Are the players potentially showing their disgust with the ridiculous contract paid Dak?

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NFL players that do not support fellow players getting paid as much as possible are not professionals and will quickly not be welcomed on any of the 32 NFL teams. Your suggestion is absurd. It’s idiotic Cowboys fans fantasy.
Agree with King here. You don't criticize others lest you become criticized when it is your turn at the "bag".

Are there players who make that mistake? Sure, but they are certainly not going to be tolerated for long, and players like people have long memories on how they have been treated or criticized by others.

This follow sunder the rule, "You don't **** where you eat." There will be a word edited here, but I think you can figure the rule out.
 

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Hmmmmmmmmmm....

Good question. In the last game, TB pounded our D but good, but Baker kept screwing up.

It's easy to see things that may not be there when a team is winning.
Forget the results. I thought they played with more intensity as far back as against Houston. It could be because of all of the injuries.
 

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Not to me. It looks like they are getting more familiar with a new scheme and playing with more instinct and less thinking.
It could be that. But the injuries might play a role. Now that there is no pressure. That could be a reason too. They probably knew they weren't making the playoffs more than 3 weeks ago.
 

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Hmmmmmmmmmm....

Good question. In the last game, TB pounded our D but good, but Baker kept screwing up.

It's easy to see things that may not be there when a team is winning.
The DBs were fighting hard for the ball, and the defense had several plays where they just swarmed to the ball carrier. I suppose it's possible that made it seem like the whole team was playing with more intensity, or maybe it was the whole team. IDK for sure, but they did seem to have a chip on their shoulder vs Tampa.
 

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Are the players potentially showing their disgust with the ridiculous contract paid Dak and letting Jerry know by playing to a much different level for Rush? I don't know that answer but it bears some consideration. Dak "says" all the right stuff and then basically takes the money with no regard for team building. For the short term, I'd rather see Rush and his NFL second-best quick release (2.3 seconds) than Dak taking a week to read defenses and holding the ball until sundown. Getting rid of it makes up for a lot of deficiency in the OL and at WR. Rush is not the "answer." But, he's more the answer than Dak who has this team in contract purgatory.

Perhaps the rest of the team (the little people), agree?
It’s a good question but I don’t think so. Dak is well liked on the team and pushing the boundary on contracts helps the players in general. I think the team’s recent success is more attributed to much better OL, better running game and all around better defense.
 

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Are the players potentially showing their disgust with the ridiculous contract paid Dak and letting Jerry know by playing to a much different level for Rush? I don't know that answer but it bears some consideration. Dak "says" all the right stuff and then basically takes the money with no regard for team building. For the short term, I'd rather see Rush and his NFL second-best quick release (2.3 seconds) than Dak taking a week to read defenses and holding the ball until sundown. Getting rid of it makes up for a lot of deficiency in the OL and at WR. Rush is not the "answer." But, he's more the answer than Dak who has this team in contract purgatory.

Perhaps the rest of the team (the little people), agree?
How insanely ridiculous that is it's insanely ridiculous this place is out of control and no nobody's gonna agree except for those who already hated Prescott how did Prescott in a single year as a rookie become rookie of the year and win 13 games which is more than probably Cooper rush will have his whole career if you need to know who the better quarterback is if the team needs to know who the better quarterback is we just go to one year where he won eleven in a row they sure worked hard for him that year...

How about we get to the contract how about the one that he got in 2020 when he snapped his ankle off and rehabbed his **** off never held out got paid at the time was one of the top pays in the league at 42,000,000 had one of his best years how did they win 12 games in 2021 without the help of Cooper rush it's insane I don't know I'm trying to figure out how Prescott through 37 touchdowns and 10 interceptions and why did it turn on him then virtually the same team.

How about 2023 DID Cooper rush help the Dallas Cowboys get to 12 wins in 2023 when Prescott was second in MVP voting the second team all pro I mean apparently they played hard for them you're trying to tell me that in one off season where he didn't hold up he didn't hold the team up for money like Martin and lamb did he came in and worked hard as a leader and got his money anyway he didn't need to threaten a holdout....

I'm trying to figure out how Prescott in his very impressive career so far hasn't been the top five in a lot of NFL categories not just Dallas cowboy categories the man's on his way to winning where real football players coaches and G miss and real fans that are not casuals can see the fact that this is a really ridiculous post real professionals know who the better quarterback is and we all know why this is happening the defense in the offensive line the special teams are all playing better mostly because of the coaching Staffs got desperate whenever they lost all their players the writing is on the wall the seasons all but over they're fighting for contracts they just basically throwing out everything with the kitchen sink in the tone out the baby with the bathwater they're literally being aggressive and just going out there and playing to win games no matter what because they know a loss well that's imminent anyway you know much easier it is to coach and play under those conditions?

I can tell you right now if you're only going to read one thing and I'll put this in bold letters ,

the biggest difference in the last five weeks other than the fact that the season was already over the writing was already on the wall ,

was Mike McCarthy's play calling the use of bold play calls with motion just throwing everything out of the bottom of the playbook versus the most horribly vanilla game plans and strategies and in game play calling I've ever seen two years in a row. Literally did not use rico nor Turpin much at all , didn't settle on the best 5 on the OL vs names,

it took him too long to use motion to use players where they needed to be used properly and to figure out what the best solutions were for his team going forward he basically was trying not to lose games the first half of the season and now he's doesn't have any pressure on him, he's basically just calling everything which he should have been doing from day one same thing on the other side our defense is getting healthy Mike Zimmer is getting super aggressive because they can they feel like they have nothing to lose now they should have been coaching like this from game one through game 8 and not wait till most of our stars went down before they threw all this out before they became aggressive...

The fact that you don't notice this tells me you're a very casual fan, that you had to bring this up as another Dak hater thread... it literally is, don't try to say it was never meant that way,
this team is playing better and harder because the coaching staff has let them know it was OK to do so... I know it sounds weird doesn't it , but when you're calling aggressive play calls, you're throwing everything out that you possibly can to win a game, it runs through the team, not when you're playing not to lose, that also settles into there's mentality afraid to make mistakes and instead making mistakes.
 

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Players are human.
They get disheartened when they realize that no matter how good they are, the weak link will always stop them from succeeding.
And this is the NFL; not only does it affect them emotionally, it affects their back pockets. Being on a championship team means more endorsement deals and more fame- which means more money.
So when they see the weak link get a new four year deal making more money than anyone else despite being the reason they fall short every year, they know it's hopeless.
So now, with the weak link being out, they take their one chance to show the world that they are really champions.
And maybe if they are lucky, the powers that be will recognize that it is that one player that is the ONLY thing keeping them from achieving greatness.
That's why there are some on here trying to belittle their efforts in a desperate hope to keep that weak link relevant.
 

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"Disgust" may be too heavy a word to use.
However, players understand there is a salary cap.
They can view a "pie chart" and easily see where the QB
is taking quite a slice. Once you get passed the WR and a top pass rusher, it's easy to figure you're not gonna get much pie unless you go somewhere else.
Dak is not the leader he is portrayed to be. This happens a lot in every sport. The light shines bright in Dallas.
you pretty much described all 32 NFL teams.... so they go somewhere else to get what piece of what pie?

play hard, play well, be a factor, be great at what you do, you get paid, either from your team or some other team.

you play average, produce average, and have average results, you don't get paid.

its that simple.
 

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Not saying this is even a "Thing." But, please tell us why the noticeable difference in intensity and effort over the last five games whether it be on the O or D? Calling folks "childish" isn't an answer and does nothing to further a discussion.
what noticable difference? if there are players on this team that don't play hard when Dak is the QB and play harder when rush plays, then they don't belong on the team. not because I support Dak or anything like that, so don't even go there. but these guys are professionals they are paid to play. they are paid to play hard. if they are playing half arsed football just because they are jealous, then they suck. they are costing us game. what you describe is that those players aren't playing hard which leads to losses. why? because Dak is paid more!!! so they are the ones causing issues..


the levels of stupidity and absurdity on this board is through the roof!!!
 

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what noticable difference? if there are players on this team that don't play hard when Dak is the QB and play harder when rush plays, then they don't belong on the team. not because I support Dak or anything like that, so don't even go there. but these guys are professionals they are paid to play. they are paid to play hard. if they are playing half arsed football just because they are jealous, then they suck. they are costing us game. what you describe is that those players aren't playing hard which leads to losses. why? because Dak is paid more!!! so they are the ones causing issues..


the levels of stupidity and absurdity on this board is through the roof!!!
Just people reaching for the why's and wherefore's. Silly stuff.

This type of thinking is pushed out there heavily by the drama queens of the media, especially BSPN. They're just going for ratings. Telling fans players aren't playing hard gets more ratings than Rush gets rid of the ball quicker.
 

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The players have eyes. They know he chokes in the big games, and will never be That Guy that leads them to a SuperBowl. So the players are forced to simply evolve into playing 100% for money. CeeDee might know Dak is a top 20 type guy, but if he force feeds him 110 catches a year (even if it's Garbage Time), he'll be content enough, but the rest of the players not so much. Certainly not the coaches... they know Dak will eventually get them fired. The players, like the fans, know in September how a Dak-lead team will ultimately end any given year, which leads them to being guys that just play for checks. History speaks for itself.
 

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The DBs were fighting hard for the ball, and the defense had several plays where they just swarmed to the ball carrier. I suppose it's possible that made it seem like the whole team was playing with more intensity, or maybe it was the whole team. IDK for sure, but they did seem to have a chip on their shoulder vs Tampa.
More energy, especially late in the game due to not having to stay on the field for long periods of time.
 
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