DMN: Skip Bayless predicts 'motivated' Cowboys will make it to the Super Bowl

[JBS]

Yes that was motivation.
also go back and look at the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordon, when he playing sick, took the team on his shoulders, and won them the NBA championship. Becuase he was motivated to win, as all the world said he didn't have the surrounding team. He was motivated to win.

Yeah, use the greatest player to ever play the game as an example...great choice

 

[JBS]

GB and Seattle suffered much worse gut wrenching defeats in the postseason last year than we did

And they are arguably both better than we are...why won't they be more motivated than us?

 

[DFWJC]

Motivation is HUGE in sports, PERIOD. I've never played for a coach who didn't preach it.

Same here.

However, In the NFC alone, I'd say there are at at least 14-16 teams who have equal motivation and belief that this is their year.

 

[DFWJC]

GB and Seattle suffered much worse gut wrenching defeats in the postseason last year than we did

And they are arguably both better than we are...why won't they be more motivated than us?

This

 

[JoeKing]

Sports are consistently unpredictable. That's why the betting industry is so strong. Good teams have bad season and vice versa. I call those teams, one year wonders. For what ever reason, these teams defy the odds and either do far better or far worse than the "expert" analysis suggest they should. After three 8-8 seasons in a row, the Cowboys had a break out season last year that no one predicted. I'm hoping they are not a one year wonder but it remains to be seen whether they can repeat the success they had last year or even improve on it. We follow this team all off season long looking for empirical proof they are improving via the draft and free agency and by the end of off season we see all the moves the FO has made. I think they've done a really good job and the team is improved.

Skip Bayless is an idiot. He is all over the place when talking about the Cowboys. One day he speaks highly of them, then the next he is bashing them. His idea that they are "motivated" by last season's success and that will be their difference maker is not something I buy into. Each season is it's own challenge. We don't get to pick up from where we left off last year. We start from scratch and start all over. I believe we have improved our ability to win but that doesn't always translate to wins. That's why they play the games. Focusing on one game at a time, one win at a time we can string together a very successful season. I believe the difference maker will be in our quality of execution in our game plan more than anything else... not turning the ball over, imposing your will on your opponent, controlling the clock. These are the things that good teams do. All teams have motivation.

 

[AsthmaField]

I remember Irvin saying some guys are in it for the paycheck.

We think everyone who plays in the NFL wants to win badly. But some are in the game because they just have the talent or the body.

That's true. There are guys in the NFL who don't like the contact and don't love the game like many do. They just want the money.

The guys who want to win more than anything else help drive a team to success.

 

[AsthmaField]

GB and Seattle suffered much worse gut wrenching defeats in the postseason last year than we did

And they are arguably both better than we are...why won't they be more motivated than us?

That's the big hole in Bayless' theory.

 

[JBS]

That's true. There are guys in the NFL who don't like the contact and don't love the game like many do. They just want the money.

The guys who want to win more than anything else help drive a team to success.

I also agree w this...there's no question that work ethic comes into play and not w everyone puts in the work..and you can even label that motivation and I'd be fine w that..but when both teams step onto the field...it's not a matter of will as the game is being played as so many want to believe

And when you get into the playoffs..especially deep into the playoffs..there's no doubt that all the teams left are talented, all have put in the work to get there, and all want to win very badly..motivation isn't the difference in these games

 

[big dog cowboy]

Skip Bayless is an idiot.

That is something we can probably all agree on.

 

[AsthmaField]

I also agree w this...there's no question that work ethic comes into play and not w everyone puts in the work..and you can even label that motivation and I'd be fine w that..but when both teams step onto the field...it's not a matter of will as the game is being played as so many want to believe

And when you get into the playoffs..especially deep into the playoffs..there's no doubt that all the teams left are talented, all have put in the work to get there, and all want to win very badly..motivation isn't the difference in these games

I agree that motivation should be less of a factor in the playoffs. Those teams all did what it took to make the post season and are always playing a notch above regular season intensity.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Motivation is such an overrated term in sports

All 32 teams are motivated...Dallas isn't any more motivated than any other team

Did you ever play sports? While every team wants to win and compete for championships these athletes are human.

They understand what type of team they are on and what they realistically expect their team can compete for. When you know your team has legitimate and realistic expectations of a super bowl run that gives you an edge. It just does.

Humans aren't robots who are all programmed to give 100 percent at every moment regardless of situation.

 

[Mansta54]

Did you ever play sports? While every team wants to win and compete for championships these athletes are human.

They understand what type of team they are on and what they realistically expect their team can compete for. When you know your team has legitimate and realistic expectations of a super bowl run that gives you an edge. It just does.

Humans aren't robots who are all programmed to give 100 percent at every moment regardless of situation.

Well said...

 

[perrykemp]

The thing is, most the the top teams in the NFC have something to be very motivated about:

• Lions - feel like they were jobbed on a bad call in the playoffs against the Cowboys
• Cowboys - feel like they were jobbed on a bad call in the playoffs against the Packers. Since the Cowboys already beat the Seahawks during the regular season generally feel robbed of a possible Superbowl appearance.
• Packers - Managed to lose a game that at one point late in the 4th quarter they statistically they had a 99.8% chance of winning, but blew it. Since the Packers already beat the Patriots in the regular season they feel like they had a great shot at winning it all.

 

[Plumfool]

That's nonsense...the Spurs are a great team...that's why they are what they are..not because they're motivated

Not arguing their greatness. They certain are. The argument was that motivation was overrated. 2014 Spurs were motivated by the previous years heartbreaking loss. It was admitted by players themselves.

 

[JoeKing]

Not arguing their greatness. They certain are. The argument was that motivation was overrated. 2014 Spurs were motivated by the previous years heartbreaking loss. It was admitted by players themselves.

When the '94 Cowboys lost to the 49ers in the NFC title game knowing full well they were the better team, don't you think that motivated them to win it all the following year? They should have been the first team to win 4 SBs in a row.

 

[cowboyblue22]

this predictions of winning are like the ones of losing they don't count its up to the coaches and players. I sure they want to win it all but they have to stay healty first of all and have chemistry they had last year with a new team this year will be lots of new players on this team but I hope they have added enough with what they had to win it all.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

In other completely unexpected news, D. McNabb says that Romo is overrated, and Tim Cowlishat says the Cowboys are yet again doomed to mediocrity.

 

[AsthmaField]

The love/hate Dallas thing that Bayless and Smith have going on, is a big part of that show's annual football coverage. It is all just part of Bayless' schtick. He pulls for Dallas no matter what.

Which, of course, is kind of funny. Back in the day when everyone said Dallas was good, Bayless used to bang on the Cowboys all the time.

Contrarian.

It is only entertainment... and I use that term about as loosely as possible.

 

[DallasDreamer]

I'm not sure how I feel about Skip picking the Boys!

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

It's so funny to me how strongly people belive in this motivation nonsense lolol

motivation is a big part of life for many.... I guess you're not one of them..