Twitter: Cowboys to present Dak with team Ed Block Courage Award

[acr731]

Not exactly the trophy that we as fans want to see for this organization but hey, I guess it's something.

1 meaningless trophy for Dak in an empty trophy case. Yeah for Dak !!!

 

[Nav22]

I do not think what the member you are replying to attempted to demean Dak nor suggest he give the award away but rather take the opportunity to bring attention to others going through difficult times who do not have the good fortune of the assistance and facilities that he has been afforded.

If anything it seems the member was actually saying Dak could have further elevated himself by doing what the member suggested. While he may or may not be a fan of Dak, his post certainly in my two cent opinion wasn't a "bashing Dak" post unless someone wishes to see it that way.

His anti-Dakker history speaks for itself, and frankly so does yours.

“Further elevated himself,” you say??? LOLLLLL!!!

At NO point does @Vtwin praise Dak in the slightest for winning the award.

Instead, in his initial post he tells us that 1) there’s “nothing courageous” about what Dak did, 2) Dak “missed an opportunity” to showcase a non-NFL player who showed REAL courage, which presumes that Dak’s courage was FAKE and motivated by money.

He even refers to HIS viewpoint on the matter as “the truth.”

Then after he got called out, he further demeaned the meaning of the “cookie cutter award” and doubled down that Dak didn’t show “real courage” in his recovery from a catastrophic injury.

That’s the epitome of being a hater, and it’s coming from a guy who’s well-known as a Dak hater.

Crystal clear agenda even if he’s too blinded by his own hatred to see it.

 

[USArmyVet]

1 meaningless trophy for Dak in an empty trophy case. Yeah for Dak !!!

Unfortunately I guess for some, individual awards are making up for the frustration attributed to the lack of the ultimate team award (the Super Bowl trophy) which has eluded Dallas for 25+ years.

 

[Londonboy]

1 meaningless trophy for Dak in an empty trophy case. Yeah for Dak !!!

Who would You have given it to?

 

[USArmyVet]

His anti-Dakker history speaks for itself, and frankly so does yours.

“Further elevated himself,” you say??? LOLLLLL!!!

At NO point does @Vtwin praise Dak in the slightest for winning the award.

Instead, in his initial post he tells us that 1) there’s “nothing courageous” about what Dak did, 2) Dak “missed an opportunity” to showcase a non-NFL player who showed REAL courage, which presumes that Dak’s courage was FAKE and motivated by money.

He even refers to HIS viewpoint on the matter as “the truth.”

Then after he got called out, he further demeaned the meaning of the “cookie cutter award” and doubled down that Dak didn’t show “real courage” in his recovery from a catastrophic injury.

That’s the epitome of being a hater, and it’s coming from a guy who’s well-known as a Dak hater.

Crystal clear agenda even if he’s too blinded by his own hatred to see it.

Well, we all as individual members have our own viewpoint on things and that is seen within the posts being made so while I appreciate your position, I am not going to be drawn into the for vs. against Dak diatribe that infects this group daily. For me, the goal is team success and team trophies so that is what I will be focusing on and not the individual debate or individual accolades.

Have a good one.

 

[Nav22]

Well, we all as individual members have our own viewpoint on things and that is seen within the posts being made so while I appreciate your position, I am not going to be drawn into the for vs. against Dak diatribe that infects this group daily. For me, the goal is team success and team trophies so that is what I will be focusing on and not the individual debate or individual accolades.

Have a good one.

LOL you guys aren’t fooling anyone other than MAYBE yourselves.

This “who cares?” reaction is purely because it’s Dak Prescott winning the award.

If it was Zack Martin (or any player who you like), he’d get a pat on the back.

Let’s see if the anti-Dakkers keep this same energy when Micah Parsons wins a “defensive player of the week” award in 2022.

“WHO CARES!?! Wake me up when we win the Super Bowl!”

 

[USArmyVet]

LOL you guys aren’t fooling anyone other than MAYBE yourselves.

This “who cares?” reaction is purely because it’s Dak Prescott winning the award.

If it was Zack Martin (or any player who you like), he’d get a pat on the back.

Let’s see if the anti-Dakkers keep this same energy when Micah Parsons wins a “defensive player of the week” award in 2022.

“WHO CARES!?! Wake me up when we win the Super Bowl!”

Personally speaking this individual award nor any other does nothing to assist the Dallas Cowboys franchise achieve team success so instead of hanging my hat on the individual award praise I will, like many others, continue to wait for the ultimate team award that we have not seen around these parts since the mid-1990's.

 

[Nav22]

Personally speaking this individual award nor any other does nothing to assist the Dallas Cowboys franchise achieve team success so instead of hanging my hat on the individual award praise I will, like many others, continue to wait for the ultimate team award that we have not seen around these parts since the mid-1990's.

I look forward to seeing @Vtwin trash Micah Parsons for simply accepting a “defensive player of the week” award rather than using that platform as an opportunity to showcase someone who showed “REAL defensive prowess“, like a police officer who defends his community or something.

Anything less from him and he’s a hypocrite... or, you know, exactly what I said he is - a pathetic anti-Dakker with an agenda.

“BIG MISSED OPPORTUNITY, MICAH!”

 

[Nav22]

Oh good, you're back to your clever jabs. 5 emojis expressing derisive laughter really make it clear that you're a brilliant debater.

Was just trying to educate you - quite silly to compare your average self and your average life to that of a star NFL QB, which is exactly what you did.

 

[USArmyVet]

Was just trying to educate you - quite silly to compare your average self and your average life to that of a star NFL QB, which is exactly what you did.

At the end of the day a person's job does not define their life as we all experience tragedy and have to overcome obstacles and set backs so no need to diminish someone as having an average life simply based on being a fan of a football player.

 

[Runwildboys]

For sure. Dak seems like a genuinely good person, and I don't fault him for not taking advantage of the opportunity. I probably wouldn't have either at that age. Sometimes it's reflecting on those types of experiences from our younger days, which leads to the 'wisdom' we gain as we age, which is then mocked by the youngsters. The circle of life.....

Well said.

 

[Runwildboys]

Was just trying to educate you - quite silly to compare your average self and your average life to that of a star NFL QB, which is exactly what you did.

All I did was show that courage has little to do with healing from an injury. It's not like he had to swim shark infested waters to get to the doctor's office.

 

[Nav22]

All I did was show that courage has little to do with healing from an injury. It's not like he had to swim shark infested waters to get to the doctor's office.

His teammates disagree. You’re just clueless.

Do you have any idea what goes into a pro athlete’s rehab? Especially a huge injury like the one Dak suffered? The amount of work you need to put in, and that of a VERY tedious nature?

And you’re comparing that to you laying down all day, for weeks on end, after your gallbladder surgery? You must be joking. What kind of strenuous rehab did you have to go through to get back to 100% following your surgery? Tell us all about it.

Besides, Dak didn’t JUST rehab from a catastrophic injury... he did that and then had to lead his team and play QB in the NFL at a high level, which surely contributed to his winning this award as well.

His injury also occurred in the same year that his brother committed suicide, so he had to put all of that aside while staying committed to the grind.

 

[Nav22]

At the end of the day a person's job does not define their life as we all experience tragedy and have to overcome obstacles and set backs so no need to diminish someone as having an average life simply based on being a fan of a football player.

He compared himself to Dak Prescott. I merely told him why that’s a silly comparison.

 

[acr731]

His anti-Dakker history speaks for itself, and frankly so does yours.

“Further elevated himself,” you say??? LOLLLLL!!!

At NO point does @Vtwin praise Dak in the slightest for winning the award.

Instead, in his initial post he tells us that 1) there’s “nothing courageous” about what Dak did, 2) Dak “missed an opportunity” to showcase a non-NFL player who showed REAL courage, which presumes that Dak’s courage was FAKE and motivated by money.

He even refers to HIS viewpoint on the matter as “the truth.”

Then after he got called out, he further demeaned the meaning of the “cookie cutter award” and doubled down that Dak didn’t show “real courage” in his recovery from a catastrophic injury.

That’s the epitome of being a hater, and it’s coming from a guy who’s well-known as a Dak hater.

Crystal clear agenda even if he’s too blinded by his own hatred to see it.

I think you have a warped view of what real courage is. Dak broke his ankle and recovered, so what? People break bones every day and recover, what is so courageous about it? Like I said, I recovered from a broken finger, where's my courage award? Oh, I get it, it's only courage when professional athletes or celebrities recover from injuries.

Have you ever heard of the Bronze and Silver Star military awards? Those are awards given for actual courageous acts. Recovering from an injury isn't courageous.

 

[Nav22]

I think you have a warped view of what real courage is. Dak broke his ankle and recovered, so what? People break bones every day and recover, what is so courageous about it? Like I said, I recovered from a broken finger, where's my courage award? Oh, I get it, it's only courage when professional athletes or celebrities recover from injuries.

Have you ever heard of the Bronze and Silver Star military awards? Those are awards given for actual courageous acts. Recovering from an injury isn't courageous.

This. Is. Not. A. Military. Award.

This. Is. An. Award. Specifically. Meant. For. NFL. Players.

You. Are. Not. A. Pro. Athlete.

LOLLLL tell us more about all the hard work you had to put into your broken finger rehab.

The hours you spent daily with trainers and orthopedists, for months on end, working to make sure your finger would get back to 100% as soon as humanly possible.

Wait, what??? You just sat on your butt all day while the finger healed itself??? Oh... that’s not quite the same as Dak’s injury then.

 

[Londonboy]

I think you have a warped view of what real courage is. Dak broke his ankle and recovered, so what? People break bones every day and recover, what is so courageous about it? Like I said, I recovered from a broken finger, where's my courage award? Oh, I get it, it's only courage when professional athletes or celebrities recover from injuries.

Have you ever heard of the Bronze and Silver Star military awards? Those are awards given for actual courageous acts. Recovering from an injury isn't courageous.

I agree that courage isn't the correct term for an athlete rehabbing from an injury.
However
This is an award that all 32 teams give out every year, voted on by the Players, as mandated by the league.
That being the case, who would You have chosen instead?

 

[USArmyVet]

I think you have a warped view of what real courage is. Dak broke his ankle and recovered, so what? People break bones every day and recover, what is so courageous about it? Like I said, I recovered from a broken finger, where's my courage award? Oh, I get it, it's only courage when professional athletes or celebrities recover from injuries.

Have you ever heard of the Bronze and Silver Star military awards? Those are awards given for actual courageous acts. Recovering from an injury isn't courageous.

Purple Heart for being wounded in battle is in essence a military award for recovering from injury......but in no way would I ever compare what we in the military experienced with that of a professional athlete.

 

[Runwildboys]

His teammates disagree. You’re just clueless.

Do you have any idea what goes into a pro athlete’s rehab? Especially a huge injury like the one Dak suffered? The amount of work you need to put in, and that of a VERY tedious nature?

And you’re comparing that to you laying down all day, for weeks on end, after your gallbladder surgery? You must be joking. What kind of strenuous rehab did you have to go through to get back to 100% following your surgery? Tell us all about it.

Besides, Dak didn’t JUST rehab from a catastrophic injury... he did that and then had to lead his team and play QB in the NFL at a high level, which surely contributed to his winning this award as well.

His injury also occurred in the same year that his brother committed suicide, so he had to put all of that aside while staying committed to the grind.

Laying down all day, every day, for weeks on end? Is that what you think I did? I was out of work for a month, but I still did all my own yardwork, cooking, laundry, etc., while trying not to rip out the stitches from a 5" cut across my abdomen. (The gallbladder was gangrenous, so they had to take it out the hard way.)

But that's all irrelevant, because I'm not talking about the physical difficulty of coming back from an injury, with trainers, state of the art equipment, drugs, and all the other best that money can buy things he had at his disposal, in order to continue making millions and millions of dollars. I'm saying that courage isn't really a factor. In fact, it'd take an incredibly cowardly person to not try to come back from that.

You wanna call it "tough", "determined", even "indefatigable", that's fine. But "courageous" is silly.

 

[USArmyVet]

I agree that courage isn't the correct term for an athlete rehabbing from an injury.
However
This is an award that all 32 teams give out every year, voted on by the Players, as mandated by the league.
That being the case, who would You have chosen instead?

To the fans who have endured a broken heart for over 25 years watching this team.