BTB- Debunking Five Cowboys Draft Myths - With A Vengeance

[brymatt94]

Over the years, the misconceptions about what the Cowboys will or won't do in the draft have reached mythical proportions. Myths, just like the narratives about the Cowboys' draft behavior, are often based on some kind of historical event, but are then overelaborated to a point where they can become an ideological narrative that brooks no dissent: The narrative itself becomes the truth, regardless of any evidence to the contrary.

In sportswriting, ideological narratives have become one of the favorite vehicles of pay-per-click journalism because they require little thought and even less research on the part of the writer and hardly any thinking from an audience that likes to nod a lot more than it likes to think (not that we have any of that here!).

Here are five of those Cowboys narratives and some attendant thoughts:

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...-dallas-cowboys-draft-myths-with-a-vengeance#

 

[DBOY3141]

very interesting. the Arkansas one I knew, the others not so much.

 

[Nightman]

Most of these are repeated, if not born here.

 

[Doomsday101]

Very interesting write up but will not get a lot of talk since it flys in the face of preception.

 

[Fredd]

gotta keep those stats handy when I watch games with Eagles/Giants fans (I can't watch with Commander fans, I can't focus on the game, I just want to abuse them)....

 

[brymatt94]

Very interesting write up but will not get a lot of talk since it flys in the face of preception.

Its a shame some people would believe only what fits into their own agenda, rather than what is fact.

 

[Doomsday101]

Its a shame some people would believe only what fits into their own agenda, rather than what is fact.

I agree. I don't think people should be seeing sunshine and rainbows but not every single thing is a negitive with the Cowboy or with Jerry. Based on the numbers Jerry and the organization have done a pretty decent job of getting talent. These teams have made post season and posted good record like the 13-3 when Wade was here so that tells you the talent is there but because they did not advance that is Jerry fault? He does not coach the team but yes there was talent to get to that point. To hear some talk we never get good player, we don't draft OL which I was glad was shown as complete BS we draft OL more so than many with in the top 3 rds. I think there are moves we have made that hurt like giving up picks for vet players that did not pan out as the organization had hoped. Again I don't always agree with the moves that Jerry and the Cowboys have made but it has not all be negitive nor is he as dumb about football as some here would have people think.

 

[Sydla]

Interesting article. The stat about number of pro bowlers since 2005 was somewhat surprising.

But I've always felt Jones' problem wasn't building a roster............ it was hiring the guy to coach that roster. Some of his head coaching hires have been brutal.

 

[Sasquatch]

Interesting article, but for myth #1 the author really needs to take into account the Galloway and Williams trades.