Cowboys return home at 5 am

[Red Dragon]

If it's similar to the nba then its against league rules.

Why? Weird.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Why? Weird.

NBA does it to minimize chance of missed games due to travel delays.

They want you on the road as soon as possible so that there is maximum flexibility in event of problems somewhere along the line.

I imagine this is less of an issue for football.

 

[Doomsday101]

Again. The situations are not equivalent at all.

Do you know what the word advantage means?

Because that's what we are talking about. Philly players likely got treatment all Sunday for those who needed it after the game and likely again on Monday all before Cowboys players probably got their first night in a bed after a football game.

Philly coaches got to begin breaking us down in earnest Sunday before we played and WHILE seeing us play another game.

You can talk about things we do to overcome the disadvantage. You can't speak about it not being a disadvantage.

And in a game sometimes decided by inches... See Dallas @ Giants Sunday night.... These things sometimes matter.

yes I do I also know Dallas plays thanksgiving every year, NFL is not screwing Dallas over that crap gets so old, Oh they are being mean, get over it. Philly has to travel that is 1 day lost. Dallas had a bye after Jacksonville and as players had time off Dallas coaches were able to game plan for Philly during that week. Dallas got home early yes they then were able to go home get rest before going to practice later that day. Is there any big advantage either way? Not really.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

yes I do I also know Dallas plays thanksgiving every year, NFL is not screwing Dallas over that crap gets so old, Oh they are being mean, get over it. Philly has to travel that is 1 day lost. Dallas had a bye after Jacksonville and as players had time off Dallas coaches were able to game plan for Philly during that week. Dallas got home early yes they then were able to go home get rest before going to practice later that day. Is there any big advantage either way? Not really.

I am not an NFL conspiracy theorist. I think they simply want the Cowboys on national TV as often as possible.

Also can you please explain to me how flying to Dallas Wednesday afternoon is a day lost?

Because either you're not familiar with current plane technology or you don't know how time works.

 

[AbeBeta]

I have an 8:30 AM flight on Wednesday. That means I have to be at the airport by at least seven. It takes 90 mins at least to get there, so I guess I'll be waking up around 4AM. Thanksgiving is going to be rough. Flying can be awfully draining.

Sure. But you are flying commercial as part of the masses. Pro teams have a bit more luxury and comfort in their travel. Plus they do this all the time.

 

[Doomsday101]

I am not an NFL conspiracy theorist. I think they simply want the Cowboys on national TV as often as possible.

Also can you please explain to me how flying to Dallas Wednesday afternoon is a day lost?

Because either you're not familiar with current plane technology or you don't know how time works.

I know how time works and flying, your whining about Dallas is at some big disadvantage is a joke. Dallas being at home is an advantage in and of itself, They are professional athletes the trip back from NY was not a big deal, Players did get a chance to get rest and they are back at work. Players are not crying about this but a few here have their panties in a wad over nothing. But that is normal, got to have something to cry about.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

The night, road game before Thanksgiving isn't a conspiracy, but it is a response to other team's complaints about the inherent advantage the Cowboys held by having it every year. When the other owners (Mara) were complaining about it a couple of years ago this was one of the solutions they found.

 

[Doomsday101]

The night, road game before Thanksgiving isn't a conspiracy, but it is a response to other team's complaints about the inherent advantage the Cowboys held by having it every year. When the other owners (Mara) were complaining about it a couple of years ago this was one of the solutions they found.

how is that? the way that was handled was having a Thursday night game every week and now some in the media are crying about that. Teams got what they wanted they get to have a Thursday Night game and now some do not like that. I guess the old saying that you can't please everyone is holding true. lol

 

[Toruk_Makto]

I know how time works and flying, your whining about Dallas is at some big disadvantage is a joke. Dallas being at home is an advantage in and of itself, They are professional athletes the trip back from NY was not a big deal, Players did get a chance to get rest and they are back at work. Players are not crying about this but a few here have their panties in a wad over nothing. But that is normal, got to have something to cry about.

Being at home isn't the advantage. Because we play the Eagles on the road as well.

The situation around this game limits any advantage you have being at home. No such barrier for when we travel to Philly.

Quick who finished their game 8 hours earlier?

Quick who got to receive treatment and sleep in their bed and get a full nights rest Sunday?

Quick who will be fully rested Sunday night Monday night Tuesday night and Wednesday night?

Quick who will be well rested just Monday night and Tuesday night and Wednesday night?

Words have meaning.

 

[Plankton]

Being at home isn't the advantage. Because we play the Eagles on the road as well.

The situation around this game limits any advantage you have being at home. No such barrier for when we travel to Philly.

Quick who finished their game 8 hours earlier?

Quick who got to receive treatment and sleep in their bed and get a full nights rest Sunday?

Quick who will be fully rested Sunday night Monday night Tuesday night and Wednesday night?

Quick who will be well rested just Monday night and Tuesday night and Wednesday night?

Words have meaning.

For someone who said no excuses, you sure seem to be harping on the situation. Like someone making an excuse.

 

[Doomsday101]

Being at home isn't the advantage. Because we play the Eagles on the road as well.

The situation around this game limits any advantage you have being at home. No such barrier for when we travel to Philly.

Quick who finished their game 8 hours earlier?

Quick who got to receive treatment and sleep in their bed and get a full nights rest Sunday?

Quick who will be fully rested Sunday night Monday night Tuesday night and Wednesday night?

Quick who will be well rested just Monday night and Tuesday night and Wednesday night?

Words have meaning.

The game is on Thursday, Dallas had a bye to work on game plan for Philly , getting home late big fricken deal these are grown men not little girls. They got 8 hours at home to sleep and relax they had a light workout later that day. Words do have meaning but your post does not

 

[Dale]

The Cowboys have been doing this for YEARS, so the routine has been passed down, they know what it is all about. And what to do, and how to handle it.
But do the younger players, which this team is. So this will be a test to the coaching staff and the trainers.

Yes the night game does not help much, and the Eagles had a home game against a poor team. But they travel on Wednesday. I hope there is a snow storm and they get delayed, and can't fly in until Thursday morning, sitting on the plane all night.....j/k.....

You it the nail on the head. There is an adverse effect to playing Sunday night and getting back on the field Thursday, but the Cowboys have an inherent advantage in that we're used to this Thanksgiving game. Whatever regimen Garrett puts in, he does it every year with this game in mind. And typically, we perform quite well on Thanksgiving to boot.

It's a difficult turnaround, but our staff should know as well as anyone how to best prepare for it. From there, the chips will fall as they may.

 

[Dale]

For the person saying there's no advantage to when we play in Philly ... Aren't we entering that game on additional rest due to the Chicago game being on a Thursday?

 

[visionary]

It's funny. My first post said no excuses. Words have meaning.

And yes we had a bye. So what. Every team gets one. I don't care of we played week 1 in prime time and then week 2 Thursday afternoon.

I'd still call it hypocritical for an NFL that harps on player safety.

It's not funny it's sad

When you say "no excuses but...." And follow it up with an excuse be prepared to be called out

 

[big dog cowboy]

You lost me, we were the SNF game last Sunday.

I wished we had played a noon game last Sunday. The plane would have landed in the evening and we would have a 'normal' short week.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

It's not funny it's sad

When you say "no excuses but...." And follow it up with an excuse be prepared to be called out

Except that's not what happened.

You could try and read my posts before responding to them.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

The game is on Thursday, Dallas had a bye to work on game plan for Philly , getting home late big fricken deal these are grown men not little girls. They got 8 hours at home to sleep and relax they had a light workout later that day. Words do have meaning but your post does not

It's like you don't understand what the wods advantage and disadvantage mean.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

For someone who said no excuses, you sure seem to be harping on the situation. Like someone making an excuse.

If the Cowboys lose you won't find me blaming the disadvantage. That's what an excuse is.

Also me talking about this situation will not influence the game at all. I promise you.

But to pretend this isn't a significant disadvantage... Anyone making that claim... Well you lack the ability to think critically on this issue.

 

[visionary]

Except that's not what happened.

You could try and read my posts before responding to them.

Except that's what happened
You could try and read your own posts before posting them

 

[JD_KaPow]

The NFL has such an agenda against us that they scheduled us against the Eagles in Dallas so they have a short week with travel then schedule us with two Thursday games in a row to give us extra time to prepare for the Eagles the 2nd time around.

The NFL has deliberately tried to sabotage our season by forcing us to play 8 games at home.