Dallas Cowboys world's most valuable franchise

[coogrfan]

Because it still shows regardless of the failures of the past 20 years this is still truly America's Team...

It also proves the old adage that says there's a sucker born every minute...

 

[Direwolf63]

The value of the franchise is a measure of the size of the fan base and the quality of the facilities and the marketing of the team. It's something separate from who winning the organization is.

That doesn't mean it's not cool that our team is generally considered the biggest and the best in that regard, too. I'm sure there's not a fan out there who wouldn't trade that status for a couple more rings. But then that's not really an option.

If the Dallas Cowboys were a public company, I'd buy shares in it in a heartbeat. And that's because it's run by Jerry Jones, a master marketer and an expert at making money.

But my investment in the team is not financial, it's emotional. As such, Jerry's ability at generating profits is of no interest to me. So the quality of the facilities and the size of the fan base is immaterial.

What you state is indeed factual, but all that matters to me is wins and losses. And there is too much of the latter and not enough of the former. And, sadly, it will likely remain that way until Jerry ultimately dies.

 

[Silver N Blue]

It also proves the old adage that says there's a sucker born every minute...

Sorry to hear that it will get better...just hang in there.

 

[DenCWBY]

If the Dallas Cowboys were a public company, I'd buy shares in it in a heartbeat. And that's because it's run by Jerry Jones, a master marketer and an expert at making money.

But my investment in the team is not financial, it's emotional. As such, Jerry's ability at generating profits is of no interest to me. So the quality of the facilities and the size of the fan base is immaterial.

What you state is indeed factual, but all that matters to me is wins and losses. And there is too much of the latter and not enough of the former. And it will likely remain that way until Jerry ultimately dies.

It's all about the # of SB Trophies at the end of the day. All else is immaterial IMO
We may have the largest drilling rig, with top notch pipe and drill bits painted the prettiest colors but at the end of the day we have been drilling dry holes for way too long. Need a new driller/geologist/engineer.

 

[Idgit]

If the Dallas Cowboys were a public company, I'd buy shares in it in a heartbeat. And that's because it's run by Jerry Jones, a master marketer and an expert at making money.

But my investment in the team is not financial, it's emotional. As such, Jerry's ability at generating profits is of no interest to me. So the quality of the facilities and the size of the fan base is immaterial.

What you state is indeed factual, but all that matters to me is wins and losses. And there is too much of the latter and not enough of the former. And, sadly, it will likely remain that way until Jerry ultimately dies.

That's reasonable. Packers fans seem to get a lot of pleasure out of the idea they do more with less. At the end of the day, it's not about the facilities, as you suggest.

I get a kick out of the Cowboys bring the NFL flagship franchise. There's some emotional value in that in my book, though it's separate from the wins and losses on the field. I think a lot of us probably feel this way, which is the reason threads like this exist.

 

[khiladi]

That's why Jerry is still GM and Jason Garrett is HC...

 

[Boyzmamacita]

It also proves the old adage that says there's a sucker born every minute...

Well...you're here so.... I guess we're all suckers.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

That's reasonable. Packers fans seem to get a lot of pleasure out of the idea they do more with less. At the end of the day, it's not about the facilities, as you suggest.

I get a kick out of the Cowboys bring the NFL flagship franchise. There's some emotional value in that in my book, though it's separate from the wins and losses on the field. I think a lot of us probably feel this way, which is the reason threads like this exist.

Very well put.

 

[jday]

I guess my questions is "What is a suitable backup?" Troy went out of his way to point out the Matt Cassell was a backup at USC...had not started a game since high school. And he filled in for Tom Brady and won 10 or 11 games. This is not me pointing this out. This is someone who won Super Bowls in Dallas.

Or we could look at Chip Kelly...yes the Chip Kelly that so many on this board love to laugh at. He inserted Nick Foles for an injured Mike Vick...and I believe they made the playoffs. All I know is Chip Kelly won double digit games in his first 2 years with different QBs that NOBODY here would want.

I don't know for sure if Brandon Weeden was the problem. But I do know that this organization went out of their way to paint him as the problem. Yet he found a way to go somewhere else...mid season....without the benefit of a mini camp....training camp....preseason.....and win a game. And Jason Garrett....out of his own mouth....said last offseason that Brandon Weeden was the most improved player on the team.

Again...I would have loved to have won games....but after I realized that was not an option. I was just hoping to score points....but after I realized that was not an option....I was just looking for a couple of first downs to sustain drives. It was bad. Expansion football team bad. Like I said.....it did not open my eyes...it just confirmed my suspicions.

For me, it's argument overload. You could argue a hundred different way's as to why last year failed and sound as convincing with your last argument as you were with your first...well, maybe not a hundred, but you get the idea. There are way too many hands in that cookie jar, so-to-speak, to point the finger at just one as the culprit. And I agree with you...I don't think Weeden, Cassel, and/or Moore deserve nearly as much blame as the FO would like the Cowboys faithful to believe.

I will concede this much: I do believe if there is one weakness in Linehan and Garrett's coaching, it is that they seem to be trying to fit players into their scheme as opposed to fitting their scheme into their players, if that make sense. To elaborate, I honestly believe all three aforementioned quarterbacks can win in this league provided the scheme is tailored to their strengths. Unfortunately for fans, the Cowboys moved to the most dumbed-down version of the offense Romo runs and played it safe as opposed to trying to play the game the way those three feel comfortable playing it. The results where dreadful, hard to watch, and turn-the-tv-off-and-throw-it-out-the-window worthy.

So if you are the owner and you want a head coach who is versatile in scheme application; a coach who can weigh the strengths of his final 53 and figure out how to get the most out of the talent he has at his disposal, Jason Garrett is not the head coach for you. If, however, you want a head coach who players will play for and knows how to keep their mind right in the face of adversity, Jason just might be the right guy for the job. A team can win the Super Bowl with either coach. If you chose the first coach described, you have to hope the roster consist of guy's who can police themselves and maintain their own motivation. If you chose the latter coach, you have to hope you have a 53 that can run the scheme the way it is supposed to be ran and pray the injury bug is kept at bay.