Anyone still thinks this leads to an Adrian Peterson signing?

[casmith07]

This is one of those threads that the old version of BrainPaint would move to the Fantasy Football Zone, and it would be hilarious.

 

[guag]

No, he would guarantee nothing.

Just like the 16-0 Patriots were locks to win the Super Bowl.

This is one of those threads that the old version of BrainPaint would move to the Fantasy Football Zone, and it would be hilarious.

 

[TimHortons]

I've experienced 2 of the Cowboys 3 SB losses and trust me a SB loss is the most PAINFUL loss you'll ever suffer through as a fan unless you were around for the 1981 NFC title game loss. I would rather the Cowboys lose prior to reaching the SB than to lose in the SB. A SB loss tears your guts out.

I'd take getting to the NFC championship at this point. Maybe it'll be this year.

 

[joseephuss]

I've experienced 2 of the Cowboys 3 SB losses and trust me a SB loss is the most PAINFUL loss you'll ever suffer through as a fan unless you were around for the 1981 NFC title game loss. I would rather the Cowboys lose prior to reaching the SB than to lose in the SB. A SB loss tears your guts out.

I've experienced Superbowl losses by the Cowboys. I would gladly take another SB loss over 5-11 seasons, 8-8 seasons with no playoffs or early playoff exits. Obviously I would love to see them win another one, but losing in the Superbowl is not the worse thing. Teams such as those from the Quincy Carter years are far worse than a team that gets to and loses a SB. Bad teams become a chore to watch and endure from week to week. A team capable of getting to the Superbowl is a joy to watch.

 

[Doomsday101]

I've experienced Superbowl losses by the Cowboys. I would gladly take another SB loss over 5-11 seasons, 8-8 seasons with no playoffs or early playoff exits. Obviously I would love to see them win another one, but losing in the Superbowl is not the worse thing. Teams such as those from the Quincy Carter years are far worse than a team that gets to and loses a SB. Bad teams become a chore to watch and endure from week to week. A team capable of getting to the Superbowl is a joy to watch.

I agree, I would rather be one of the 2 top teams standing than one sitting at home or who did not make post season at all. I have witnessed very championship game and SB by the Cowboys and I take great pride in the fact that Dallas has been to 8 SB and even in the loses they were some of the all time great games to be played.

 

[KJJ]

I've experienced Superbowl losses by the Cowboys. I would gladly take another SB loss over 5-11 seasons, 8-8 seasons with no playoffs or early playoff exits. Obviously I would love to see them win another one, but losing in the Superbowl is not the worse thing. Teams such as those from the Quincy Carter years are far worse than a team that gets to and loses a SB. Bad teams become a chore to watch and endure from week to week. A team capable of getting to the Superbowl is a joy to watch.

It depends on the individual for me personally I found the Cowboys 2 SB losses to Pittsburgh more painful than suffering through the 1-15 season in 89. The reason being SB's go into a time capsule and you have to live with the painful memories and highlights for the rest of your life. They bring back memories of what could have been which doesn't happen when you go 5-11 or 1-15. No one expected the Cowboys to be any good prior to those seasons and although it was disappointing to have to sit through all the losses it was expected. I'm sure there's many who would rather see the Cowboys go to the SB even if it means a loss rather than having to sit through a losing season but I'm not one of those fans. A SB loss leaves scars that never completely heal. We spend a lot of time on this board rehashing some of those SB losses and you can tell the hurt is still there for many.

 

[Doomsday101]

It depends on the individual for me personally I found the Cowboys 2 SB losses to Pittsburgh more painful than suffering through the 1-15 season in 89. The reason being SB's go into a time capsule and you have to live with the painful memories and highlights for the rest of your life. They bring back memories of what could have been which doesn't happen when you go 5-11 or 1-15. No one expected the Cowboys to be any good prior to those seasons and although it was disappointing to have to sit through all the losses it was expected. I'm sure there's many who would rather see the Cowboys go to the SB even if it means a loss rather than having to sit through a losing season but I'm not one of those fans. A SB loss leaves scars that never completely heal. We spend a lot of time on this board rehashing some of those SB losses and you can tell the hurt is still there for many.

I guess it all depends on how you view things. I was at the SB the 1st meeting between Dallas and Steelers. I hated we lost to them but what was funny is Steeler fans were hollering about the win and a lot of Cowboys were happy because they won the money since Dallas beat the spread in the game. lol

I guess had the games been blowouts as many SB have been it would have been tough but these games were close and considered by many who have covered the NFL as some of the best games to be played and for my team to be part of that history means a lot to me.

 

[mperfection]

I guess it all depends on how you view things. I was at the SB the 1st meeting between Dallas and Steelers. I hated we lost to them but what was funny is Steeler fans were hollering about the win and a lot of Cowboys were happy because they won the money since Dallas beat the spread in the game. lol

I guess had the games been blowouts as many SB have been it would have been tough but these games were close and considered by many who have covered the NFL as some of the best games to be played and for my team to be part of that history means a lot to me.

So true. Between the SB XIII loss to Pittsburgh and the '81 NFC Championship loss to San Francisco, the loss to Frisco hurt the worst.

 

[Doomsday101]

So true. Between the SB XIII loss to Pittsburgh and the '81 NFC Championship loss to San Francisco, the loss to Frisco hurt the worst.

Yeah it did but the reason it get shown again and again it was a great game. If you had no loyalty to the Cowboys or 9ers you just sat down to watch a game of football you would likely have walked away in aw of that game. It was a great game played by 2 great teams. The day of the game believe me it hurt all loses hurt but once I get a chance to stand back and view the game not so much as a Cowboy fan but a football fan all I can do is say wow.

Same with the game between Dolphins and Chargers in the 81 AFC Championship game with Winslow having to be helped off the field by 2 teammates as he was completely exhausted. It was a heck of a game

 

[DandyDon52]

It's ok to poke fun at this thread but let's get serious. Here are some things to consider:
1. I can understand the Cowboys not wanting to sign Murray to a long-term deal, but why not franchise him instead of Dez?? This is the not-so-popular question that the Cowboys hope would just go away. In my estimation, the Cowboys ALREADY had the parameters of Dez's deal several months ago and could have signed him much earlier than July 15. They allowed all the hand-wringing that went on leading up to the signing to go on unnecessarily. If they really wanted to shore up their backfield--at least for another year--they should have franchised Murray and worked to sign Dez longterm. That way we could have kept both. The fact that they let Murray walk AND didn't pick up a RB in the draft leads to my 2nd point:

2. It only makes since to let Murray walk AND not pick up a serviceable RB in the draft (and this draft was deep in RB's) IF you think there is a MUCH better RB than these alternatives - ala, Adrian Peterson. Let's face it: we could have gotten a VERY good RB in the 3rd round instead of Chaz Green, whom we could have picked up in any draft.

3. If we offer a 1st, 2nd, 4th-round picks and, say, Randle for Peterson, then I think that is a reasonable deal.

Regardless of whether you think we can get Peterson or not, by not at least franchising Murray we have left a VERY big question mark in our backfield during a year where all the preseason signs are pointing toward a SB appearance.

you can forget peterson, that wont happen anytime soon, but the cowboys should have signed murray , they would not have had to pay what philly did,
then with dez and murray both signed they would truly be ready for a SB run with what they added in offseason.
They may still have a run game though but it is a weak spot till proven otherwise.
With murray he and the team had a reputation for being able to run and teams had to stop it which opened up the pass, now they have to
prove it again.

 

[KJJ]

I guess it all depends on how you view things. I was at the SB the 1st meeting between Dallas and Steelers. I hated we lost to them but what was funny is Steeler fans were hollering about the win and a lot of Cowboys were happy because they won the money since Dallas beat the spread in the game. lol

I guess had the games been blowouts as many SB have been it would have been tough but these games were close and considered by many who have covered the NFL as some of the best games to be played and for my team to be part of that history means a lot to me.

Like I mentioned it comes down to the individual and how they view it. I can fully understand that some would rather lose a SB than suffer through a losing season because at least your team was the conference champion and reached the SB. For me SB losses leave too big of a wound and they never completely heal. I didn't take me long to get over the 1-15 season and those 3 straight 5-11 seasons. I feel no pain looking back on those. At least if you lose in the playoffs or a conference title game you don't have to hear about the loss all offseason because they're on to talking about the SB. I would think losing a close SB would be the most painful because you go back to what could have been which you don't do if you've been blown out. It's not like if you lose by 30 that one of two plays could have changed the outcome.

Cowboy fans have spent decades looking back at Jackie Smith's drop, the phantom int and the 4 catches Lynn Swann made in SB X any of which could have given the Cowboys the win had he not made the catch. ONE play could have changed the outcome in the Cowboys favor in both those SB losses. The Cowboys have lost a number of title games in their history but the one that comes up the most is the 81 title game loss because it was so close. That's the one that cuts the deepest in the hearts of most Cowboy fans because they let the game get away in the final 3 minutes. It's the "what could have been" that tears into your heart and you only experience that in close games.

 

[Doomsday101]

Like I mentioned it comes down to the individual and how they view it. I can fully understand that some would rather lose a SB than suffer through a losing season because at least your team was the conference champion and reached the SB. For me SB losses leave too big of a wound and they never completely heal. I didn't take me long to get over the 1-15 season and those 3 straight 5-11 seasons. I feel no pain looking back on those. At least if you lose in the playoffs or a conference title game you don't have to hear about the loss all offseason because they're on to talking about the SB. I would think losing a close SB would be the most painful because you go back to what could have been which you don't do if you've been blown out. It's not like if you lose by 30 that one of two plays could have changed the outcome.

Cowboy fans have spent decades looking back at Jackie Smith's drop, the phantom int and the 4 catches Lynn Swann made in SB X any of which could have given the Cowboys the win had he not made the catch. ONE play could have changed the outcome in the Cowboys favor in both those SB losses. The Cowboys have lost a number of title games in their history but the one that comes up the most is the 81 title game loss because it was so close. That's the one that cuts the deepest in the hearts of most Cowboy fans because they let the game get away in the final 3 minutes. It's the "what could have been" that tears into your heart and you only experience that in close games.

As a fan I was embarrassed by some of those losing season, I was never embarrassed by a SB loss but again had Dallas been blown out in a SB I may have felt that a lot more

 

[KJJ]

As a fan I was embarrassed by some of those losing season, I was never embarrassed by a SB loss but again had Dallas been blown out in a SB I may have felt that a lot more

Those losing seasons were embarrassing but a great season can make you forget about them. The Cowboys have won 3 SB's in the 90's but they still didn't heal the wounds from their SB losses in the 70's. SB losses stay with you they do with me.

 

[Doomsday101]

Those losing seasons were embarrassing but a great season can make you forget about them. The Cowboys have won 3 SB's in the 90's but they still didn't heal the wounds from their SB losses in the 70's. SB losses stay with you they do with me.

winning 5 of 8 SB makes me forget it about the pain of losing to the Colts, Steelers twice. Had Dallas never won a SB those opportunities would sting a lot worse but Dallas has won 5 of them and had great showings in the others they never embarrassed themselves in a championship game.

We got out butts kicked in some playoff games that hurt me a lot more because we walked into those game and got blown out from the get go.

 

[KJJ]

winning 5 of 8 SB makes me forget it about the pain of losing to the Colts, Steelers twice. Had Dallas never won a SB those opportunities would sting a lot worse but Dallas has won 5 of them and had great showings in the others they never embarrassed themselves in a championship game.

We got out butts kicked in some playoff games that hurt me a lot more because we walked into those game and got blown out from the get go.

I can see your point and although the 3 SB wins during the 90's helped make up for some of the disappointment the Cowboys suffered in their 3 SB losses during the 70's they still bring back painful memories for me. The closer you get to achieving a goal the more disappointing it is to not achieve it.

 

[dallasdave]

You wouldn't take going to 5 straight super bowls and winning 2? I would

I'm on board for that, who isn't ?

 

[links18]

I think the "No, Danny, No" loss was the worst one I've ever experienced--probably because I grew up in a house of Stinks fans.

 

[links18]

He might but there are no assurances and in the meantime giving up top picks for a 30 year old RB no I would not. People talk about Romo window well chances are we will need future picks to package a deal to get a top QB so in the meantime I would not be looking to get rid of 1st rd picks and Minn is not going to take less than multiple picks.

Romo window is closing the Cowboys window closes when they do stupid things

OK. Totally fair assessment.

 

[JD_KaPow]

I've experienced 2 of the Cowboys 3 SB losses and trust me a SB loss is the most PAINFUL loss you'll ever suffer through as a fan unless you were around for the 1981 NFC title game loss. I would rather the Cowboys lose prior to reaching the SB than to lose in the SB. A SB loss tears your guts out.

I lived through the losses to Pittsburgh also. For me the calculus here is simple: would I rather have more Cowboys football or less Cowboys football? More, please.

 

[big dog cowboy]

a BIG NAME RB from up NORTH who WANTS to be in Dallas?