Being positive vs negative all the time

[GimmeTheBall!]

lmao...poor Rockport. Starts a fire that he can't put out.

The lad was fired as hall monitor at Edsel Magee Primary School.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Just the truth. And you, as well as all the others attacking me, know it. That’s why you attack me.

Com'ere you big slug.
Here, now, allow me to adjust your crown of thorns. You suffer so much for we fans and Cowboys...

 

[Blackrain]

I hear ya. I don't even like riding in groups. Two or three like minded buddies is plenty enough.

My problem in groups is I'm all about the corners. No problem taking it easy on the straights but having to coast through the corners or God forbid brake in a corner hurts my soul.

Braking in the corners
. Bikes won't turn on the brakes they will stand you straight up.
Got to be on the gas to turn.

When in doubt gas it says Keith code from twist of the wrist.

Just like you can't win a Super bowl keeping the brakes on the checkbook.

When in doubt spend some damn money and add talent.

 

[plasticman]

It certainly looks like it’s happened to many, many fans here. If you deny that, your heads in the sand.

You said: “Cowboys fans with a negative attitude are less likely to be disappointed.”
Then said: “How many seasons of disappointment must a fan endure”

You guys don’t even realize when you contradict yourselves because of your blind hatred.

My hatred is not blind but is laser sharp and focused.

I have absolutely no hatred towards any player or coach for the Dallas Cowboys. I reserved it for a man that has cheated us out of opportunity for the selfish reason of wanting to get credit where none is deserved.

By the way, you automatically assumed that I have a negative attitude simply because I choose to defend those that rightfully believe the Cowboys chances of winning a Super Bowl is minimal with Jerry Jones as the GM.

I believe that the Cowboys do have an outside chance and if they succeed it will be in spite of Jerry Jones.

Negativity and hatred are not the same. Disagreeing with one of your opinions and hatred are not the same.

Why in the world would I hate a team I have been following for decades? Why would I direct any animosity towards any fan that wants the same thing I do, for the Cowboys to find success. We simply disagree, sometimes, on how to get there.

What is the logical basis for a positive attitude? How has those who run the Dallas Cowboys earned a universal positive attitude from their fans?

If you are looking for a contradiction, these last few paragraphs should suffice.

Cowboy fans have brains. They have memories.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I’VE STATED THIS OVER A HUNDRED TIMES HERE ALREADY. It should be no surprise to anyone other than the haters who just chose to ignore what I mean and come up with their on definition of what I mean. Some really nasty people here. Just read their posts attacking me. It’s telling.

It's true. They are all against you.

 

[Robbieac]

DallasLeast

Is this how we are supposed to be positive?

Is attacking and belittling others how you “are always positive”?

Surely you realize how hypocritical you are.

 

[DallasEast]

Is this how we are supposed to be positive?

Is attacking and belittling others how you “are always positive”?

Surely you realize how hypocritical you are.

You may think there is self-realization, but there is still link #1 and link #2.

 

[DZSierra]

I try to learn from mistakes. What the Jerry Jones has shown me is to curb my expectations no matter what the season is shaping up to look like.

I don't view that as being overly positive or overly negative, just have learned about this team since we're never had a coach to wants to make it his team and not Jerry's team.

That said, if you go to the game day discussions here on this forum during the active season, you'll never find me here screaming that we're the greatest thing since slice bread and super bowl baby here we come, or the season and the team is a complete joke and this is a bum of a franchise in the very FIRST quarter of the game

For some reasons fans don't understand that there are four quarters in a game and the season is at least 16 games long (I can never keep track of what the NFL is doing with their seasons anymore LOL).

 

[Johannes44]

It's true. They are all against you.

I don't believe there has ever been anyone more victimized than Rockport.

 

[kskboys]

Right here is the root of your problem. There is not one single fact in the OP. You mistake opinions you agree with as facts.

Your absolute insistence that your opinion overrides everyone else's opinion and justifies your personal attacks does nothing more than put the dog on high alert and in a defensive posturing position.

Then you somehow are able to twist that into justification to assume a victim mentality.

Some people walk the dog. Some people are walked by the dog.

Ouch. Very well stated.

 

[kskboys]

Just the truth. And you, as well as all the others attacking me, know it. That’s why you attack me.

No, Rocky, people attack you because you attack them first.

 

[kskboys]

Thanks, and I appreciate it. You’ll have to give me some grace because I get attacked so much that when people just try and kid around, it’s hard for me to determine if it’s just kidding or more attacks.

If you would stop attacking others, 90% of the attacks on you would stop. Sure, there's always the few, but most are not interested in attacking others.

I've seen many times where you just jumped in and attacked good posters for stating their opinion.

 

[kskboys]

He could stand to lighten up a bit, maybe more lol but he’s not the most negative.

No, he is, and there's no close 2nd. He brings negativity to every thread by attacking and insulting everyone who disagrees w/ him.

 

[kskboys]

This thread was made as nothing more than to bait fans who don’t agree with rockport into looking like they aren’t really fans.

Reality is very few people on here are always positive or always negative. Most on here are a very healthy hybrid of emotions who just want to talk about football. It’s not about bashing the team and it’s not about propping up any and every move just because the cowboys did it. There is nothing wrong with breaking down the pros and cons of the new players on the roster each offseason. Personally that’s the fun of the offseason for me and where I get a lot of joy from, not just blindly booing or cheering a move that’s made.

For me positively is for game day. Everything else is about honest conversation. There is nothing wrong with suggesting the cowboys are strong in areas A,B and C but have concerns about X, Y, and Z. Having those conversations also don’t mean you can’t be excited to root for the cowboys on Sunday.

The real issue here is the fact that a certain poster feels the need to tell other fans how they need to feel and how they have to root for the team. There is no wrong way to be a fan.

There are people on this board for a variety of reasons, but 99% are of the same rooting interest even if it looks different. Some want to come here to simply stay up to date on what’s happening, some want to feel encouraged for the upcoming year, some want to vent their frustrations, and others want to talk in depth Xs and Os. None of these things are wrong, but all these wants are valid and should be tolerated as long as people aren’t stirring up trouble and breaking rules. The ‘your with us or against us’ attitude is a cancer for the forum and labeling people as optimist or haters does nothing productive.

It’s like me telling my wife that she needs to calm down….

Oooooooo. Nice. You are 100% on target.

 

[kskboys]

It also happens to be the truth. But you don’t like the truth so you mock. You doubled down on your low character.

Don't think I can even begin to comprehend how you remain so completely negative.

 

[Johannes44]

No, Rocky, people attack you because you attack them first.

Remember folks, he calls you a hater with utmost love in his heart.

 

[Starforever]

I’m positively negative, or is it negatively positive?
I am a Dallas Cowboys fan!!!!

 

[Johannes44]

I’m positively negative, or is it negatively positive?
I am a Dallas Cowboys fan!!!!

I view it more like I view any stock. I can be optimistic or pessimistic about where it is going to go and yes track record goes a long way into it. Same way I can look at the Dallas Cowboys and be optimistic that their cheerleaders will once again be top notch and that the team will find a way to suck.

 

[blueblood70]

My hatred is not blind but is laser sharp and focused.

I have absolutely no hatred towards any player or coach for the Dallas Cowboys. I reserved it for a man that has cheated us out of opportunity for the selfish reason of wanting to get credit where none is deserved.

By the way, you automatically assumed that I have a negative attitude simply because I choose to defend those that rightfully believe the Cowboys chances of winning a Super Bowl is minimal with Jerry Jones as the GM.

I believe that the Cowboys do have an outside chance and if they succeed it will be in spite of Jerry Jones.

Negativity and hatred are not the same. Disagreeing with one of your opinions and hatred are not the same.

Why in the world would I hate a team I have been following for decades? Why would I direct any animosity towards any fan that wants the same thing I do, for the Cowboys to find success. We simply disagree, sometimes, on how to get there.

What is the logical basis for a positive attitude? How has those who run the Dallas Cowboys earned a universal positive attitude from their fans?

If you are looking for a contradiction, these last few paragraphs should suffice.

Cowboy fans have brains. They have memories.

That’s your choice, and no one can stop you from feeling that way, but honestly, it’s ridiculous to say the man cheated us out of a second dynasty. He built a new one in Dallas with three championships, compared to the two under the old ownership. I don’t want to hear about long playoff runs and winning seasons, the Cowboys were on the verge of bankruptcy, and who knows who might have bought the team or moved them out of Dallas. Jerry came in, saved the franchise, added three titles, and somehow you still feel cheated? Let’s not go back to blaming Jerry for the Jimmy/Jerry breakup, they were equally responsible. It was like a divorce, with irreconcilable differences on both sides, and they simply couldn’t work together anymore.

These were two huge egos that clashed, but they remained friends, just not partners. And this drought? It’s far from the longest in NFL or sports history,

it’s really not that bad.

The Kansas City Chiefs took 56 years to get back to the top, and no matter how many GMs or coaches they went through, their drought was longer. The Eagles took even longer than our current drought to win their first championship, what was that, 2017? I’m not keeping track, but that’s a long time since 1960.

There are teams out there with no rings at all, and some with only one. We’re just waiting on number six, thanks to Jerry bringing three, plus two more, making five. Now we’re after #6. We’re not stuck like Houston, who’s had three teams tied to them in Texas and still nothing to show for it. The Titans left Houston and haven’t won anything, the Oilers never won, and the Texans still haven’t won a thing.

So, you want to be upset because Jerry doesn’t run his business the way you think he should. having a regular GM and what you’d call “real football people.” In your mind, he’s not a true football person, even though he played on a national championship team with Jimmy. He wouldn’t have bought the Cowboys without a passion for the game, and yet you believe that in 35-plus years he hasn’t learned anything about football, that he’s still not a football guy, and that the people he’s hired haven’t collaborated enough to get it right. You think he’s doing this out of ego or that it’s just dumb luck he’s in a losing streak and championship drought. That’s hard to understand, and it’s not like I’m not frustrated too, I’m ready for an NFC Championship appearance and another Super Bowl, long overdue.

But I see it as a year-to-year process, not a 30-year drought. This is a new season, and one of these days the Cowboys will surprise everyone. It takes luck with injuries, hitting on draft picks, free agents working out, and everything coming together. When that happens, we’ll win number six, and I just hope I’m around to see it.

Blaming Jerry for all the frustration you’re feeling is understandable, but he still deserves credit for the three championships and for solidifying the Cowboys as America’s Team. Without him swooping in and adding three more Lombardis to the shelf, that title might have been lost. Thanks to Jerry, the rest of the league recognizes dynasty number two, keeping the Cowboys’ moniker alive.

It’s not just because of Jimmy, there’s a chicken-and-egg situation here. Jerry bought the team, approached Jimmy to be his coach, and together they built a short but undeniable dynasty. They earned more rings and added so many Lombardis to the shelf that they had to push the other two aside just to make room.


Other teams with the typical setup of a regular GM, maybe an assistant GM, and an owner who stays out of the way aren’t racking up championships either.

I get that people think if Jerry brought in a standard GM, he’d suddenly step back from day-to-day involvement, but he owns the team—he’ll always have the final say. I understand the frustration, but it’s important to remember what he’s done for this franchise. Without Jerry buying the team and hiring Jimmy as head coach, those championships wouldn’t have happened, his money, drive, and vision made it possible.

I’m not defending everything he’s done; I’m frustrated too, especially about those first ten years after Jimmy left. But Jerry has changed over the last twenty years, especially in the last five.


Maybe it’s too little, too late, but let’s not forget he’s the one who brought home those three Lombardi's, and he’s determined to make number six even, as fan that is better than waiting on the 1st or 2nd....

 

[zrinkill]

The novelist enters the fray.