It's good to see that you can admit that Dez isn't stable. I admire you stepping up to the plate and saying it. You get a thumbs up from me on that post, other than it it's weird part. It's a Cowboys message board. Discussing the Cowboys is what we do here.
Almost every conceivable issue that we could ever discuss has been hashed and rehashed a thousand times. The only ones that give you guys heartburn are the Dez posts because you guys can't STAND for anyone to criticize Dez.
I didn't expect superonyx to admit that Dez isn't stable, or the fan boys. I expected him and the Fan Bois to show up, evade the answer to the legitimate question I posed and attack like a bunch of vicious crows. They never disappoint
They always show up in a Dez thread and complain about making it stop because they can't handle any criticism of Dez. If you don't like criticism of Dez go find another thread, or take part in rational discussion of the topic.
As a side note, I am quite sure that many Dez fans who have backed him up to this point have finally jumped ship. Dez is making it harder and harder for a reasonable, objective fan to back his absurd plays.
I understand the concept of message boards. You can post as many threads of whatever topic you feel and it is par for the course. My issue is less the quantity (although it's telling) and more the fact that you keep baiting folks over and over and over to engage you and then point like "see! haha"
Dez is a grown man, multi-millionaire, criticism is what it is, seems like a fair trade off in life, my opinion is just that it's lame to kick a guy while he's down that was a big part of our favorite team, regardless how you feel about him, especially once he's been jettisoned.
My vested interest is that it pivots to attacks on individuals, yes I'm a Dez fan, but I don't necesarily 'care' about him to that extent, it's more that the arguments become more personal, more targeted, more ad hominem towards us, people, fans. Also I grew up on message boards so arguing is just what you do, and as things go on, it becomes less the topic, and more the adversarial nature of discussion.
Lastly it's natural for a fan to care, to respond, to defend. I like Dez, I am a passionate football fan and spent years of my life tied to the hip of him as a player on my favorite team. He was a monster in his prime and really won me over and I enjoyed him playing for the Cowboys. So yeah there's an emotional tie there so it's relatively natural to have a stake in the argument. Your investment is much stranger
As far as the original point yeah Dez is a bit off his rocker, his flaws have not only been confirmed, but have been exposed in humiliating fashion and he's only fanned the flames. I do think there's a ton of piling on, a lot of over exaggeration, and a bit of self fulfilling prophecy at play, but it is what it is, and it's hard to defend anymore.
@superonyx i know his schtick, I just thought what the hell I'll give an honest reply, but before I could the flimsy charade melted away anyway
