DMN: 'No Chance?' No Way: Dungy Conspiracy Theory...Bradshaw calls local media idiots

[WoodysGirl]

8:53 AM Sun, Dec 20, 2009 | Permalink
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First let's play the conversation NBC analyst Tony Dungy had with fellow NBCer Dan Patrick last Sunday after the Cowboys lost to the Chargers:

Patrick: "Is their season on the line next Saturday in New Orleans?"
Dungy: "It really is. They've got to win that game otherwise they're not going to make the playoffs."
Patrick: "Do they have any chance of winning?"
Dungy: "No chance."

Why would Dungy, the cerebral ex-Colts coach make such a bold statement that would get back to the Cowboys and they could use for motivational purposes? He had to know it would be shown at Valley Ranch. He was a Super Bowl winning coach who knew how to motivate a team. In fact, we now know that special teams coach Joe DeCamillis played the Dungy video for the team on Friday.

Well, do you know on which network the Cowboys play next Sunday Night? They play at the Commanders on NBC, which is Dungy's employer. Is a 9-5 Cowboys team coming off a win over the previously undefeated Saints potentially a better draw than an limping 8-6 team playing a sub-.500 Commanders team? You bet it is. You think maybe Dungy was simply trying to fire up the Cowboys in hopes they win and help fire up NBC ratings?

Nah, too bizarre, too grassy knoll. Right?

 

[superpunk]

After a game like that, how can a writer be at a loss for what to write, as Barry Horn so clearly is with this entry?

 

[NorTex]

Tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of COWBOYS FANS felt the same way!

Yep, it's a conspiracy! :laugh2:

 

[Wrangler87]

That is a reach.

 

[theogt]

Uh...no. He's been hating on Romo and the Cowboys for a while now. He's a terrible defensive coach that needs to hand his Super Bowl ring over to Peyton Manning.

 

[Wrangler87]

Uh...no. He's been hating on Romo and the Cowboys for a while now. He's a terrible defensive coach that needs to hand his Super Bowl ring over to Peyton Manning.

Manning has been the Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator of that team for years.

 

[casmith07]

Barry Horn is reaching like crazy. Dungy was simply playing his role on NBC's broadcast, just like every other broadcast. It's half truth, half acting. Each broadcaster is given an agenda to push on screen that drives the discussion and in turn, drives ratings.

 

[dbair1967]

Dungy said what he thought, he believed we had no chance.

I dont see what the big deal is. Hopefully he'll say we dont have any chance for ever how many games we have left throught the playoffs if we make it.

 

[NinePointOh]

Dungy's a broadcaster now, not a coach. It's his job to take a strong position -- any strong position -- because that gets better ratings than the more factual yet far less interesting and less useful, "well, maybe they can win, but maybe not. We'll see."

 

[Sarge]

It's a reach, there a lot of people, probably most, that thought we had no chance.

 

[newlander]

I like Dungy and respect the heck out of him. I also agreed with him at the time. Hey, he was wrong and so was I. Just wish I was paid as much as him to BE wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Randy White]

Uh...no. He's been hating on Romo and the Cowboys for a while now. He's a terrible defensive coach that needs to hand his Super Bowl ring over to Peyton Manning.

ANd then get one back from Jon Gruden..

To say that Dungy is a " terrible defensive coach ", is, well, just a " bit " over the top considering to what his defensive philosophy is still doing to THIS day..

 

[theebs]

I am watching fox4's cowboys show right now and they always have a piece from the national fox pregame...with the guys.

Bradshaw and howie long just said it was good to see wade in the postgame pc. Bradshaw called the media in Dallas " A bunch of stupid Idiots" refering to wade being asked about his team being losers.....

lol

 

[theogt]

ANd then get one back from Jon Gruden..

To say that Dungy is a " terrible defensive coach ", is, well, just a " bit " over the top considering to what his defensive philosophy is still doing to THIS day..

His defensive philosophy? What on earth are you talking about?

Anything the Tampa Bay defense did had nothing to do with Dungy.

 

[superpunk]

I am watching fox4's cowboys show right now and they always have a piece from the national fox pregame...with the guys.

Bradshaw and howie long just said it was good to see wade in the postgame pc. Bradshaw called the media in Dallas " A bunch of stupid Idiots" refering to wade being asked about his team being losers.....

lol

...need to see this...

 

[theogt]

I am watching fox4's cowboys show right now and they always have a piece from the national fox pregame...with the guys.

Bradshaw and howie long just said it was good to see wade in the postgame pc. Bradshaw called the media in Dallas " A bunch of stupid Idiots" refering to wade being asked about his team being losers.....

lol

Oh, wow. Can you post that? That's awesome.

 

[theebs]

...need to see this...

when my daughter falls asleep I will put it up on youtube!

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Uh...no. He's been hating on Romo and the Cowboys for a while now. He's a terrible defensive coach that needs to hand his Super Bowl ring over to Peyton Manning.

Thank you.

Dungy didn't have a good defense since his TB days and he inherited a team with Peyton Manning, who may go down as arguably the best QB of all time...at least in the top 3...and he'll smash all passing records.

If the Colts had decent defenses during the Dungy era, Manning would have at least 3 SB rings right now. In 1 year, Jim Caldwell turned the Colts into a pretty good defense and they are undefeated despite having much less talent on offense.

I wasn't aware of Dungy's dislike of Dallas until this season (makes sense, since he played for Chuck Noll's Steelers), but I've never been that impressed with his coaching skill.

And I think the Colts are going to be a perennial loser once Manning retires.




YAKUZA

 

[theogt]

Thank you.

Dungy didn't have a good defense since his TB days and he inherited a team with Peyton Manning, who may go down as arguably the best QB of all time...at least in the top 3...and he'll smash all passing records.

If the Colts had decent defenses during the Dungy era, Manning would have at least 3 SB rings right now. In 1 year, Jim Caldwell turned the Colts into a pretty good defense and they are undefeated despite having much less talent on offense.

I wasn't aware of Dungy's dislike of Dallas until this season (makes sense, since he played for Chuck Noll's Steelers), but I've never been that impressed with his coaching skill.

And I think the Colts are going to be a perennial loser once Manning retires.




YAKUZA

Hey, Rich. Not trying to pick a fight, but are you happy with Romo's 109 QB rating in December?

He has his best QB rating of his career so far this year.

He improved his QB rating from 06 to 07. In the games before he hurt his hand in 08, he had improved his QB rating from 07 to 08. And now he's improved his QB rating from 09 to 08.

Still think we should trade Romo?

 

[superpunk]

Hey, Rich. Not trying to pick a fight, but are you happy with Romo's 109 QB rating in December?

He has his best QB rating of his career so far this year.

He improved his QB rating from 06 to 07. In the games before he hurt his hand in 08, he had improved his QB rating from 07 to 08. And now he's improved his QB rating from 09 to 08.

Still think we should trade Romo?

Hey, they didn't say anything about "call out posts". :laugh1: