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I'm curious how many of you have had the chance to see All or Nothing on Amazon prime.
For those unfamiliar, it's basically Hard Knocks, but it's a regular season version of the Arizona Cardinals. It was filmed all year long, then released after the season. I highly recommend it. A lot more about football, and a lot less of the off-the-field stuff.
What's notable is how it relates to the Cowboys. You see a remarkably different dynamic between the owner, GM, coaches, and players.
Michael Bidwill is around all the time just like Jerry. He likes to be around it. He doesn't seem to have much of a life away from football, so he tags along with the "socks and jocks" just like Jerry, and seems to idolize the coaches and players, again, just like Jerry. He sits there in the draft room just the same and gives his "two cents" when he can. He makes the calls to players to tell them they made the Pro Bowl. He wants to play "football man" every chance he gets.
But unlike Jerry, he completely acquiesces to Bruce Arians and Steve Kiem. He gives them the room they need and lets them ultimately operate all aspects of the roster and locker room. Arians is very much in charge of the team, and Kiem is free to make moves as he pleases.
(You'll also REALLY want to add Dwight Freeney after watching this. What an impressive and intelligent guy he is.)
The rise of the Cardinals is evident. Unlike his tight-fisted father, Bill Bidwell, Michael approaches his role as owner with a lot more humility and carefulness. He doesn't upstage anyone, though its still very much "his" team. He takes care not to be a nuisance, so he's accepted more openly because he's not trying to be anything he's not.
It's a great watch as football season approaches.
For those unfamiliar, it's basically Hard Knocks, but it's a regular season version of the Arizona Cardinals. It was filmed all year long, then released after the season. I highly recommend it. A lot more about football, and a lot less of the off-the-field stuff.
What's notable is how it relates to the Cowboys. You see a remarkably different dynamic between the owner, GM, coaches, and players.
Michael Bidwill is around all the time just like Jerry. He likes to be around it. He doesn't seem to have much of a life away from football, so he tags along with the "socks and jocks" just like Jerry, and seems to idolize the coaches and players, again, just like Jerry. He sits there in the draft room just the same and gives his "two cents" when he can. He makes the calls to players to tell them they made the Pro Bowl. He wants to play "football man" every chance he gets.
But unlike Jerry, he completely acquiesces to Bruce Arians and Steve Kiem. He gives them the room they need and lets them ultimately operate all aspects of the roster and locker room. Arians is very much in charge of the team, and Kiem is free to make moves as he pleases.
(You'll also REALLY want to add Dwight Freeney after watching this. What an impressive and intelligent guy he is.)
The rise of the Cardinals is evident. Unlike his tight-fisted father, Bill Bidwell, Michael approaches his role as owner with a lot more humility and carefulness. He doesn't upstage anyone, though its still very much "his" team. He takes care not to be a nuisance, so he's accepted more openly because he's not trying to be anything he's not.
It's a great watch as football season approaches.
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