Being positive vs negative all the time

[Beast_from_East]

Being positive isn’t about pretending the Cowboys have been successful — it’s about protecting your sanity, your enjoyment, and your identity as a fan. Negativity feels “realistic,” but long‑term it drains you, narrows your perspective, and makes the whole experience miserable.

Being negative about the Cowboys doesn’t change the record, the roster, or Jerry’s decisions.
It just changes you — your mood, your enjoyment, your energy.

Positivity is the only mindset that gives you a return on investment:

• You enjoy the wins more
• You survive the losses easier
• You stay connected to the team without burning out

The always negative type think:
“If I expect failure, I can’t be disappointed.”

But here’s the truth:
They’re still disappointed — they just ruin the season in advance and they become bitter.

Positive fans get:

• Hope during the season
• Excitement during wins
• A buffer during losses

Negativity is just pre‑pain.

So that’s why I always preach, stay positive and go Cowboys.

There are not just two states, positive and negative, there is a third and that is indifference. You simply stop caring.

How does that manifest itself? Maybe you stop posting on message boards, maybe you stop checking in on how training camp is going, maybe you record the games instead of watching live, ect...

 

[noshame]

Being positive isn’t about pretending the Cowboys have been successful — it’s about protecting your sanity, your enjoyment, and your identity as a fan. Negativity feels “realistic,” but long‑term it drains you, narrows your perspective, and makes the whole experience miserable.

Being negative about the Cowboys doesn’t change the record, the roster, or Jerry’s decisions.
It just changes you — your mood, your enjoyment, your energy.

Positivity is the only mindset that gives you a return on investment:

• You enjoy the wins more
• You survive the losses easier
• You stay connected to the team without burning out

The always negative type think:
“If I expect failure, I can’t be disappointed.”

But here’s the truth:
They’re still disappointed — they just ruin the season in advance and they become bitter.

Positive fans get:

• Hope during the season
• Excitement during wins
• A buffer during losses

Negativity is just pre‑pain.

So that’s why I always preach, stay positive and go Cowboys.

Excellent, Jerry's counting on you.

 

[Blackrain]

I think the greater the amount of effort put in by the front office the greater the amount of positivity generated in the fan base.

 

[Brax]

Not Cowboys fans. Being “realistic” is just your excuse for always being miserable. And dude, you’re always miserable.

Man it gets deeper every few pages, all this sanctimonious BS from the guy who calls folks names in disjointed rants then disappears for months at a time then comes back and tells folks how to think how to be fans how to post, rich really rich. Maybe you need to take another 6 month vacation away from all those bad people who upset you so much.

 

[kskboys]

As I thought, no answer.

Tell you what. You stop being rude to people, and we can get along. Deal?

 

[Rockport]

As I thought, no answer.

Tell you what. You stop being rude to people, and we can get along. Deal?

Quit being an *** and you won’t get treated like one.

 

[Robbieac]

Quit being an *** and you won’t get treated like one.

The irony here is suffocating

 

[Johannes44]

The irony here is suffocating

Mr. Positive is losing it and it isn't even noon in Texas.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Did he really just bump a dead thread to call someone an insulting name and circumvent the language filter?

Thats like 5 broken rules in one sentence.

 

[5Stars]

Mr. Positive is losing it and it isn't even noon in Texas.

He might be busy burning up Google looking for shirtless pics of Dak, he does that you know. How embarrassing, but I consider the source.

 

[5Stars]

Did he really just bump a dead thread to call someone an insulting name and circumvent the language filter?

Thats like 5 broken rules in one sentence.

Yes he did, he is a troll and brags about his "Badge of Honor"' being one, that is how he get his kicks from his lonely life.

 

[Johannes44]

He might be busy burning up Google looking for shirtless pics of Dak, he does that you know. How embarrassing, but I consider the source.

Yikes!!

 

[5Stars]

As I thought, no answer.

Tell you what. You stop being rude to people, and we can get along. Deal?

You would be better off talking to a tree instead of him.

 

[phildadon86]

Being positive isn’t about pretending the Cowboys have been successful — it’s about protecting your sanity, your enjoyment, and your identity as a fan. Negativity feels “realistic,” but long‑term it drains you, narrows your perspective, and makes the whole experience miserable.

Being negative about the Cowboys doesn’t change the record, the roster, or Jerry’s decisions.
It just changes you — your mood, your enjoyment, your energy.

Positivity is the only mindset that gives you a return on investment:

• You enjoy the wins more
• You survive the losses easier
• You stay connected to the team without burning out

The always negative type think:
“If I expect failure, I can’t be disappointed.”

But here’s the truth:
They’re still disappointed — they just ruin the season in advance and they become bitter.

Positive fans get:

• Hope during the season
• Excitement during wins
• A buffer during losses

Negativity is just pre‑pain.

So that’s why I always preach, stay positive and go Cowboys.

LOL.

So where do you fall under?

I scream at anyone who doesnt agree, and then when they fail, I call them all names and disappear for months.

What does that fall under? What category?

 

[DallasEast]

Did he really just bump a dead thread to call someone an insulting name and circumvent the language filter?

Thats like 5 broken rules in one sentence.

It was a thread that was headed for the CowboysZone graveyard, but a new post was added to the thread that did not exceed the maximum limit placed on replying to a Fan Zone thread. Plus, the word used in that particular post was identified and properly masked by the site's language filter--so it did its intended job.

But other than that? Yeah. Well, maybe not five rules though, lol.