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

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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.

Great point. The owners are the true stewards of the game. I root for the uniform. I was a Kevin Sweeney fan during the replacement games in 87'.
 

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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.

Wow, you probably know every billionaire in the US, then. Who knew they were all Cowboys fans?
 

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Wow, you probably know every billionaire in the US, then. Who knew they were all Cowboys fans?
I can assure you most of my friends and associates are more of the Elitist and successful group this underachieving underperforming segment seem to resent apparently angry we made better choices and made the most of their opportunities much NFL players
 

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I can assure you most of my friends and associates are more of the Elitist and successful group this underachieving underperforming segment seem to resent apparently angry we made better choices and made the most of their opportunities much NFL players

I’m literally in awe of you and your thousands of billionaire friends right now.
 

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Of course. You’ve given up the discussion.

What choice did I have? I only had contemporaneous news articles and sound reasoning. You had a literal army of billionaire Cowboys fans. I could only say, “No mas.”
 

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Corso is a man squatch, dulls razor blades on a regular basis.
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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?
Of course there's risk. TV ratings are down and players are becoming more demanding, and the union is a ***** to deal with.
You come up with enough money, and buy a NFL franchise. Let's see how you run the business.
 

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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.
So, you think they have endless supply of money and should spend spend spend?
It funny how people who has never run a business are experts at running a business.
 

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So, you think they have endless supply of money and should spend spend spend?
It funny how people who has never run a business are experts at running a business.
That not what I said . And I was in business my entire adult life .
 

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Of course there's risk. TV ratings are down and players are becoming more demanding, and the union is a ***** to deal with.
You come up with enough money, and buy a NFL franchise. Let's see how you run the business.
You clearly don't understand how the NFL operates on even a basic laymen level or you wouldn't make such an asinine comment.
 

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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.
You are making a lot of assumptions. I don’t care about their backgrounds in the least. I do think that they should appreciate their jobs much more. In the case of the Cowboys, they can be overpayed and appreciative while wearing a star on their helmets or they can wear a star on their shirt while they are pumping gas at the local Texaco station and see how the real world survives while also seeing how fortunate they are to make millions playing a game. It is none of their business how much money Jerry makes every year and they should just be thankful to be getting a rather large paycheck from him. Common , everyday workers don’t question what their employers are making because it is none of their business. I don’t see where it’s the players business either.
 

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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.
Simple, but very good post.
 

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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?
It doesn’t matter matter if the owners are self made or not. They are the owners and it is their money that they invested and the risk is all theirs. It is no concern for players that are just lucky enough to have the skills to play and make millions a year. If the players don’t like it, the world needs ditch diggers too.
 

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You are making a lot of assumptions. I don’t care about their backgrounds in the least. I do think that they should appreciate their jobs much more. In the case of the Cowboys, they can be overpayed and appreciative while wearing a star on their helmets or they can wear a star on their shirt while they are pumping gas at the local Texaco station and see how the real world survives while also seeing how fortunate they are to make millions playing a game. It is none of their business how much money Jerry makes every year and they should just be thankful to be getting a rather large paycheck from him. Common , everyday workers don’t question what their employers are making because it is none of their business. I don’t see where it’s the players business either.
Your first misconception that is prevalent amongst many fans with this type of attitude towards the players is they aren’t just playing a game. The NFL is an entertainment sports entity broadcast on National network TV. They are hired athletic celebrities.

The players call it “ the show” for a reason. It’s hasn’t been just a football game for a couple generations.

Most of them come from impoverished backgrounds . They know how the real world works and they sacrificed their body and dedicated themselves applying their talent at least since high school. And making it to this level means they are an elite cast of talents who now have become athletic celebrity entertainers.

We should treat them like any other celebrities in the entertainment business. They are a commodity used by this sports entertainment entity to promote and sell their business and image .

And like any other entertainment celebrity will negotiate their value for their self interest and career goals honing their craft . Much like any artist or actor would.

But for some reason we have fans that feel they owe someone for the opportunity they have to entertain us.
 
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