Twitter: Cowboys name 2014 team captains

[AbeBeta]

Dan the Man!

Surprised about Durant, but I guess the options were limited.

It would certainly have been Scandrick if not for the suspension

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I'm not really sure how to answer that question because off the top of my head I can't say I've read many quotes, if any, of Jason being this great leader. I am sure some have but I don't recall.

My opinion of him is just reading how charitable he is & of course seeing how great a player he has been.

I get what you are saying though. I've said many times I envy fans who got to see the really great Cowboy teams. It must have been a lot of fun to watch those guys rolling to those SB's,

My maturity as a person and a fan has brought me to a different level of understanding. When we won 3 SBs in 4 years...and the 1 year we did not go we were in the NFC title game...it felt like we would be what New England is today. And that brings me to this point...I understand that you will not win it ever year. But when you are built right...you can be in the conversation year in and year out. Right now we are in the conversation of 8-8. Because .500 is what we have been since we last won. So for me it is not about the Super Bowl ever year...it is about running the football organization...like a real football organization. And because the money is bigger than it ever has been...and because Jerry creates an environment that feels more like entertainment...as opposed to football...it is more important than EVER...to have leaders. Leaders that still feel like WINNING is the #1 priority. Because sadly to say...I realized not too long ago...that WINNING is not Jerry's #1 priority...he talks a good game...he spends money...but I don't think he would have any fun trying to win ANYONE else's way but his own. And so we are stuck with him trying to win HIS way...which again necessitates the need for strong leaders on this team.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

I'm not sure Scandrick being a captain would have pleased me any more.

So you were going to be upset regardless. Got it.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

My maturity as a person and a fan has brought me to a different level of understanding. When we won 3 SBs in 4 years...and the 1 year we did not go we were in the NFC title game...it felt like we would be what New England is today. And that brings me to this point...I understand that you will not win it ever year. But when you are built right...you can be in the conversation year in and year out. Right now we are in the conversation of 8-8. Because .500 is what we have been since we last won. So for me it is not about the Super Bowl ever year...it is about running the football organization...like a real football organization. And because the money is bigger than it ever has been...and because Jerry creates an environment that feels more like entertainment...as opposed to football...it is more important than EVER...to have leaders. Leaders that still feel like WINNING is the #1 priority. Because sadly to say...I realized not too long ago...that WINNING is not Jerry's #1 priority...he talks a good game...he spends money...but I don't think he would have any fun trying to win ANYONE else's way but his own. And so we are stuck with him trying to win HIS way...which again necessitates the need for strong leaders on this team.

I completely agree.

 

[Crown Royal]

Three undrafted free agents on that list.

 

[Galian Beast]

So you were going to be upset regardless. Got it.

No, I probably wouldn't have been as upset if it were Carr but I do think it's a reflection on our lack of leadership and skill on defense.

Players who SHOULD have been leaders (captains) before Durant

Carr
Claiborne
Carter

Where are they? I mean all these players are probably going to be gone soon, yet they are the veterans this team has. Durant was a backup/semi starter last year. Scandrick? Come on... Really?

 

[noshame]

I stand corrected. I always thought it was 2/2/1 because that's the format most teams use. I would have name Dez a captain atleast 2 years ago then

hey I stand corrected so much I started sitting

 

[dstovall5]

That's pretty telling about Carr IMO, he's not the same player he is here that he was in KC.

 

[gmoney112]

No qualms about that list from me. Dez is a vocal leader but hes not a captain yet.

I also cant believe I read that someone called Witten out for not being a "leader". I never served but i'm sure there are plenty of guys who would say leaders arent always drill seargents.

 

[rynochop]

Dez would be a captain, but the two offensive captain spots are locked up and aren't changing anytime soon.

Either way, the whole captain thing is an internal system of reward. It doesn't affect the product on the field and it doesn't affect the fans.

outside of calling heads or tails im not sure what else they do.

 

[Risen Star]

Justin Durant is a team captain.

Lord help us.

 

[TheCount]

Justin Durant is a team captain.

Lord help us.

What possible difference does it make that he's a captain?

 

[Risen Star]

What possible difference does it make that he's a captain?

It means the team is completely devoid of veteran talent when a JAG like Durant is a team captain.

 

[theSHOW]

NO OL? NO DEZ?

WTH

Dez will never be a captain. Maybe captain of this board is it.

 

[Idgit]

It means the team is completely devoid of veteran talent when a JAG like Durant is a team captain.

Not any more devoid than we were before he was made captain, though. We knew we didn't have anybody who can really play on defense. The best athletes we've got are guys like Mo and McClain or Melton who aren't going to be given a leadership roles because they have other issues or have not been with the team long enough.

This was going to be hard enough before Lee went down and Scandrick was suspended.

 

[theSHOW]

Dez would be a captain, but the two offensive captain spots are locked up and aren't changing anytime soon.

Either way, the whole captain thing is an internal system of reward. It doesn't affect the product on the field and it doesn't affect the fans.

The team votes and the best men are selected. Which is what happened this year. People are in dream world about Dez being a captain ever. It would be like making TO captain. After Wit and Romo are gone Dez will still not be a captain ...that is if he is still around.

 

[theSHOW]

My maturity as a person and a fan has brought me to a different level of understanding. When we won 3 SBs in 4 years...and the 1 year we did not go we were in the NFC title game...it felt like we would be what New England is today. And that brings me to this point...I understand that you will not win it ever year. But when you are built right...you can be in the conversation year in and year out. Right now we are in the conversation of 8-8. Because .500 is what we have been since we last won. So for me it is not about the Super Bowl ever year...it is about running the football organization...like a real football organization. And because the money is bigger than it ever has been...and because Jerry creates an environment that feels more like entertainment...as opposed to football...it is more important than EVER...to have leaders. Leaders that still feel like WINNING is the #1 priority. Because sadly to say...I realized not too long ago...that WINNING is not Jerry's #1 priority...he talks a good game...he spends money...but I don't think he would have any fun trying to win ANYONE else's way but his own. And so we are stuck with him trying to win HIS way...which again necessitates the need for strong leaders on this team.

and?

 

[Corso]

The team votes and the best men are selected. Which is what happened this year. People are in dream world about Dez being a captain ever. It would be like making TO captain. After Wit and Romo are gone Dez will still not be a captain ...that is if he is still around.

I don't agree with your current assessment on Dez.
I believe he has tangibly matured since his first days in the NFL, but I respect your opinion on the matter and your sticktuitiveness on it.

I have no reason to simply dismiss you on this.

 

[TheCount]

The team votes and the best men are selected. Which is what happened this year. People are in dream world about Dez being a captain ever. It would be like making TO captain. After Wit and Romo are gone Dez will still not be a captain ...that is if he is still around.

Dez will be a captain at some point, the team just isn't going to vote Dez in over Romo or Witten. I bet even Dez voted for those two. TO was a hired gun, Dez is a Cowboy through and through, whether you like it or not.

It means the team is completely devoid of veteran talent when a JAG like Durant is a team captain.

And Michael Sam as captain would help that how, exactly? We've got a lot of new guys on the defense, none of them were in the running and Sean Lee ain't coming back from the dead. It is what it is, I don't think it means anything really.

 

[theSHOW]

I don't agree with your current assessment on Dez.
I believe he has tangibly matured since his first days in the NFL, but I respect your opinion on the matter and your sticktuitiveness on it.

I have no reason to simply dismiss you on this.

Yeah it is what it is with DB. He should show up this year and lead the receivers. But you don't walk off my field while my teammates finish up taking the beating.