A strange atmosphere for Thursday night's game

[Direwolf63]

Huge chunks of each teams fanbase want their team to lose the game.

Very odd.

 

[Staubacher]

A once storied rivalry...sad.

 

[CATCH17]

Because losing gives us the chance to improve next year.

Better draft pick and the potential of no Garrett.

If Garrett remains the coach then you have to acquire the best players possible.

Also, we skip Free Agency so the draft is our only way to upgrade.

 

[IheartRomo]

I will be rooting hard for an L. So much more is at stake than just draft position - the value of dropping Garrett for even a league average replacement HC is worth roughly a top 5 pick on its own IMO. He is that clueless with anything less than top end talent across the board.

 

[NorthTexan95]

A once storied rivalry...sad.

It's been worse. There was a Monday night game back in the 2000's where the broadcast openly mocked how bad both teams were. It was an awful game and the Cowboys would up winning on a late score ... something like 10-7.

 

[JDSmith]

It's been worse. There was a Monday night game back in the 2000's where the broadcast openly mocked how bad both teams were. It was an awful game and the Cowboys would up winning on a late score ... something like 10-7.

I think it might have been 9 - 6.

I'm not sure a touchdown was even scored in that game. Now I've got to go look it up. Probably 2002 or 2003, Quincy was our QB.

Edit: 2001, we won 9 - 7.

 

[dcjules]

I am taking my boys to their first game, traveling 1500 miles.....kids asking couldn't we have gone last year??? what 18 days can do to crush some excitement!!

 

[LandryFan]

Huge chunks of each teams fanbase want their team to lose the game.

Very odd.

My daughter bought me two tickets to the game back early in the year, so I'm going for her sake. Otherwise, I would not go, even though I've not yet been to ATT Stadium. In years past, I would have been giddy at the prospect of going to a game there, but Goodell/owners have taken what was once a good product and turned it into a **** sandwich. It's kind of hard to wrap my head around the thought, but I actually dread the trip...

 

[SlammedZero]

Who do you pick in this game? Haha I'm in first place in my work pick em' league. I could see this game going either way.

The Cowboys vs Philly game was the first time I have picked against the Boys in a LONG time but I had to be realistic. Can't let up now.

 

[viman96]

I will be at the game. I am hoping the Boys blow out the Skins but expecting just the opposite. The Skins are still moving the ball and scoring points which Dallas cannot do.

 

[DallasEast]

 

[Risen Star]

We are very much like our Commander brethren. The parallels are eerie.

 

[Direwolf63]

Because losing gives us the chance to improve next year.

Better draft pick and the potential of no Garrett.

If Garrett remains the coach then you have to acquire the best players possible.

Also, we skip Free Agency so the draft is our only way to upgrade.

I fully understand the why.

Doesn't change the fact that it's a strange atmosphere. Here it is: Commander week. The week where Cowboys fans trash their opponents fans and vice versa.

Instead, huge amount of the teams fans want the exact opposite.

 

[DallasEast]

We are very much like our Commander brethren. The parallels are eerie.

You take that back Daniel Day-Lewis! Or so help me I will go all Last of the Mohicans on you!!!

 

[JDSmith]

I think it might have been 9 - 6.

I'm not sure a touchdown was even scored in that game. Now I've got to go look it up. Probably 2002 or 2003, Quincy was our QB.

Edit: 2001, we won 9 - 7.

Yeah, I'm quoting myself

So looking that game up I realized we had some real clunkers back in 2001, 2 and 3. In 2001 we had games with scores like 6 - 10, 9 - 7, 3 - 36, 3 - 29, 10 - 17 and 10 - 15 - and I was perpetually optimistic then. I guess it's because we were only 4 years removed from a Superbowl and it felt like we just deserved to be in the hunt. I remember looking at the schedule for 2002 and 2003 and figuring we'd have to go at least 10 - 6, it seemed like we should win every game.

How times have changed.

 

[DCBoysfan]

I'm going with my daughter, this will be my first visit to the stadium so I plan to have a good time regardless of the outcome. But a win would make the plane ride back home a little bit sweeter.

 

[Idgit]

It's a sign of how twisted your priorities are if you're a Cowboys fan rooting for the Commanders to beat the Cowboys. Any convoluted logic to the contrary is nonsense.

 

[jazzcat22]

You take that back Daniel Day-Lewis! Or so help me I will go all Last of the Mohicans on you!!!

Great movie, the remake that is.
Been so long since I seen the original, can't remember if it followed the same story line. LOL.

 

[Stash]

It's a sign of how twisted your priorities are if you're a Cowboys fan rooting for the Commanders to beat the Cowboys. Any convoluted logic to the contrary is nonsense.

Sure thing!

You make sure to scold everybody now!

 

[jazzcat22]

I will be rooting for a win. no way I can root for the Commanders to win, not at this point. However I won't be as disappointed if we lose, even get blown out.

But win or lose, it will not make a difference in getting Garrett fired. Well a loss won't, but a win will justify Jerry in keeping him.

We are in a lose / lose situation with this as well as the rest of the games.