I can not disagree with you, .. that is how I feel about the Cowboys, .. since 1965 or 66.
That does not mean that I like what is going on in Dallas, or agree with how things are being done, .. I don't.
Based on what has been going on, .. I do not have confidence for further success any time soon.
I will always be a Cowboys fan, .. I will watch every play of every game that I can find on in my area.
I am proud of the STAR, .. but not of the general direction of the team.
Don't know if that makes sense to you or not.
That's understandable. I sincerely doubt anyone likes 8-8 seasons, etc. Certainly, there are even members on this forum who claim to like some particular aspect of the team right now. However, it would be illogical to assume someone likes the overall course of the team for the simple reason that they admit liking a particular event which has occurred within the franchise structure.
That's beside the point though. People allow themselves to become fully immersed in things about the franchise which they have no control of or fool themselves into believing they can ultimately control. They want Jones to abdicate as general manager. They want only certain players to be drafted. They want player contracts to structured in certain ways. They want the stadium to fit their ideal of what it should be. They want Romo to play errorless games. They want the entire coaching staff fired. They want to see Super Bowls, not 8-8 seasons.
The wants seemingly extend into infinity and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Wanting to see improvement isn't something to be sneered at. Yet, people delude themselves into believing events, good or bad, will occur according to their own perceptions. They believe Jones will step down as general manager because such and such happens. They believe this player or that player will be drafted because they know how good they will be. They believe Dallas' salary cap demons will be exorcised if players are commanded into accepting certain contractual terms management should be offering them. They believe the pole dancers should be evicted from the stadium and the roof opened for every game. They believe Romo should not throw interceptions regardless of the in-game situation. They believe Garrett should never have been hired, much less making boneheaded decisions during the Green Bay game. They believe the team would be in the Super Bowl more often than not if the Jones family was jettisoned into space.
People are free to believe whatever they want, but reality does not bend to beliefs floating between one's ears. People have a choice. They can either believe whatever they want to believe. Or they can accept what reality has, does or shall deliver onto them.
The reality is that the Dallas Cowboys franchise delivered losing seasons, followed by decades of winning seasons of playoff successes along with Super Bowl wins and defeats, a few losing seasons, a run of winning seasons and Super Bowl wins, and a mixture of losing seasons with winning seasons and .500 seasons. That is what the franchise has delivered onto Cowboys fans to this point. Whatever the future holds is anyone's guess. Of course, there will be those who believe they know what the future holds, especially when their belief system is based upon Jerry Jones' existence.
All I can say is this. People will be right. People will be wrong. People's perception of reality does not change what it has always been and what it always will be. Reality is constantly moving forward. For example, you do not like the general direction of the team. There are many who agree with you and everyone is correct. You do not have confidence of the team enjoying success in the near future. You could be 100% right in your belief. There is zero proof which can be offered that contradicts your assumption. Of course, an argument could be made to counter the assumption. The only evidence which can be provided as support is from past perception. Is that actually proof? It is not, but it is accepted as such if future events coincide with past perception.
Me? I choose to believe that reality will eventually bestow good fortune onto this franchise once more. When will that happen? I do not have a clue. Reality is funny that way. Maybe I will be a witness. Perhaps my granddaughter will be a witness. Who knows? In the meantime, I will continue living in the present, looking back at yesteryear and dreaming of what the future might hold. That's life. I hope that makes sense for everyone, but at the same time I also understand why it does not.
