News: DMN: Troy Aikman describes 'insanity' in Cowboys locker room during days of Oronde Gadsden's
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Oh, the Jimmy days. How we miss them so.. 
Zimmy Lives
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I think you are confusing a chimp with a chump. Champ and the Chump.
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Oh, the Jimmy days. How we miss them so..
It was '95, so I would guess the Switzer days on Gadsden.
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Is Troy seriously trying to place the blame of the Cowboys losing on Dez Bryant getting a monkey?
The jealousy of Romo is real.
The jealousy of Romo is real.
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Huh?
sureletsrace
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Meh. I just feel like Aikman has been unnecessarily hard on the Cowboys since Romo blew up in 07. I'm starting to wonder if he's upset about all of his records being shattered.
Like he's almost scared to say that the Cowboys are losing because they don't have Romo, and that Romo is the real heartbeat of the team.
That's the way he comes across to me, anyways.
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I don't think Troy is speaking directly about the monkey.....but more about the what is going on in the locker room. Losing 5 in a row can change players attitudes. Players will say the right thing in public and to the media, but behind the doors of the locker room all bets are off.
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I thought the monkey was out of the picture and that Jason hadn't seen it?
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Oh, the Jimmy days. How we miss them so..
Oronde Gadsden was here in 1995.
I assume the chaos Aikman described was during the Switzer years.
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This.
As far as Aikman is concerned, the issue here ain't monkey. The issue here is Switzer.
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I'm not sure what I want to see more this season. The Cowboys get it together and win it all or a shot of the monkey in the box with grandpa Jerry this week.
Not really but if can't have the first the second would be an awesome consolation prize.
Not really but if can't have the first the second would be an awesome consolation prize.
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This!! In a losing situation, players start focusing on other things instead of losing each week which is a natural reaction. They are natural born athletes who have won most of their lives and don't know how to handle losing so they try to find joy in other things. It's what Jimmy Johnson walked into. It's one of the things (locker room issues) great coaches know how to handle to change the focus/atmosphere back to winning.
You think this would happen in the Patriots locker room? Highly doubt it. Watch the movie Money Ball, a great movie. I don't envision Garrett throwing water buckets and tables in the locker room but something has to be done to get this team motivated.
They are on their last breath for this season. They need a leader to rally around or a priest to give last rites. Just sayin.
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They should suit up Dallas Bryant and put him in the line up. Wouldn't be the first time a monkey took part in a major sporting event, just google Jacko Flacko.
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That's a hilarious visual. Monkey perched on Jerry's shoulder throwing feces at Spalding... I could go on and on with mini me quotes.