An Epitaph and Obituary

[chuck520]

Go lay with them...you've already said that you aren't a fan. Coming in here and ridiculing our team and some of our "fans" give you likes for it!. So, grab your shovel and join them.

I'm a fan and dont agree with everything he said but overall he is correct the Joneses finally managed to destroy this team by destroying the fans love and loyalty for it.

 

[morat1959]

There really is no argument. The team will always have to win in spite of this ownership.

Is that possible?

 

[chuck520]

There really is no argument. The team will always have to win in spite of this ownership.

Too bad they cant have another Clint Murchison as the owner, hire good people and allow them to do their job

 

[chuck520]

Watch their old Super Bowls and NFC Championship games on YouTube.
It's still awesome.

Great times

 

[morat1959]

Go lay with them...you've already said that you aren't a fan. Coming in here and ridiculing our team and some of our "fans" give you likes for it!. So, grab your shovel and join them.

There’ll always be a spot on the bus for you. I’ve got spare shovels as well.

 

[leeblair]

America's Team exists in our memories and the new America's Team are the Chiefs

The Joneses destroyed the old America's Team for no apparent reason

The Chiefs will be the darlings of the media and the NFL as long as Travis&Taylor keep going.
The NFL isn't going to rock the honeypot, and Swift is big money.

 

[chuck520]

The Chiefs will be the darlings of the media and the NFL as long as Travis&Taylor keep going.
The NFL isn't going to rock the honeypot, and Swift is big money.

Only if they win and that is their goal. They dont have all these other agendas like the Joneses. Its a football operation not a marketing operation.

 

[leeblair]

Only if they win and that is their goal. They dont have all these other agendas like the Joneses. Its a football operation not a marketing operation.

A little help from the officials seems to ensure that they do win.

 

[pitt33]

Holy crap you're long-winded

He’s up there with blueblood

 

[Ranching]

I'm a fan and dont agree with everything he said but overall he is correct the Joneses finally managed to destroy this team by destroying the fans love and loyalty for it.

I never said I don't agree...he's not a Cowboys fan and some welcome him in here, spewing his crap at those of us that are fans.

 

[Ranching]

There’ll always be a spot on the bus for you. I’ve got spare shovels as well.

So you side with a self professed hater of your team? Figures

 

[leeblair]

So you side with a self professed hater of your team? Figures

I'm a fan of the REAL Dallas Cowboys.

Are you really a fan of what's taken their place in Dallas now?
Are you a fan of this circus?
What is there to be a fan of? What would make you love this circus?
What values does this new franchise personify that make you want to cheer it on?

 

[Corso]

He’s up there with blueblood

Nobody is up there with blueblood.

 

[Ranching]

I'm a fan of the REAL Dallas Cowboys.

Are you really a fan of what's taken their place in Dallas now?
Are you a fan of this circus?
What is there to be a fan of? What would make you love this circus?
What values does this new franchise personify that make you want to cheer it on?

You told me the other day that you aren't a fan. It's easy to be a fan of the past...the best time to judge a man, is when the stuff hits the fan. It hit the fan and you showed your colors. Simple as that.

 

[leeblair]

You told me the other day that you aren't a fan. It's easy to be a fan of the past...the best time to judge a man, is when the stuff hits the fan. It hit the fan and you showed your colors. Simple as that.

You didn't answer;
What is there to love about this franchise?
Not the players, but the franchise?

 

[rambo2]

Here lies "America's Team".
Born 1960- Died 2024
Killed by Jerry Jones,Stephen Jones, Dak Prescott, Jason Garrett, and dozens of player agents who fueled propaganda to keep making in hundreds of millions of dollars off of Jerry's ignorance.
The Cowboys were in their prime from 1991-1993, but were stricken with the pride disease which corrupted Jerry Jones and began eating away like a cancer at the most loved franchise in sports.
Briefly made better with the hiring of Bill Parcells, the disease spread in 2007 and morphed into the "Grandfatherly owner" syndrome which caused Jerry Jones to believe that he could be seen as a genius by hiring his beloved son, Jason Garrett. From there the disease turned into one of envy and backstabbing, as Garrett learned the art of media manipulation while backstabbing Wade Phillips. He began to destroy the progress made by Parcells, and soon the discipline instilled by Parcells was gone; replaced with players who couldn't wait to get in front of a microphone and build their "brand".
As the disease progressed, massive ignorance took over, and Garrett's incompetence completely incapacitated one of the most powerful offensive lines in Cowboys history, and that ignorance derailed the careers of superstars like Demarcus Ware, Terrell Owen's, Tony Romo, and more. The massive ignorance spread to Tony Romo, and coupled with pride it caused him to derail what could have been a Hall of Fame career. Instead, Romo and Garrett's pass happy, undisciplined offense led to multiple interceptions and a lack of red zone success, culmi ating with 8-8 seasons in a broken down NFC East.
Before losing his battle with the disease, Garrett installed Dak Prescott, insuring his legacy of incompetence and media manipulation lived on. The pride that had infected Jerry Jones remained and led to a circus atmosphere and sales pitches each year to keep selling the team to gullible fans,who were repeatedly humiliated every time the Cowboys had a nationally televised game against a real contender.
When Dak's incompetence became clear, and with Jerry's pride reaching the point of being unable to be satisfied, Jerry extended Dak Prescott for four more years on the opening day of the 2024 season,hoping that the excitement for the season and the massive amount spent would distract fans from the fact that Prescott has choked in every big game he ever played.
It was the death blow for the team, ensuring that the perennial mediocrity that Dak and Jason Garrett had brought would continue for four more seasons, and they began circling the drain in a death spin.
Long time fans fondly remember Cowboys greats like Bob Lilly, Roger Staubach, Randy White, Don Meredith, Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson, Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Danny White, Harvey Martin, and many more from the glory days of "America's Team", but now those days are only a memory.
It was great when the Cowboys were for real, but once the pride and incompetence took over, the Cowboys would never return to the greatness fans loved them for.
Jerry's sales pitches no longer work, and the team we once loved has died.

Lol

 

[plasticman]

It was glorious. Even our enemies respected us. Truly America's team and not from goofy tv ratings.

Forgot who it was....said "they know what we're doing, we even tell 'em. We do it anyway". That was a 90s team, but even before that....a fearsome 70s defense and offense that would rarely quit.

Even when losing...like steelers or San fran....we went down with dignity.

The good old days.

The football gods never considered Tom Landry a favored son. The Cowboys had to fight tooth and nail for everything they achieved.

The Cowboys lost five NFL championships, including three Super Bowls, by a single score, often in the final seconds. The three Super Bowl defeats in the 70's were by the three closest margins until the Giants beat the Bills by one point in the 1999 season.

The Cowboys never got a break. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick won their first three Super Bowls by 3 points each. Every Cowboys Super Bowl victory was by a double-digit margin. It had to be.

The regular season was merely the qualifying rounds for playoff positioning as far as the Cowboys and their fans were concerned. It wasn't about whether they were going to win. The only mystery was how they were going to win.

When the Cowboys lost a regular season game it was the primary topic for a week in NFL news. The winning team behaved as if they had won the Super Bowl.

For the 13 seasons from 1966 to 1978, the Cowboys offense was #1 ranked in either points or yardage 8 times. They were #1 ranked in both 3 times. They were #1 ranked in one category and #2 ranked in the other an additional 4 times.

Defensively, they were a top ten in both categories every single year of that 13 year period. They were #1 against the run for 4 consecutive seasons, 1966 to 1969. They were #1 against the run 6 times during that 13-year period.

During that 13-year period from 1966 to 1978, the Cowboys missed the playoffs once.

The Cowboys were hated and respected. Football pundits were comprised of mostly ex-NFL players that had become deeply traumatized by the Cowboys. There were guys like Ron Jaworski and Dan Dierdorf who couldn't hide their animosity towards the Cowboys.

I knew the dominance would eventually end but I never considered a time in which they became the complete opposite of what they once were.

When you consider the difference in leadership and management between the Jones's and the Landry/Schramm/Brandt triumvirate, it is not simply day vs. night. It is the brightness of a supernova vs. eternal darkness.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

The football gods never considered Tom Landry a favored son. The Cowboys had to fight tooth and nail for everything they achieved.

The Cowboys lost five NFL championships, including three Super Bowls, by a single score, often in the final seconds. The three Super Bowl defeats in the 70's were by the three closest margins until the Giants beat the Bills by one point in the 1999 season.

The Cowboys never got a break. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick won their first three Super Bowls by 3 points each. Every Cowboys Super Bowl victory was by a double-digit margin. It had to be.

The regular season was merely the qualifying rounds for playoff positioning as far as the Cowboys and their fans were concerned. It wasn't about whether they were going to win. The only mystery was how they were going to win.

When the Cowboys lost a regular season game it was the primary topic for a week in NFL news. The winning team behaved as if they had won the Super Bowl.

For the 13 seasons from 1966 to 1978, the Cowboys offense was #1 ranked in either points or yardage 8 times. They were #1 ranked in both 3 times. They were #1 ranked in one category and #2 ranked in the other an additional 4 times.

Defensively, they were a top ten in both categories every single year of that 13 year period. They were #1 against the run for 4 consecutive seasons, 1966 to 1969. They were #1 against the run 6 times during that 13-year period.

During that 13-year period from 1966 to 1978, the Cowboys missed the playoffs once.

The Cowboys were hated and respected. Football pundits were comprised of mostly ex-NFL players that had become deeply traumatized by the Cowboys. There were guys like Ron Jaworski and Dan Dierdorf who couldn't hide their animosity towards the Cowboys.

I knew the dominance would eventually end but I never considered a time in which they became the complete opposite of what they once were.

When you consider the difference in leadership and management between the Jones's and the Landry/Schramm/Brandt triumvirate, it is not simply day vs. night. It is the brightness of a supernova vs. eternal darkness.

I miss those days.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

I'm a fan of the REAL Dallas Cowboys.

Are you really a fan of what's taken their place in Dallas now?
Are you a fan of this circus?
What is there to be a fan of? What would make you love this circus?
What values does this new franchise personify that make you want to cheer it on?

You don't have to explain yourself esp to the King of Cowboy Homers.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Here lies "America's Team".
Born 1960- Died 2024
Killed by Jerry Jones,Stephen Jones, Dak Prescott, Jason Garrett, and dozens of player agents who fueled propaganda to keep making in hundreds of millions of dollars off of Jerry's ignorance.
The Cowboys were in their prime from 1991-1993, but were stricken with the pride disease which corrupted Jerry Jones and began eating away like a cancer at the most loved franchise in sports.
Briefly made better with the hiring of Bill Parcells, the disease spread in 2007 and morphed into the "Grandfatherly owner" syndrome which caused Jerry Jones to believe that he could be seen as a genius by hiring his beloved son, Jason Garrett. From there the disease turned into one of envy and backstabbing, as Garrett learned the art of media manipulation while backstabbing Wade Phillips. He began to destroy the progress made by Parcells, and soon the discipline instilled by Parcells was gone; replaced with players who couldn't wait to get in front of a microphone and build their "brand".
As the disease progressed, massive ignorance took over, and Garrett's incompetence completely incapacitated one of the most powerful offensive lines in Cowboys history, and that ignorance derailed the careers of superstars like Demarcus Ware, Terrell Owen's, Tony Romo, and more. The massive ignorance spread to Tony Romo, and coupled with pride it caused him to derail what could have been a Hall of Fame career. Instead, Romo and Garrett's pass happy, undisciplined offense led to multiple interceptions and a lack of red zone success, culmi ating with 8-8 seasons in a broken down NFC East.
Before losing his battle with the disease, Garrett installed Dak Prescott, insuring his legacy of incompetence and media manipulation lived on. The pride that had infected Jerry Jones remained and led to a circus atmosphere and sales pitches each year to keep selling the team to gullible fans,who were repeatedly humiliated every time the Cowboys had a nationally televised game against a real contender.
When Dak's incompetence became clear, and with Jerry's pride reaching the point of being unable to be satisfied, Jerry extended Dak Prescott for four more years on the opening day of the 2024 season,hoping that the excitement for the season and the massive amount spent would distract fans from the fact that Prescott has choked in every big game he ever played.
It was the death blow for the team, ensuring that the perennial mediocrity that Dak and Jason Garrett had brought would continue for four more seasons, and they began circling the drain in a death spin.
Long time fans fondly remember Cowboys greats like Bob Lilly, Roger Staubach, Randy White, Don Meredith, Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson, Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Danny White, Harvey Martin, and many more from the glory days of "America's Team", but now those days are only a memory.
It was great when the Cowboys were for real, but once the pride and incompetence took over, the Cowboys would never return to the greatness fans loved them for.
Jerry's sales pitches no longer work, and the team we once loved has died.

What was the point? Sounded like you like to hear yourself talk..... could have said all of that in three sentences. Too much grievance and too much known history that didn't need repeating.