DLaw: Wants to break out of the Athlete Box us fans put him in

Kwyn · Jan 23, 2020

Rayman70 said:
Tank says its not about the merch lmao...RIIIIGHHHT. Go read his twitter threads going back to early last year up til now and tell us its not about the merch DFLAW! YOU ARE A FRAUD. Grow up and shut up. DO YOUR JOB and stop blaming others for your own idiocracy.

Any efforts to start a movement, no matter how small, *require* a certain amount of promotion, otherwise you might as well just talk out loud while sitting on the coach.

new live in a consumer society that is being tied more closely to social media every day.

Twitter
Message
Catchy name
Logos and apparel
Reach more people

or, just talk about it with your close friends

the latter is great and can make a difference in the lives of those closest to you

the former gives you the reach to influence people you will never meet.

every great positive message is great because people have heard it. If it’s said in silence, one hears

It’s pretty basic stuff.

Rayman70 · Jan 23, 2020

Corso said:
Dude's talking lifestyle now.
I heard nothing of this before for an entire year.
You?

DUDE lol..he's been pushing this merch for 2 years now...and it got worse after he was paid. Now he's blaming the fans for "boxing him in." MY GAWD.

Corso · Jan 23, 2020

Rayman70 said:
lifestyle? FOOTBALL IS HIS LIFESTYLE and if it isn't, THAT is a big issue. Selling his stupid shirts and calling it a brotherhood is a flimsy excuse. For what he is being paid, he should be all football all the time. ITS ABOUT RESULTS.

His shirts will be going 7 for a $1 in Cancun bazaars and airport in 3 years.

Corso · Jan 23, 2020

Rayman70 said:
DUDE lol..he's been pushing this merch for 2 years now...and it got worse after he was paid. Now he's blaming the fans for "boxing him in." MY GAWD.

Not talking about his hocking merch.
Talking about how now it's not football, it's lifestyle.

Yo.
Recognize:
Lifestyle.

Rayman70 · Jan 23, 2020

3rd_n_inches said:
If being a Hotboy means no off field issues that can lead to suspensions it seems like something that can Tank should promote.

Encourage a lifestyle that means handling business on and off the field.

YUP AND TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS EXPECTED. He hasn't lived up to that last part. Until then, he can stop pointing fingers for his lackluster results.

Rayman70 · Jan 23, 2020

Corso said:
His shirts will be going 7 for a $1 in Cancun bazaars and airports in 3 years.

lmao^^^exactly that. WELL SAID. I CONCUR.

Rayman70 · Jan 23, 2020

Corso said:
Not talking about his hocking merch.
Talking about how now it's not football, it's lifestyle.

Yo.
Recognize:
Lifestyle.

HE HAS LOST HIS FOCUS THEN. The young man needs to refocus fast and prioritize.

Kwyn · Jan 23, 2020

Rayman70 said:
DUDE lol..he's been pushing this merch for 2 years now...and it got worse after he was paid. Now he's blaming the fans for "boxing him in." MY GAWD.

You do realize you are trying to box him in right now, right?

Rayman70 · Jan 23, 2020

Kwyn said:
You do realize you are trying to box him in right now, right?

no I am rooting for him to snap the hell out of it and be accountable. I AM simply calling him out. Much is given much is expected...just the way it is. He can sell all his freaking merch as long as he yields solid results and stops the dumb comments towards fans.

Rayman70 · Jan 23, 2020

like it or not DFLAW, ITS A RESULTS BASED BUSINESS. Blame who you will...eventually you gotta perform at a high level.

Corso · Jan 23, 2020

Rayman70 said:
like it or not DFLAW, ITS A RESULTS BASED BUSINESS. Blame who you will...eventually you gotta perform at a high level.

Stop talking, if you ain't walking.

Rayman70 · Jan 23, 2020

Corso said:
Stop talking, if you ain't walking.

yup

Pantone282C · Jan 23, 2020

CowboysWillRise said:
When he says stuff like imitation is the sincerest form of flattery he looks like an idiot.

There is no comparison right now that makes the Dallas Cowboys look better than the 49ers. I wish that wasn't the case, but it is.

When the media brings it up this week I guarantee there will be 49ers players that mock Dallas and/or Dlaw.

Our Dline is flat trash compared to the 49ers. Yet we have the audacity to promote a nickname. Maybe Im just old school, but I think nicknames should be earned. Nothing hot about Dallas last season.

Its cool that he wants to promote a positive life style on and off the field, but as a fan I really wish that life style came with some wins as well. The way our players carry themselves some times it feels like they are already content with their accomplishments. I dont see a lot of hunger to win it all.

Looks like a half baked rationalization.

Pantone282C · Jan 23, 2020

Corso said:
Stop talking, if you ain't walking.

Usually, money talks and BS walks.

DallasDW00ds0n · Jan 23, 2020

I think Dlaw does give us more effort than most defensive players

Praxit · Jan 23, 2020

..not even McCarthy can save this team from these guys. It might get ugly, before it gets better.

Pantone282C · Jan 23, 2020

Not sure he was 100% when he came back. Would like a look at results under MM's regime.

2019 Season Stats:
30 Solo tackles T-26th
5 Assists T-54th
6 Sacks T-51st
2 Forced fumbles T-18th

PA Cowboy Fan · Jan 23, 2020

DallasDW00ds0n said:
I think Dlaw does give us more effort than most defensive players

Not saying much.

HungryLion · Jan 23, 2020

This is the type of stuff that happens when a team lacks strong leadership from the head coach and front office.

I wish Parcells was coach simply because he would eviscerating Lawrence’s manhood both to his face and the media for coming up with this BS nonsense.

Cas2800 · Jan 23, 2020

Kwyn said:
Honestly, I’m a little disturbed at how much venom some of you have in response to this.

He’s trying to make a positive message. To use his platform to encourage positive, responsible behavior from his teammates. To hold themselves and each other accountable to their wives and families.

In a culture that supports, praises and applauds bad behavior from athletes, and a media that builds up in the hopes of tearing down, this is our reaction to a positive message?

He says he wants to “break out of the athlete box” but here in this thread people are making post after post trying to stuff him back in saying “who gives a damn about you and your teammates having a family dinner instead of popping bottles at the strip club? Shut up and get some sacks”

ever think that this is what leadership looks like at the unit level? Players putting each other in check.

how is that a bad thing? How could that do anything but help our team?

being a young black man comes with unique challenges that many of the old white dudes on this board, myself included, simply can’t understand.

To ridicule such a positive message, one intended to set an example for kids who many not have a lot of positive role models around is straight up sorry.

I wonder if they kicked Antwon Woods out of the Hotboyz club after he was arrested with that Weeeeeeeed. I mean someone has to hold him "accountable to the team, and his family." that's defiantly not promoting positive , responsible behavior that the Hotboys are trying to promote.

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