of any team.
I agree. Buts it's the NFL. I have stopped watching this garbage besides Cowboys games. The NFL has completely changed this sport in every way. This league is about money not about the sport.
 

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It’s blatantly obvious that we are talented all over the place. Could we use some better players in certain spots? Sure. But overall we have a ton of talented players. Our QB is finally becoming what we all hoped. We have everything a NFL team requires, a solid Corner, solid DE, solid LT, and #1 WR. Youth all over the place......Yet here we are at 6-5.

Jerry, McClay, and Stephen have finally got that part of the team corrected. I think that’s why he was so frustrated the other night. He knows this. He knows that with just simple fundamental football this team could be unstoppable. If he doesn’t make a change it’s his own fault.
 

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Since we won our last Super Bowl twenty three years ago, 12 different NFL teams have won the last 23 SBs, 10 of the 16 NFC teams have won the last 23 NFC championships, and 13 of the 16 NFC teams have won at least divisional playoff games. None of them is named Dallas.

Only the skins and the lions join us in not playing in an NFC championship game since then.

That kind of playoff drought in this era of NFL parity is not bad luck. It’s not the NFL “cheating us”. It’s just bad football management, a bad culture, and maybe even some bad karma. That’s what this pig headed owner has done to this once great franchise. Anyone else remember when we were what the patriots are now?

It’s not bad luck that has tarnished the star. It’s bad leadership at the top.
Probably one of your best post.

I may be reading too much into your post, but I don't detect anger or irrational ranting. Rather, more a feeling of great disappointment and disgust.
 

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Since we won our last Super Bowl twenty three years ago, 12 different NFL teams have won the last 23 SBs, 10 of the 16 NFC teams have won the last 23 NFC championships, and 13 of the 16 NFC teams have won at least divisional playoff games. None of them is named Dallas.

Only the skins and the lions join us in not playing in an NFC championship game since then.

That kind of playoff drought in this era of NFL parity is not bad luck. It’s not the NFL “cheating us”. It’s just bad football management, a bad culture, and maybe even some bad karma. That’s what this pig headed owner has done to this once great franchise. Anyone else remember when we were what the patriots are now?

It’s not bad luck that has tarnished the star. It’s bad leadership at the top.

The Cowboys are like many great things we had in our youth that changed for the worse .

Even though years ago I adjusted my expectations games like the other day get under my skin . Because at one time we represented everything that was good about sports with Roger Staubach and Tom Landry . Now we are lead by a man who at some point has pissed in somebodys cornflakes to the point where we cant even get games called fairly .

Beyond his need to be comfortable and employ a Kitty Kat for a coach Jerry gives us zero chance to win a SB because of his relationship with the league .
It is way beyond coincidence at this point ,we cant beat the other team and the league also . I just really feel sorry for these young guys who actually have aspirations to play in a SB wasting there careers here .
Jerry has become satisfied for the team to be entertainment-based and profitable . As sad as it is just as many people hate us as like us and as long as we are on TV it just as profitable for Jerry to lose as win maybe more so at this point .
Its sad but the league was not letting Jerry go in to Foxborough and win . Sure we shot ourselves in the foot but the refs made sure in the end we had no chance
 

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Although I agree "almost" fully with everything you said here Bob, I feel our own division rival Giants are in contrast to what your post says and will always be an extremely hard 2 trophies that they won in 07 & 11 to come to terms with for me.
Those 2 trophies epitomize the Jones philosophy of balls bouncing the right way, lots of luck and lastly the foundational Jones motto..."Hope."

I still need therapy to deal with those 2 (9-7 &10-6) Giants teams that won it all.
The 9-7
Giants team beat one of the best teams of all time in my opinion. I've never come to terms with it. Lol.

PappyDogs and Risens animosity towards Dak is not even in the zip code of my distaste towards the younger Manning.

The Mara's suck as owners too, Jerry "Reach" was a garbage GM and was fired, they've been thru 2 more coaches since firing Old Man Coughlin and as of right now they have won 10 games in 3 years. Other than the anomaly that was their 2016 playoff one and done, they have been a laughing stock since 2012. Their "supposed" first ballot HOF QB has a career .500 won/loss record who led the league in picks 3 times. And yet not one, but 2 Lombardi's since 2007. And now they suck so bad it ain't funny.

With all that being said is where my law of averages/why not us/Jones Family Hope mantra still lives on as my last dying need of any possible championship gets more and more unlikely with the passage of time. I mean if they could do it twice, can't we manage just one year to luck our way into one?
Easy answer. Pass rush. Upsetting the opposing QB is the great equalizer in this league. To do so you need a deep and talented DLine. We don't. The DLine is an afterthought to Jerry, and that's why this "luck" factor you're referring to won't happen to us.
 

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Probably one of your best post.

I may be reading too much into your post, but I don't detect anger or irrational ranting. Rather, more a feeling of great disappointment and disgust.
I have disgust for what this owner has done to this organization but I can’t honestly say I’m disappointed any more. I stopped being emotionally invested in this team long ago. I want them to win of course. But I don’t have high hopes because of the way this owner hamstrings this team. Jerry makes winning a championship twice as hard as it normally should be.
 

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Ya know what? Lots on here complain about the "Refs." Rightfully so. I know, I used to be one. But instead of screaming about the Refs, direct your anger where it belongs. The Refs are simply doing what they're told to do. Games are being manipulated.

If you can't see that you are blind - if you won't see that , you're a fool.
There is absolutely no doubt of this any more.
 

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It’s not bad luck that has tarnished the star. It’s bad leadership at the top.
100 likes!

The ONLY Superbowl Championship that bothers me the most is the Eagles. Until the Cowboys win another championship, it will continue sitting in the pit of my stomach.
 

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Since we won our last Super Bowl twenty three years ago, 12 different NFL teams have won the last 23 SBs, 10 of the 16 NFC teams have won the last 23 NFC championships, and 13 of the 16 NFC teams have won at least divisional playoff games. None of them is named Dallas.

Only the skins and the lions join us in not playing in an NFC championship game since then.

That kind of playoff drought in this era of NFL parity is not bad luck. It’s not the NFL “cheating us”. It’s just bad football management, a bad culture, and maybe even some bad karma. That’s what this pig headed owner has done to this once great franchise. Anyone else remember when we were what the patriots are now?

It’s not bad luck that has tarnished the star. It’s bad leadership at the top.
This is what you get with the combination of a runaway ego as a celebrity and no repercussions for failure. This is the old starlet that keeps showing up and getting applause in the form of financial support.

In his egocentric mind, he's built an empire complete with the most watched sports franchise in the world and if we think he didn't puff out his chest when the ratings revealed the most watched regular season game in 13 years, we've not been watching close enough. He holds himself solely responsible for that....along with that team that keeps winning rings.

This isn't just a football team, it's much more than that, it's his own personal relevancy arena and the opportunity to show off his toys. Are you aware of what any other owner has? Do they feel the need to make sure the media gets the details on his possessions?

But, I do not blame Booger. I blame myself because I continue to follow this team, although not with the gusto and passion I once had. Even though I've never given him one cent of revenue since he bought the team, I still allow him space in my mind and my time and that is currency.

So, this is what we're resigned to, Groundhog Day with Booger hoping he'll get lucky because the fact is he's not good enough without luck. Waiting for him to die so the next generation can step in. "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss". We seem to never tire of getting fooled again.

However, I am on the downside. My fond memories of great teams of the past are slowly being replaced by the futility and as I was once spoiled by expecting the playoffs, now that has become the goal.

Winning a playoff game is who we are now. We do not want to accept that but that's who we are, we are the Lions and Skins. All of that America's Team is the window dressing.
 
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