I think we can pretty much all agree that this season has been a roller coaster. I know some on here have a good perspective on things and never let a football team get them too high or too low. But some of us don't have that kind of self control.
Anyway...do you have another team, in any sport, that had a great season (MLB) or maybe is off to a fast start this year (NBA/ NHL) that helps you through this Cowboys' season?
I do not. I am a lifer fan of the Expos/ Nationals. And the Nats were probably the biggest underachieving team in baseball. And my Brooklyn Nets are off to a 2-4 start.
So do you have any other rooting interests that ease the pain?
No! I am not a baseball fan, basketball fan, soccer fan or hockey fan! I am not even a NFL fan per se. I am a Dallas Cowboys' fan. All of my eggs are in one basket therefore they get broken a lot. Over the years I have made some adjustments. I don't go to the top of the tallest building anymore and consider jumping off.
My way is very perverse. Since JJ robbed us of OUR Cowboys I have lived and died a 1,000 deaths with them for over 50 years, The adjustment is a process, i.e. Garrett, but it is a double edged sword.
When the Cowboys win I cheer and celebrate their winning, with a Pepsi. When they lose I celebrate Jerry's pain and still drink a Pepsi. On the one hand I celebrate big if they win and I celebrate a little if they lose. It does take the sting out of it.
Cowboys' history:
Twenty plus consecutive winning seasons under Landry. We won the big prize twice and won the conference championship numerous times. Winning was an entitlement. We were accustomed to it. We deserved it.
Then JJ and Jimmy took over and we hit paydirt again. Jimmy quickly took us to the top again twice but JJ wasn't getting his due as a mastermind and NFL guru. Switzer came in and won another SB with Jimmy's team. Jerry said any one of 500 coaches could win a SB with his team and he set about to prove it.
Apocalypse, famine, plagues, tsunamis, tornadoes followed, and the NFL football lord stands at the top of the mountain and declares the Cowboys is the most valuable football team ever and pays the greatest dividend even though he loves the Cowboys more than money. His 8-8 plan seems to validate his claims.
Suckers like me are hooked regardless of their wins and losses, so you have to find a way where you can see a silver lining in the losses and it won't hurt as much. I plan to copyright this plan of surviving every game regardless of who wins or who loses. Please send me a dollar to join and I will give you an official
card which states you are a card carrying NFL Dallas Cowboys Jerry owned football team survivor. It is handwritten on a piece of brown paper sack paper. Guaranteed authentic!
.